{"podcast":{"title":"Bizarro World","slug":"bizarro-world-17605","podcast_index_feed_id":17605,"rss_url":"https://fast.wistia.com/channels/oji0tcs11f/rss","website_url":"https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/oji0tcs11f","image_url":"https://embed-ssl.wistia.com/deliveries/244f784dd56c81e699ca90cfd7c005f6.png?image_crop_resized=3000x3000","author":"Tim Hicks","episode_count":349,"summary":"The Bizarro World podcast is hosted by newsletter writers Gerardo Del Real and Nick Hodge. Expect to hear Gerardo's ranting and raving on whatever comes to mind, while Nick Hodge delivers his usual dose of market insights to balance things out. There will also be some smart and not so smart people guest starring on the podcast from time to time. 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This week, Nick and Gerardo break down a market hitting record highs even as the real economy, geopolitics, and the junior resource sector tell a much messier story. The conversation starts with bubble warnings, all-time highs, a collapsed VIX, Iran deal whiplash, oil pulling back, and the 10-year Treasury once again acting like a pressure point for the administration. The takeaway: the market is not the economy, and investors who blindly follow crash calls risk missing the melt-up. From there, the focus turns to commodities — gold holding near $4,500, copper staying strong, lithium looking like a coiled spring, uranium still quiet, and platinum and palladium offering contrarian value. Nick and Gerardo also dig into America’s growing critical metals push, Project Vault, Perpetua’s $2.9 billion loan, and why domestic resource security is becoming impossible to ignore. Then things get fully Bizarro: AIPAC, Thomas Massie, Tulsi Gabbard, BlackRock’s 401(k) pitch for AI infrastructure, Harvard gradeflation, bad pool service, electric Ferraris, and a reader question on Mogotes Metals. Subscribe to the channel: 👉 / @bizarroworld Read the full article + listen here: 👉 https://bizarroworld.com Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:56 Macro Musings: Record Market Highs. Bubble Warnings. VIX Collapse. Iran Deal Whiplash. Oil Pullback. Ten-Year Trigger. 12:10 Market Takes: Commodity Resilience. Gold Above $4,500. Copper Strength. Lithium Coiled Spring. Platinum & Palladium Value. Rule Symposium Preview. 22:32 Bizarro Banter: Tulsi Gabbard Exit. Project Vault. Perpetua Loan. Critical Metals Push. BlackRock 401(k) Pitch. Gradeflation. Mogotes Metals. 49:09 Premium Portfolio Picks: (You need to subscribe to Bizarro…","meta_description":"The free version of Episode 366 of Investing in Bizarro World is now live. 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