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Autopilot to Utopia: Tesla's Road to Monopoly and the American Dream 2.0
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you missed last week’s special report, I urge you to take a look. Some of these are already starting to move, and fast .And so to today’s piece...
Live with Dominic Frisby
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for my next live video in the app This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...
Preparing for a New Economic Era - Gold in the Age of Trump
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comHundreds of tonnes of gold - so much so that there is now somethi...
Aliens from The Planet Nibiru Invade Earth and Steal Gold
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s one for you.Thousands of years ago aliens landed on earth. They came in great space ships, which the ancients took to be chariots of the god...
Racism, Rape and The Rotherham Effect: The Truth Behind the Grooming Gangs in Britain
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I regard the crimes committed by the Pakistani Rape Gangs as some of the most barbaric, if not the most barbaric, given the scale of them, ever to hav...
America's Economic Boom vs. Stock Market Doom?
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comHeads up: there is now a video version of last week’s predictio...
Bitcoin to $200K, Sterling Collapses, the US Dollar and Gold Soar: My 15 Bold Predictions for 2025!
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy!Why not subscribe to this fantastic substack?Here’s the original article if you prefer to read or listen” If you are buying gold to protect ...
Why Hal Finney Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ICYMI (there were problems with the site mid-week), check out my forecasts for 2025, always one of my more popular pieces of the year.He has invented ...
The Frisby Forecast: What Happens in 2025
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin to $200,000k anyone? Sterling to crash? The US dollar to 20 year highs? As for silver …OK, folks. It’s predictions time.As ever, the etern...
Declaring Your Goals Can Help You Achieve Them in 2025
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year I did one of those Landmark Forum personal development courses, which, by the way, I recommend.One of the takeaways was that one should publ...
How To Win: Lessons From A Champion
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I was at a big family function on Christmas Eve, where I ran into my brother-in-law, who used to be a world champion boxer.David Haye is his name. Way...
From Communism to Crypto: Why Czechs Love Bitcoin
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interview recorded at Labit 2024 in Buenos Aires with Matyas Kuchar, who organises Bitcoin Prague, Europe’s biggest bitcoin conference.A pleasant ch...
When Hindsight Meets Foresight - How Did My Crystal Ball Fare?
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every January, I like to make some predictions about the year ahead. Then, in my final post of the year, which this will probably be, I go back and re...
The Chainsaw and the Swamp: A Tale of Two Economies
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the a...
The Orwellian Nightmare of Central Bank Digital Currencies - And Why It Won't Happen
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are looking for some entertaining Christmas presents, we have some celebratory “One of the 17 Million” Brexit mugs, my new album and other ...
Danes, Dykes, and Denarii: How Did The Pound Come About?
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“If once you have paid him the Dane-geld, You never get rid of the Dane.”Rudyard KiplingThe winter of 406-407 was bitterly cold across Europe. The...
The Shale Gas Revolution Is Dead ... Here's What To Do Now
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIt’s difficult to look beyond bitcoin and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ...
The Changing Face of Britain
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s start with some headline stats which emerged this week.* The number of migrants to Britain has doubled since Covid.* 747,000 “permanent-type...
Bitcoin’s Looking Great. Gold Not So Much.
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comToday, we are going to look at gold, bitcoin, and our way of play...
Long America, Short the UK
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI’m sending out today’s missive a day later than usual becaus...
The Endgame for Fiat? Currency, Credit, and the Case for Gold
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am travelling this weekend so today’s thought piece is a conversation, which Mining Network recorded last week week between veteran gold guru, Ala...
HODL Gone Wild: Meme Stock Mania in the Age of Algos
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Buenos Aires this week, so I might be a little slow reporting on today’s budget, but I’ll come to it, don’t you worry.Shortly before Co...
Breathing Easy Again: How I Got Rid of My Asthma at 50
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com(NB: At the end of this piece there is a short note on Lightbridg...
Silver and Gold: The Week That Could Change Everything
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comNB If you missed Sunday’s piece about what next to do with Ligh...
Shaping the Earth: The Amazing History of Mining
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s something a little different as your Sunday thought piece today - my Edinburgh “lecture with funny bits”. I hope you enjoy it. It lasts 5...
Why Cash Keeps Us Free
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Something a little different for you today.I am speaking at the Battle of Ideas this weekend on three rather different matters:* Immigration and Demog...
The Future of Energy - Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and How to Invest
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quick heads up. I have made some video versions of recent articles. Here they are, in case you are a watcher rather than a reader:I don’t know about...
Nocturia No More – How to Stop Peeing in the Night
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comFinal call for my “lecture with funny bits” about mining this...
Gold’s meteoric rise is signalling something very important indeed. Here is what you need to know
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can watch a video of this article here: For the first time in...
The Alchemist Who Conned Himmler
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m delaying the follow up to last week’s piece on sleep for another week because I am still experimenting ;). In the meantime, I hope today’s l...
Commodities and Gold Miners Have Never Been Cheaper—Does Anyone Care?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comThere are just a handful of tickets left for my “lecture with f...
How To Sleep Well
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comInnocent sleep … sore labor’s bath,Balm of hurt minds, great ...
Bitcoin, Japan and a Tin Miner
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comDon’t forget Shaping The Earth, “my lecture with funny bits”...
Heat Rash Hell: A 35-Year Struggle and the Bee Pollen That Saved Me
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can watch a video of this article:When I was 19, I started ge...
Why Are We So Fat and Unhealthy? Seed Oils Explained
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can watch a video of this article here: Robert F. Kennedy has...
The Most Important Price in the World
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comA cock-up at HQ some of you didn’t see Sunday’s piece about a...
Beware of this Scam
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can also watch this article in video format here:There are some unscrupulous bullion dealers out there who are taking advantage of rookie buyers w...
When Are House Prices Going to Crash?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you would rather watch this piece go here:IMPORTANT: somebody has been impersonating me on Substack, on Instagram and on YouTube. Please don’t en...
The Power of Dead Hangs and How They Improve Your Health
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(And, no, I’m not standing on a stool!)After the unexpected popularity of my post about weight loss (still can’t believe it had 11 million views),...
The Truth About Immigration - And Where It's Going
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To watch this piece, go to: 1. There are more people in the world than ever - and we all want better livesThere are some 8.2 billion people in the wor...
Rout in the Markets: What Happened? And What to Do Now ...
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIMPORTANT: somebody has been impersonating me on here and asking ...
Why Do Olympic Winners Bite Their Gold Medals?
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am now at the Edinburgh Fringe with Shaping the Earth, a “lecture with funny bits” about the history of mining. I’m then taking the show to L...
The rise and fall of the horse, how it relates to gold and a question
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good Sunday afternoon to you,I was blown away by the response to Wednesday’s article about weight loss. The Twitter/X summary got more than 10 milli...
My Accidental Journey to a Six-Pack
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last few years, I have gone from this to this. I’ve written about my weight loss before, but, just in the last two or three months, something...
Gold or Silver: Which Should You Buy?
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIMPORTANT: somebody has been impersonating me on here and asking ...
From Medicine to Outer Space: The Many Industrial Uses of Gold and Their Effect on the Gold Price
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am bringing my Edinburgh Fringe “lecture with funny bits” about the history of mining to London on October 9th and 10th to the Museum of Comedy....
What Happens When You Destroy Money: The Challenges of Everyday Life in Turkey
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last decade, the Turkish lira has seen declines of more than 95% against the US dollar. It took just ₺1.50 to buy it dollar ten years ago. ...
How to Protect Your Wealth Under a Labour Government Part 3
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI started out with the intention of writing just one article on t...
How to Protect Your Wealth Under a Labour Government Part 2
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comWe have a General Election coming up in the UK, and citizens of t...
Money Illusion and the Fragile Fantasy of Modern Currency
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At a drinks party in around 2011 or 2012, I had the ear of Andrew Feldman, aka Baron Feldman of Elstree, former Chairman of the Conservative Party—h...
How To Protect Your Wealth Under A Labour Government - Part One
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, like a jilted boyfriend turned desperado, is announcing a new policy every day, future Prime Minister Keir Starmer’...
How The News Lies
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am experimenting again with a video this Sunday morning. (Podcast listeners can still get just the audio). Enjoy :)It was August 2018. Brexit Derang...
Ethereum ETF: Another Game Changer for Crypto Markets
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comTwo bullish developments for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies this we...
The Accidental Gold Standard
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A slightly-longer Sunday morning thought piece than usual today, but one that is well worth the effort I hope you’ll discover.A reminder that:* This...
Why We Need Anonymity on the Internet
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago I wrote a script called Four Murders and Some Funerals, about an old lady who is the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice. Seek...
Brown's Bottom: 25 Years On
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good morning,As an experiment, today’s Sunday morning thought piece is in video. If you prefer, you can also read it below. You should also be able ...
Why It Is Inevitable That Modern Buildings Will Be Ugly.
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I love how easy it is to predict things about you based on what you like or dislike.Did you know, for example, that if you buy fresh fennel, you are l...
The British Pound: Big Falls Coming?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI was going to call this article “a tale of national betrayal.”...
Fiat Money Collapse, the Remonetization of Gold and Hyperbitcoinization
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comCards on the table: A Western fiat money collapse, along the line...
Why Being Gay Makes You Stronger
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have a friend from school who is obviously gay. We’ve all known it for a long time, yet, for whatever reason, he has never been able to come out. ...
What's Going On With Gold? Massive OTC Options Position?
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI wanted to take a look at the gold price today. As I'm sure you ...
How to Give Birth
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All four of my children were born at home. I feel extremely fortunate about this - they should too. Four wonderful experiences. I will forever be in d...
Your Definitive Guide to Buying and Investing in Gold
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, here is my updated guide to buying and investing in gold. I really think it is important that you own some, given what governments are do...
The Power of Energy and Why You Want to Own It
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comWith gold hitting new highs yesterday and the importance of ownin...
Demographics, Destiny and Decline. Oh, and Dumb Economic Models
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2011, a landmark study by the United Nations Population Fund warned that the global population would reach 15 billion by the end of the centur...
Why Every Cuban Father Wanted His Daughter To Be A Hooker
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good Sunday morning to you,I am putting back my promised piece on gold miners until mid-week, so keep a look out for that. Meanwhile, Life After the S...
The Art of HODLing
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good morning to you,I am going to be sending out two pieces in fairly quick succession: first, today’s, some commentary on the latest bitcoin price ...
How the Economy Works: Tutorial with App Man
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good Sunday morning to you,We have a pot pourri of offerings for you today. First, I posted the above sketch on Twitter yesterday and it struck a nerv...
The State of Metals and Mining
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Smyth, Chairman of Fitzroy Minerals (FTZ.V), joins me to talk about the state of mining and metals.Lots of interesting insights in to copper,...
I Keep Saying It: The Risk Is Not Owning Bitcoin
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin is off on one its runs, it seems. Congratulations to all who bought and held. It is now trading at all-time highs in 30 different currencies a...
Dimwitted Housing Policy and the Destruction of Britain
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You might have seen in the news a couple of days back that, to make Britain’s unaffordable housing affordable, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Treasu...
Why Do We Speak So Badly?
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The self-improvement industry is just enormous. It’s worth $41 billion worldwide says this report, but, by the time you factor in everything from h...
Russia Has Been Using Gold to Pay for Iranian Drones
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comRussia has been buying military drones from Iran and it has been ...
The Power of Exchange: Catalyst for Human Prosperity
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In his book Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves, Matt Ridley argues that Homo sapiens overtook the stronger Neanderthals and, indeed, the rest...
Why keeping things clear and simple doesn’t always pay
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve had it beaten into me from an early age how important it is to write clearly and simply. My father, himself a writer, drilled it into me. In my...
From Palm Springs to Skid Row: A Tale of Two Californias
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have been in California - Riverside, LA and Palm Springs - for the last month, helping out with a family issue over there. I wanted to share a coupl...
What to do, what to do? My advice to the young
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(If you prefer, you can watch this article in video form here)The youngster setting out on life in the west has a major problem. We live in a society ...
VIDEO: What to do, what to do? My advice to the young
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you prefer to read this piece, you can do that here. Live shows coming upIf you have not seen my lecture with funny bits about gold, we have two mo...
VIDEO: Go You, Go Me, Go Substack
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you prefer, you can read or listen to this piece here.Live shows coming upIf you have not seen my lecture with funny bits about gold, we have two m...
Crystal Ball Chronicles: Predictions for 2024
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of year again. Time to get out the crystal ball and tell you precisely what is going to happen in the next 12 months. Here are 15 p...
Where do thoughts go?
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shortly after my father died, I remember saying to my eldest daughter: where do thoughts go? What happens to them?My father was a writer, so many of t...
Go You, Go Me, Go Substack and a Happy New Year
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am very happily surprised by the success this Substack, the Flying Frisby, is having, and by the way it is growing.I’d like to say it’s all down...
How To Change Your Social Status
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are all the links mentioned in the vid:* An Evening of Curious Songs on Tour* Show about gold in London Feb 14/15* Buy gold - Pure Gold Co* Bitco...
Investment Nostradamus or Just Guessing? A Recap of Frisby's 2023 Forecasts
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As long-time readers/sufferers will know, at the beginning of the new year I like to make some predictions for the 12 months ahead. The bolder the pre...
How to Change Your Social Status
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can, if you prefer, watch this article in video form here:I was having a coffee with an Anglo-Italian friend of mine the other day, and he began t...
Why You Should Own Some Bitcoin
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIt is now almost 15 years since Satoshi Nakamoto announced his ne...
Why so many bad decisions?
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good Sunday morning to you,Today’s piece is all about decision-making and the decline of family in the west.Before I crack on, I just wanted to flag...
The Inexorable Rise of the Far Right
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This post now in video form This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www....
We are conquering ourselves
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This post in video form This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thef...
We are conquering ourselves
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good Sunday morning to you,Last week’s thought piece on the inexorable rise of the Far Right has become my most read Substack ever. Check it out, if...
Navigating the Chills of Junior Mining
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good morning to you,Sunday’s piece on the inexorable rise of the far right and what to do about it has struck quite a few nerves. Check it out here,...
The Inexorable Rise of the Far Right
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was never particularly interested in politics growing up. My father was an active social democrat, and I remember him jumping up and down with excit...
Why You Should Own Stocks Now
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comGood morning to you from sunny California, where I am visiting my...
A Deep Dive into Broken Money
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An engaging conversation with financial expert Lyn Alden as we explore the past, present, and potential future of money through the lens of technology...
ARC Conference Day 1 Recap:
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I went to the ARC conference yesterday - to give it its full name the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. It is an organisation set up by Jordan Pet...
Is It Time to Pay Attention to the Japanese Yen?
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good morning to you,We are talking Japanese currency today.First, in case you missed them last week, check out:The story of my pilgrimage got a big an...
Einstein's 8th Wonder: Compound Interest and the Rule of 72
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get started today, if you haven’t already seen it, check out my interview with Alex Langer of Sierra Madre. There could be quite an opport...
The (Not-So) Lost Treasure of Sierra Madre
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here is an interview with Alex Langer, CEO of Sierra Madre Gold and Silver. This video was exclusive to paid subscribers, but I am now releasing it fo...
The True Value of UK Housing: A Financial Reality Check
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get started today, if you haven’t already seen it, check out my interview with Alex Langer of Sierra Madre. There could be quite an opport...
New Orleans Investment Conference 2023
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is an absolutely stellar line up of speakers at New Orleans Investment Conference in November: Dave Collum, Rick Rule, Matt Taibbi, Peter Schiff...