What makes something valuable? To find the answer, we tell the story of De Beers — the multinational diamond company that built the most successful monopoly in modern history. Along the way, we speak with Kevin DeMeritt, founder of Lear Capital, one of America’s largest precious-metals firms. What we uncover is striking: many of the things humanity has prized were never inherently valuable at all — their value was manufactured. Presented by The Licorice Guy.

What Makes Something Valuable? (Part Two) airs Tuesday, January 13th, 2026. 

What makes something valuable? To find the answer, we tell the story of De Beers &mdash; the multinational diamond company that built the most successful monopoly in modern history. Along the way, we speak with Kevin DeMeritt, founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.learcapital.com/">Lear Capital</a>, one of America&rsquo;s largest precious-metals firms. What we uncover is striking: many of the things humanity has prized were never inherently valuable at all &mdash; their value was manufactured. Presented by <a href="https://licoriceguy.com/">The Licorice Guy</a>.
What Makes Something Valuable? (Part Two) airs Tuesday, January 13th, 2026.&nbsp;

Red Pilled America is a weekly storytelling show that tells the tales Hollywood and the Globalist don't want you to hear. You can think of RPA as audio documentaries. This pioneering series is broadcast every Friday and is hosted by Patrick Courrielche & Adryana Cortez. For the full archive of episodes, visit RedPilledAmerica.com. Courrielche's Twitter handle is @courrielche and Cortez's Twitter handle is @RedPilledChica.

Red Pilled America is a weekly storytelling show that tells the tales Hollywood and the Globalist don't want you to hear. You can think of RPA as audio documentaries. This pioneering series is broadcast every Friday and is hosted by Patrick Courrielche &amp; Adryana Cortez. For the full archive of episodes, visit RedPilledAmerica.com. Courrielche's Twitter handle is <a href="https://twitter.com/courrielche">@courrielche</a> and Cortez's Twitter handle is <a href="https://twitter.com/RedPilledChica">@RedPilledChica</a>.

Red Pilled America

Red Pilled America is a weekly storytelling show that tells the tales Hollywood and the Globalist don't want you to hear. You can think of RPA as audio documentaries. This pioneering series is broadcast every Friday and is hosted by Patrick Courrielche & Adryana Cortez. For the full archive of episodes, visit RedPilledAmerica.com. Courrielche's X handle is @courrielche and Cortez's X handle is @RedPilledChica.

Red Pilled America is a weekly storytelling show that tells the tales Hollywood and the Globalist don't want you to hear. You can think of RPA as audio documentaries. This pioneering series is broadcast every Friday and is hosted by Patrick Courrielche &amp; Adryana Cortez. For the full archive of episodes, visit RedPilledAmerica.com. Courrielche's X handle is <a href="https://twitter.com/courrielche">@courrielche</a> and Cortez's X handle is <a href="https://twitter.com/RedPilledChica">@RedPilledChica</a>.

What Makes Something Valuable? (Part One)

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