184 - Tom Bodrovics: Contrarian Investing, Contrarian Living

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Tom Bodrovics, the host of Palisades Gold Radio and The Competent Man Podcast and a thoughtful voice on how to think about investing from a contrary perspective. They discuss gold, uranium, modern monetary theory, the economic problems of Canada, welding, how to vet a bank, and setting up a self-sufficient trailer.   GUEST → Competent Man Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@CompetentManPod   → https://x.com/competentmanpod  → https://competentmanpod.com/  → Palisades Gold Radio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6X0ttmzTAJt_2ebcqcIbYw   → https://palisadesradio.ca/   → https://x.com/PalisadesRadio  WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/  CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:40 – Favorite guests from Palisades Gold Radio 4:00 – Views on gold 10:00 – Fundamentals of contrarian investing 17:30 – Appreciation for Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)? 28:50 – Economic problems in Canada 39:10 – Bullish case for uranium 43:50 – Shadowbanning experiences 48:00 – The craft of welding 1:00:24 – What is a competent man? 1:07:30 – How to vet a bank 1:14:00 – Setting up a self-sufficient trailer 1:18:45 – Tom Bodrovic’s top books on understanding the world 1:22:55 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio