The first three episodes of John Titus’s War for Bankocracy series, which examines the hidden power of central banks, aired in February and March 2025. While patiently awaiting the next installment, we chose the three initial episodes—titled “Warning Shot,” “A Government unto Itself,” and “The Lie of Fed Independence”—as our Documentary of the Year for our 2024 Annual Wrap Up on Protecting Your Assets.

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John Titus and Catherine Austin Fitts open with the U.S. 250th anniversary and preview Titus’s “War for Bankocracy” episode 4A on Alexander Hamilton, the Bank of New York, and private credit addiction.

Carlos Alegría and Ed Dowd of Phinance Technologies highlight many invaluable data-driven insights on the inflation we are currently experiencing.

By Catherine Austin Fitts Introduction A major, multipronged push is underway by both public and private players to move currency, bank deposits, and stocks and bonds onto distributed ledgers (…

As we navigate the acceleration in technological innovation, data scientist and software developer Travis Oliphant is someone who can help us understand and manage the growing presence of AI in our lives.

Efforts are underway to compromise the governance of 401(k)s in a manner that could lead to inappropriate access by alternative investments, including crypto, private equity, and hedge funds. Tiffany Cianci and Catherine discuss what is happening and consider some of the other meltdowns in our financial regulation and standards.

The ongoing sabotage or destruction of oil and gas production and refining and transportation facilities worldwide is an important pattern, as are rising costs or renegotiated agreements relating to trade channels and bottlenecks.

John Titus and Catherine Austin Fitts argue the Iran conflict can be “lost” on three circuit breakers—military, energy, or financial—and contend the U.S. effectively lost due to inflation, energy constraints, and financial pressure rather than battlefield outcomes.

Returning guest Keidi Obi Awadu discusses food as medicine and also looks at how game theory can help us understand current events.

Susan Luschas returns with an update on her latest cash-related efforts in South Dakota. At a time when Mr. Global is trying to build a freedom-throttling “three-lock” transaction system that allows surveillance and interference by outside parties, she shows that transacting with physical cash is not only a powerful and satisfying form of pushback, but one that is fun!

John Titus and Catherine Austin Fitts discuss their theme “Who’s in charge?” as geopolitical and market “theater” intensifies, focusing on Iran’s surprising strikes, the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed, Yemen’s Red Sea ban on Israeli-linked shipping, and the idea that the U.S. is banking on economic war while Iran pushes militarily, with central bankers and the bond market ultimately “calling the shots.”

Elze van Hamelen’s new blockbuster report, Mr. Global in Your Street: Local Politics and Money Are the Last Line of Defense, will help you recognize how UN-inspired policies are playing out in your locality and to provide you with a practical and strategic manual for pushback.

John Titus and Catherine Austin Fitts frame the episode around “American Psychos,” comparing public officials’ cheerful talk of violence and confiscation to American Psycho, then discuss Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent bragging about seizing Iranian crypto and properties without due process.