{"podcast":{"title":"Macroscopic Podcast","slug":"macroscopic-podcast-7281576","podcast_index_feed_id":7281576,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/macroscopic","website_url":"https://www.goldrepublic.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c7a09386-e22d-11ee-8c00-5369fe75fdff/image/e933b62dab230adf8d1e631373664815.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"GoldRepublic","episode_count":80,"summary":"Podcast covering macroeconomics, geopolitics, history and financial markets with a focus on the emergence of new monetary era driven by sound money like gold, silver and Bitcoin hosted by Alexej Jordanov. This podcast is brought by GoldRepublic, a leading physical precious metals dealers in Europe with more than USD 1,5 billion under custody for more than 100.000 trusting clients.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T16:21:54.656574+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macroscopic-podcast-7281576"},"episode":{"title":"Jim Rickards Warns: Global Shutdown Is Near","slug":"jim-rickards-warns-global-shutdown-is-near","published_at":"2026-07-28T19:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macroscopic-podcast-7281576/jim-rickards-warns-global-shutdown-is-near","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macroscopic-podcast-7281576","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NXCHBV7807665530.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NXCHBV7807665530.mp3","summary":"Jim Rickards warns that a global economic shutdown may be approaching as the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea disruptions collide with depleted strategic reserves, rising energy prices and fragile supply chains. In this interview, Rickards explains why he expects a severe US recession, higher inflation and a major escalation in the Iran war. He also shares his outlook for gold, including a possible drop toward $3,600 before an accelerated move to $10,000, and explains why silver could follow gold higher. We also discuss the growing AI debt bubble, circular financing between major technology companies, the risk of defaults, changes coming to the Federal Reserve, Trump’s tariffs and why Rickards dismisses the idea of a gold-backed Chinese yuan. Recorded 22nd of July 2026 📲 Download the GoldRepublic app: - Google Play: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goldrepublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Apple Store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/goldrepublic/id475643876⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟠 Buy and store physical allocated gold, silver and platinum. 👉 Open an account: ⁠https://bit.ly/38stf7p ⁠ 🎙️ Listen to this episode also on: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b3e4CoeUSfjcxOfcQKdwV?si=4daa86fad3e7400f  - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macroscopic-podcast/id1736155241 ⚠️ DISCLAIMER ⚠️ The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent. The information provided in this video statement is not an offer, investment advice, or financial service. It is also not intended to encourage you to buy or sell a product or to purchase a service from GoldRepublic, nor as a basis for an investment decision. A decision to invest in a GoldRepublic product…","meta_description":"Jim Rickards warns that a global economic shutdown may be approaching as the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea disruptions collide with depleted strategic rese…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3125,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/macroscopic-podcast-7281576/episodes/jim-rickards-warns-global-shutdown-is-near/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macroscopic-podcast-7281576/jim-rickards-warns-global-shutdown-is-near.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}