Real Talk with Zuby

Zuby is joined by investor, real estate developer, and author of the new book Digital Real Estate, Leon Wankum. Leon wrote his master's thesis on Bitcoin back in 2015, then spent the next six years developing property. Leon explains why Bitcoin is the digital counterpart to the largest store of value on earth.The conversation breaks down why money loses purchasing power by design, what actually happened in 1971, and why real estate, not gold, is the right benchmark for understanding Bitcoin's potential. Leon explains the four-year halving cycle against the 18-year property cycle, why crashes are healthy, and why he thinks the most financially successful people are the hardest to convince.They also dig into why inflation creates a convincing illusion of prosperity, how innovation financed by credit can never make things cheaper, what Leon believes is the real threat to Bitcoin, and why the solution to the housing crisis is not cheaper loans.—Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com__Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify:https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcastListen ad-free on Substack:https://realtalkwithzuby.com—Follow Leon Wankum:https://leonwankum.substack.comFollow Zuby:https://x.com/zubymusichttps://instagram.com/zubymusichttps://facebook.com/zubymusic—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(05:41) Why Bitcoin is digital real estate(08:47) What happened in 1971(09:15) Ten eggs and ten dollars(15:54) "I can't afford Bitcoin"(19:27) The four year halving cycle(28:03) Bitcoin isn't volatile, humans are(32:15) Inflation's illusion of prosperity(38:12) Your house priced in Bitcoin(43:15) The hardest people to deprogram(46:28) School's Prussian origins(51:19) The biggest threat to BitcoinAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Zuby is joined by Katharine Birbalsingh, the headmistress of London's Michaela Community School who is often called 'Britain's strictest headmistress'. Katharine argues that the damage done to children during the 'peak woke' years of 2020-2022 is permanent, and that anyone who was in education during that period emerged with a worldview shaped by victimhood and identity politics.She explains why you have to raise your children as if you are going to war and how the enemy is everywhere. She also offers parenting advice on reading, screens, and choosing a school.—Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com—Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify:https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcastListen ad-free on Substack:https://realtalkwithzuby.com—Follow Katharine Birbalsingh:https://x.com/Miss_SnuffyFollow Zuby:https://x.com/zubymusichttps://instagram.com/zubymusichttps://facebook.com/zubymusic—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(01:29) the Covid years(02:30) Why other schools never recovered(03:25) Peak woke: 2020-2022(06:43) The victimhood hierarchy explained(07:35) Furries, litter boxes and transitions(09:04) Advice for a new father(13:27) Traditional vs progressive schooling(17:34) The homeschooling boom(20:57) Why Zuby changed his mind(24:57) The children lost by 16(28:00) The enemy is everywhere(32:33) Two decades of smartphones(37:44) Ignorance, peer pressure or busyness?(40:39) How the iPad habit starts(45:15) Why society undervalues children(47:13) Don't outsource your thinking to AIAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Zuby is joined by former Libertarian presidential candidate and host of 'Wake Up America', Austin Petersen. Austin opens up about the things he got badly wrong, from Donald Trump to drug legalisation, and why he was booed on a Libertarian debate stage for saying it should be illegal to sell heroin to children. The conversation covers audience capture, why big podcasters rarely change their minds, and how fatherhood reshapes one's politics. Zuby and Austin also discuss the cultural aspects of liberty, why the Gulf states may be the most economically libertarian countries, and if the American Dream is still achievable for most.Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com—Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify:https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcastListen ad-free on Substack:https://realtalkwithzuby.com—Follow Austin Petersen:https://x.com/AP4LibertyFollow Zuby:https://x.com/zubymusichttps://instagram.com/zubymusichttps://facebook.com/zubymusicTimestamps:(00:00) Introduction(04:38) What he got wrong about Trump(05:24) Rethinking immigration and tariffs(06:55) Booed for opposing heroin sales to kids(07:24) Why drug legalisation went wrong(10:30) Audience capture and the cost of integrity(12:21) How fatherhood changed his politics(13:43) Guns, safety and who gets the final say(17:10) Fewer parents is changing politics(19:30) Liberty needs a culture of liberty(21:22) The Argentina lesson(25:20) Why you can't copy another country's politics(29:01) The Gulf's zero income tax model(34:05) Is the American dream still achievable?(35:28) AI is killing entry-level jobs(38:41) Boomers, housing and the generational squeeze(41:57) Two incomes and the daycare trap(46:19) Why homes now cost 11x salaries(48:06) America's individualism problem(53:27) Stop looking to government for every solution(55:32) The generational smoking ban(01:01:07) Where to find Austin onlineAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Calvin Robinson is a British priest, cultural commentator, and author of 'The Silent Jihad'. Now living in Michigan after leaving the UK, Calvin makes the case that Britain has traded its freedoms for a false sense of security. The conversation covers his new book, the argument that a nation must choose between Christian and Islamic foundations, and why he believes the West is living through the darkest age in human history. Zuby questions the homogeneity-equals-safety argument, collective punishment, and Calvin's position that Muslims shouldn't be permitted to live in Britain.Sponsored by:Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:40) Why Britain feels oppressive now(03:00) COVID and "govern me harder, daddy"(04:20) Trading freedom for a sense of security(06:20) Has Britain changed?(08:10) London as a foreign city(09:20) Zuby pushes back on the homogeneity argument(12:00) El Salvador, Japan & what actually lowers crime(14:00) Zero tolerance works: the classroom lesson(16:00) How technology changed what we see(17:50) The community Britain has lost(19:30) The Silent Jihad explained(21:00) Christian or Islamic?(22:00) Running on the fumes of Christendom(24:00) How "British values" replaced Christianity(26:00) Can you keep the morality without the faith?(31:00) Abortion, MAID & the inversion of morality(33:00) "The darkest age in human history"(36:00) From exporting virtues to exporting vices(37:00) Ideological colonisation in Africa(38:30) The biggest concern about Islamification(40:00) Dying for a faith vs killing for one(45:00) Zuby on growing up Christian in Saudi Arabia(51:00) Why Dubai feels closer to his values than London(54:00) Why every nation has a right to protect its core(58:00) "Should Muslims be allowed to live in Britain?"(01:01:00) How would you actually implement that?(01:05:00) Individualism vs collective punishment(01:08:00) Crime, disproportionality & the real fix(01:11:00) Stop and search & choosing where to live(01:12:00) Dubai as the counterexample(01:13:00) What's next for Calvin—Follow Calvin Robinson:https://calvinrobinson.com—Follow Zuby:https://linktr.ee/zubymusicSubscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify:https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Zuby is joined by "the most positive man on the internet", Tyler Todt. Tyler shares his story; from dropping out of college and winning seven figures playing professional poker, to waking up at 34 depressed, overweight, and on an SSRI that made everything worse. Eight and a half years later he's in the best shape of his life, financially free, and coaching thousands of men. The conversation covers why the USA is drowning in depression and obesity, why blaming social media is outsourcing personal responsibility, and the danger of giving away your power.Sponsored by:Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.comTimestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:38) From poker millionaire to rock bottom(01:47) The SSRI that made everything worse(02:05) The night he decided to change his life(04:43) Why so many people are depressed and anxious(05:48) Society is not built for you to win(10:40) Believe what people do, not what they say(12:25) Focus on what you can actually control(14:09) Is social media a net positive or negative?(15:20) What social media is doing to women(17:06) Why blaming the platforms misses the point(19:28) Outsourcing personal responsibility(21:09) Extreme Ownership and stop giving away your power(23:32) Why people want to be taken care of(25:09) The permanent alibi explained(29:21) Coaching married men to stop blaming their wives(30:35) Why the political pendulum keeps swinging(35:38) California, homelessness & throwing money at problems(37:43) Tyler's three policies as dictator(39:13) Mandatory daily walks — the mental health fix(42:25) Feminism, birth rates & the timeline problem(46:46) Why we need to stop caring what people think(50:07) Acknowledging basic truths without apology(58:20) Tyler's daily non-negotiables(59:42) Why obsessing over politics makes you dumber(01:00:20) What he told his daughter about the election(01:08:21) Going viral for the wrong reasons(01:14:03) When people show you who they are(01:15:47) Making an idol out of bloodline and race(01:18:33) Tyler's upcoming book & what's next—Follow Tyler Todt:https://x.com/tyromperFollow Zuby:https://linktr.ee/zubymusicSubscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify:https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy