Tone Vays is an independent analyst of bitcoin and a former contributor to Brave New Coin and the Coin Telegraph. An outspoken critic of many "blockchain" initiatives, he cuts through the sales pitches.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/tone-vays-demystifying-the-blockchain-avoiding-digital-snake-oil/.

Maxim Lott is a supervising producer for John Stossel and the creator of ElectionBettingOdds.com, which offers an alternative to conventional pundits, predictors, and polls.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/maxim-lott-fake-news-censorship-is-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/.

Steve Hanke is perhaps the world's leading inflation researcher, and on Monday he announced that Venezuela had crossed the Rubicon and entered hyperinflation territory. That is a price level rising faster than 50 percent in a single month, and it has been achieved by fewer than 60 nations in recorded history.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/steve-hanke-how-venezuela-joined-the-hyperinflation-club/.

José Azel is an old friend and my mentor on Cuba. We first met years ago in Miami, and then he was the chief instructor when I completed the certificate program at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. An accomplished author and columnist, he joins me to explain what, if anything, can be made of Fidel Castro's death. Further, he addresses the current trajectory and probable options for businessmen interested in the island.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/jose-azel-investing-in-cuba-is-absolutely-nuts/.

The Indian prime minister has banned all currency worth more than about one US dollar. Jayant Bhandari explains how this, combined with prohibitions on gold sales, is an economic death wish.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/jayant-bhandari-indias-economic-suicide/.

Chris Powell has for the past two decades documented and followed manipulation of the gold market by central banks and large financial intermediaries. In particular, he says the nominal supply on paper vastly outstrips the real supply of physical gold, and that suppresses the price of the precious metal.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/chris-powell-paper-gold-is-the-elephant-in-the-room/.

Gloria Álvarez of Guatemala is perhaps Latin America's most prominent political analyst and advocate for classical liberalism and limited government. She frequently tours internationally, and we caught up in Buenos Aires at the 2016 Latin American Bitcoin Conference.

Show notes: http://bit.ly/gloria-alvarez.

Three guests from the Latin American Bitcoin Conference offer their explanations for the why, what, and how of bitcoin: Tone Vays, Michael Dupree, and Juan Llanos.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/why-bitcoin-is-here-to-stay-labitconf/.

Mark Skousen is author of 'Investing in One Lesson' and a regular attendee at the New Orleans Investment Conference. He and I sat down for a chat about his book, which I recently reviewed on my personal blog.

Attendees at the New Orleans Investment Conference weighed on who they would choose in the upcoming election for US president.

Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/who-is-the-investors-pick-for-president/.