Real Talk with Zuby

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'Real Talk with Zuby' features honest conversations with a diverse range of guests - covering society, culture, politics, health, and entrepreneurship. Each episode will make you a little bit smarter. Hosted by rapper and creative entrepreneur, Zuby.

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1 hr 2 min

#437 Marcos Schotgues - I Went Inside Venezuela After Maduro Fell. Here’s What I Saw

Zuby is joined by Marcos Schotgues, Latin America correspondent for The Epoch Times and editor in chief of Epoch Times Brazil. Marcos spent seven days reporting from inside Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was captured by the United States. The resulting documentary, Venezuela After Maduro, has just won Best Documentary at the New York Film Awards. The conversation covers how one of the richest countries in Latin America became the source of the largest refugee exodus in modern history, why Venezuela became a national security threat to the US through its links to Iran, Russia and China, and the cartel that ran the government itself. Plus, much more—enjoy! — Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com — Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Listen ad-free on Substack: https://realtalkwithzuby.com — Follow Marcos Schotgues: https://www.theepochtimes.com Follow Zuby: https://x.com/zubymusic https://instagram.com/zubymusic https://facebook.com/zubymusic — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (06:14) How Venezuela collapsed (07:37) The Iran, Russia and China hub (09:32) The cartel of the suns (12:42) First impressions on the ground (15:24) Every regime has a wealth bubble (20:03) Too scared to celebrate (20:46) Welfare as a weapon (27:04) The three step US plan (31:56) Why Brazil’s election matters (36:39) Rare earths and China (40:36) Why Latin America swings so hard Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

58 min

#436 Leon Wankum - Why Houses Keep Getting More Expensive

Zuby is joined by investor, real estate developer, and author of the new book Digital Real Estate, Leon Wankum. Leon wrote his master's thesis on Bitcoin back in 2015, then spent the next six years developing property. Leon explains why Bitcoin is the digital counterpart to the largest store of value on earth. The conversation breaks down why money loses purchasing power by design, what actually happened in 1971, and why real estate, not gold, is the right benchmark for understanding Bitcoin's potential. Leon explains the four-year halving cycle against the 18-year property cycle, why crashes are healthy, and why he thinks the most financially successful people are the hardest to convince. They also dig into why inflation creates a convincing illusion of prosperity, how innovation financed by credit can never make things cheaper, what Leon believes is the real threat to Bitcoin, and why the solution to the housing crisis is not cheaper loans. — Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com __ Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Listen ad-free on Substack: https://realtalkwithzuby.com — Follow Leon Wankum: https://leonwankum.substack.com Follow Zuby: https://x.com/zubymusic https://instagram.com/zubymusic https://facebook.com/zubymusic — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (05:41) Why Bitcoin is digital real estate (08:47) What happened in 1971 (09:15) Ten eggs and ten dollars (15:54) "I can't afford Bitcoin" (19:27) The four year halving cycle (28:03) Bitcoin isn't volatile, humans are (32:15) Inflation's illusion of prosperity (38:12) Your house priced in Bitcoin (43:15) The hardest people to deprogram (46:28) School's Prussian origins (51:19) The biggest threat to Bitcoin Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

49 min

#435 Katharine Birbalsingh - Britain's Strictest Headmistress

Zuby is joined by Katharine Birbalsingh, the headmistress of London's Michaela Community School who is often called 'Britain's strictest headmistress'. Katharine argues that the damage done to children during the 'peak woke' years of 2020-2022 is permanent, and that anyone who was in education during that period emerged with a worldview shaped by victimhood and identity politics. She explains why you have to raise your children as if you are going to war and how the enemy is everywhere. She also offers parenting advice on reading, screens, and choosing a school. — Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com — Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Listen ad-free on Substack: https://realtalkwithzuby.com — Follow Katharine Birbalsingh: https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy Follow Zuby: https://x.com/zubymusic https://instagram.com/zubymusic https://facebook.com/zubymusic — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:29) the Covid years (02:30) Why other schools never recovered (03:25) Peak woke: 2020-2022 (06:43) The victimhood hierarchy explained (07:35) Furries, litter boxes and transitions (09:04) Advice for a new father (13:27) Traditional vs progressive schooling (17:34) The homeschooling boom (20:57) Why Zuby changed his mind (24:57) The children lost by 16 (28:00) The enemy is everywhere (32:33) Two decades of smartphones (37:44) Ignorance, peer pressure or busyness? (40:39) How the iPad habit starts (45:15) Why society undervalues children (47:13) Don't outsource your thinking to AI Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 hr 0 min

#434 Austin Petersen - Former Presidential Candidate Admits "I Was Wrong About Trump"

Zuby is joined by former Libertarian presidential candidate and host of 'Wake Up America', Austin Petersen. Austin opens up about the things he got badly wrong, from Donald Trump to drug legalisation, and why he was booed on a Libertarian debate stage for saying it should be illegal to sell heroin to children. The conversation covers audience capture, why big podcasters rarely change their minds, and how fatherhood reshapes one's politics. Zuby and Austin also discuss the cultural aspects of liberty, why the Gulf states may be the most economically libertarian countries, and if the American Dream is still achievable for most. Real Talk with Zuby is an independent podcast. Our sponsors help make that possible: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com — Subscribe to Real Talk With Zuby on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Listen ad-free on Substack: https://realtalkwithzuby.com — Follow Austin Petersen: https://x.com/AP4Liberty Follow Zuby: https://x.com/zubymusic https://instagram.com/zubymusic https://facebook.com/zubymusic Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (04:38) What he got wrong about Trump (05:24) Rethinking immigration and tariffs (06:55) Booed for opposing heroin sales to kids (07:24) Why drug legalisation went wrong (10:30) Audience capture and the cost of integrity (12:21) How fatherhood changed his politics (13:43) Guns, safety and who gets the final say (17:10) Fewer parents is changing politics (19:30) Liberty needs a culture of liberty (21:22) The Argentina lesson (25:20) Why you can't copy another country's politics (29:01) The Gulf's zero income tax model (34:05) Is the American dream still achievable? (35:28) AI is killing entry-level jobs (38:41) Boomers, housing and the generational squeeze (41:57) Two incomes and the daycare trap (46:19) Why homes now cost 11x salaries (48:06) America's individualism problem (53:27) Stop looking to government for every solution (55:32) The generational smoking ban (01:01:07) Where to find Austin online Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 hr 14 min

#433 Calvin Robinson - Is Islam The Biggest Threat To Britain?

Calvin Robinson is a British priest, cultural commentator, and author of 'The Silent Jihad'. Now living in Michigan after leaving the UK, Calvin makes the case that Britain has traded its freedoms for a false sense of security. The conversation covers his new book, the argument that a nation must choose between Christian and Islamic foundations, and why he believes the West is living through the darkest age in human history. Zuby questions the homogeneity-equals-safety argument, collective punishment, and Calvin's position that Muslims shouldn't be permitted to live in Britain. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:40) Why Britain feels oppressive now (03:00) COVID and "govern me harder, daddy" (04:20) Trading freedom for a sense of security (06:20) Has Britain changed? (08:10) London as a foreign city (09:20) Zuby pushes back on the homogeneity argument (12:00) El Salvador, Japan & what actually lowers crime (14:00) Zero tolerance works: the classroom lesson (16:00) How technology changed what we see (17:50) The community Britain has lost (19:30) The Silent Jihad explained (21:00) Christian or Islamic? (22:00) Running on the fumes of Christendom (24:00) How "British values" replaced Christianity (26:00) Can you keep the morality without the faith? (31:00) Abortion, MAID & the inversion of morality (33:00) "The darkest age in human history" (36:00) From exporting virtues to exporting vices (37:00) Ideological colonisation in Africa (38:30) The biggest concern about Islamification (40:00) Dying for a faith vs killing for one (45:00) Zuby on growing up Christian in Saudi Arabia (51:00) Why Dubai feels closer to his values than London (54:00) Why every nation has a right to protect its core (58:00) "Should Muslims be allowed to live in Britain?" (01:01:00) How would you actually implement that? (01:05:00) Individualism vs collective punishment (01:08:00) Crime, disproportionality & the real fix (01:11:00) Stop and search & choosing where to live (01:12:00) Dubai as the counterexample (01:13:00) What's next for Calvin — Follow Calvin Robinson: https://calvinrobinson.com — Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 hr 18 min

#432 Tyler Todt - He Made $1M By 26 Playing Poker. It Wasn't Enough

Zuby is joined by "the most positive man on the internet", Tyler Todt. Tyler shares his story; from dropping out of college and winning seven figures playing professional poker, to waking up at 34 depressed, overweight, and on an SSRI that made everything worse. Eight and a half years later he's in the best shape of his life, financially free, and coaching thousands of men. The conversation covers why the USA is drowning in depression and obesity, why blaming social media is outsourcing personal responsibility, and the danger of giving away your power. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:38) From poker millionaire to rock bottom (01:47) The SSRI that made everything worse (02:05) The night he decided to change his life (04:43) Why so many people are depressed and anxious (05:48) Society is not built for you to win (10:40) Believe what people do, not what they say (12:25) Focus on what you can actually control (14:09) Is social media a net positive or negative? (15:20) What social media is doing to women (17:06) Why blaming the platforms misses the point (19:28) Outsourcing personal responsibility (21:09) Extreme Ownership and stop giving away your power (23:32) Why people want to be taken care of (25:09) The permanent alibi explained (29:21) Coaching married men to stop blaming their wives (30:35) Why the political pendulum keeps swinging (35:38) California, homelessness & throwing money at problems (37:43) Tyler's three policies as dictator (39:13) Mandatory daily walks — the mental health fix (42:25) Feminism, birth rates & the timeline problem (46:46) Why we need to stop caring what people think (50:07) Acknowledging basic truths without apology (58:20) Tyler's daily non-negotiables (59:42) Why obsessing over politics makes you dumber (01:00:20) What he told his daughter about the election (01:08:21) Going viral for the wrong reasons (01:14:03) When people show you who they are (01:15:47) Making an idol out of bloodline and race (01:18:33) Tyler's upcoming book & what's next — Follow Tyler Todt: https://x.com/tyromper Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 hr 2 min

#431 Franklin Camargo - How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela

Zuby is joined by political and cultural commentator Franklin Camargo, who was born and raised in Venezuela and now lives in the United States. Franklin shares how the fourth richest economy in the world in the 1950s became a country where 90% of the population lives in poverty and why the destruction started long before Chávez ever took power. The conversation covers why light socialism paves the way for radical socialism, the moral argument that facts alone can never win, why communism doesn't carry the same stigma as fascism despite a higher body count, the Maduro cartel, and why envy is what keeps socialism alive. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:36) From the richest country in Latin America to collapse (03:47) The Oreo aisle that changed his life (05:31) Accused of terrorism & fleeing Venezuela (11:59) What his parents' Venezuela was really like (14:06) Venezuela before Chávez took power (15:13) Why light socialism always leads to worse (16:40) How long until people realised? (19:11) Who Nicolás Maduro really is (20:57) The regime that operates as a cartel (25:26) Why he underestimated the American left (26:33) Berlin, Korea & the evidence everyone ignores (28:29) Why facts alone will never beat socialism (29:50) The case for billionaires (31:32) Housing and healthcare — the real cause (39:53) Communists don't have good intentions (41:02) Why communism doesn't carry Nazi-level stigma (45:03) Mass murder isn't a bug, it's the design (47:17) Collectivism is the common thread (50:10) The controversial take on poverty in America (52:47) Understanding people's frustrations (55:47) Why he's never met a happier billionaire (01:00:12) Money doesn't define your worth (01:02:13) Where to find Franklin online — Follow Franklin Camargo: https://instagram.com/frankandresc — Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

57 min

#430 Zuby's Unfiltered Q&A

Zuby marks his 40th birthday with a solo Q&A episode, answering questions from followers across X and YouTube. He reflects on two decades of building an independent career, the lessons fatherhood has brought, and what it took to reach a million people without compromising his values. He also covers marriage, relationships, faith, the state of Western leadership, and what's coming next for him. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Subscribe to the 'Real Talk With Zuby' podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & more - https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Follow Zuby: https://realtalkwithzuby.com https://x.com/zubymusic https://instagram.com/zubymusic https://facebook.com/zubymusic Merch, Music & Books - https://teamzuby.com Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction — Zuby turns 40 (00:50) Advice for his 30-year-old self (02:10) Would he ever run for president? (03:30) What he's most proud of achieving (05:20) Growing a podcast from scratch (11:36) Lessons from 15 months of fatherhood (14:00) His daily routine as a father (18:35) Writing music vs writing books (20:07) What got him through his darkest moments (23:35) Career, creativity & upcoming projects (28:14) How he embraced digital media early (33:32) Marriage: How he met his wife (35:00) How to attract a wife (37:15) What age should men and women marry? (40:02) The West, short-term thinking & leadership (49:30) Pro-life, pro-family & non-Western values (55:42) Outro Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

50 min

#429 Dr. Mary Talley Bowden - The Doctor They Tried to Silence Speaks Out

Zuby is joined by Houston-based ENT physician and author Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, one of the most persecuted doctors of the Covid era. Mary treated over 6,000 Covid patients as an independent physician while institutions worked to shut her down. Mary was denied hospital privileges, publicly branded as spreading "dangerous misinformation," and is still fighting the Texas Medical Board today. The conversation covers the coordinated FDA smear campaign against ivermectin, the court order a hospital simply refused to obey while a father of six died, the $11.5 billion taxpayer-funded influencer campaign that pushed the "safe and effective" narrative, the vaccine-injured patients being told it's all in their heads, the Fauci hearings, and why the collapse of trust may be the most damaging legacy of all. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:27) The Fauci hearings brought it all back (03:59) How a solo ENT ended up treating 6,000 Covid patients (11:36) Why most medical literature is trash (15:13) The moment treating Covid became political (19:22) What vaccine injuries look like in 2026 (21:14) The strange politics of sympathy (24:31) Denied privileges, court orders & a patient who died (27:03) Still fighting the Texas Medical Board (28:30) The FDA's ivermectin smear campaign (31:32) Suing the FDA and winning (32:32) Why ivermectin is uncontroversial everywhere else (35:07) Fauci pleads the fifth (37:00) Will there ever be accountability? (38:15) The lawsuits that could bankrupt Pfizer (41:42) The $11.5 billion influencer campaign (43:16) Would you trust a doctor or AI? (44:24) Why collapsing trust is the real danger (48:25) Has anyone apologised? (50:01) What Mary regrets most (51:01) Where to find Mary online — Follow Dr. Mary Talley Bowden: https://x.com/marybowdenMD — Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 hr 5 min

#428 Maj Toure - The Media Is Lying to You About America

Zuby is joined by Philadelphia native, libertarian, and founder of Black Guns Matter, Maj Toure. Maj gives a raw and unflinching assessment of the state of America — from mass civic ignorance and a currency that's lost 96% of its value, to what he calls the most disappointing presidency he's ever witnessed. The conversation digs into dead internet theory, why 51% of online traffic is bots, and how the vitriol you see online bears almost no resemblance to real life. Maj and Zuby also confront the resurgence of racial collectivism on all sides, why so many people abandon their principles the moment the target changes, the psyop of division, and why staying nuanced in a polarised world is about to become the most valuable position of all. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:16) The honest state of America (04:37) The most disappointing presidency ever (11:32) Why is America so divided? (12:22) Dead internet theory & the bot problem (18:13) Stop arguing, start solving (20:37) Why you can't judge a place through media (24:12) AI videos & the Burj Khalifa panic (27:21) The Senegal lesson — someone is lying to both sides (38:24) Why people are tired of social media (40:28) Why nuance is about to win (45:09) Collectivism is fine until it's aimed at you (48:27) The convicted pedophile statistic nobody cites (53:04) What Black Guns Matter is really about (55:11) The coordinated effort to divide us (59:09) Why nuance takes real courage (01:00:26) Refusing the black pill (01:02:01) Where to find Maj online — Follow Maj Toure: https://x.com/MAJTOURE — Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy