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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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Luke Gromen

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