I’ve run this story before, but I bet most of you have not seen this so I’m running it again.
I have no idea what circumstances led to this happening, but I am about to show you a nearly 2-hour long video of Steve Bannon interviewing Jeffrey Epstein.
This is notable on many fronts, the first of which is the repeated connections we keep hearing about Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon. I’m not accusing anyone of wrongdoing, I’m just saying the two seem to have some pretty deep and long connections and sure enough in this video they seem very friendly and familiar with each other.
Second, it’s fascinating because as much as we’ve heard ABOUT Jeffrey Epstein over the past decade, we’ve rarely heard FROM Jeffrey Epstein.
In fact, until watching this video I had no idea what his voice even sounded like.
Now we know.
Third, I want to report that as far as I can tell, and confirmed by Grok, this video I am about to show you is real and authentic and not AI or fake:
The video is real footage from interviews Steve Bannon conducted with Jeffrey Epstein in 2018-2019, before Epstein's death. It covers his views on finance, science, and more, matching confirmed details from released communications. No evidence suggests it's AI-generated.
— Grok (@grok)
February 1, 2026
Here is a quick summary of what you’re about to see:
The interview is a nearly 2-hour conversation between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, recorded in 2019 (pre-Epstein’s death). Epstein discusses his career in finance, involvement in elite institutions, views on science, philosophy, and the unexplainable aspects of life, while reflecting on his time in jail during the 2008 financial crisis. He portrays himself as a financial and scientific savant, emphasizing complexity and rejecting simplistic measurements of reality. Bannon probes Epstein’s lack of regret and ethical stances.
Epstein’s Entry into Elite Circles: Epstein recounts joining the Rockefeller University board in the late 1980s/early 1990s due to his financial expertise, despite his modest background from Bear Stearns. He bonded with David Rockefeller, who introduced him to the Trilateral Commission, where he met world leaders like Bill Clinton at age 30-32. He describes initial meetings as boring, focused on inflation, and notes most leaders’ financial illiteracy.
Financial Concepts and Banking Illiteracy: Epstein explains basic finance like fractional reserve banking (lending $9 on a $1 deposit), assets vs. liabilities in banks, and why world leaders and the public misunderstand money. He uses analogies like bank assets being debts owed to them and criticizes politicians for lacking financial backgrounds, leading to errors.
Inflation and Central Banking: He discusses inflation as a devaluation of currency, using personal examples like salary increases not matching rising prices. He ties it to historical events like the Great Depression and German hyperinflation, emphasizing central bankers’ fear of it due to fractional reserves and potential bank runs.
2008 Financial Crisis from Jail: Epstein describes learning about Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy while in solitary confinement in 2008, via a guard and collect calls to Bear Stearns’ CEO Jimmy Cayne and a Treasury contact. He advised treating it like a medical emergency—pump liquidity (blood) into the system to prevent collapse— but notes no one fully understood the complexity.
Causes of the 2008 Crisis: Blames Bill Clinton for pushing subprime mortgages to gain votes from minorities and low-credit borrowers, using government guarantees (Fannie Mae/Ginnie Mae) to force banks to lend, leading to over-supply and mark-to-market accounting changes that triggered failures. Rejects derivatives as the main culprit, calling it a system collapse.
Science, Mathematics, and Complexity: Epstein critiques Newtonian physics for approximating limits (e.g., gravity as unexplainable force) and praises quantum mechanics for revealing the “strange” at small scales (e.g., electrons as energy clouds). He funded Santa Fe Institute to mathematize complex systems like economies or bodies, but deems it a failure after 15 years, as many phenomena (e.g., life, soul, intuition) remain unmeasurable and miraculous.
Soul, Life, and Unexplainable Phenomena: Epstein asserts the soul is obvious (e.g., it leaves at death) but unexplainable by science, comparing it to dark matter. He questions when life begins (e.g., seeds or bananas “breathing”), rejects measuring emotions or intuition (stronger in women), and argues science/math are outdated tools for these realms.
Philanthropy and Ethics of “Dirty Money”: Debates whether institutions should accept his donations, given his crimes. Epstein argues his funds helped eradicate polio in Pakistan/India, and mothers would accept it to save children, regardless of source. He equates rejecting it to denying aid, while acknowledging ethical debates (e.g., like taking Hitler’s gold for good causes).
Personal Reflections and Jail Experience: Epstein claims no regrets during the crisis, viewing jail and luxury as “two sides of the coin.” He ate Almond Joy bars fearing tampered food, helped inmates with GEDs to become a “trustee,” and insists his life is about uncommitted inquiry, not measurement. Bannon presses on his “fucked up” lack of self-reflection.
Watch here:
Before it gets deleted: The full Jeffrey Epstein Interview by Steve Bannon.
A lot of information surrounding the Epstein files has been taken down and redacted. Make sure to bookmark and repost this so more people can see it before it's also taken down.
unedited (by me) 1hr…
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— Alex James (@actualAlexJames)
February 1, 2026
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