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Episode 221: Breaking Free From the Digital Control Grid

April 2, 2026

This week on VSRF Live, we welcome Catherine Austin Fitts, a former Wall Street investment banker, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W. Bush, and founder of The Solari Report.

With decades of experience inside both government and financial institutions, Fitts focuses on how capital flows shape public policy, economic systems, and societal outcomes. Her work emphasizes transparency, accountability, and the structural forces driving decision-making at the highest levels.

A key area of her recent focus is what she describes as a “digital control grid”—the growing integration of digital identity systems, financial technologies, and data infrastructure. This includes developments such as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), expanded financial surveillance, and increasingly digitized payment systems.

Fitts has also examined how large-scale public health initiatives, including vaccination programs, intersect with financial incentives, regulatory frameworks, and data systems. Her analysis raises questions about how these forces may shape policy decisions, institutional behavior, and individual autonomy.

In this conversation, we will explore:

  • How financial systems intersect with public policy, including public health initiatives

  • The concept and development of a “digital control grid”

  • The role of data, technology, and financial incentives in shaping vaccine policy

  • The implications of programmable money and digital financial infrastructure

  • Practical ways individuals can preserve autonomy and financial independence in an increasingly digitized system

  • Why transparency and accountability remain critical across both financial and public health systems

This conversation is not just about identifying the problem, but about the concrete steps we can take now to preserve autonomy, resilience, and control as these systems take shape.

⏰ Time: 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT
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