Alan covers a few events that occurred during the holidays. Fellow talk show John Ransom discusses the recent budget bill. Marc Armstrong of the Public Banking Institute talks the creation of state banks. Raza Kahlalli talks about his life as a CIA operative inside the Iranian Republican Guard. Clabe Taylor discusses a couple of his Spy Novels. Sheldon Richmond talks about the legalization of marijuana on Colorado. Also joining todays show is Conservative talk show host Steve Deace. The show ends with a discussion of the different coinage acts that have given us todays fiat currency.