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Navigating the Age of Debt and AI

Luke Gromen
Episode 153 · 1h 22m · Published 4th March 2026 · Recorded in London
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About this episode

Governments aren't going to pay this debt down in real terms. More likely, they pay it back in weaker money.

Luke Gromen argues we're already deep into a sovereign debt cycle - and that AI could speed up the moment it really starts to crack.

In this interview we discuss how the system works: leverage, entitlements, interest costs, bond markets - and what happens when deflation hits an economy that depends on inflation to stay upright.

Chapters

00:00Debt Reality
01:57Math vs Politics
06:26Already In It
08:51Japan Warning
14:38Acute Phase Risk
15:32What To Do
21:33End Of The Cycle
34:13AI Disruption
40:202007 Parallel
49:07UBI & Politics
58:02Sovereign Insolvency
1:08:26Meaning & Collapse