{"podcast":{"title":"Minor Issues","slug":"minor-issues-6016417","podcast_index_feed_id":6016417,"rss_url":"https://mises.org/podcast-feed/129227","website_url":"https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues","image_url":"https://mises.org/sites/default/files/minor-issues_v3_2400_20230127.jpg","author":"Mises Institute","episode_count":150,"summary":"Succinct economic commentary by Dr. Mark Thornton, senior fellow at the Mises Institute.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T10:21:13.039279+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minor-issues-6016417"},"episode":{"title":"Silver Slammed as Trump Nominates New Fed Chair","slug":"silver-slammed-as-trump-nominates-new-fed-chair","published_at":"2026-02-02T17:35:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minor-issues-6016417/silver-slammed-as-trump-nominates-new-fed-chair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minor-issues-6016417","url":"https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/silver-slammed-trump-nominates-new-fed-chair","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.mises.org/2026-02/161_Minor-Issues_Thornton_20260202.mp3","summary":"In this special episode, Mark Thornton presents a timely interview with Elijah K. Johnson that underscores how quickly “melt-ups” can flip into sharp corrections. Mark frames the discussion around three themes: why investors should temper expectations after a major run-up; why political and financial elites will move aggressively to protect their interests when markets wobble; and why soaring gold and silver prices (however tempting) ultimately signal deeper economic and social distress rather than a clean “win” for the private sector. Join us for the Mises Institute's first event of 2026, featuring Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell: \"Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City.\" Register today at https://mises.org/okc Order a Minor Issues tumbler today! https://mises.org/MinorIssuesTumbler Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues","meta_description":"In this special episode, Mark Thornton presents a timely interview with Elijah K. Johnson that underscores how quickly “melt-ups” can flip into sharp corr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minor-issues-6016417/episodes/silver-slammed-as-trump-nominates-new-fed-chair/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minor-issues-6016417/silver-slammed-as-trump-nominates-new-fed-chair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}