Back from the long holiday weekend, we kick off Monday, December 1, 2025, with a lively, free‑wheeling show that ranges from precious‑metals moves to practical paperwork. I share why I’ve favored hard money for decades, tell the Jesse Livermore “buy right, sit tight” story, and contrast Austrian economics with Keynesian deficit spending—plus how futures and naked shorts have been used to steer gold and silver. Callers jump in with real‑world questions: passports and name changes (DS‑11 vs. DS‑82 vs. DS‑60), I‑9, W‑8BEN, and W‑4V strategies with employers, what a passport card can and can’t do at the border, and ideas around land, Homestead Act history, and BLM. We also touch on headlines callers are watching, from college football coaching chatter to weather/road prep and the ever‑controversial “chemtrails” discussion. It’s a true Radio Ranch Monday: community Q&A, practical steps for asserting your status, and plenty of colorful stories—plus links to official resources so you can follow up on forms, cases, and background material yourself. 'The Matrix Docs' (show site): https://thematrixdocs.com Euro Folk Radio: https://eurofolkradio.com Global Voice Radio Network (archives/live): https://radio.globalvoiceradio.net Global Voice on Rumble (audio stream landing): https://rumble.globalvoiceradio.net Rumble (platform): https://rumble.com Firesign Theatre (official): https://firesigntheatre.com Ludwig von Mises Institute: https://mises.org John Maynard Keynes – Biography (Britannica): https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Maynard-Keynes U.S. Department of State – Passport forms (DS‑11, DS‑82, DS‑60): https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html U.S. Department of State – Passport Card vs. Book: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/card.html USCIS Form I‑9 (Employment Eligibility Verification): https://www.uscis.gov/i-9 IRS Form W‑8BEN: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-8-ben IRS Form W‑4V: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-4v Oyez – Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/163us537 National Archives – The Homestead Act (1862): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act Bureau of Land Management (BLM): https://www.blm.gov United States Mint – Fort Knox Bullion Depository: