Curious Worldview

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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. 

Its been hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel about this episode, but one thing for sure is how incredible of a woman Anna Sundberg is. 

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.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 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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The following is with the man behind surrounded by idiots, surrounded by narcissist, surrounded by psychopaths, bad bosses, setbacks, and even… vampires.

He is one Sweden’s most successful and influential authors of all time. He is the incredibly interesting, and secret Stephen King o’phile – Thomas Erikson.

For interviews with Thomas in English, this is certainly unlike you have ever heard him before.

He leans into his thoughts about Jordan Peterson, he talks about antidepressants in Sweden, opens up on his worldview when it comes to finding meaning and happiness, he tells the incredible publishing story for surrounded by idiots, goes deep into Stephen King and even rounds on the interview by assigning a personality colour to various famous people from history Elon Musk to Jesus.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 02:37 – The Incredible Publishing Story For Surrounded By Idiots & How Selling Millions Of Books Changes You
• 27:07 – Serendipity From The Network
• 34:57 – Antidepressants In Sweden, Meaning & Happiness
• 47:18 – Jordan Peterson
• 1:00:35 – Great Communicators, Great Writers & How To Communicate With People
• 1:39:24 – Giving Elon Musk, Jesus & More A Personality Colour (DISC)
• 1:58:22 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History

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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode

• Diamant Salihu
• Martin Schibbye

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Podcasters podcasting about podcasts.

The following is with the infectiously optimistic and potential future hall of fame podcaster, Danny Miranda.

On this episode you can expect to hear Danny open up on his dreams in a way, I suspect you’ve not heard him do so before.

Specifically I am referring to an interaction around the middle of the episode where Danny gets vulnerable and shares just how wild his daydreams get when it comes to thinking about his trajectory and his future.

In and around that as well, topics spoken about include a digestion of what it takes to be a good communicator including who Danny considers be communication goats. Podcasting about podcasts, Danny game plans a Jocko Willink interview and then there is of course more as well.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:15 – An Personal Anecdote From My Life Of Danny’s Influence
• 03:08 – Is Danny Blowing Up? (Tip If You Want To Work With Your Favourite Creator)
• 10:30 – Becoming A Better Communicator
• 25:31 – David Perrel Interview & Danny’s Intense Confidence
• 31:05 – Getting Personal… How Big Are Danny’s Dreams?
• 39:15 – Danny Miranda Show & Getting Guests 
• 47:52 – Deep Research For Interviews & Game-Planning A Jocko Interview
• 53:45 – Larry Kings Most Famous Interview
• 56:16 – Social Media Advice & If If Danny Could Pick Any Two Guests In The Next Week
• 59:51 – What Musicians Make You Feel The Most?
• 1:00:50 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History

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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode

• Danny Miranda Episode #69

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Sophie Gray recently published this profile - https://thespectator.com/topic/nassim-nicholas-taleb-anti-confidence-man-bitcoin-ftx/ - of Nassim Taleb in the spectator.

This podcast is about the process of interviewing Taleb and putting together this piece.

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When I started this podcast I made a list of 20 or so names that were titled ‘Dream Guests’. 

On this list included names the likes of Salman Rushdie, Ricky Ponting, Chael Sonnen, Robert Friedland, Anne McEvoy, Alain de Button, Mads Mikelson, Jared Diamond… the names of people I deeply admire who are as well, whale-level type guests. 

And among these many names on the list was the person who is the guest on this episode… the host of Macrovoices, the great Erik Townsend. 

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

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 02:22 – Early Life & Formative Experiences
• 16:48 – Something Obvious To Erik That Isn’t Obvious To Anyone Else
• 20:57 – Putting Together Erik’s Energy Documentary (+ Nuclear Bull Case)
• 54:12 – Geothermal Energy
• 1:02:16 – Why Hasn’t Peter Zeihan Been On Macrovoices?
• 1:05:42 – Macrovoices Was Created As A Stealth Marketing Strategy To Promote The Hedge Fund
• 1:16:40 – Dream Guests For Macrovoices (Nassim Taleb)
• 1:20:10 – Significance Of The USD Being The Worlds Reserve Currency
• 1:32:22 – Ethics Of Tax Evasion & Offshore Finance
• 1:42:15 – The Role Of Serendipity In Erik’s Life
• 1:51:37 – Country You Are Most Bullish On
• 2:00:22 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History
• 2:02:22 – 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 Nikolas Badminton, the chief futurist at one of the oldest futurist consultancies in the world, futurist.com.

In the conversation, Nikolas broaches topics such as…

• Determining Signal From Noise
• Nassim Taleb
• The Problem Of Water Scarcity
• A Pessimistic Future?
• The Role Of Serendipity & More!

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:11 – Nikolas Worldview
• 23:30 – Signals
• 29:11 – Why Is The Future Pessimistic?
• 51:11 – Qualifying Signal From Noise
• 58:11 – The Problem Of Water Scarcity
• 1:07:47 – Serendipity In Nikolas’s Life
• 1:12:22 – Country Nikolas Is Bullish On
• 1:13:25 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History

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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode

• Geothermal Energy Starter Pack
• Food Waste Manifesto

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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.  

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• 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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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.

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• 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.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:50 – The Dutch, Nazi Occupation & Growing Up In Amsterdam
• 16:16 – The Billionaires Desk At Bloomberg
• 24:50 – Family Offices & How Offshore Finance Is Involved
• 35:50 – Nazi Billionaires
• 42:43 – Slave Labour In The Concentration Camps
• 47:43 – The Nazi Billionaire Heirs
• 51:22 – Sheer Amount Of Work & Research + Reactions To The Book
• 1:03:55 – Magda Friedlander
• 1:04:48 – The Whitewashing Of History
• 1:11:23 – Israel & The Middle East Desk
• 1:15:01- Serendipity
• 1:16:35 – Country You Are Bullish On
• 1:21:30 – 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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The following is a conversation with Matthew Houde. 

Matthew is the co-founder of a business that is developing a new drilling technology that could allow the world to access the deep geothermal heat beneath our feet.  This is best consumed alongside the episode with Carlos Araque, Matthew’s co-founder at Quaise energy.

The subject of geothermal energy is deeply interesting to me. I think it could well be one of the most important disruptive innovations of this generation and it is precisely companies like Quaise who could be the winners from this disruption. 

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:24 – Quaise Start-Up Story
• 08:24 – Geothermal Versus Solar & Wind
• 15:46 – Why Geothermal Matters
• 23:50 – Who Is Carlos Araque + Stories In Raising Money
• 31:48 – Quaise Technology (Part 1)
• 34:45 – 2nd, 3rd, 4th Order Consequences Of Success
• 44:13 – Quaise Technology (Part 2)
• 1:06:14 – Problems With The US Grid
• 1:12:09 – Quaise Timeline
• 1:16:28 – Geothermal In The Media & Thoughts Of The Competition
• 1:26:02 – Country Mattew Houde Is Bullish On
• 1:28:58 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History

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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode

• Carlos Araque – Co-Founder Of Quaise Energy
• John Redfern – CEO of Eavor
• Alexander Richter – CEO Of ThinkGeoEnergy