599: The Control Grid: How To Protect Your Money And Your Freedom With Catherine Austin Fitts

What happens when the financial system can control not just how we spend our money, but what we are allowed to buy? Catherine Austin Fitts, former Wall Street investment banker, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and publisher of The Solari Report, joins us to explain what she calls the emerging "control grid"—and why she believes it threatens food, health, and personal freedom. Catherine breaks down the three pillars of the control grid: surveillance infrastructure, digital identity, and financial transaction control. She explains stablecoins, the movement of bank deposits and investment assets onto distributed ledgers, and how an "automatic third lock" could allow transactions to be restricted without human intervention. She also discusses the CLEAR Act and proposed protections for financial freedom. The conversation explores Catherine's views on the financial forces behind the COVID response, depopulation, and protecting our children. She shares her remarkable story of losing her wealth, enduring years of litigation, and rebuilding her life—and how it transformed her understanding of real wealth. Catherine explains why she believes we should finance the people and businesses we trust, support local farmers, and invest in the "people bank." She closes with practical ways to begin "Coming Clean" and build a healthier, freer future. WAPF Ad- Join us October 16th through 18th in Washington, D.C., for the 2026 Wise Traditions Conference. Visit wisetraditions.org to register and learn more. To learn more about Catherine Austin Fitts, visit The Solari Report  Join the Nourishing Our Children closed Facebook Group Check out our sponsors: Nutrition Therapy Institute: Wise Traditions listeners get 50% off their first course – that's a $475 savings. Visit Nutrition Therapy Institute to learn more. Paleovalley Beef Sticks: Visit Paleovalley.com/wise to receive 15 % off your first order. The Solari Report Subscription Discount: Use code KN2026A for an Annual Digital Subscription. Use code KN2026SA for a Six-Month Digital Subscription. Discounts end December 1, 2026.