Alan talks about the Federal Reserve and then plays last nights episode of Bubba and Butler. Todd looks to 1880 to add to his short position. Larry Jackson talks about the silver market. Mike Larson discusses the Fed FOMC minutes, as well as the bond and real estate markets. Doug Altner of the Ayn Rand Institute talks about the so-called gender pay gap and in a second segment weighs in on the regulatory state. The show ends with Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots.