Exposing the Fed: Judy Shelton on Central Banks, Gold-Backed Bonds & Restoring Monetary Integrity

Natalie Brunell is joined by renowned economist and monetary scholar Judy Shelton, former advisor to President Trump and outspoken advocate for sound money.

Judy shares her deep insights on the Federal Reserve, gold-backed monetary policy, and the future of economic stability in the U.S. and abroad. She also reflects on her controversial Fed nomination, the collapse of Bretton Woods, and her views on Bitcoin as a potential reserve asset.

Topics discussed include:
- Why Judy Shelton believes the Fed is unaccountable and whether it can be reformed
- The case for returning to sound money principles
- Her proposal for gold-backed U.S. Treasury bonds
- How marking gold to market could address national debt
- The collapse of the Bretton Woods system and lessons from it
- Currency manipulation, trade imbalances, and tariffs
- The rise of Bitcoin and how it compares to gold
- Why her Fed nomination was blocked and what it revealed
- The future of the dollar as a global reserve currency
- How alternative currencies like Bitcoin could restore market integrity

This interview provides a powerful look at fixing or replacing today’s broken monetary system.

Guest Bio: Judy Shelton is a former economic advisor to President Trump, and a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and the author of "Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money." She is known for her advocacy for a return to the gold standard, and for her criticisms of the Federal Reserve. President Trump nominated Shelton to the Fed in 2019. She holds a Ph.D. in business administration, with an emphasis on finance and international economics, from the University of Utah. Follow Judy on X at https://x.com/judyshel

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IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE
00:00 Attending UCLA, University of Utah
7:42 Bitwise
8:20 US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency
11:54 President Nixon, sound money, and the gold standard
19:43 Revaluing gold, vilifying "sound money"
25:49 Challenging central banks
29:14 Casa Business
29:44 Bitkey
30:04 The Bitcoin Way
30:27 Coinkite
30:42 Speed.app
30:58 Fed nomination, hearing
39:35 Backing bonds with gold
47:37 Digital currency
58:08 Bitcoin as the neutral reserve asset
1:03:25 Bitcoin as an investment
1:06:10 Open to learning about Bitcoin

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