Robert Kientz - Past the Point of No Return: America’s $40T Debt Bomb & Coming Crash

Today’s podcast guest is Robert Kientz, founder of The Freedom Report, market analyst, financial educator, author and precious metals industry participant.

He focuses on macroeconomic analysis, government monetary policy, the U.S. dollar, gold and silver markets, COMEX/LBMA dynamics, de-dollarization, Austrian economics, and sound money advocacy, often from a libertarian perspective

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NB - Recorded on Monday 24th August 2026 PM UK Time.

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In this wide-ranging conversation, Robert discusses:

* Why US debt has reached ~$40 trillion alongside a $1.9 trillion deficit this year

* How debt-to-GDP of 115–125% sits far past the 90% “point of no return”

* The $16 trillion in interest costs due over the next decade

* Why 10-year Treasury yields near 5% are historically unsustainable at this debt level