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Michael “Mish” Shedlock joins the show this week. Mish has excellent insights into the EU and what he believes will happen. He also discusses Obamacare, gas prices, and investing in Japan.

Porter and Aaron welcome private equity guru, Ed Conard to the show.  Ed was a partner at Bain Capital from 1993-1997. His experience has led him to write a new book, “UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy is Wrong.” We discuss income inequality, why investors are sitting on the sidelines, and why real wages haven’t risen with inflation.

Porter and Aaron invite founder and editor-in-chief of worldnetdaily.com, Joseph Farah, to the show. There’s a debate about why atheists can’t be “real Americans” that you don’t want to miss. Also, a National Scumbag Nominee is vetoed by Porter, find out who it is and why he defends the “scumbag.”

MSNBC host Chris Hayes joins Stansberry Radio this week. Porter and Chris discuss unions, the percentage of taxes the government should be spending on programs, and how to hold the banks accountable to taxpayers.

Street Authority analyst David Sterman talks about working with Lenny Dykstra and then gives a history lesson on the market's reaction to very bad news.

Porter makes a bet with Chris Martenson over peak oil on this episode

Porter rants about religion, objectivism, and the secular bear market

Porter and Aaron welcome Professor Robert Shiller to the show to discuss his latest book, Finance and the Good Society.  Professor Shiller also discusses the need to remove the government from finance, how to hold CEOs responsible to shareholders and taxpayers, and why he thinks Detroit could be ready for a rebound.  

Porter and Aaron welcome the former Senator of North Dakota to the show, Byron Dorgan.  Senator Dorgan, an energy specialist, is promoting his new book, “Blowout.”  Porter challenges the Senator with 3 tough questions.  Find out who is really to blame for the 2008 meltdown, the future of energy in America, and why Porter believes former politicians shouldn’t work for D.C. law firms.

Aaron welcomes Chief Investment Strategist of Wall Street Daily, Louis Basenese to the show.  Louis talks about his niche of looking for investment opportunities with companies that own intellectual property, specifically patents.  He also talks about why now is a good time to buy real estate in the U.S.

Porter and Aaron welcome economic forecaster, newsletter publisher, and best-selling author Harry Dent to the program. Harry explains his views about generational economics and the prospects for the U.S. economy as the Baby Boomer generation enters retirement as well as the various scenarios facing Europe.  Porter also wagers his usual amount with Harry Dent on what the price of gold will be by 2020.

Aaron and Porter welcome famed contrarian investor David Dreman to the program where they discuss his views on investment performance, Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac and the credit crisis.  Plus, Porter wants in at Augusta.

Gerald Celente unleashes a torrent of criticism against Congress, the U.S., and Europe and advises how to prepare for what he believes is the coming collapse of the U.S. economy.

Financial journalist Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture blog joins Stansberry Radio to discuss his thoughts on the financial crisis, bailouts and mortgage fraud.  Barry also gives some background on the data behind climate change, behavioral finance and trading.  Porter and Barry also debate whether Social Security is in fact a Ponzi scheme.

Stansberry Radio welcomes 2008 Libertarian Party VP nominee Wayne Allyn Root to the program where he discusses his views on the current GOP race, Obama’s performance, the U.S. budget deficits and where he invests his own money.

S&A’s value investing guru Dan Ferris talks with Porter and Aaron about his start in extreme value investing, why dividends are so important and what he looks for in a stock.

Porter returns to the show to speak with Aaron and fellow best-selling editor Dr. Steve Sjuggerud to discuss Steve’s background in finance and newsletters as well as his ideas behind his best-selling newsletters True Wealth and True Wealth Systems. Steve also challenges Porter’s “End of America” thesis and more scumbags are added to the “Scumbag of the Week Registry”.

Frank Curzio, editor of the Small Stock Specialist Newsletter joins Stansberry Radio to discuss his latest research on energy stocks, what he sees in the markets for 2012, and what he reads every day.

Editor of The S&A Resource Report and Junior Resource Trader Matt Badiali talks with Aaron about his background in geology, his real-world experience with the oil and mineral companies he analyzes and what he looks for in good resource picks.

Porter Stansberry is joined by long-time friend and mentor Doug Casey to discuss the state of America, the disintegration of the middle class and the effects of the ECB’s money printing.