Curious Worldview

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/tim-harcourt/

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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Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!

• Jim Henry Ukrinae/Russia War #1
• Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #2
• Vijay Vaitheeswaran On Gas
• Michael Hilliard Geopolitical Analysis

Links To Tim Harcourt

• Tim Harcourt Twitter

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/michael-hilliard/

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.
• + 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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Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!

• Jim Henry Ukrinae/Russia War #1
• Jim Henry Ukraine/Russia War #2
• Vijay Vaitheeswaran

Links To Michael Hilliard

• Michael Hilliard Twitter
• The Red Line Podcast

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jim-henry-sanctions/

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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Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!

• Jim Henry Ukrinae/Russia War #1
• Jim Henry Blood Bankers
• Nicholas Shaxson
• Bradley Hope
• Vijay Vaitheeswaran

Links To Jim Henry

• Jim Henry Twitter
• Blood Bankers

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jim-henry-russia-ukraine/

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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Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Similar To This!

• Jim Henry
• Nicholas Shaxson
• Bradley Hope
• Vijay Vaitheeswaran

Links To Jim Henry

• Jim Henry Twitter
• Blood Bankers

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jj-ramberg/

The following is a conversation with JJ Ramberg, who has a resume and list of achievements too long to keep this introduction timely.

The highlights include hosting MSNBC’s ‘Your Business‘ for over a decade, being awarded one of Inc Magazines 100 Female Founders and also being the founder of the podcasting app, Goodpods, which was listed as one of Fast Companies most innovative companies.

In this Podcast, you can expect to hear about the following and more…

• What Is Goodpods?
• Why There Is A Gap In The Market For Goodpods?
• Some Of JJ’s Favourite Shows.
• And More & More As Well…

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 01:24 – Working On Micro Finance In Uganda.
• 06:59 – What Is Goodpods?
• 17:54 – How Does JJ See Podcasts Evolving?
• 28:50 – Shortcoming Of The Podcasting Industry.
• 31:29 – JJ’s Favourite Show & Innovation To The Podcasting Industry.
• 37:51 – Moment You Cannot Believe You Were A Part Of As Well Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
• 45:11 – Afterthoughts & My Ambition For The Podcast

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Links To JJ Ramberg

• JJ Ramberg Twitter
• Goodpods

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/thomas-werner/

Thomas Werner is a teacher, consultant, artist, lecturer, author and former gallery owner in New York and an overall forceful figure in the international art community. 

He published ‘The Fashion Image’ in 2018, and is anticipating the release of his latest book on the business of fine art photography. 

This podcast is separated into two distinct parts, the first hour, Thomas’s experience in both Russia and China with the meta-theme on artistic expression between cultures. And then the second hour is the business side of things, everything from artificial scarcity to galleries to commerciality and more!

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more…

• Working As An American In Both China & Russia.
• What The International Photography Market Looks Like?
• The Necessity Of A Gallery.
• E-Commerce & NFT’s.

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 03:40 – Tom In His Own Words.
• 10:05 – We Are In An Era Of Great Generalists In Creativity.
• 18:31 – Thomas Experience In Russia.
• 36:30 – Thomas Experience In China.
• 41:44 – Art Censorship In Russia & China.
• 52:41 – Primary Commercial Centres For The Global Photography Market.
• 58:18 – Peter Lik.
• 1:01:39 – The Commerical Side Of Photography.
• 1:08:56 – Why You Need A Gallery.
• 1:11:21 – Is Advertising A Dirty Word?
• 1:14:19 – How Do Different Types Of Photography Sell?
• 1:20:47 – Peter Thiel’s 0-1 Idea In Art.
• 1:27:46 – How Can Fine Art Photography Adapt To E-Commerce & NFT’s.
• 1:37:08 – Artificial Scarcity.
• 1:50:56 – David Yarrow’s Commercial Success.
• 1:58:23 – The Difference Between Something Beautiful & Something That Can Sell.
• 2:04:19 – Tips On Approaching A Gallery.
• 2:16:26 – A Moment You Can Believe You Were A Part Of.
• 2:17:46 – Witness A Conversation Between Any Two People.
• 2:18:46 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/danny-miranda/

The following is a conversation with the host of the Danny Miranda podcast, the man himself… Danny Miranda.

Danny is someone I have admired from afar ever since the beginning of the pandemic. He, much like me, was inspired by the likes of Tim Ferriss, Joe Rogan, Chris Williamson and others by the podcasting medium.

Danny is prolific with this content, turning out over 3 episodes a week with over 202 episodes published and ready to go. 

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more…

• The Promise Of NFT’s.
• NFT Practical Examples.
• Winners & Losers Of NFT’s.
• What Makes A Good Podcast?
• Danny's Favourite Podcasts.
• Tips For Podcasters.
• & More, More + More.

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 02:47 – NFT Hype.
• 11:40 – How Are The Big Winners In NFT’s So Far?
• 14:57 – How Danny Sees NFT’s Influencing Society.
• 23:42 – Bored Ape Yacht Club.
• 28:04 – The Future Of Crypto & Demographics Of NFT’s.
• 34:30 – Practical Example Of NFT’s.
• 44:44 – NFT’s In The Physical Space.
• 51:02 – Podcasting – Quesiton on Niche? General Reflections Of The Danny Miranda Show.
• 59:25 – Advice On Getting Guests.
• 1:09:26 – Danny’s Favourite Podcasts + A Reflection On Podcasting In General.
• 1:22:33 – A Moment In Your Life Looking Back On You Can’t Believe You Were A Part Of?
• 1:25:35 – Country Danny Is Bullish On.
• 1:30:45 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
• 1:34:28 – Afterthoughts & My Ambition For The Podcast.

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/ryan-delany/

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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Spencer Roberts is the guest on this episode of the podcast. Follow him on Twitter here.

Spencer Roberts is an ecologist, engineer, and science writer who often operates under the pseudonym… unpopular science. 

Spencer holds two degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder in both Ecology & Evolution as well as Atmospheric & Ocean Science. 

He has written for Wired, Current Affairs, The Ecologist and more where he routinely scrutinizes the animal agriculture and seafood industries.

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more…

• Some Of The Horrors Of Fish Farming/Aquaculture
• The Role Of Antibiotics In Agriculture
• The Agricultural Red Pill 
• + More, More, And More

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 01:19 – The Dominant Narrative In Aquaculture & Greenwashing.
• 08:54 – Explaining The Horror Of Fish Farming.
• 20:14 – The Current State Of The Oceans.
• 25:59 – Antibiotics & Soy In Agriculture.
• 36:59 – How Farmed Fishing Effects Your Health.
• 41:59 – Seaspiracy.
• 44:24 – Nassim Taleb & Popular Science Communication.
• 57:06 – The Agricultural Red Pill
• 1:08:06 – Monoculture, Capitalism & More Issues In Agriculture.
• 1:14:14 – A Moment In Your Life You Cannot Believe You Were A Part Of.
• 1:20:09 – Country You Are Most Bullish On.
• 1:23:14 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
• 1:24:34 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/tim-butcher/

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
• + 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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Tim Butcher Links

• Tim Butcher’s Website
• Blood River

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