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Instead of focusing on winning arguments, we’re teaching the basic fundamentals of sales and marketing and how we can use them to WIN in both the worlds of business and politics; teaching you how to meet people where they're at on the issues they care about. Welcome to The Brian Nichols Show.

  1. I Asked a Finance Expert If the Housing Market is About to Crash

    1D AGO

    I Asked a Finance Expert If the Housing Market is About to Crash

    Is the housing market about to crash? I asked Nic DeAngelo - President of Saint Investment Group and the guy managing over $200M in real estate assets - and his answer might blow your mind. In this episode, Nic breaks down why the S&P 500 is really the S&P 7... why the Federal Reserve is failing its own dual mandate... and why 54% of Americans refuse to sell their homes right now. We dig into the numbers the mainstream media won't touch. 80% of every US dollar ever printed in just the last 5 years. $1 from 1913 now worth about a penny. A 4 to 6 million home supply shortage. And the coming $80 TRILLION wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to Millennials. Nic's take? He's terrified of the stock market... but he's buying mortgages behind single family homes. Here's why he thinks US real estate is the most investable asset class for the next decade - and why he'd bet on America 1,000 times out of 1,000. If you've been wondering whether to buy, sell, or sit tight... this is the episode you need. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Why Jim Cramer Gets It Wrong (And Who You Should Listen To Instead) 00:55 - Meet Nic DeAngelo & The Saint Investment Group Approach 02:30 - Why Microeconomics Makes Sense (And Macro Doesn't) 04:10 - Nic's North Star: Wage Growth vs. Inflation 06:50 - The S&P 500 is Actually the S&P 7 08:25 - The CAPE Ratio Warning Sign 18:50 - Tim Pool, Manufacturing & the Ecosystem Problem 21:10 - The Fed is Failing Its Own Dual Mandate 23:30 - How Immigration Inflated Housing Demand 25:40 - Why 54% of Americans Won't Sell Their Home 26:40 - The Baby Boomer Generational Shift 29:25 - $80 Trillion, Austerity & AI Anxiety 31:35 - Why America Still Wins (Nic's Bullish Case) 34:25 - Get Nic's Book & Where to Connect STUDIO SPONSOR - CARDIO MIRACLE Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before. Get 15% off with code TBNS: https://CardioMiracle.com/TBNS ABOUT THE GUEST Nic DeAngelo is the President of Saint Investment Group, a real estate fund managing over $200M in assets across 30+ states with 500+ loans. Known in the industry as the "Fixed Income GOAT," Nic leads with two foundational beliefs: Wall Street is broken, and economics tells the future. His new book Economics Over Politics strips the emotional noise out of the news cycle and delivers the cold, hard math of today's economy. 🌐 Saint Investment Group: https://saintinvestment.com/ 📖 Get the book: https://saintinvestment.com/book 🛒 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Economics-Over-Politics-Offending-Solutions-ebook/dp/B0GX2QJMTS 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-deangelo/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicdeangelo THE BRIAN NICHOLS SHOW Part of the Lions of Liberty Network. Real conversations about sales, liberty, business, and culture - no fluff, no theory-for-theory's-sake. 🌐 Website: https://www.briannicholsshow.com/ 🐦 X/Twitter: https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter 📘 Facebook: https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook 📧 Listener Questions: brian@briannicholsshow.com 👉 Subscribe for a new episode every Thursday at 9PM ET. Available on YouTube, Rumble, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min
  2. I Was 385 Pounds & BIG SUGAR Wanted to KEEP Me Way

    APR 18

    I Was 385 Pounds & BIG SUGAR Wanted to KEEP Me Way

    Natalie Nicole, founder of Dulsa Life, joins Brian Nichols to reveal why Big Sugar wanted to keep him at 385 pounds and how the alternative sweetener industry is quietly destroying America's metabolic health. Natalie breaks down why roughly 70% of Americans are now battling chronic metabolic illness, how high fructose corn syrup hits your cells like a fire hose compared to the "garden hose" of real sugar, and why every pink, blue, yellow, and green sweetener packet at the grocery store is laced with maltodextrin, dextrose, or sugar alcohols that wreck your gut. They get into the Ozempic shortcut trap, the 10-year slow-poisoning timeline that precedes a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, and why SNAP benefits and Big Soda subsidies are making the problem exponentially worse for working class Americans. We expose the uncomfortable truth about why "zero calorie" sweeteners are one of the most successful marketing scams in food history... and why the same playbook Big Tobacco ran in the 60s is now running Big Sugar. Natalie shares the blueprint behind Dulsa - a functional sweetener built with organic monk fruit, allulose, prebiotic yacon root, and shelf-stable probiotics - and walks through how she's hijacking your body's natural GLP-1 production without the black box warnings. If you've ever flipped over a "healthy" nutrition label, shrugged, and told yourself "it's probably fine"... you need to hear this. Chapters : 0:00 - Intro: Big Sugar's War On Your Health 1:55 - Meet Natalie Nicole: From Red Pill To Sugar Fighter 3:49 - I Was 385 Pounds And Drinking A Liter Of Mountain Dew Daily 6:49 - Sugar Is A Slow Poison (The 10-Year Diabetes Countdown) 8:21 - The Ozempic Generation & The GLP-1 Shortcut Trap 11:15 - High Fructose Corn Syrup Is A Fire Hose To Your Cells 14:56 - Path Of Least Resistance: Why We Keep Choosing Sugar 16:49 - The Big Tobacco Playbook Is Now Running Big Sugar 19:13 - Our Kids Have Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 21:19 - RFK Jr, The Food Pyramid, And Sugar's 600 Hidden Names 23:18 - Aldi, Food Deserts & The Free Market Solution 26:06 - What Dulsa Actually Is (Sweetener + Supplement + Probiotic) 28:57 - Why Your Grandma's Food Doesn't Exist Anymore 31:59 - Natalie's Final Message: You're Not Broken 33:31 - How To Get Dulsa (Use Code: NICHOLS) Dulsa Life: Website: https://dulsalife.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dulsalife/ Health Benefits: https://dulsalife.com/pages/health-benefits Discount Code: NICHOLS at checkout Studio Sponsor: Cardio Miracle: https://cardiomiracle.com/tbns Referenced In Episode: Dr. Adrian Bejan / Constructal Law (Duke University) - prior TBNS guest John Odermatt / Plexus - Lions of Liberty Network colleague CX Without the BS (Brian's business podcast) Lions of Liberty Network: https://www.lionsofliberty.com/ The Brian Nichols Show: Website: https://thebriannicholsshow.com/ Brian on socials: @BNicholsLiberty ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (CardioMiracle.com/TBNS) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! 🎙️ WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on YouTube & Rumble. 🔗Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter) & Facebook (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook) 🔔 LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to The Brian Nichols Show for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST! 📧Email Listener Questions to brian@briannicholsshow.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min
  3. I Asked a Millionaire Why He Sold ALL His Gold

    APR 10

    I Asked a Millionaire Why He Sold ALL His Gold

    Joe Lombardi of Iron Hawk Financial joins Brian Nichols to reveal why he moved $20 million out of gold and silver positions this year - and why the people still holding are about to get crushed. Lombardi breaks down the geopolitical chess game behind the crash: nations liquidating gold and crypto reserves to buy US dollars as America secures 40% of the world's oil supply through conflicts in Iran and Venezuela. With credit card debt past a trillion dollars and interest rates hitting their highest since August 2023, this isn't a tweet - it's a coordinated global strategy most people can't see. You need to hear this blueprint for building wealth outside Wall Street and government-controlled retirement accounts. We expose the reality of 401(k) fees silently eating 45% of your retirement... the insurance-based strategies billionaires and banks actually use to earn tax-free double-digit returns with zero market downside... and why your accountant's advice to "save money this year" is costing you ten dollars for every one you defer. Plus - the personal transformation story you didn't expect from a financial advisor who found Jesus, lost the weight, and rebuilt everything from the inside out. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Joe's Health Transformation and Finding Jesus 2:50 - Why Gold, Silver, and Crypto Are Crashing (It's Not a Tweet) 7:15 - The Conservative Podcast Gold Scam Nobody Talks About 11:39 - The Insurance Strategy Billionaires Use Instead of Banks 15:41 - Why Every Dollar You "Save" in a 401(k) Costs You Ten 22:45 - Copy the Millionaires: Joe's Wall Street Mentor Story 30:00 - The 100-Year Tax Bracket Chart They Don't Teach You 31:13 - Your Financial Health Is Your Spiritual Health 32:55 - Iron Hawk Financial and How to Get Started Links & Resources Iron Hawk Financial (Website): https://ironhawkfinancial.com/ Iron Hawk Financial (Email): info@ironhawkfinancial.com Joe Lombardi (Email): joe@ironhawkfinancial.com Book a Meeting: https://calendly.com/ironhawkfinancial Instagram: @ironhawkfinancial / @ironhawkfinancial_media Money Talk with Iron Hawk (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-talk-with-ironhawk/id1749828543 Joe Lombardi Books on Amazon: Being Your Own Bank, There's a Better Way Than a 401(k), Long Term Care Without Long Term Pain US Debt Clock: https://usdebtclock.org Lions of Liberty Network: https://lionsofliberty.com/ ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (CardioMiracle.com/TBNS) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! 🎙️ WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on YouTube & Rumble. 🔗Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter) & Facebook (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook) 🔔 LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to The Brian Nichols Show for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST! 📧Email Listener Questions to brian@briannicholsshow.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min
  4. He Used ChatGPT to DUMP His Girlfriend?!

    APR 3

    He Used ChatGPT to DUMP His Girlfriend?!

    Brian Nichols exposes how Gen Z's dating recession created a loneliness epidemic now radicalizing young men AND women into political extremism. 44% of Gen Z men have zero relationship experience. 73% of Gen Z report chronic loneliness. 6 in 10 talk to AI more than coworkers. The skills that dating and sales teach you - rejection, negotiation, reading people, handling conflict - are the same skills a functioning democracy requires. And an entire generation never learned them. Brian breaks down the data from the Surgeon General's loneliness advisory, the largest incel study ever conducted, Cambridge's TikTok radicalization research, and Gallup's 15-point gender political divide to show why this isn't a "soft skills" problem. It's a civilizational one. This episode is the wake-up call nobody in media is delivering. Brian exposes how the same 3N radicalization model - Needs, Networks, Narratives - is pulling lonely young men into incel pipelines AND lonely young women into ideological extremism simultaneously. He reveals why TikTok's algorithm can shift misogynistic attitudes 50% in just 90 days, why 94% of Gen Z workers now use AI to handle workplace conflict instead of talking to a human, and the one communication philosophy that might be civilization's only way out. If you've ever wondered why nobody can talk to each other anymore... this is the episode. Chapters: 0:00 - He Used ChatGPT to Break Up With Her 1:00 - The Gen Z Dating Recession Is Real (And the Data Is Brutal) 3:00 - Gen Z Can't Even Have a Conversation at Work 5:00 - The Surgeon General Says Loneliness Kills Like Cigarettes 7:00 - Inside the Incel Radicalization Pipeline10:00 - Women Are Radicalizing Too (And Nobody Will Say It) 12:00 - The Powder Keg: Why Democracy Needs Dating Skills 14:00 - Meet People Where They're At (The Only Way Out) 15:00 - Cardio Miracle ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (CardioMiracle.com/TBNS) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! 🎙️ WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on YouTube & Rumble. 🔗Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter) & Facebook (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook) 🔔 LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to The Brian Nichols Show for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST! 📧Email Listener Questions to brian@briannicholsshow.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min
  5. Republicans Are Losing Because of ONE Word?

    MAR 27

    Republicans Are Losing Because of ONE Word?

    What if the word "midterm" is literally costing Republicans elections?James Dixon thinks so. James is a podcaster, husband, Christian, and one of the most compelling voices on making politics LOCAL again — especially heading into 2026 in Michigan. And look… the state has been run into the ground. But here's the thing: James isn't doom-and-glooming it. He's tilting the playing field. In today's episode, we dig into:→ Why "midterm" is the language of losing (and what to call it instead)→ How to bring national issues INTO local races without losing the plot→ The "continue watching conservative" problem… and how to fix it→ Why your vote in a local race weighs MORE than your presidential vote→ The 10x Votes service that makes getting people to the polls actually simple→ James as a black conservative in the Republican Party — and why he sees zero contradictionI'll be honest with you, folks.I pushed back on James a little. I'm watching the demographic data. I'm watching the GOP coalition fracture. The MAHA moms are upset. The libertarians are upset about Iran. And history says the president's party gets smoked in these elections. James's answer? "That's true if we accept the current world at face value." …Fair point, James. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:49 - Meet James Dixon & Make Politics Local Again 1:45 - Why "Midterm" Is the Language of Losing 3:10 - Reframing the Argument (The Sales Parallel) 5:15 - Bridging National Issues to Local Races 7:25 - The Coattail Effect & GOP Coalition Fractures 10:13 - Tilting the Playing Field: Michigan's Hidden Advantage 12:55 - The Path of Least Resistance Problem 15:17 - Making It EASY: Permanent Absentee Ballots & 10x Votes 17:10 - Why Local Elections Matter MORE Than Presidential Ones 19:44 - Being Black & Conservative in the Republican Party 21:47 - Politics Is Downstream From Culture 23:31 - Politics Is For POWER (The Probate Judge Story) 26:33 - Final Thoughts: Brian's Demographic Concerns 29:33 - Final Thoughts: James's Case for Michigan Optimism 32:28 - Vote in Self-Defense 35:12 - James's Call to Action & Where to Find Him 35:46 - Brian's Wrap + Cardio Miracle Go find James Dixon:🎙️ James Dixon Podcast on Spotify & YouTube📝 jamesdixonpodcast.substack.com Support the show — and the sponsor that keeps this machine running:❤️ Cardio Miracle → cardiomiracle.com/tbns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min
  6. They're Both Collapsing...

    MAR 20

    They're Both Collapsing...

    We're diving into the recent Axios piece where Democratic strategists, including those from the Barack Obama campaign, admit uncertainty about the party's future identity post-Donald Trump. Both the Democrat and Republican parties are facing the same identity crisis in 2026. Democrats admit they have no platform post-Trump. The GOP coalition is fracturing over glyphosate and Iran. And nobody is connecting these two crises until now.Democrats' own strategists went on the record this week admitting the party runs almost entirely on anti-Trump energy with no actual product to sell. Meanwhile the MAHA movement erupted after Trump signed a glyphosate executive order that handed immunity to the exact chemical RFK Jr. once won a $289 million verdict against. Libertarians and non-interventionists are in open revolt over the Iran war. Trump's approval has cratered to historic lows. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - The Story Nobody Is Connecting 1:18 - The Democrats' Confession 4:39 - The GOP's Mirror Image 7:00 - The Non-Interventionist Revolt 9:40 - The Sales Diagnosis 12:29 - What This Actually Means for You 14:45 - The Prescription 17:14 - The Fix Starts With You ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (CardioMiracle.com/TBNS) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! 🎙️ WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on YouTube & Rumble. 🔗Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter) & Facebook (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook) 🔔 LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to The Brian Nichols Show for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST! 📧Email Listener Questions to brian@briannicholsshow.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min
  7. Why Parents Need to Take Control of Their Kids' Education NOW | Interview with Andrew Clark

    MAR 13

    Why Parents Need to Take Control of Their Kids' Education NOW | Interview with Andrew Clark

    Andrew Clark from Yes Every Kid joins Brian Nichols to discuss the future of education, exploring new federal programs like tax credits for private school scholarships and expanded 529 accounts for K-12 tuition. This conversation highlights critical aspects of public policy, including the staggering per-student costs in public education and the need to rethink learning in the age of AI. It's a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of education and campaign strategies. CHAPTERS 0:00 — School Choice for All? 0:04 — Welcome + Brian's Surgery Update 3:11 — Andrew Clark Returns: Who is Yes Every Kid? 3:50 — The Mission: Empowering Parents, Not Government 4:15 — Education as a Subscription, Not a Contract 6:46 — [Technical Difficulties — cut in edit] 8:05 — NEW: Federal Tax Credit for Private School Scholarships 9:15 — NEW: 529 Accounts Expanded to K-12 9:58 — The Envelope Analogy: Where Is the Money Going? 11:18 — Honest Talk: Why Subsidies Can Backfire 14:54 — The Shocking Cost: $20K to $100K Per Student 17:24 — Why One-Size-Fits-All Education Doesn't Work 20:36 — Freedom AND Responsibility: The Pottery Parable 22:49 — Activity Breeds Results: What AI Robots Can Teach Us 24:30 — Where the Next Generation Gets Their Information* 28:46 — Benjamin Franklin: The Case for Unbundling Education 31:10 — What Skills Are Actually Valuable in the AI Age? 31:53 — Moore's Law vs. the Classroom 33:59 — Critical Thinking and the Lost Art of Figuring It Out 38:24 — Doom Maps and Halo Parties: The Value of Hard Fun 39:00 — Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard 39:50 — Final Thoughts + Where to Find Yes Every Kid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min
  8. More School Funding, Worse Results? | Here's Why

    MAR 13

    More School Funding, Worse Results? | Here's Why

    School choice is no longer just a policy debate; it's a reality. In this revealing interview, Andrew Clark from Yes Every Kid explains new federal changes, including tax credits for private school scholarships and expanded 529 accounts for K-12 tuition. This clip explores why current education spending, like $45K/kid in NYC, isn't working and what parents need to know for 2025. Discover how these policies impact the future of education. CHAPTER 0:00 — What we do to kids is insane 0:35 — $100,000 per kid and the results are getting worse 1:00 — Your zip code shouldn't decide your kid's future2:08 — Who is Yes Every Kid?2:49 — Two NEW federal programs changing education 4:42 — Changing envelopes: where the money actually goes 5:02 — Why you should STILL be skeptical of subsidies6:11 — The sales lesson every parent needs to hear 6:57 — $20K to $100K per student — the numbers don't lie 9:10 — The reformers are separating 9:42 — Freedom AND responsibility: the pottery parable 11:55 — Activity breeds results13:00 — Benjamin Franklin didn't need a school board 15:24 — Three questions every parent should ask 16:30 — Everything you want is on the other side of hard 17:49 — Share this with a parent who needs to hear it 🔗 LINKS: Yes Every Kid — https://yeseverykid.com Cardio Miracle (Sponsor) — https://www.caardiordiomirac Brian on X — https://x.com/BNicholsLiberty Brian on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BNicholsLiberty The Brian Nichols Show — https://www.briannicholsshow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min
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Instead of focusing on winning arguments, we’re teaching the basic fundamentals of sales and marketing and how we can use them to WIN in both the worlds of business and politics; teaching you how to meet people where they're at on the issues they care about. Welcome to The Brian Nichols Show.

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