Brandon Beach — The Leaderboard Podcast Ep. 9
Episode 9 — Premieres Monday · July 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET

The Leaderboard Podcast

THE GOLD IS THERE. HE KILLED THE PENNY. MEET AMERICA’S TREASURER.

Brandon Beach  ·  Matt Towery  ·  John Hall

46th Treasurer of the United States Former Georgia State Senator Toured Fort Knox Unveiled the Trump Dollar Coin

Brandon Beach — the 46th Treasurer of the United States and a longtime friend of Matt’s from the Georgia Senate — takes Matt Towery and John Hall inside Fort Knox, explains the math that killed the penny, and unveils the new Trump dollar coin. Plus: the Trump Accounts for kids, the $2.8 billion printing plant Georgia didn’t even bid on, and his up-close read on working for President Trump.

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When you look through those doors and you see that gold stacked to the ceiling, it was unbelievable. But the gold is there, and it’s very secure.

Brandon Beach — 46th Treasurer of the United States

Episode 9

Premieres Monday · 7:00 PM ET

Brandon Beach — The Leaderboard Podcast Episode 9

Episode Scorecard

Who’s on the Board

Brandon Beach
46th Treasurer of the United States
Former Georgia State Senator · Head of the Mint, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, and National Archives
56%
Of U.S. Gold Reserves
Held at Fort Knox
Fort Knox
Beach made a pre-trip to confirm the gold was there before President Trump’s own visit — three fences, eight metal-detector passes, no phones. No president has visited since FDR in 1932.
The Penny
Discontinued — it cost 4.5¢ to make a 1¢ coin. Saves taxpayers an estimated $56 million.
Trump Accounts
$1,000 seeded for every child born during the Trump administration · grandkids can enroll up to age 18 for up to $5,000/year · projected $303,000 by age 18
New Printing Plant
A $2.5–2.8 billion Bureau of Engraving & Printing facility — RFPs went to five states. Georgia was the only one that didn’t bid.
The Trump Dollar Coin
A new legal-tender coin hitting banks within 45 days — Beach handed the president the first ten off the production line.
No Tax on Tips
A waiter at Joe’s Prime Seafood got $7,100 back on his taxes — Beach’s go-to example of the policy actually landing.

What You’ll Hear

Topics on the Leaderboard

01
Inside Fort Knox
Beach walks Matt and John through his pre-trip to America’s gold vault — the security, the metal detectors, and the moment the doors opened on gold stacked to the ceiling.
02
Killing the Penny
“I went to LSU and I knew that math didn’t work.” Why the Treasury discontinued the penny — and the $56 million it saves taxpayers.
03
The Trump Accounts
A $1,000 head start for every kid born under the Trump administration, growing toward $303,000 by 18 — and teaching a generation financial literacy along the way.
04
Georgia Snubs the Treasury
Five states got the RFP for a new $2.8 billion printing plant. Four bid. Georgia — Beach’s home turf for 14 years in the state Senate — didn’t.
05
The New Trump Dollar Coin
A legal-tender Trump dollar coin lands in banks within 45 days. Beach describes handing the president the first ten off the line — and the design input he gave.
06
Behind the Curtain With Trump
What Beach has seen up close — quiet moments with law enforcement and military at every rally, and a president he says never forgets to ask about your family.

Leaders & Laggards

This Week’s Scoreboard

Leaders

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“Young George Washington”
John’s pick — a half-full theater for a historical film, Kelsey Grammer included, and it held his attention start to finish
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U.S. Men’s Soccer & the World Cup
The team fought through — John says U.S. soccer popularity is about to spike, and he’s finally starting to get the sport himself
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The Democratic Party
Backhanded win, per Matt — when Politico turns on one of your own, it’s usually Democrats feeding the story to cut him loose

Laggards

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Graham Platner
Matt’s pick for the week’s biggest loser, as his own party works to cut him loose