The Geopolitics & Power Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ryan Faulkner-Hogg
🌏 The Geopolitics & Power Podcast. From the worlds biggest infrastructure projects to shady financing, to debt-trap diplomacy, both interviews and monologue episodes, this podcast will expand upon your understanding of geopolitics. It is a side project of my primary podcast, A Curious Worldview, which you will find in all podcasting platforms.
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Why We Travel - Ash Bhardwaj
Ash Bhardwaj is an author, journalist, film-maker and former british army who amongst his many expeditions has ventured the likes of journeying 8500km along the Russian European border. Retraced secret missions of WW2 through Albania. Walked 800km through India and The Himalayas, meeting the Dalai Lama on the way. Walked 1100km through Uganda and Sudan with Levison Wood which included the first summer crossing of the Bayuda Desert. Trekked the Mt Everest Base Camp with wounded soldiers. Worked on earthquake recovery in the Philippines. Trekked through the Jebel of Dhofar in the footsteps of the SAS, and really he’s done a hell of a lot more as well.
He recently published his first book titled Why We Travel, and in discussion of his life and worldview I was privileged to have gotten to sit down with him in his home in London to record this very episode - there is a video available on youtube if you are keen.
Ash really is my dream style of guest. He is a wonderful speaker, incredibly open and curious and has achieved many of the types of things, I wish to one day emulate. I am very grateful to have gotten to spend this time with him.
00:00 - Who Is Ash Bhardwaj
03:55 - Great Explorers From History
15:13 - Differences Between Australian & New Zealand Culture
35:57 - Adventure & Travel
43:44 - Ash's Most Consequential Journalism & Ukraine
54:08 - Why We Travel
59:53 - What Makes Great Travel Writing?
1:13:43 - Publishing Market For Travel Books & Why We Travel
1:29:36 - What Eat Pray Love & Cultural Phenomenon Did For Travel + (New Unexplored Paradise?)
1:39:43 - Is The World Becoming More Dangerous?
1:42:43 - Changing Demographics Of Travel & Getting Deep Into Why We Travel
1:59:50 - Country Ash Is Bullish On
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #175 w/Samo Burja On Apple
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Samo Burja founded Bismarck Analysis, of which Bismarck Brief has spun off, which is a consulting and research firm that investigates the political and institutional landscape of society.
I’ve listened to and read hundreds of hours of Samo Burja. He’s prolific both in writing and talking, and applies an academic analysis to express his interests. His interests are those which overlap with mine, and as such, should as well overlap with yours since you have selected this podcast.
He’s been on my list of dream guests ever since this podcast began, and so it was a huge thrill to get a chance to finally record something with him.
- 00:00 – Who Is Samo Burja
- 01:47 – Central Thread Of Samo’s Work – Why Groups Thrive & Fail
- 16:57 – 80/20 Principle In Organisations & New York Times Family Ownership
- 22:17 – Solving For Nepotism
- 25:53 – The Wallenberg Family of Sweden
- 47:13 – Nassim Taleb Informed Your Worldview & Others
- 51:17 – The Role Of Serendipity & Country You’re Bullish On
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #172 w/ Michael Hilliard On Apple
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Micheal Hilliard is a geopolitical analyst host and creator of 'The Red Line Podcast'… and! a fellow Aussie coming to us today from Australia’s glorious West coast capital, Perth.
Micheal and his team with the 'Red Line' take a deep fortnightly dive into a eclectic mix of narrow geopolitical topics … everything from the second hand market for nuclear weapons to the growth of Chinese private military groups...
And so therefore, and needless to say, the 'Red Line' is brilliant and if you have anything geopolitical populating your new episodes feed you'd be smart to too add the red line to your subscriptions.
This is michael’s second appearance on the pod… in his first appearance he hinted a time in his life when he was living in Kazakstan ghostwriting geopolitical analysis and this tidbit has been on my mind ever since.
Therefore this pod we do Michael Hilliard…
Touring as a bass player in a rock n roll bandTid bits on TurkmenistanTop to bottom the world of geopolitics ghostwritingIndonesia from Australia’s perspectiveSerendipity… and much more
- 00:00 – Who Is Michael Hilliard
- 03:15 – Michael's Early Story (Touring As A Base Player)
- 17:05 – Turning Geopolitical
- 19:15 – Turkmenistan Is Worse Than North Korea
- 29:31 – Transitioning From Rock n Roll To Journalism
- 32:35 – Geopolitical Ghostwriting (Top To Bottom)
- 47:05 – 'The Red Line Podcast'
- 1:00:32 – Indonesia's Geopolitics
- 1:16:06 – Who Are The Journalist's You Most Admire
- 1:19:59 - The Business Of The Red Line
- 1:23:55 - Podcasting Landscape In Australia
- 1:30:45 – Final 3 Questions… Serendipity, Fictional Character, Country Bullish On
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Geopolitics Starter Pack
- Michael Hilliard First Appearance
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #170 w/ Ernest Scheyder On Apple
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Ernest Scheyder runs directly towards the impossible trade-offs of mining in the ‘War Below’...
The electrification of the economy is on the one hand very good. It means we can move away from consuming the carbon rich oil into our atmosphere… but it also means that we are going to need way more other stuff from the under the ground than we currently even know about. It will require mining 100’s of more sacred sites and 100’s of more beautiful vistas.
Copper, lithium, cobalt and literally 100’s of other rare earths are all necessary components of batteries, electric cars, trucks, boats, even leaf-blowers… and this for a scale for 8 billion, soon to be 9 billion people…
If a sacred religious sight is built atop enough copper to secure your domestic supply… should you mine it?
If thousands of tonnes of lithium is built under a unique flower, almost certain to go extinct if you extract… should you do it?
And if you decide to play by environmental rules while everyone doesn’t… are you doing what’s right in the short term at the cost of whats best in the long?
These questions consume the book, and as well, this conversation.
So here is a veteran energy journalist for Rueters, and author of the War Below… Ernest Scheyder.
War Below – Ernest Scheyder
- 00:00 – Understanding Ernest Scheyder’s ‘War Below’
- 02:54 – Daniel Yergin & Geothermal Energy
- 05:21 – It’s Trade-Off’s All The Way Down (Mining, Policy Hypocrisy)
- 28:08 – Ernest’s Hesitation To Offer His Opinion
- 36:10 – Waste, Death & Bi-Products Of Mining
- 54:19 – Greenwashing & Child Labour
- 1:06:16 – Appreciation For The Miners
- 1:08:58 – Economic Protectionism
- 1:11:18 – Robert Friedland
- 1:12:36 – Final 3 Questions… Serendipity, Fictional Character, Country Bullish On
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Geothermal Starter Pack
- Erik Townsend – Energy Transition
- Investigative Journalist Starter Pack
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #169 w/ Jon Lee Anderson On Apple
Curious Worldview Podcast - #169 w/ Jon Lee Anderson On Spotify
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I once responded to a question in a grant application that the people I admired most were great adventurers, great writers and great journalists… the kicker naturally being, that the best was a combination of all three!
Well, in Jon Lee Anderson we have an exemplar for all three of those labels.
Listens past 10 minutes and you will see the adventurer, listen to the details of how he put together Che’s biography and you will understand the journalist but then to top it all off, read anything Jon Lee’s written and you will understand the great writer.
This was a mighty moment for the podcast. I managed to hide my nerves behind a facade of professionalism… but Jon and I ended up spending more than 4 hours together as we inhabited a closed, cold, empty drinkers club on a January London morning.
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker Staff Writer
Che: A Revolutionary Life
- 00:00 – Who Is Jon Lee Anderson
- 02:20 – On The Same Stage Julian Assange Launched Wikileaks.
- 05:50 – 13 Year Old Runaway Vagabond In East Africa.
- 22:15 – Is Risk Necessary For It To Be An Adventure?
- 26:03 – Discovering A Part Of The World For The First Time.
- 32:44 – Serendipity & Jon Lee On Religion & Evil.
- 40:20 – First Bi-Line At The Lima Times.
- 47:37 – Jon Lee Reflects On His Upbringing & How He Thinks About Being A Father.
- 53:54 – Che Guevara.
- 1:24:00 – There’s No More Revolutionaries, Only Narcos…
- 1:32:45 – Haiti.
- 1:35:48 – What Does Jon Lee Admire Most & Least About Che Guevara?
- 1:45:48 – What Doors Do The New Yorker Open?
- 1:46:47 – Christopher Hitchens.
- 1:51:50 – Next Generation Of Journalists & Media Landscape They Inherit.
- 1:58:07 – Jon Lee Anderson Autobiography.
- 2:00:24 – Country Jon Lee Is Bullish On.
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Journalist Starter Pack – All Journalists Who Have Appeared On The Podcast
- Explorers Starter Pack – All Explorers Who Have Appeared On The Podcast
- David Grann – Lost City Of Z, New Yorker
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #168 w/ Patrick Watts On Apple
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The following is with Patrick Watts who is one hell of an interesting fella, this was a really fun episode to record!
The podcast is about the themes from his debut book, The End Of The American Empire.
The End Of The American Empire – UK Amazon
The End Of The American Empire – US Amazon
It’s just come out in US and UK markets, so don’t hesitate a second to go and get it. Amazon link is in the description… this is a self published book from Patrick, so my hope is that the curious worldview audience will really make a difference in moving the needle here.
- 00:00 – Who Is Patrick Watts
- 01:23 – US Politics (Biden, Culture & Trump)
- 11:23 – Theory Of Rhetoric
- 13:49 – Patrick Watts… Self Confessed Americanophile
- 17:54 – Distinction Between An Empire & State
- 21:33 – Behind The Scenes Self Publishing
- 47:58 – John Perkins & Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
- 54:25 – Why Empires Have Fallen Throughout History
- 1:16:49 – 50% Of Pregnancies In The US Are Unplanned
- 1:19:13 – US Is The Most Mediciated Citizenry On Earth
- 1:20:13 – What Does A Collapse Of The American Empire Look Like?
- 1:33:30 – Serendipity In Patrick’s Life
- 1:45:35 – Favourite Fictional Character & Country Particularly Bullish On
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Geopolitics Starter Pack
- John Perkins & Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #167 w/ Bill Browder On Apple
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Bill Browder is back for his #2 appearance on the pod!
This was recorded in his London offices, and builds upon the themes from our first conversation.
Bill discusses the very real threat of assassination by both Putin and China. He lays out his Rouges Gallery of both nations and individuals and offers what is a rather desolate and grim picture of the Russian culture and economy.
Bill Browder is the author of Red Notice & Freezing Order.
Red Notice is one of my favourite autobiographies. It is an incredible story from how Bill went from the descendent of one of America’s most famous communists to becoming one of the most famous capitalists in Russia. At Hermitage Capital’s peak (Bill’s investment firm) he was the largest source of Western Capital in Post-Soviet Russia… his experiences around the voucher system alone make the book a must read. Or podcast a must listen ;)
- 00:00 - Safety & Threat Of Assassination
- 08:00 - Long Term Impact On Russian Culture
- 17:22 - Current State Of The Russian Economy?
- 21:46 - The Global Magnitzky Act
- 26:46 - Bill Browder's Rouges Gallery & Anti Rouges Gallery
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Jim Henry – Blood Bankers
- Desmond Shum - Red Roulette
- John Perkins – Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
- Nic Shaxson – The Tools Of The Offshore Accountant
- Bradley Hope – Jho Low & 1MDB Financial Fraud
- Nathan Lynch – Money Laundering In Australia
- Oliver Bullough – Moneyland
- Podcast Starter Pack – Offshore Finance
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #135 w/ Anna Sundberg On Apple
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Anna Sundberg co-authored a book of memoirs titled ‘My Beloved Terrorist’.
This book is an incredible and rare story of how a young woman from Halmstad, who is otherwise your ABBA stereotype of a blonde swede with blue eyes, became radicalised in Islam and ultimately married the jihadist terrorist leader, Said Arif, who was captured by the Syrian secret police and had included in his network, the likes of Osama Bin Laden.
This is the first time she’s ever told this story in english and following the central timeline of her experiences she answers questions about why Islam was even compelling at all the first place, secular Sweden, how steeply and quickly one can become radicalised, a day in the life of a jihadist wife, living in Chechnya, Syria, Berlin, being an extremist muslim in all these places and Sweden, re-entry into Sweden, De-Radicalisation, culture and more.
- 00:00 – Who Is Anna Sundberg
- 01:42 – Formative Experiences & Sweden Back In The Day
- 10:42 – Becoming Radicalised
- 22:47 – Feelings Of Regret & Wanting To Escape
- 25:59 – Back To The Timeline & Extremely Conservative Islam
- 1:00:38 – Taking A Break
- 1:01:01 – Discovering Your Husband Was A Terrorist
- 1:11:07 – Day In The Life Of A Jihadist Wife – Leading Up To 9/11 – Moving To Syria
- 1:53:57 – Leaving Islam, Back In Sweden – Losing Faith
- 2:14:26 – Re-Entry Into Sweden & De-Radicalisation
- 2:40:25 – Discussing Swedish Culture & Whether Anyone Can Become Radicalised
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Diamant Salihu
- Martin Schibbye
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Curious Worldview Podcast - #158 w/ Magnus Ranstorp On Apple
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Magnus Ranstorp is a Swedish academic, hostage negotiator, teacher and author who has been researching and writing about terrorism for more than 30 years.
He is an encyclopaedia on modern terrorism and political violence. He was also the first author to seriously map out the Lebanese Hezbollah and its connection to Iran, Syria and international terrorism.
And so, the insights and experience Magnus brings to the current moment are extremely valuable.
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Magnus Ranstorp Memoirs
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Marlene Laruelle is a Research Professor of International Affairs and Political Science at George Washington University in Washington DC.
She is an expert on the culture and anthropology of Russia and many of the Stan central asian countries. She’s written 10 books on these subjects and was just the most incredible guest to have had on the show.
The podcast starts in Kyrgyzstan and then moves onto religion and what Marlene thinks is a global wave of de-secularisation… we then move up into Murmansk and the frozen tundra cities of Siberia’s north to then Marlene’s thoughts on Russian demographics and finally she lays out the current state of affairs in the Russian-Ukraine war.
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- https://marlene-laruelle.com/
- https://www.illiberalism.org/
- https://therussiaprogram.org/
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New Yorker Article - Great Carbon-For-Cash Hustle
Heidi Blake is a writer at the New Yorker, author of two books, and recently wrote the most amazing magazine piece about the carbon offsetting market and some of the greenwashing schemes at its core.
In this podcast we cover top to bottom Heidi’s story in the New Yorker, details about the characters involved, greenwashing, offshore finance, south pole, and the huge potential but also gaping flaws of carbon offsetting.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:10 – Carbon Trading Schemes & How Incentives Lead To Greenwashing
- 10:12 – South Pole & Heuberger (Business At The Core Of The Story)
- 23:57 – What Is The Global South?
- 25:37 – Kariba Project (Archetypal Story For How This Works)
- 30:10 – How Much Corporate Dollar Is Spent On These Schemes?
- 35:10 – There May To Much Complexity To Ever Overcome?
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Duncan Mavin – Lex Greensill Scandal
- Oliver Bullough – Moneyland
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This is a podcast about human trafficking and modern slavery.
The guest is Matthew Friedman, and he is the CEO of the Mekong Club, which is an organisation that mobilises the private sector to take action against human trafficking and modern slavery.
In this conversation, Matthew reveals unsettling story after unsettling story of human trafficking, modern slavery and scams. And in and among it all, he explains how it could be possible that today there are more slaves than has ever been before.
Time Stamps For Matthew Friedman
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:32 - Horrific Story From Nepal/India
- 05:25 - UN Versus NGO's Versus Private Sector
- 11:19 - There Is More Slavery Today Than There Ever Has Been
- 15:40 - What Does Matthew Do To Stop Resentment?
- 20:25 - How Are Slavery Statistics Collected?
- 22:30 - How Does Rising Middle Class In Developing Economies Affect These Numbers?
- 28:50 - Pig Butchering & Harmcore
- 38:56 - Coming Face To Face With The Criminals
- 46:50 - The Role Of Offshore Finance & Money Laundering
- 52:40 - The Geography Of All Of This
- 1:00:10 - Red Light District In Amsterdam & 'Taken' & Jeffrey Epstein
- 1:11:30 - Africa
- 1:14:20 - China & Specific Example Of Manufacturers Exploiting Slavery & Greenwashing
- 1:29:30 - Role Of Serendipity In Matthew Friedman's Life & Bullish Country & Conversation Between 2 People
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Investigative Journalism Starter Pack
- Martin Schibbye - Cards Of Qatar
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- David De Jong Twitter
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The following is with David De Jong who is the Middle East Correspondent for the Dutch Newspaper, FD. He lives in Israel, and has been reporting from the ground since the early hours of October 7th.
Some of you may recognise him from an earlier appearance he made on this podcast, talking about his book Nazi Billionaires, but for this episode we exclusively talk about David’s first hand experience over the last 2 and a half weeks, which includes the horror of being among the first reporters on the ground to some of the sites hit worst from October 7th through to disinformation and how to think about the media coverage of this conflict so far.
00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – Recalling The First Few Days First Hand Experience
18:24 – Sentiment Changes Among Israelis
28:38 – ‘It’s Getting Harder For Jewish & Arab Israeli’s To Live Together’
34:00 – How Do You Get Reliable Reporting From Gaza?
36:48 – Social Stigma Among Israelis
40:54 – Dissecting The Media Coverage
Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- David De Jong Twitter
- Curious Worldview Newsletter
- David De Jong Nazi Billionaires
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After climbing the peak of China's Elite, Desmond Shum had to flee his country of birth out of fear of being disappeared.
He was on the inside of the political apparatus along with his former wife, a multi billionaire who would later go on to be disappeared, and together, but in the years before they built their empire of the backs of being cosy with the most powerful elites right up the tippy top of the CCP mountains-cape.
These relationships coupled with an incredible ambition and nouse for business led Desmond to multiple business deals that were not only extremely lucrative, but also interesting as a case study into the tide lifting all boats phenomenon that was a booming china ins the early 2000’s.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 05:13 - Dealing With Abuse & The Chinese Caste System
- 16:39 - Status, Vanity, Social Awareness & How Desmond Used It To His Advantage
- 31:13 - Navigating China's Politics & Attention To Detail
- 37:19 - Corruption & Guanxi
- 49:13 - Desmond's Lifestyle When He Was At The Top
- 53:48 - Dynastic Wealth & Desmond's Relationship With Whitney & His Son
- 58:58 - Whitney's Disappearance
- 1:04:13 - Whitney's Elite Guanxi
- 1:12:18 - Desmonds Biggest Deals & The Tide That Lifts All Boats
- 1:26:13 - Whitney's Disappearance
- 1:29:28 - How Rich Chinese Hide Their Money
- 1:38:03 - Does Desmond Still Feared Being Disappeared?
- 1:39:23 - Fallout After Publishing Book & Discussing Jack Ma
- 1:45:43 - China's Future
- 1:47:23 - 'I Signed My Life Away When I Decided To Publish The Book'
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Tim Butcher returns to the podcast with another incredible journey through an African nation.
The first time Tim appeared he spoke about his adventures through the Congo, weaving a story of an incredibly rich and beautiful country that is nonetheless un-developing.
It remains easily one of my favourite episodes I’ve ever had the privilege to record.
Tim, this time around takes us through his month long journey through Liberia and Sierre Leone. He wrote a book about it called Chasing The Devil, and as the title alludes, a big part of the journey was trying to come to terms with the voodoo, black magic and devil worship that he encounters along the way.
Much like his Congo trip, Tim again is journeying in the footsteps of a great writer who had gone before him. In the case of Liberia it is the famous author and journalists, Graham Greene.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:10 – What Is Good Writing & What Is Good Speaking?
- 34:13 – Graham Greene & Liberia
- 54:10 – Charles Taylor & The Devil Worship Of West Africa
- 1:16:58 – The Journey Through Liberia
- 1:37:45 – Geographical Determinism
- 1:51:27 – The Kleptocracy Of Liberia & Africa More Broadly
- 2:11:54 – Country You Are Most Bullish On
- 2:17:31 – Cricket Chat
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Tim Marshall
- Tim Butcher – Blood River Through The Congo
- James Robinson – Why Nations Fail
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This is his third appearance – he is the king of geography writing, he is the great and powerful Tim Marshall.
This interview covers everything from Tim on what makes good writing, the success of prisoners of geography, a prisoners of geography observation of Sweden, the long term effects of immigration in Europe, and of course… the future of geography… space all the way down.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:35 – Tim Riding On A Tank With Tim Butcher
- 03:33 – Why Writing For TV Is A Good Discipline
- 06:25 – The Enormous Success Of Prisoners Of Geography
- 10:18 – Sweden Through A Prisoners Of Geography Lens
- 30:32 – The Geography Of Space All The Way Down
- 45:05 – The Privatisation Of Space
- 53:35 – A Prediction For Space For 2050
- 59:25 – Indonesia – A Country Tim Marshall Is Bullish On
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Tim Marshall Prisoners Of Geography
- Tim Marshall Power Of Geography
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Norman Ohler is a German screenwriter, author and journalist.
Norman is most widely known as the author of Blitzed, an incredible book that documents the role of Pervatin (methamphetamine) and drugs during Nazi Germany and WWII.
In this podcast with Norman, you can expect to hear about…
- The moment of serendipity that lead to writing blitzed in the first place.
- A bit about the crazy debauchery of Berlin pre WWII.
- A brief history on drug synthesis including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and even Aspirin.
- The prevalence of meth in the nazi army and as well Hitlers codependency on his doctor.
- Norman addresses some of the criticism of the book.
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- as well he speaks about what the overall lesson is he hopes people take away from reading the book.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 03:30 – Wim Wenders & Normans Eclectic Nature
- 11:58 – The Moment Of Serendipity That Lead To Blitzed
- 17:37 – Criticism Of The Book
- 19:35 – History Of Debauchery In Berlin, Methamphetamines & Hypocrisy Of Nazi Puritans
- 34:52 – Bayer Developed Heroin, Merk Developed Cocaine & Germans Invented Most Drugs
- 43:10 – Methamphetamines In The Nazi Army + Hitler & His Codependency With Morel
- 1:09:00 – What Lesson Does Norman Ohler Want People To Read From The Book?
- 1:15:02 – Surprised By The Success Of The Book?
- 1:18:12 – Serendipity & Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- David De Jong
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The following is with Ed Conway, who has written one of the most intensely curious books, it is called Material World and looks at some of these raw ingredients that have shaped the world we live in.
Namely, these materials are sand, salt, copper, oil, iron and lithium.
Nothing will give you a greater appreciation for globalisation and the wondrous efficiency of global trade than this book will. It is kind of a miracle that things cost as cheaply as they do, and are as ubiquitous as they are.
Time Stamps For Ed Conway
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:22 – Appreciation For Globalisation?
- 19:02 – ASML, Sand & Microchips
- 42:54 – Waste, Oil, Demographics & Recycling
- 1:01:42 – I Bring Up A Bizarre Anecdote
- 1:06:57 – Gina Reinhardt, Robert Friedland (crazy Steve Jobs anecdote) & Copper
- 1:25:22 – Serendipity
- 1:31:36 – Country You Are Bullish On
- 1:31:56 – Conversation Between Two People Of History
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Jos Benschop
- Vince Beiser
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Gateway By Project Brazen - Listen Now
Mitchell Prothero is a war correspondent and two time bureau chief in Iraq for both UPI and McClathcy Newspapper’s. He is a senior writer at VICE news, has written for Buzzfeed, and is now, the host of gateway, Project Brazen’s latest series which is guns, cocaine and dirty money in Europe.
This is truly one of the most fascinating and important stories happening in northern Europe at the moment. As Europe as a continent is set too, apparently, overtake the USA as the gross largest consumer of cocaine in the world. And along with the increase in consumption comes the requisite increase in violence, corruption, money laundering and other criminal networks that the scale and money behind cocaine enables.
Time Stamps For Mitchell Prothero
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:54 – From Covering ISIS To Cocaine
- 05:49 – Anecdotes With Christopher Hitchens
- 12:05 – Deep Diving Into The Cocaine Wars Of Europe – Mafia, Violence & Narco States?
- 36:59 – The Role Of Globalisation In All Of This + The Question Of Legalisation
- 1:00:34 – The Stigma Around Cocaine
- 1:08:08 – More On Cocaine In Europe + Who Are The Keyser Söze’s?
- 1:29:12 – Who Is Mitchell Prothero & What Is This Project (Where To Find Him)
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Bradley Hope
- Nicky Woolf
- Christopher Turner
- Justin Scheck
- Gateway By Project Brazen
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The following is with Paddy Manning an Australian journalist who has just published an unauthorised biography of Rupert Murdochs oldest son – Lachlan Murdoch
This is such a good book. The story of the Murdochs is even better and more dramatic than succession would have you believe. The drama of the deals, the personalities, the extravagances of wealth, the politics. The Murdoch empire is one of the most fascinating group of companies ever assembled and…. the subject of this podcast Lachlan Murdoch – is supposedly set to inherit it all.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 03:04 – Paddy Mannings Opinion Of Lachlan Murdoch As A Bloke
- 27:00 – Lachlan Murdoch The Billionaire
- 36:47 – Lachlan’s Love Affair With Australia
- 40:38 – A Sense Of The Absurd Luxury (Succession)
- 50:33 – Roman Roy Is Based Off Lachlan Murdoch & What Succession Has Gotten Right
- 57:01 – What Has The Reaction Been To The Book In Lachlan Murdoch Circles + Serendipity
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Paul Cleary
- Dick Smith
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The following is with John Perkins.
This is John’s second appearance on the podcast, he has just published a new edition of the Confessions of an Economic Hitman, this time with a heavy emphasis on the role of China’s debt traps and chicanery among the belt and road initiative.
To hear more about John, what is an economic hitman and the key experiences that inform John’s worldview, be sure to check out his first appearance on the show.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:16 – The 4 Pillars Of The Chinese Economic Hitman
- 11:23 – An Example Of The Chinese Economic Hitman At Play
- 17:24 – John In Kazakstan + The Belt & Road Initiative
- 25:40 – John In Australia & Thoughts On Geographical Determinism
- 38:57 – Sergey Glazyev & USD As The Worlds Currency
- 41:16 – China’s EHM In The Congo
- 46:58 – Serendipity In John’s Life
- 53:23 – How Shamanic Experiences Have Influenced John’s Worldview
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- John Perkins – Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
- Jim Henry – Blood Bankers
- Offshore Finance & Financial Secrecy Starter Pack
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When I started this podcast I made a list of 20 or so names that were titled ‘Dream Guests’.
Erik Townsend has dipped his toe into several disparate worlds. He made millions as a software entrepreneur in the 90s, retired onto a yacht in his 30s, has lived all over the world, even managed a hedge fund, and has since built one of the strongest media platforms in finance – Macrovoices.
In the following conversation, the topics that we spoke about include the following…
- Erik’s Formative Experiences
- The Why & How Behind Erik’s Energy Transition Documentary
- Why Peter Zeihan & Nassim Taleb Have Yet To Appear On Macrovoices
- Behind The Scenes Of Macrovoices
- USD Reserve Currency & Serendipity
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:00 – Early Life & Formative Experiences
- 16:26 – Something Obvious To Erik That Isn’t Obvious To Anyone Else
- 20:35 – Putting Together Erik’s Energy Documentary (+ Nuclear Bull Case)
- 54:00 – Geothermal Energy
- 1:02:00 – Why Hasn’t Peter Zeihan Been On Macrovoices?
- 1:05:20 – Macrovoices Was Created As A Stealth Marketing Strategy To Promote The Hedge Fund
- 1:16:18 – Dream Guests For Macrovoices (Nassim Taleb)
- 1:20:00 – Significance Of The USD Being The Worlds Reserve Currency
- 1:32:00 – Ethics Of Tax Evasion & Offshore Finance
- 1:42:00 – The Role Of Serendipity In Erik’s Life
- 1:51:15 – Country You Are Most Bullish On
- 2:00:00 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
- 2:02:00 – Message Of Admiration To Erik
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Geothermal Energy Starter Pack
- Offshore Finance & Financial Secrecy Starter Pack
- Economics & Economic Development Starter Pack
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The following is with Miki Mistrati – a Danish investigative journalist who has spent a career uncovering cases of child slavery and the child labour rife throughout the chocolate supply chain.
He just released his new film on the matter titled ‘Chocolate Wars’ which is available on Amazon Prime.
Something horrific at the core of chocolate is just how easily and reliably Miki uncovered horrific stories of child theft and child labour upon every visit he made to Africa’s west coast.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 03:05 – The Chocolate Supply Chain In Reverse
- 11:41 – Consistency In Dirty Supply Chains
- 18:29 – The Most Egregious Actor In The Chocolate Supply Chain
- 24:29 – Why It’s So Hard To Regulate The Chocolate Industry?
- 36:16 – Corruption & How The Industry Has Changed
- 45:43 – Dangers Of Reporting Child Slave Labour
- 54:42 – Horrific Child Slavery Stories & The BS Of Fair Trade
- 1:07:13 – Tonys Chocoloney
- 1:10:20 – Problem Of Disappearing Children
- 1:14:07 – Naming & Shaming The Explicit Brands
- 1:23:57 – Swiss Significance
- 1:26:50 – Greenwashing Everywhere
- 1:31:08 – What Would Miki Do With 10,000,000,000 Euros
- 1:32:05 – Similarities With Other Commodity Supply Chains
- 1:35:40 – Country You Are Bullish On & Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Ryan Delaney – Coffee Supply Chain
- Investigative Journalism Starter Pack
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The following is with David de Jong, a Dutch historian and investigative journalist.
After growing up in Amsterdam during the 90s, David de Jong found himself on the billionaire’s desk in New York reporting for Bloomberg on the hidden fortunes power of family offices.
During his time at Bloomberg, David made a discovery that led him to move to Berlin and embark on a 4 year investigation into the dark and dusty vaults of Germany’s corporate past.
What David uncovered was nazi billionaires and wealth that has endured to this day.
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:03 – The Dutch, Nazi Occupation & Growing Up In Amsterdam
- 16:29 – The Billionaires Desk At Bloomberg
- 25:03 – Family Offices & How Offshore Finance Is Involved
- 36:03 – Nazi Billionaires
- 42:56 – Slave Labour In The Concentration Camps
- 47:56 – The Nazi Billionaire Heirs
- 51:35 – Sheer Amount Of Work & Research + Reactions To The Book
- 1:04:08 – Magda Friedlander
- 1:05:01 – The Whitewashing Of History
- 1:11:33 – Israel & The Middle East Desk
- 1:15:14- Serendipity
- 1:16:48 – Country You Are Bullish On
- 1:21:43 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Nicholas Shaxson – The Offshore Accountant
- Bradley Hope – 1MDB Financial Scandals
- Financial Secrecy Starter Pack
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Bolor Lkhaajav is a researcher specialising in Mongolia, Northeast Asia, East Asia, and the Americas.
Her research interests cover foreign policy, security, governance, economy, and social issues. Bolor’s research and writing has been published by many amazing outlets and she is a researcher and writer for the diplomat.
- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 01:26 – Kind Words From Jack Weatherford & Genghis Khan
- 06:10 – Mongolia In Bolor’s Words (Mongolian Scorecard)
- 32:27 – Horses, Beauty & Mongolian Culture
- 43:42 – Modernity For Mongolia
- 54:31 – Alcoholism
- 1:07:51 – The Role Of Men & Woman
- 1:20:30 – Immigration, Demographics & The Future
- 1:28:56 – China
- 1:39:56 – Bolor Lkhaajav Book
- 1:41:26 – Country Bolor Is Bullish On
- 1:44:28 – Conversation Between Any Two People
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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode
- Jack Weatherford – Genghis Khan & The Making Of The Modern World
- Charlie Walker – Adventures Through Mongolia & Across The World
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Links To Charlie Walker
- Charlie Walker Website
- Charlie Walker Instagram
- Adventure Podcast Link
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Patrick Alley – Global Witness
- Martin Schibbye – 438 Days
- Bradley Hope – Billion Dollar Whale
- Tim Butcher – A Journey Into Africas Broken Heart
- Harley Rustad – Disappearance Of Justin Alexander
- Bryan Bashin – The Adventures Of James Holman
- Dick Smith – A Legendary Australian Adventurer
- The Adventure Podcasts Starter Pack
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 02:40 – Hiding From Guinea Rebel Terrorists.
- 10:55 – Why Did Charlie Decide To Do This In The First Plae?
- 17:07 – Romania Confrontation.
- 23:19 – Serendipity & Human Kindness.
- 29:02 – Cycling The Tibetan Plateau In Winter (Unbelievable Story)
- 40:55 – Podcasts & Audio Books While Travelling.
- 44:54 – Dealing With The Impossible Cold.
- 46:36 – Mongolia & Alcoholism On The Steppe.
- 54:15 – How Charlie Thinks About Risk & Rolling The Dice.
- 58:39 – The Democratic Republic Of The Congo.
- 1:03:23 – How Does Charlie Relate To People?
- 1:14:51 – The Economics Of Charlies Life.
- 1:16:55 – Me Wasting Everyones Time.
- 1:19:10 – Explorers & Adventurers Charlie Admires.
- 1:21:57 – How Does Charlie Want To Be Remembered?
- 1:23:13 – Country Charlie Is Bullish On.
- 1:24:12 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
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Nicholas Niarchos is journalist who has been published in The New Yorker, The Nation, TIME, The Guardian, The NY Times, Die Welt and many, many more.
In a podcast that could have been separated into two distinct chapters you can expect to hear some of the following.
- The Congo in Nicholas’s words
- A brief history of kleptocracy and the plundering of Congos natural resources
- An explanation of Cobalt
- What its like meeting Alec Baldwin
- Getting arrested in the Congo
- And more…
- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 02:37 – Introducing The Congo & A History Of Kleptocracy.
- 20:39 – Robert Freidland.
- 22:55 – What Is The Current State Of The Congo?
- 32:57 – What Is Cobalt? Where Is It From? The Problem Of Greenwashing.
- 47:57 – Nicholas Niarchos New Yorker Article & Freelance Mining In The Congo.
- 58:47 – Child Labour & Abuse.
- 1:05:22 – Nicholas Writing A Book & New Yorker Status.
- 1:15:54 – Nicholas’s Journey. Freelance Journalism. Advice For Me.
- 1:26:09 – Meeting Alec Baldwin.
- 1:28:45 – Serendipity & Being Arrested In The Congo.
- 1:35:10 – Country Nicholas Niarchos Is Bullish On.
- 1:36:37 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
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Nicky Woolf is the host and investigative journalist behind Project Brazens latest investigative podcasts series, a story, which much to the consistency of the Project Brazen tagline, is one where again we are reminded the the truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
The podcast is about Havana Syndrome, what we expect from this series and Nicky Woolf even drops a few of the salacious, geopolitical and gossipy details about the story.
We then speak about what it takes putting together an audio production like this, Nicky Woolf's life in journalism, we nerd out on podcasting, audiobooks and as well, speak about the media landscape.
Topics Within The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
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- Bradley Hope - Project Brazen
- Investigative Journalism Starter Pack
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:49 - What Is Havana Syndrome?
- 05:53 - The Power Of Suggestion
- 16:18 - Setting The Scene For Us... An Introduction To Havana Syndrome
- 19:29 - The Geopolitical Angles
- 28:14 - Theories For Havana Syndrome
- 36:29 - How Scary Is The Underworld Of Experimental Weaponry?
- 40:36 - How Can Sound Physically Impair You?
- 45:43 - Bring It All Together, The Future Of The Story & Working With Project Brazen
- 53:45 - Changing Journalistic Landscape
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Jack is the recipient of the 'Order Of The Polar Star' which is Mongolia's highest national honour for foreigners. He is the author of many brilliant books, the most notable of which is half the subject of today's conversation - Genghis Khan & The Making Of The Modern World.
My conversation with Jack Weatherford can be broken down into three sections.
- Jack, Mongolian Culture, Economy & Politics.
- Genghis Khan & How He Shaped The Modern World.
- Genghis Khan & A Bit About Mongolia - How Do They Influence One Another?
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00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Why Did You Go To Mongolia At The Collapse Of The USSR?
03:54 - How Did Your Experiences Travelling The Silk Road Inform Your Understanding Of Genghis Khan?
09:49 - How Do You Pronounce Genghis Khan?
10:35 - How Were You Received As An American In The Former Soviet Union In The 90's?
16:04 - What Else Contributed With You Falling In Love With Mongolia?
22:19 - What Are Mongolian Crime Rates?
24:38 - Does A Nomadic Culture Create Trust?
29:24 - More On The Great Jewel Of Mongolia Being Its Culture.
33:03 - Are The Mongols A Proud Culture?
41:14 - How Did You Manage To Learn Mongolian?
45:46 - How Do You See Mongolia Overcome Their Bad Economic Hand?
53:01 - How Did They Secure The Ger?
55:22 - What Does Jack Make Of China's Attempted 'Cultural Genocide' Of Mongolian Culture In Inner Mongolia?
1:05:25 - A Broad Macro Take On China's Ongoing Relationship With Mongolia.
1:12:57 - The Anti-Mongol Propaganda That Has Carried On Through The Centuries Since Genghis Khan - Starting With Voltaire...
1:32:29 - Comparing Genghis Khan With Other 'Great Men' Of History.
1:36:24 - Genghis Khan & Meritocracy.
1:43:29 - How Good Where The Mongols On Horseback? How Good Of Warrios Were They?
1:50:32 - Revisionist History: Did The Mongols Decimation Of 13th Century Islamic World Change The Course Of Relgious Influence In History?
1:56:03 - What Cultural Themes From Genghis Khan's 13th Century Exist Through To Today's Current Day Mongolia?
2:03:32 - What Is One Example Of A Good Thing The USSR Did For Mongolia?
2:05:41 - More On The Cultural Themes From Genghis Khan To Today: Environmental Worship?
2:15:09 - Cultural Themes Carried From Genghis To Today: An Abhorence For Speaking Of Sickness & Death.
2:27:56 - Jack Weatherford's Great Analogy For Genghis Khan That Puts Into Perspective His Exceptionalism.
2:36:01 - A Message Of Inspiration
2:43:54 - A Reflection On Genghis Khan's Surging Popularity.
2:48:04 - Jack Weatherford On The World Not Having A Vision
3:02:24 - What Are You Writing Now?
3:04:24 - What Country Are you Most Bullish On & What Are The Two People You Wish You Could Witness A Conversation Between?
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Patrick Alley is a cofounder of an organisation called Global Witness which weeds out abuses of corruption, the environment and human rights across the world. Patrick recently wrote a book documenting these experiences and it all starts with the illegal timber trade in South-East Asia funding the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and making possible all the horror and violence of the Cambodian communists.
In this chat Patrick Alley mentions…
- Founders Story Of Global Witness
- Illegal Timber Trading
- Very Bad People
- Economics Of Global Witness
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- Much More As Well…
Links To Patrick Alley
- Global Witness
- Very Bad People
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Martin Schibbye – Sweden’s Greatest Investigative Journalist
- Bradley Hope – 1MDB & Project Brazen.
- Jim Henry – Offshore Finance Investigative Journalist
- Nicholas Shaxson – The World Of Offshore Finance
- Oliver Bullough – Moneyland & Endless Kleptocracy
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 01:51 – Global Witness Founding Story Bringing Down Cambodian Communists.
- 12:57 – Why Is There Corruption?
- 16:05 – Illegal Timber Trading & Deforestation.
- 22:51 – Financial Secrecy & Offshore Finance.
- 26:57 – What Made Global Witness So Good At Investigations.
- 36:01 – Benny Steinmetz, Dan Gertler, Imelda Marcos.
- 56:28 – Blood Diamonds.
- 1:06:08 – What Is The Key To Generating Media Interest?
- 1:11:44 – Economics Of Global Witness & George Soros.
- 1:22:13 – Is The World Getting Better? Which Issue Is Most Cancerous?
- 1:26:11 – Serendipity In Patrick Alley’s Life.
- 1:27:21 – Country Patrick Is Bullish On.
- 1:29:11 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
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The following is a conversation with Misha Zelinksy.
Misha Zelisnky is a Fulbright scholar, national security expert and currently war correspondent for the Australian Financial Review.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:10 – Interviewing A Man As He Steps On A Train For War.
- 06:32 – Tension/Feeling In Ukraine Leading Up To & After The Invasion.
- 18:29 – Ukrainian Morale & Napoleon Quote.
- 20:34 – Ukraine/Taiwan Parallel.
- 26:08 – People Becoming Uninterested In The War.
- 33:00 – Feeling Thinned Out & The Emotional Toll.
- 41:43 – A Day In The Life In Lviv.
- 49:35 – Russian Spies.
- 56:02 – Zelinsky Zelenskey
- 58:50 – Meeting Sean Penn & Klitschko Brothers.
- 1:01:02 – How Has Misha’s Life Changed From This + Political Ambition.
- 1:06:02 – Country You Are Bullish On?
- 1:07:40 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
- 1:09:06 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.
Links To Misha Zelinksy
- Diplomates – Misha Geopolitical Podcast
- Misha Zelinsky Twitter
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Micheal Hilliard – Explaining The Ukraine/Russia War
- Oleksander Kucherenko – Ukrainian Checking In From Poltova
- Angelica Oung – Taiwanese Journalist
- Geopolitics Podcast Starter Pack
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Martin Schibbye is one of Sweden’s most incredible investigative journalists, the founder of blankspot, and author of too many extraordinary stories to mention.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:11 – Cards Of Qatar (Migrant Deaths – FIFA World Cup 2022)
- 23:42 – Doha & The FIFA World Cup
- 1:00:00 – 7,000 Deaths?
- 1:10:32 – Freelance Economics & How Long Have You Been Working On This Story?
- 1:21:22 – Goals For Cards Of Qatar
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Tim Butcher – Blood River
- Dan McDougall – International Journalism
- Podcast Starter Pack – Offshore Finance
- Podcast Starter Pack – Explorers & Adventurers
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Martin Schibbye is one of Sweden’s most incredible investigative journalists, the founder of blankspot, and author of too many extraordinary stories to mention.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 02:03 – 438 Days
- 16:00 – Physical & Psychological Abuse In Captivity
- 21:00 – Carl Bildt & Lundin Energy
- 28:37 – Prison Life & A Kafka-esque Show Trial
- 44:59 – Martin’s Ability To Empathise
- 50:14 – Risk & More On Prison Life
- 1:13:57 – How Did This Experience Change Martin?
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Tim Butcher – Blood River
- Dan McDougall – International Journalism
- Podcast Starter Pack – Offshore Finance
- Podcast Starter Pack – Explorers & Adventurers
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The following is a conversation with the CEO and Founder of the Hermitage Fund, Bill Browder. The Hermitage Fund was at one time, the largest source of western capital in Russia and in 1997 the best performing fund in the world.
Bill is also one of the sharpest thorns in the Russian oligarch's side. He lobbied for a law that authorises the U.S. government to sanction foreign government officials worldwide who are deemed to be human rights offenders and freeze their assets, this was named the Magntizky Act after his former lawyer Sergei Magnitzky who was tortured and murdered in a Russian prison.
Bill Browder is the author of both Red Notice, and Freezing Order... which are the catalyst for this chat.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 02:30 – Perestroika & The Voucher System In Post-Soviet Russia.
- 12:22 – How The Russian Oligarchs Were Formed.
- 18:36 – Bill’s Experience In Murmansk.
- 25:44 – Hermitage Capital, Solomon Brothers & Being A Dirty Capitalist.
- 36:30 – The Role Of Serendipity In Bill’s Life.
- 42:01 – Freezing Order, Money Laundering & Offshore Finance
- 50:10 – London & Money Laundering.
- 53:33 – If Bill Was 25 Today, Where Would He Go & What Would He Do?
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Jim Henry – Blood Bankers
- John Perkins – Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
- Nic Shaxson – The Tools Of The Offshore Accountant
- Bradley Hope – Jho Low & 1MDB Financial Fraud
- Nathan Lynch – Money Laundering In Australia
- Oliver Bullough – Moneyland
- Podcast Starter Pack – Offshore Finance
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The following is a conversation with Nathan Lynch about Australia, its economy, its culture and how both are being eroded by an abundance of dirty cash laundering throughout the Australian economy.
Nathan Lynch is the author of 'The Lucky Laundry: How the Aussie Economy Got Hooked on the World's Dirtiest Cash' - Nathan also leads a team of experts who provide breaking news, deep analysis and practical guidance in the global financial services sector. He manages Thomson Reuters' award-winning Regulatory Intelligence team across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Time Stamps With John Perkins
- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 01:27: The Wire, Lester Freamon Quote.
- 05:22 - Chinese Capital Flight & How It Distorts Australian Property.
- 31:25 - Doomsday Outlook For Australia Economy & Culture.
- 48:25 - The Cancer Of Lobbyism.
- 58:14 - Drugs & A Changing Australian Culture.
- 1:14:51 - Money Laundering In Sport.
- 1:21:09 - Devils Advocate For Australian Property.
- 1:28:02 - Nathan's Favourite Character From The Book.
- 1:32:17 - The Criminal Sources Of Illicit Funds.
- 1:37:02 - Back To Australian Culture.
- 1:40:47 - The Red Pill Of Offshore Finance.
- 1:48:21 - How Does Nathan Stay So Optimistic In The Face Of So Much Corruption?
- 1:57:12 - Serendipity.
- 2:01:47 - Country Nathan Is Bullish On.
- 2:09:04 - Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
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The following is a conversation with John Perkins, the author behind Confessions Of An Economic Hitman.
As the former chief economist of the consultancy firm, Chas. T. Maine, John had an incredible career flying into and then out of a myriad of developing countries facilitating huge debt trap projects in the likes of Indonesia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and more.
Therefore, in the vein of kleptocracy, capital flight and corrupt institutions, this podcast is a slice of the worldview of the author of Confessions Of An Economic Hitman, John Perkins.
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Time Stamps With John Perkins
- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 02:51 – What Is An Economic Hitman?
- 10:53 – The Economic Hitman In Indonesia.
- 14:47 – The Role Of The CIA Jackals.
- 21:49 – The Economic Hitman In Saudi Arabia.
- 31:49 – What Is Debt Trap Diplomacy (Sri Lanka, Brazil, Ecuador & Rafael Correa)
- 45:15 – Financial Secrecy & Offshore Finance.
- 50:41 – Looking Back On Everything.
- 55:31 – How Do You Explain The Commercial Success Of Confessions Of An Economic Hitman?
- 1:01:10 – Who Are Todays Economic Hitmen?
- 1:06:06 – My Message To John.
- 1:07:45 – A Moment In Your Life You Can’t Believe You Were A Part Of.
Links To John Perkins
- John Perkins Website
- John Perkins Books
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Jim Henry | Blood Bankers
- Bradley Hope | Billion Dollar Whale
- Oliver Bullough | Moneyland
- Nicholas Shaxson | Treasure Islands
- Nathan Lynch | The Lucky Laundry
- Bill Browder | Rusian Oligarchs
DC Report - https://www.dcreport.org/2022/03/13/inside-a-polish-refugee-center/
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My experience in Poland in early March 2022, 5 days after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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00:00 - Introduction
04:00 - My Experience With Ukrainian Refugees
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Nicholas Shaxson is a British author, activist, journalist, investigator, former guest on the podcast and most importantly, author of the wonderful book and subject of this podcast, Treasure Islands.
Shaxson is one of the most influential people to have blown the lid off the cancerous influence tax havens and offshore finance have upon the world.
I think Treasure Islands is so significant because for me it explained the foundational knowledge of everything that informs Jim Henry’s Blood Bankers, Bradley Hopes Billion Dollar Whale, Oliver Bullough’s Moneyland and as well, upcoming guests, John Perkins and Bill Browder.
In This Podcast With Nicholas Shaxson, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- A Real World Example For Why Your Grocery Shopping Is Likely Robbing The Developing World.
- The Tools & Slimy Tricks Of The Offshore Accountant.
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- More On Globalisation, The Cancer Of It All & If There Is Any Way Out.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 04:03 – A Real Life Example Of UK – Ecuadorian Bannana’s & The Detriments Of Tax Avoidance.
- 21:56 – The Tools Of The Slimy Offshore Accountant – Trusts, Shells, Bearer Bonds, Secrecy & Opacity.
- 43:13 – Why Financial Secrecy & Offshore Are A Cancer On The World.
- 50:47 – Is This All Consequence Of Globalisation?
- 58:06 – Calling Out Real World Companies & Crypto’s Role In All Of This.
- 1:08:59 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For This Podcast.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Jim Henry – Blood Bankers
- Bradley Hope – Billion Dollar Whale
- Nicholas Shaxson – Pandora Papers
- Oliver Bullough – Moneyland
Links To Nicholas Shaxson
- Nicholas Shaxson Twitter
- Treasure Islands
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Angelica Oung | The Curious Worldview Podcast #99
The following is a conversation with Angelica Oung on Taiwan & Nancy Pelosi. This is Angelica’s third appearance on this podcast.
In This Podcast About Taiwan & Nancy Pelosi, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- Why Did Pelosi Do This?
- What Is The Taiwanese Response?
- How Does This Change The Invasion Calculus?
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Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Will China Usurp The USA?
- Angelica Oung | TSCM
- Angelica Oung | The Glories Of Taiwan
Links To Angelica Oung
- Taiwan Offshore Wind Unredacted
- Tapeiology
- Angelica Oung Twitter
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The following is a conversation with author and journalist, Paul Cleary.
Paul has authored several books about natural resources and focuses on the differing methods by which governments have either capitalised or squandered their natural resource windfall.
This is a podcast about Norway’s success, Australia’s failure, and the overall issue of balancing and playing off private and public interests when it comes to a nation’s natural resources.
In This Podcast With Paul Cleary, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- An Explanation Top To Bottom Dutch Disease/Paradox Of Plenty/Resource Curse.
- Norway, Culture Comparison Between Australia & Norway & The Wealth Fund.
- North Sea Divers.
- How Australia Mishandled Its Natural Resources.
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- My Favourite Part, How Paul Responds To A Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 04:02 – Bill Finnegan & Famous Journalists.
- 05:38 – Paradox Of Plenty & Dutch Disease.
- 24:15 – Comparing Norwegian & Australian Culture.
- 26:51 – Trillion Dollar Baby & Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.
- 48:27 – North Sea Divers.
- 50:16 – Australia & East Timor.
- 1:00:18 – How Australia Managed Its Natural Resources.
- 1:17:32 – Ethics Of Resource Extraction.
- 1:21:56 – Country Paul Is Bullish On.
- 1:23:00 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
- 1:24:32 – Ambition For The Podcast.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.
- Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Explained
Links To Paul Cleary
- Paul Cleary – Trillion Dollar Baby
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Carlos Araque, the Co-Founder and CEO of Quaise.
Quaise Energy are on a singular mission to dig deeper holes than we have ever dug before. Carlos is one of the best communicators of the promise, potential and limitations of geothermal energy in the world. Hands down.
Carlos is a physicist at heart. He hails from Colombia and holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT. Carlos spent 14 years in oil and gas mastering the art of digging holes and extracting the earth’s nutrients before he launched, 4 years ago, the magnificent company we profile in this podcast, Quaise Energy.
In This Podcast With Carlos Araque, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- A first-principles response comparing the per-unit cost of energy across all different sources.
- How transformational could a Quaise breakthrough be to the world?
- The bearish case for geothermal.
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- Elon Musk.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 05:11 – Vaclav Smil Energy & Civilisation.
- 11:46 – Where Does The Earth’s Heat Come From?
- 15:17 – Understanding Different Energy Cost Per Unit.
- 27:00 – Quaise Business Model & The Engineering Problem They Are Solving.
- 36:51 – Legacy, JD Rokeffler & Potential For Geothermal Changing The World.
- 49:21 – The Total Addressable Market For Quaise.
- 56:27 – How Much Progress Has Quaise Made & What Makes Them So Innovative?
- 1:06:01 – How Geothermal Ubiquitousness Would Change Geopolitics.
- 1:11:08 – Daniel Yergin & The Bearish Case For Geothermal.
- 1:17:51 – What Is A Country You Are Bullish On?
- 1:20:27 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
- 1:25:26 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.
Related Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast
- John Redfern | CEO of Eavor
- Magnus Brandberg | VC In Geothermal
- Patrick Hanson | The Power & Potential Of Geothermal Energy
- David Volts | Vox & Geothermal
Links To Carlos Araque
- Quaise Energy
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On The Ukraine War From A Ukrainian Perspective. Alexander Kucherenko is a Ukrainian located in Poltava, a large city in the east of Ukraine between Kyiv and Kharkiv.
In this conversation, Alexander and I speak about how he smuggled his family out of Ukraine, what Alexander has learned about humanity in the last 100 days, as well as some of the heroic and some of the horrific stories from the Ukraine war so far.
In This Podcast With Alexander Kucherenko, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- Smuggling His Family Out Of Ukraine.
- What He’s Learned In The Last 100 Days.
- The Daily Anxiety Of War.
- Alexander’s Fundraising Initiative.
- & Lots More…
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 04:15 – Smuggling His Family Out Of Ukraine.
- 15:25 – What Have You Learned About Humanity In The Last 100 Days?
- 19:02 – Hoodies For Goodies… Alexander’s Fundraising Campaign.
- 30:32 – Change In Labour Force & Cost Of Goods In Ukraine.
- 40:15 – The Daily Anxiety Of War + The Heroics & Horror Of The Eastern Occupation.
- 56:55 – What Makes Ukraine Exceptional? How Does This End With Oligarchs, Zelensky, War, etc?
- 1:39:12 – Afterthoughts.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!
- Alexander Kucherenko | Checking In From The Eastern Front
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #1
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #2
- Vijay Vaitheeswaran On Russia/European Gas
- Michael Hilliard Geopolitical Analysis Of The UkraineRussiaWar
- Tim Harcourt On Russian Economy & How It Affects Australia
Links To Alexander Kucherenko
Instagram – @oleksandrkucherenko
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The following is a conversation with Chris Miller.
Chris Miller is the Assistant Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Eurasia Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
In This Podcast With Chris Miller, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- An Explanation For The Complexity.
- Fragility In The Supply Chain.
- Moores Law.
- The Geopolitics Of The Micro-Chip.
- And Much, Much More.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 03:11 – Russia Achieved Everything Physics Except The Microchip. Why?
- 12:45 – Chris On Writing A Book On The History Of The Semi-Conductor.
- 15:01 – An Appreciation For The Complexity Of A Semi-Conductor.
- 19:11 – The Limitations Of Moore’s Law.
- 21:51 – The Brilliance Of ASML & What Goes Into Making A Computer Chip.
- 33:22 – Different Types Of Their Chips & Their Applications.
- 37:51 – Where Are The Chips Produced?
- 43:05 – Why Are TSMC So Far Ahead Of The Rest?
- 49:56 – The Geopolitics Of The Semi-Conductor.
- 59:15 – The Fragility Of Global Dependence On Semi-Conductors & The Future Of Chip Tech.
- 1:05:41 – Is There A Shortage Of High-Grade Silicon?
- 1:08:01 – A Moment In Your Life You Cannot Believe You Were A Part Of?
- 1:09:59 – Country You Are Most Bullish On?
- 1:12:31 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History?
- 1:13:28 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!
- Jos Benschop | The Wonder Of ASML
Links To Chris Miller
- Chris Miller Website
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This was recorded at 20:00 on the 16th of March, CET.
Ghaidaa Hetou Ph.D. is the founder of iStrategic.
Dr. Hetou guides the development and oversees the operational efficiency of iStrategic. She is a consultant and advisor on Middle East and North Africa affairs, specializing in political risk analysis, foreign policy, political economy, geopolitics, and business strategies. Dr. Hetou also writes a weekly Op-Ed in Forbes Middle East.
In this podcast, we spoke about how the #RussiaUkraineWar is affecting the MENA region (Middle East North Africa).
In This Podcast With Ghaidaa Hetou, You Can Expect To Hear About…
- Wheat Insecurity Throughout The MENA Region.
- Attitudes Of War From The MENA Region.
- Why So Many From The MENA Region Are Joining The Fight In Europe.
Timestamps With Ghaidaa Hetou
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:28 -Consequences For The War In The MENA Region.
- 08:00 – Explaining The Chechnyan Angle.
- 10:58 – Oil & What Is The GCC?
- 13:43 – Back To The MENA Wheat Fragility.
- 21:58 – Water Insecurity.
- 27:17 – What Makes Wheat So Special? Are There No Alternatives?
- 32:22 – The Question Of Rebel Groups & Private Militia From The MENA Region.
- 41:44 – How Are People Thinking About This Conflict In The MENA Region?
- 48:28 – The Global Importance Of Oil.
- 52:48 – How Ghaidaa Sees This All Playing Out For The MENA Region.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #1
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #2
- Vijay Vaitheeswaran On Russia/European Gas
- Michael Hilliard Geopolitical Analysis Of The UkraineRussiaWar
- Tim Harcourt On Russian Economy & How It Affects Australia
- Alexander Kucherenko | A Ukrainian Perspective
- Ghaidaa Hetou | China’s Belt & Road Initiative
Links To Ghaidaa Hetou
- i-Strategic
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The following is a conversation with Oliver Bullough, an amazing voice and author in the field of financial secrecy and kleptocracy.
Oliver Bullough wrote a book back in 2018 called Moneyland and has another one coming this year called, Butler To The World.
Oliver’s books follow the themes of kleptocracy, financial secrecy, offshore finance and the myriad cancers upon the world that these pathways allow.
In This Chat, Oliver Bullough Answers 3 Questions
- What Is Moneyland?
- What Is The Archetypal Example Of Moneyland?
- Is There Any Way Out Of Moneyland?
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 03:57 – What Is Moneyland?
- 24:08 – An Archetypal Example Of Moneyland.
- 34:25 – How Does Moneyland Enable The Scale Of Criminal Organisations & Is There Any Way Out?
- 46:47 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!
- Jim Henry
- Nicholas Shaxson
- Bradley Hope
- Tim Butcher
Links To Oliver Bullough
- Oliver Bullough Twitter
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This was recorded at 0800 on the 7th of March, CET.
Michael Smith is the North Asian Correspondent for AFR. Michael was a guest on this podcast in #45 where he discussed his sudden evacuation from China and his book, The Last Correspondent.
Michael Smith has been keeping a really close eye on how China, the CCP and Xi Jinping have all been reacting to what is going on in Ukraine. The big question on everybody’s lips is… how does this affect China’s territorial ambition for Taiwan?
In This Podcast With Michael Smith, We Speak About…
- Territorial Ambitions For Taiwan.
- China’s Military.
- Similarities Between Putin & Xi Jinping.
Timestamps With Michael Smith
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 00:59 – How Are Territorial Ambitions For Taiwan Affected By The War?
- 06:29 – How Much Does Xi Jinping Know?
- 11:29 – How Has The Taiwan Calculation Changed?
- 16:39 – Nuts & Bolts, What Is Taiwan Worth To China?
- 19:09 – Tapei Solidarity With Ukraine Aggression Towards China?
- 21:59 – Timeline Of Xi Reaction.
- 28:14 – Similarities Between Putin & Xi Jinping.
- 37:18 – A Sense For China’s Military.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #1
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #2
- Vijay Vaitheeswaran On Russia/European Gas
- Michael Hilliard Geopolitical Analysis Of The UkraineRussiaWar
- Tim Harcourt On Russian Economy & How It Affects Australia
- Alexander Kucherenko | A Ukrainian Perspective
- Michael Smith | The Last Correspondent
Links To Michael Smith
- AFR Articles
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This was recorded at 12:00 on the 3rd of March.
Alexander Kucherenko is a Ukrainian located in Poltava, a large city in the east of Ukraine between Kyiv and Kharkiv.
In this conversation, he speaks to me about his own and his family's experience so far in this conflict, and the overall resolve of the Ukrainian people. This conversation becomes very real at points.
In This Podcast With Alexander Kucherenko, We Speak About...
- Alexander's First Person Perspective
- Zelenskyy
- The Ukrainian Resolve.
- Self Defense & Civil Defense.
- Russian Military Morale.
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- More.
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Timestamps With Alexander Kucherenko
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:46 - How Are You Going?
- 02:31 - What Was The Mood Pre-Invasion & What Was Your Reaction?
- 09:00 - Reacting To Air Sirens.
- 12:50 - How Is Alexander & The Ukrainians Getting Information?
- 20:18 - Ukraine Militarising Their Numerous Software Developers.
- 23:00 - Was Alexander Surprised By The Ukrainian Defense & Resolve?
- 31:23 - Zelenskyy.
- 35:40 - How Do You Feel? How Overwhelming Is It All?
- 41:00 - Russian Army Morale.
- 49:40 - Would You Pick Up A Gun?
- 53:43 - How Surreal Does Everything Feel? The Beauty & Horror Of War.
- 1:05:30 - Have You Considered Leaving The Country?
- 1:11:00 - How Are You Thinking About The Next Few Days?
- 1:12:11 - What Can We Do?
- 1:16:30 - Afterthoughts.
Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #1
- Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #2
- Vijay Vaitheeswaran On Russia/European Gas
- Michael Hilliard Geopolitical Analysis Of The UkraineRussiaWar
- Tim Harcourt On Russian Economy & How It Affects Australia
Links To Alexander Kucherenko
Instagram - @oleksandrkucherenko
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This was recorded at 11:00 on the 2nd of March.
Tim Harcourt is the new Industry Professor and Chief Economist at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
He published the Airpot Economist in 2008 and followed up with The Airport Economist Flies Again in 2021.
Since Thursday the 24/02, Tim has written much about the war from the angle of Russia's economy, economic sanctions and how Australia's economy might be affected.
In This Podcast With Tim Harcourt, We Speak About...
- Why The Russian Economy Matters.
- Unintended Consequences Of Sanctions.
- Where Australia Fits Into This.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:40 – Why The Russian Economy Actually Matters.
- 13:22 – Why Did The Swiss Break Neutrality?
- 18:10 – Are The Sanctions More Severe Than Putin Thought? + 2nd Order Consequences.
- 25:27 – How Is Australia Affected By All Of This?
- 30:12 – How Does China Fit Into All Of This?
- 32:42 – Where Do Nukes Fit Into All Of This?
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This was recorded at 10:00 on the 26th of February.
Michael Hilliard is the host of what is both Australia’s best and my personal favourite geopolitical podcast. The Red Line.
Michael is a journalist reporting from countries including Iran, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and also has extensive experience operating throughout central Asia and former Soviet States. He works with sources from the White House to the Taliban and also serves on various committees and councils for the Australian Government.
In This Podcast, We Speak About…
- How Michael Hilliard Is Making Sense Of All This.
- Putin’s Motivations.
- NATO, Top To Bottom.
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- Ominous Speculation Of The Future.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 00:56 – How Is Michael Making Sense Of All This?
- 02:36 – Putin’s Motivations, Ukraine Resistance & Russian Moral.
- 12:03 – Michael’s Experience In Central Asia Informing This Moment.
- 19:14 – The Russian & Putin Apologist Argument + Explaining NATO Top To Bottom.
- 29:17 – Ominous Speculation of The Future.
- 39:21 – Closing Thoughts.
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This was recorded at 19:00 on the 25th of February.
We spoke about SWIFT and expanded on the sanctions chat that started the day previous.
Jim Henry is a godfather to the field of investigative journalism into financial secrecy, offshore finance, capital flight and kleptocracy. He published Blood Bankers in 2003 which exposed 100s of corrupt, kleptocratic infrastructure projects across the developing world which we covered in #49 of this podcast.
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- 00:00 – Update On The Sanctions
- 08:29 – Can It Be That Private Incentives Are Getting In The Way Here?
- 11:00 – Explaining Swift & It’s Implications For Russia.
- 21:01 – Turning Attention To Oligarchs + Commenting On Russian Apologists.
- 35:12 – Closing Thoughts.
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This was recorded at 21:00 on Wednesday night, the 23rd of February. It was 8 hours after we stopped recording at 05:00 the next day that Russia invaded the Ukraine.
Jim Henry is a godfather to the field of investigative journalism into financial secrecy, offshore finance, capital flight and kleptocracy. He published Blood Bankers in 2003 which exposed 100s of corrupt, kleptocratic infrastructure projects across the developing world which we covered in #49 of this podcast.
In this Podcast, you can expect to hear about the following and more…
- Russia’s Domestic Problems.
- Russia’s Lousy Economy.
- The Efficacy Of Sanctions.
- War In Europe?
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00:00 – Introduction.
01:14 – 23/02 @ 21:00 – What Is The Situation Now?
04:16 – What Is Putin’s Domestic Problem?
11:14 – What Are The Sanctions Exactly & Russia’s Lousy Economy.
27:15 – How Effective Are Sanctions At The End Of The Day?
32:45 – This All Feels A Bit Unhinged.
37:42 – What Does Jim Make Of All The War Rhetoric?
43:06 – Closing Thoughts.
51:19 – Afterthoughts.
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Ryan Delany is the guest, and he runs the Coffee Trading Academy.
Ryan is a veteran of the US military and after serving as a dedicated marksman in Afghanistan in the early 2000s, he then went on the be educated at Harvard under the GI bill and it was here where he discovered his love and passion for coffee.
Ryan Delany is a coffee trader and educator and as we speak about in the chat, you’ll hear how there is a clear diction between trading a commodity and growing or mining a commodity.
This distinction informs much of his worldview and makes for an extremely realistic, informed and objective take on coffee.
You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more…
- The Geography Of Coffee.
- How The Environment Effects The Coffee Market.
- The Legiticamny Of Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Fair Trade, etc.
- The Stupifying Efficiency Of The Whole Supply Chain.
- China/US As The Next Superpower>
- & More, More + More.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 02:24 – What Is A Coffee Guy?
- 09:44 – The Geography Of Coffee.
- 24:54 – The Coffee Consumer & The Coffee Commodity.
- 38:04 – How Climate Change Effects Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Fair Trade, etc.
- 54:09 – Labour Rates & Issues From The Trade.
- 1:17:54 – The Unbelievable Efficiency Of The Coffee Market.
- 1:29:24 – Exciting & Closing Facts On The Coffee Industry.
- 1:34:24 – A Geopolitical Side Bar On The China/US Superpower Question (The Thucydides Trap).
- 1:46:44 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
- 1:48:48 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.
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The following is a conversation with Tim Butcher, author, adventurer, international journalist.
Tim served as a journalist for over 20 years with The Daily Telegraph newspaper in the United Kingdom, holding a series of positions including lead writer, war correspondent, African Bureau Chief, and serving as the Middle East Correspondent.
Tim Butcher travelled overland the great, powerful, consuming and hostile, lungs of the Earth which is the territory we know as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And what makes this one of the great adventures is that at the time he did, and likely since as well, it had been over 100 years since someone had successfully completed the journey.
You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more…
- The Risks Of The Congo
- The Beauty Of The Congo
- Tim Explaining Why Progress Is Inverted In The Congo (This Is The Most Important Part)
- Corruption & Kleptocracy Of The Congo
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- A Window Into Tim’s Latest Work
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 06:37 – What Makes Traveling The Congo So Exceptionally Difficult.
- 11:41 – The Risks Of Traveling Through The Congo.
- 35:21 – Why The Congo Is So Beautiful & The Unbelievability Of The Congo.
- 45:01 – Tim’s Motivation For Going To The Congo.
- 47:57 – Tim Explaining How Progress In The Congo Is Inverted.
- 1:08:21 – The Corruption, Kleptocracy & Crony Capitalism In The Congo.
- 1:13:47 – Why Nations Fail, Corruption & Giant Infrastructure Projects.
- 1:26:52 – Amazing Anecdote Regarding Health, Corruption & Covid.
- 1:29:28 – Classic Despotic African Corruption & Cliché Yachtlife.
- 1:31:50 – The Illusion Of Normalcy & What Makes A Nation.
- 1:46:46 – On Special Economic Zones In Africa.
- 2:01:36 – A Country You Are Most Bullish On.
- 2:04:06 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast
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Vijay Vaitheeswaran on why energy is at the heart of the Russian/Ukrainian flare-up.
Vijay Vaitheeswaran has led a life of journalism. He is the Global Climate & Energy Innovation Editor at the Economist, the man who opened the Economist’s first regional bureau in Latin America, The the Chairman of the Economist’s Innovation Summit, a multiple times author, and has served on the Economist’s editorial staff since 1992.
In this conversation, Vijay explains from the back to the front the multiple energy variables at play in the ongoing Ukraine/Russia standoff. It is an education in the moment and furthermore an interesting snapshot of Europe’s current geopolitical calculation.
In this podcast, you should expect to hear the following…
- Why Energy Is At The Heart Of This Moment With Russia & Ukraine.
- The Potency Of Putin’s Energy Threat.
- Why This Is Even Happening In The First Place?
- Plus What Do We Make Of The War Rhetoric?
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 01:23 – Why Energy Is At The Heart Of What Is Happening Between Russia/Ukraine.
- 11:44 – How Potent Is Putin’s Energy Threat?
- 14:31 – But Why Is This Happening At All In The First Place?
- 20:53 – What About all The War & Invasion Rhetoric?
- 28:06 – What Are The Consequences Of All This?
- 33:48 – Rounding Out The Chat.
- 34:21 – Afterthoughts & My Ambition For The Podcast.
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He is the creator of the youtube channel, Whatifalthist which is a 300,000+ subscriber YouTube channel that explores everything alternative history, geopolitics and history as it's been recorded.
Rudyard Lynch is just a sponge of history. He is so passionate and endlessly fascinated by everything that has come before us. Whether it is ancient China or 20th century West Africa, or seemingly anything and everything in between. Rudyard Lynch has somewhere between a peripheral to a deep knowledge of it as a historical event.
You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more...
- Adventurers & Explorers Of Ancient History.
- BC. China.
- Demographics & Negative Birth Rates.
- Hyperbolic Questions From History.
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- More, More & More, Refer To Timestamps.
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- 00:00 - Introduction.
- 02:15 - Qin Shi Huang: The Father Of China
- 10:50 - Ancient Adventurers & Explorers
- 18:40 - The Mandate Of Heaven & The CCP
- 26:20 - Bad Demographics & Implications For Negative Birth Rates
- 34:13 - Talking About Climate Change
- 44:01 - Does Rudyard Feel Accountable Yet?
- 47:15 - What Is The Most Serendipitous Thing That Has Come From Your Platform?
- 49:39 - A Fascinating Country That Is Largely Forgotten.
- 51:41 - Histories Greatest Ruler?
- 52:08 - Histories Most Misunderstood Figure?
- 54:05 - Histories Most Important Figure?
- 55:22 - Histories Most Fascinating Civilisation?
- 56:40 - Histories Best Warriors?
- 58:08 - Rudyard's Favourite Historical Character.
- 59:15 - Country You Are Most Bullish On?
- 01:02:06 - Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.
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Jordan Schneider is the host of the ChinaTalk Podcast & Newsletter, as well as the guest on this episode of the podcast!
ChinaTalk is one of the most terrific sources of news and analysis if you are interested in the world of Chinese tech, which is one of deep fascination to both me and Jordan.
Jordan Schneider is also currently the senior analyst at the Rhodium group where he focuses on tech in China, its rise, relations and all those various and related applications.
You can expect to hear in this podcast with Jordan Schneider about the following and more…
- The Minoosha On Podcasting, Lessons From Interviewing 100’s Of People.
- Jordans Experience At Bridgewater, One Of The Most Famous Hedge Funds In The World.
- Jordan Explaining What The Communism In CCP Means.
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- More & More As Well.
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- 00:00 – Introduction.
- 04:53 – Is There Anything To The Correlation Between Podcasters And Speechwriters.
- 15:03 – What Is It Like Working At Bridgwater + Radical Honesty Policy.
- 25:00 – The Decision From Jordan To Turn His Attention Away From Wall St And Towards China.
- 28:35 – Explaining China Beyond The Commonly Understood Caricature
- 33:02 – Regional Variation In China.
- 38:02 – Is China Communistic The Way We Think It Is?
- 50:39 – What Is The Big Question Jordan Is Thinking About When It Comes To China?
- 55:30 – What Country Are You Most Bullish On?
- 56:32 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
- 57:24 – Afterthought
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Peter Pomerantsev is a journalist, author, TV producer and among many other things, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics.
I reached out to speak with Peter because of his brilliant book and the subject of this podcast, ‘This Is Not Propaganda’. The chat was a terrific blast for me. Peter brought tremendous enthusiasm to the conversation and as well he managed to show off his broad erudition in the explanation of politics and propaganda.
You can expect to hear in this podcast with Peter Pomerantsev about the following and more…
- Why Identity Issues Are At The Root Of Populism.
- The Distinction Between The Facts & The Narrative.
- Why Peter Doesn’t Rate Churchill As A Good Writer.
- Why Good Propaganda Hinges Solely On One's Ability To Collect Data.
- Plus more and more and more…
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- 00:00 – Introduction To Peter Pomerantsev.
- 02:53 – I Am Fluent In Russian.
- 04:28 – Australian Archetypal Example Of The Divided World.
- 13:18 – Good Propaganda Is About How Good Your Data Is.
- 16:03 – The Role Of Identity & It’s Link To Populism.
- 42:53 – Craziness For No Reason Is Fun, But Ends Up Wiping Everything Out.
- 46:35 – The Minority Rule, Nassim Taleb.
- 49:58 – Why Impartiality Is Fraudulent & All That Remains Is Being More Genuine.
- 57:50 – Mexico & AMLO.
- 1:01:03 – The Distinction Between Facts & Narrative.
- 1:16:20 – What’s Happening In Belarus?
- 1:22:08 – Question From Peter’s Biggest Fan… My Mother In Law.
- 1:27:40 – Why Peter Hates This Famous Churchill Quote.
- 1:33:29 – Discussing Sweden.
- 1:36:23 – How Is The Medium Of Propaganda Going To Change Going Forward?
- 1:41:21 – What Country Is Peter Most Bullish On?
- 1:48:09 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
- 1:49:51 – My Afterthoughts.
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Lachlan McGrath is the Senior Strategy Consultant for CyberCX and the Curious Worldview Podcast's official cyber security expert.
Cyber Security forces us to make considerations such as the following.
- Why deploy an expensive and costly army when you could rather just cripple your enemy via wifi and anonymity?
- Why spend billions on soldiers to destabilise a nation when you could rather just meddle anonymously in their elections?
- Why risk your life trying to rob a bank, when you could rather and with significantly less risk just inject a line of malware code and achieve the same end goal?
- How does the geopolitics of power change when traditional geography, manpower and distance become obsolete?
You can expect to hear in this podcast with Lachlan About Cyber Security the following and more...
- Why Cyber Security Threats Must Be Treated As Seriously As If They Were Physical.
- Lachlan Going Through All The Key Jargon.
- The Geopolitics Of Cyber Security.
- The Realities Of Cyber Warfare.
- More, more, more and more.
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00 - Introduction.
04:39 - How We Should Stop Thinking About Threats As Only Physical.
11:44 - Lachlan Describing His Experience In Both The Public & Private Sector.
18:09 - Defining Some Of The Key Jargon In Cyber Security.
31:07 - Implications Of The Mass Movement To The Cloud.
35:56 - Using Real World Metaphors To Understand Cyber.
41:06 - Why Is The NHS Vulnerable To Attack?
43:36 - The Sophistication Difference Between The Offense & Defense.
54:41 - A Diplomatic Lachlan.
58:01 - The Geopolitics Of Cyber Security?
1:11:41 - What About The Ethics Of Cyber?
1:18:26 - Cyber Warfare.
1:40:23 - Cryptocurrency Regulation.
1:54:05 - Country You Are Most Bullish On?
1:56:42 - Conversation Between Any Two People?
1:57:54 - Afterthoughts.
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Bradley Hope is the co-founder of Project Brazen, a media company that is producing books, podcasts, and even tv shows and movies based off the stranger than fiction real-life stories composed in a narrative journalism style. Bradley Hope is also the co-author of the book, Billion Dollar Whale - the 1MDB scandal and exposing of Jho Low as well as Blood & Oil, the story so far of MBS - Mohammed Bin Salman.
You can expect to hear in the podcast with Bradley some of the following and more
- Great examples of narrative journalism.
- MBS’s foreshadowing with a boyhood addiction to playing age of empires.
- Why celebrities are just people for hire.
- Bradley giving us the pandora papers red pill.
- Why he is fascinated by the middle east.
- And more and more and more.
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00:00 - Introduction.
04:21- Explaining Narrative Journalism... Definition and Examples.
13:36 - Bradley's Favourite Piece Of Narrative Journalism.
16:36 - What Some Great Stories Of Narrative Journalism You Are Working On?
26:01 - How's The Economics Of Project Brazen Work?
29:46 - Pandora Papers & Celebrities Are People For Hire.
35:13 - Bradley Giving Us A Dose Of Offshore Finance Red Pill.
43:20 - Pegasus Spy Software & Investigative Journalists Remaining Encrypted.
50:02 - How Special Is The Middle East To You + Bradley Romanticising Travel & Adventure.
59:15 - Where Are The Best Stories Coming From?
1:01:38 - Reflecting On The Current State Of Lebanon.
1:04:16 - Which Country Are You Most Bullish On
1:10:00 - A Conversation Between Any Two People Of History?
1:12:00 - Afterthoughts.
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Jim Henry is the author of Blood Bankers a classic investigative tale of following the money.
Jim is a Harvard educated economist and lawyer, one of the famous Nader Raiders, a former chief economist at McKinsey & Co, an investigative journalist, author and as you can imagine much more as well. He is a founding member of TJN, the Tax Justice Network and one of the leading voices on curtailing tax evasion and the proliferation of offshore activity.
He is currently the founder and managing director of the Sag Harbour Group, a consultancy for technology organisations.
In this podcast with Jim Henry & Blood Bankers, you can expect to learn...
- How Jim discovered Nixon offshore money
- The early history of tax havens
- Operating as chief economist at McKinsey during so much of the development crisis
- His thoughts on confessions of an economic hitman
- an example of the archetypal debt elephant - which is a hydro dam in brazil, whose damage is borderline unfathomable
- Implications of the underground economy
- Debt trap diplomacy
- Much, much more...
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00:00 - Introduction
08:04 - Jim's Early Years
15:56 - Thinking About The Underground Economy
26:02 - Nixon Offshore Money
34:11 - Following The Money & Emphasising McKinsey & Co
45:26 - The Archetypal Economic Hitman Story & Jim's Thoughts On Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
52:15 - The Philippines & The Marcos Debacle
57:56 - Death On Hermila Marcos's Hands
1:02:56 - Why Does Money Continue To Flow Into A Corrupt Regime?
1:09:25 - Defining Capital Flight & More On The Nuts & Bolds On The Money
1:23:14 - What Are The Incentives For The World Bank/IMF?
1:27:56 - A Question From Nicholas Shaxson - Poisoned Scrambled Eggs & Dangers In Investigation.
1:40:26 - Reflecting On Leaving The Corporate Life Behind To Write A Book
1:48:26 - Narrowing In On Brazil, The Archetypal Debt Elephant
2:06:21 - Mexico & Implications Of The Underground Economy
2:21:16 - Is Demand A Stronger Force Than Supply When It Comes To The Drug Trade?2:27:56 - How Offshore Allows The Scale Of Criminal Organisations
2:34:20 - Chinese Debt Trap Diplomacy
2:38:00 - What Does Jim Think About Foreign Aid?
2:44:50 - What About The Ethics Of Tax Evasion?
2:56:10 - Jim On Russia
3:06:00 - What Country Is Jim Bullish On?
3:08:50 - Conversation Between Any Two People Of History?
3:11:38 - Afterthoughts
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The narrative of MBS is relatively straightforward – a monarch who has seen his country thrive of oil wealth, looks into the future and see a world where both fossil fuels and social inequality are a thing of the past. MBS being the visionary with the deep pockets exacts his wealth and influence to make a change transitioning Saudi Arabia from a state that relies on oil to one that relies on solar and other renewables.
So the narrative is simple, but it is the details that are complex. With the monarchy growing at an exponential rate – yes, exponential family growth – the limitations of Saudi geography, the complexity of international influence, the role of social media and the pressures of trying to maintain balance and order, the easily understood vision of MBS is met by hundreds of divergent paths he can barely hang on to.
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In this podcast, you can expect to learn…
- A brief history of Saudi Arabia.
- How MBS spends his billions.
- A bit about the implications of Kashoggi.
- What MBS true skills and qualities are.
- The role of McKinsey, BCG and the rest in Saudi Arabia.
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- much, much more.
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00:00 – Introduction
04:34 – How Much Did You Think About The Narrative Journalism Style & Co-Authorship For The Book?
11:29 – Exciting & Ongoing White Collar Crime Investigations
14:08 – Introducing Saudi Arabia Beyond The Caricature
23:21 – The Unusual Labour Force Of Saudi Arabia
31:48 – Is MBS’s Cultural Reformation BS?
43:09 – Is MBS admiration for Alexander The Great & Machiavelli Ominous?
58:54 – Egregious Saudi Prince Spending
1:04:39 – Using Neon To Explain MBS Ambition
1:13:39 – How Saudi Aramco Is Much More Than Just An Oil Company
1:16:09 – MBS Ongoing Disatsifaction With Management Consultants + Celebrity Influence
1:28:39 – Is MBS A Figure For Good?
1:31:34 – Which Country Are You Most Bullish On?
1:32:25 – A Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
1:34:00 – My Afterthougts
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Arne Andersson was one of the first people I met when I arrived in Sweden.
In this podcast, Arne and I speak about his experiences growing up in Sweden, whether conscription is good or bad and as well his extensive experience in Afghanistan.
Arne spent three different tours in this nation and has a unique insight into the disaster that has befallen the nation since.
There is much to this podcast, in it, you can expect to learn about…
- Arne’s early experiences + getting stabbed.
- Arne’s experiences with the Swedish Military in Afghanistan over three tours.
- The significance of Jiu Jitsu in his life.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:35 – The Early Path
- 12:30 – Conscription In The Swedish Military
- 18:10 – Arne Get’s Stabbed + More On The Timeline
- 25:45 – Is It Swedish Patriotism Or Did You Just Want To Be A Soldier?
- 32:45 – First Tour In Afghanistan + The Issues Of This Country
- 39:50 – Why Did $2 Trillion Fail?
- 45:40 – Arne Giving His Rundown Of Afghanistan
- 48:40 – Why The Finnish Were The Best Soldiers
- 53:20 – What Was The Purpose Of Interacting With The Locals
- 57:00 – Speaking Among The Troops Over The Conspiracy Of Iraq
- 1:01:40 – Did Arne Ever Engage In Combat?
- 1:18:50 – Quoting Jocko
- 1:20:30 – Sweden’s Supposed Neutrality
- 1:24:00 – The Maginot Line
- 1:30:08 – Restrepo
- 1:32:50 – What Did $300,000,000 A Day Buy?
- 1:37:40 – Private Militia
- 1:44:50 – The Role Jiu Jitsu Plays In Arne’s Life
- 1:48:00 – How Is Jocko Received In The Military Community?
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Michael Smith is the China correspondent for the AFR – Australia’s Financial Review.
Just a tick over a year ago, he was met at midnight with a thud on the door from China’s secret police. This triggered a diplomatic storm which abruptly ended Michael Smith’s stint as one of Australia’s last foreign correspondents in China. After five days under consular protection, Smith was evacuated from a very different China to the country he first visited 23 years earlier.
There is much to this podcast, in it you can expect to learn about…
- Why Australia’s relationship with China has deteriorated so badly.
- Insight’s into the ‘fog’ of China’s economy.
- A wedding straight out of Crazy Rich Asians.
- A propaganda tour of the Xinjiang province.
- And much, much more…
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00:00 – Introduction
05:40 – “China Get’s Harder To Understand The Longer You Live There”
11:39 – Untrustworthy Chinese Data & Differences In Accounting
18:10 – Home Ownership In China & Potential Economic Collapse
22:55 – Chinese Shadow Banking Sector
25:56 – Chinese Demographic Problems & Anti Immigration Segment
33:26 – Explaining China’s Disappearing Millionaires & The Importance Of Hard Work In China
43:26 – The Significance Of Chinese SEZ (Special Economic Zones)
46:16 – Xi Jinping Turning ‘Bad’
56:50 – Michaels Propaganda Tour Through Xinjiang & The Uyghur Humanitarian Catastrophe
1:03:49 – Michael’s Experiences With Geoff Raby
1:05:15 – Why Michael Was Expelled From China & Australia/China Worsening Relations
1:19:20 – Michael’s Thoughts On Taiwan & Hong Kong
1:33:04 – Wild Trip in North Korea & The Crazy Rich Asian Wedding
1:43:50 – How Do You Think About China Now?
1:45:17 – What Country Are You Most Bullish On?
1:46:37 – What Two People Of History Would You Witness A Conversation Between?
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Geoffrey Cain is an award-winning foreign correspondent, author, technologist, and scholar of East and Central Asia.
Geoffrey's most recent book, the 'Perfect Police State' documents the truly overwhelming dystopian reality of 2021 China and the Uyghur humanitarian catastrophe which is currently unfolding in Xinjiang Province.
In this conversation with Geoffrey, you can expect to learn about…
- The historical clash between the Han Chinese and Uyghur Muslim ethnic monitory.
- The prevailing surveillance state over time.
- How close to an attempt at genocide the ongoing Uyghur subjugation is.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 04:32 – Themes Of The Book + Authority Of The Research
- 10:32 – How Horrific Is The Current Situation?
- 17:22 – A Brief History of The Conflict Between The Uyghur & Han Chinese
- 28:22 – Terrorism Between The Han & The Uyghur
- 32:47 – Anti-Uyghur Propaganda
- 37:05 – Doubling Down On The Propaganda
- 43:55 – Documenting A Progressively Worsening Surveillance State Over Time
- 51:26 – What Is The Real Han Interest’s Here?
- 56:22 – What Is The Current Situation?
- 1:15:43 – Why is This Catastrophe Not Better Documented?
- 1:27:08 – Where Does The BRI (Belt & Road Initiative) Fit Into This?
- 1:32:32 – China’s Dwindling Soft Power
- 1:37:32 – The Surveillance State Everywhere
- 1:44:02 – Is Geoffrey Under Threat For Publishing This?
- 1:49:22 – A Bit About Geoff
Links To Geoffrey Cain's Work
- Geoffrey Cain's Website
- The Perfect Police State
- Samsung Rising
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Geoff Raby is the former Australian Ambassador to China and also of the few true outsiders privies to the insider of China’s institutions.
Before Geoff was the Ambassador to China he was head of the Chinese Embassies Economic Division on behalf of Australia’s Department Of Foreign Affairs & Trade. Geoffs role as Australia’s Ambassador to China ended in 2011, but Geoff has since remained in Beijing and operates his consultancy firm, Geoff Raby & Associates. Geoff was tremendously generous with his time and offered us a brilliant insight into the ongoing geopolitical relations between both Australia & China, a commentary on China’s ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, SEZ & more.
In this interview, you can expect to learn about…
- Romanticising China back in the 80’s.
- Australia & China’s shifting relationship over the years.
- Security & Geoff’s idea of a dystopian future.
- The humanitarian catastrophe with the Uighurs.
- More, more and more.
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- 00:00 - Introduction
- 04:01 - Chit Chat
- 05:37 - How Has Your Idea Of China Changed Over The Years?
- 09:31 - Romatisicing The Early Days As A Diplomat In China?
- 14:11 - How Has Australia's Relationship With China Changed?
- 19:36 - Underlying Incentives For BRI (Belt & Road Initiative)
- 22:32 - What Do You Think Made Bob Hawke So Succesful In China?
- 27:51 - Geoff Experience With SEZ (Special Economic Zones) Of China.
- 35:31 - China Managing Their Middle Income Trap.
- 41:01 - How Do You Manage The Competing Interests Of What You Think Is Right Versus The Australian Politics Of The Day.
- 43:29 - Geoff Operating As Australia's Ambassador To China.
- 46:21 - Australian Soft Power.
- 54:13 - What Would You Have Had Scott Morrison Do?
- 55:41 - Australia's Dystopian Future.
- 1:06:12 - An Australian Foreign Policy Based In Realism.
- 1:10:33 - Security In The South China Sea.
- 1:16:26 - Geoff Addressing The Uigher Humanitarian Disaster In China.
- 1:27:51 - How Much Is Hong Kong Foreshadowing For Taiwan?
- 1:31:51 - What Country Are You Most Bullish On?
- 1:32:29 - What Two People Would You Witness A Conversation Between?
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Angelica Oung brands herself as Taiwan's #1 neo-liberal shill.
She is a Taiwanese/American and currently operating as a business and technology journalist out of Taiwan. Read her substack here and follow her on Twitter here. We covered many exciting things in this conversation, episode #35 on the 'Curious Worldview Podcast'.
You can expect to learn about...
- The complexity of the Taiwan/China relationship.
- The amazing world of TCMS & Semiconductors.
- What a neoliberal shill is.
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00:00 - Introduction
04:38 - What Is A Neo-Liberal Shill?
09:48 - How Do You Fit Into Taiwan?
13:48 - Key Differences Between Taiwanese & Chinese Institutions.
20:52 - Expanding On Angelica's Singapore Comment.
22:48 - Is It Frustrating That China Is Always Taiwan's #1 Variable.
32:16 - How Ominous Is The Threat Of China?
35:50 - How Has Taiwan Changed Over The Years?
38:41 - Speaking About The Semiconductor Market?
49:23 - Trade Between Taiwan & China.
58:38 - How Strong Do You Feel The Military Threat In China?
1:03:18 - On China Destroying Their International Reputation.
1:08:08 - We Must Speak Again.
1:08:58 - What Is It Like Operating As A Journalist In Taiwan?
Links To Angelica's Work Here
Substack
Twitter
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Both Preston & Aleksa work for the Special Economic Zone consultancy firm, The Adrianople Group, of which Preston is a co-founder. We covered so much in this chat – most notably, what are special economic zones? I wrote an article explaining, in brief, an introduction to these phenomena of globalisation and multinational trade, but it is in this conversation I had with Preston & Aleksa that the true depth of Special Economic Zones starts to be realised.
Over 60% of the world's trade runs through a Special Economic Zone and these are spaces whose regulations fall outside of the state's regulations within the country they are housed. So you can immediately see a story of tax evasion and exploitation. But this is to quick and un-nuanced a look at things, it turns out Special Economic Zones (like many things) are subject to both the good and the bad, and things of such complexity are worth thinking about.
My favourite part of the chart was all of it! But that doesn’t help you point out highlights. So in short I would say the following three subjects make up the best parts of the conversation.
- The Philosophy Of Special Economic Zones
- China & It’s History With Special Economic Zones
- Defining Special Economic Zones Through Real-Life Examples
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 08:11 – Defining & Understanding Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
- 14:15 – Examples Of Special Economic Zones.
- 27:30 – If It Can Work In An SEZ, Why Can’t It Work Nation Wide?
- 38:00 – Explaining What Alex & Preston Do With SEZ’s.
- 43:45 – A Terrific Example For How An SEZ Might Come Into Business.
- 46:50 – The Fascinating History Of SEZ’s In China.
- 55:26 – Explaining China’s Middle Income Trap.
- 57:53 – A Fascinating Explanation Of Chinese Communism – The Mandate Of Heaven.
- 1:00:35 – China’s Belt & Road Initiative Wrapped Into SEZ’s.
- 1:13:53 – An Explanation Of Debt Trap Diplomacy.
- 1:16:50 – Specific SEZ Chat On China’s BRI.
- 1:24:41 – The Good & The Bad Matrix For Special Economic Zones.
- 1:29:49 – Onto The Philosophy Of SEZ’s
- 1:47:50 – What Country Are You Most Bullish On Looking Into The Future?
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Tim Marshall returns to the podcast!
To continue along with the international theme and enormous popularity of ‘Prisoners Of Geography‘, Tim Marshall recently published the natural follow-on to this wonderfully geopolitical lens through which to measure the world… ‘The Power Of Geography‘.
It is the themes within this freshly minted book those which Tim and I discuss in this interview. Tim comments on everything from Australia to China to the UK to MBS to Saudi Arabia and even to space. Tim even comments on an accusation often made against him that he is taking a geographical determinist’s view of the world – making for a very interesting consideration for what are the actual building blocks of the world we currently inhabit.
Tim doesn’t disappoint with his broad geopolitical erudition.
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- 00:00 – Introduction
- 06:54 – Donald Bradman (Greatest Cricketer Of All Time)
- 10:43 – UK & Australia Pissing Off Their Main Trading Partners
- 14:24 – On Geographical Determinism
- 21:44 – The Time I Tried Exporting Kangaroo Meat To China
- 23:56 – Ethiopia & Egypt – The Ultimate Example Of The Power Of Geography
- 33:17 – MBS – Mohammad Bin Salman – A Figure For Good?
- 44:03 – Tim Marshall On Space – The Expanding Frontier
- 53:20 – My Ruminations On The Power Of Geography
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Link To Original Podcast🎙️: https://investlikethebest.libsyn.com/peter-zeihan-invest-like-the-best-ep159
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Link To Disunited Nations
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James Robinson is a British economist and political scientist. He studies what makes countries different by focusing on the underlying economic and political institutions that lead some to prosperity and others to conflict. He most famously co-authored the international best selling book, Why Nations Fail.
He has conducted research in many countries around the world including Botswana, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Colombia and I am sure many more as well.
The coolest and most insightful takeaway from 'Why Nations Fail' is the long explanation that distinguishes between inclusive and extractive institutions. This dynamic explains ultimately 'Why Nations Fail' and Why Nations Succeed. The book is strongly endorsed by Jared Diamond - which was the initial reason why I picked it up, but once you get into it it is the historical anecdotes that keep you around.
I could have spoken to James for hours, for me the most fascinating topic is how and why nations differ - so you can imagine, this chat meant specifically a lot to me.
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Link's To Books & Articles Mentioned
- Why Nations Fail
- Africa's Latent Assets
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A Curious Worldview Podcast - This is my main podcast project. I feature a whole suite of interviews on there covering all extensions of my interests. A Curious Worldview is for anyone interested in learning more about the world. - https://curiousworldview.buzzsprout.com/
Also - I am writing a lot online, so visit the website and let me know what you think! - https://atlasgeographica.com/
Article For This Podcast: https://atlasgeographica.com/ghaidaa-hetou/
Ghaidaa Hetou Ph.D. is the founder of iStrategic.
Dr. Hetou guides the development and oversees the operational efficiency of iStrategic. She is a consultant and advisor on Middle East and North Africa affairs, specializing in political risk analysis, foreign policy, political economy, geopolitics, and business strategies. Dr. Hetou also writes a weekly Op-Ed in Forbes Middle East.
I was fascinated by the depth of her insights and could have spoken with her for hours on this topic. For me the most exciting moment of the podcast comes towards the end with the discussion of China's Belt & Road Initiative.
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Links To Ghaidaa's Work.
- Ghaidaa Is The Founder & CEO Of iStrategic, A Political Risk firm of the MENA region.
LEAVE YOUR ENERGY IN THE ALGORITHM - 5 STARS & SUBSCRIBE!
Are you into Nassim Taleb? I run the only Nassim Taleb podcast on the internet covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series.
View here - https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
A Curious Worldview Podcast - This is my main podcast project. I feature a whole suite of interviews on there covering all extensions of my interests. A Curious Worldview is for anyone interested in learning more about the world. - https://curiousworldview.buzzsprout.com/
Also - I am writing a lot online, so visit the website and let me know what you think! - https://atlasgeographica.com/
Article For This Podcast: https://atlasgeographica.com/dan-mcdougall-interview/
Dan McDougall is a Film Director, Writer and British Foreign Correspondent of the Year - the UK equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize, an award for which he has been nominated for three times.
To date, Dan has won four Amnesty International Awards for Human Rights Reporting. Dan has done all this alongside an extraordinary but also harrowing career of writing and reporting from all corners of our wonderful globe.
The issues he covered were as diverse as child rape in South Africa, LGBT persecution in Syria, the plight of Europe’s Roma population, Zimbabwe’s deadly trade in Blood Diamonds, African migration across the Med into Europe, the uncovering illegal sweatshops in India, the opium trade in Afghanistan, sexual violence in Congo, child labour in the cotton fields of the Nile Valley, and much, much more.
Dan is a charming Scotsman, a Glaswegian to be precise, and is truly one of the great international journalists of our lifetime.
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Links To Dan's Work.
- Miran Media
- Dan's Guardian Profile
- Dan's work and collectively his many stories is distributed across many different publications.
LEAVE YOUR ENERGY IN THE ALGORITHM - 5 STARS & SUBSCRIBE!
Are you into Nassim Taleb? I run the only Nassim Taleb podcast on the internet covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series.
View here - https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
A Curious Worldview Podcast - This is my main podcast project. I feature a whole suite of interviews on there covering all extensions of my interests. A Curious Worldview is for anyone interested in learning more about the world. - https://curiousworldview.buzzsprout.com/
Also - I am writing a lot online, so visit the website and let me know what you think! - https://atlasgeographica.com/
Article For This Episode - https://atlasgeographica.com/vince-beiser/
Vince Beiser joined me on the podcast recently. He is the author of The World In A Grain: The Story Of Sand.
Sand is the most important solid substance on Earth. It is not an exaggeration to assert that without it we don't have our modern civilisation.
Sand is the building block of modernity. It is the foundational input for cement, glass and even silicon, the stuff that builds our computer chips. Without sand, we cannot construct the awesome buildings that we do. We would not have the wonderful aesthetics and functionality of glass that we have. And we would, one could argue most importantly, not even be able to produce the semi-conductors which are so integral to our computers and therefore modern civilisation.
"Sand is to cities, what flour is to bread" Vince Beiser, author of the book - The World In A Grain: The Story Of Sand.
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Links To Vince Beiser's Work
Vince Beiser Website - vincebeiser.com
The World In A Grain: The Story Of Sand & How It Transformed Civilisation
LEAVE YOUR ENERGY IN THE ALGORITHM - 5 STARS & SUBSCRIBE!
Are you into Nassim Taleb? I run the only Nassim Taleb podcast on the internet covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series.
View here - https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
A Curious Worldview Podcast - This is my main podcast project. I feature a whole suit of interviews on there covering all extensions of my interests. A Curious Worldview is for anyone interested in learning more about the world. - https://curiousworldview.buzzsprout.com/
Also - I am writing a lot online, so visit the website and let me know what you think! - https://atlasgeographica.com/
Tim Marshall is the author of many books and many articles.
He spent almost 30 years as a foreign journalist including holding the post as the diplomatic and foreign affairs editor for Sky News.
He is the author of the international bestseller 'Prisoners Of Geography' which is the subject of the conversation we had on the podcast. Tim is a fascinating bloke with endless insight into the happenings around the world.
The conversation was wide-ranging including all the following topics.
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00:00 - Introduction
02:50 - Did You Romanticise The Foreign Journalist When You Were A Boy?
06:07 - Getting Into Foreign Journalism Back In The Day
09:19 - What Are The Downsides To Foreign Journalism?
15:39 - Explaining The Wonderful Complexity Of The Arctic.
29:12 - What Would Your Australian Chapter Say?
39:05 - Discussing Taiwan & Therefore Inevitably, China...
44:23 - The Changing China Narrative.
57:08 - What Two People Would You Witness A Conversation Between Dead Or Alive?
57:56 - What Country Are You Most Bullish On?
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Are you into Nassim Taleb? I run the only Nassim Taleb podcast on the internet covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series.
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The Geopolitics & Power Podcast - This is my brand new podcast where we will cover everything from giant infrastructure projects, to natural resources, to other interesting stuff!
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Ethiopia is holding a water gun to Egypt's head and both China and the US are involved.
✍️ GERD - A Water Gun To Egypt's Head - https://atlasgeographica.com/grand-ethiopia-renaissance-dam/
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Also my interview podcasts - 🎙️ What About When - has had and will continue to have some of the most interesting voices in the world on to speak about whatever the extension of our mutual interests are at the time - https://whataboutwhen.buzzsprout.com/
Also - 🎙️ The Incerto & Nassim Taleb Podcast - I created this as my first audio venture. Nassim Taleb has some of the most real and fascinating insights into the functioning of systems and the world. His lessons are timeless - check him out here. https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Alexei Navalny has signalled to the world in the last 6 months since his attempted assassination just how huge his balls are, and has, by returning to Russia in the face of all the very obvious risks embodied the very essence of what it is to have SKIN IN THE GAME!
✍️ Alexei Navalny Article - The Epitome Of Skin in The Game - https://atlasgeographica.com/alexei-navalny-skin-in-the-game/
Contact me 🐦 for feedback and also for recommendations on what future episodes should be! Twitter @faulkos
✍️ Everything I speak about here is going to also available via the written word - access the website here https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe/
Also my interview podcasts - 🎙️ What About When - has had and will continue to have some of the most interesting voices in the world on to speak about whatever the extension of our mutual interests are at the time - https://whataboutwhen.buzzsprout.com/
Also - 🎙️ The Incerto & Nassim Taleb Podcast - I created this as my first audio venture. Nassim Taleb has some of the most real and fascinating insights into the functioning of systems and the world. His lessons are timeless - check him out here. https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
The $50,000,000,000 project to split a nation in two (literally)...
My Article - Chinese Hitmen In Nicaragua: Economic Edition
Contact me 🐦 for feedback and also for recommendations on what future episodes should be! @faulkos on twitter - twitter.com/faulkos
✍️ Everything I speak about here is going to also available via the written word - access the website here https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe/
Also my interview podcasts - 🎙️ What About When - has had and will continue to have some of the most interesting voices in the world on to speak about whatever the extension of our mutual interests are at the time - https://whataboutwhen.buzzsprout.com/
Also - 🎙️ The Incerto & Nassim Taleb Podcast - I created this as my first audio venture. Nassim Taleb has some of the most real and fascinating insights into the functioning of systems and the world. His lessons are timeless - check him out here. https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/