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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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Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/marsel-van-oosten/

This podcast is with Marsel Van Oosten, a Dutch, master photographer.

Marsel is responsible for taking some of the best wildlife photos of all time, and this is not just my opinion. On a list of the 100 greatest wildlife photos ever taken, Marsel occupies as close to an objective measure you can find in art, several rungs on that list.

Marsel has been the recipient of many photography prizes, most notably he has been awarded Wildlife Photographer of the year, Travel Photographer of the year, and as well, the International Nature Photographer of the year. In addition to all of this, Marsel also works as a contributor with National Geographic.

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

• What Works & What Doesn’t Work When Making A Good Photo.
• Behind The Scenes On Iconic Shots.
• The Economics Of Photography.
• ISO Specific Breakdown (for all my fellow amateur photographers listening).
• The Influence Of Social Media On Photography
• China In Africa 
• And Of Course More, More & More As Well.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 03:52 – Witnessing The Death Of A Baby Elephant
• 09:52 – Is There Any Thrill In The Danger?
• 13:50 – Are There Any Animals You Are On A First Name Basis With?
• 15:37 – Was It The Inspiring Dutch Countryside?
• 17:02 – The Journey To Becoming A Professional.
• 23:32 – What Works & What Doesn’t Work When It Comes To Taking An Effecting Photo?
• 43:22 – The Social Media Influence On Photography.
• 54:19 – Marsel Van Oosten On Post Production & Editing.
• 1:00:42 – Behind The Scenes On Some Iconic Shots.
• 1:08:37 – 1600 ISO (Golden Couple).
• 1:13:16 – On Distance In Photography.
• 1:17:27 – The Piegraph Of Photography.
• 1:29:37 – Artificial Scarcity & Economics In Photography.
• 1:53:40 – South Africa (Switching Gears).
• 2:05:02 – Marsel’s Outlook For Africa & China’s Influence On The Continent.
• 2:17:32 – Where Is Left & Undiscovered To Take A Beautiful Photo?
• 2:21:32 – The Skinny On Kangaroos.
• 2:25:47 – The Most Serendipitous Outcome Of Being A Notable Photographer.
• 2:33:17 – A Moment In Your Life That You Can’t Believe You Were A Part Of.
• 2:43:40 – Does Marsel Have A Favourite Photo?
• 2:47:32 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
• 2:48:56 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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Marsel Van Oosten Links

• Squiver – Marsel’s Website

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Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/leonard-mlodinow/

Leonard Mlodinow is a multi-time bestselling author and writer of one of my favourite books, A Drunkards Walk. Leonard has just released his newest book, Emotional, which is the subject of today's discussion.

Leonard was born in 1954 to parents who were both Holocaust survivors, which is relevant to say since his parent’s stories inform much of the autobiographical sections of this book, Emotional. Leonard has been a writer in Hollywood, written for Star Trek operated as a corporate executive and been a multiple times best selling author.

And all of this goes without mentioning what is the backbone of his career. Leonard Mlodinow is a world-class theoretical physicist. He is among the finest scientific writers in the world able to capture the language of the universe for general consumption. 

He was mates with Richard Feynman, he’s worked with Steven Spielberg and he was trusted with the memoirs of Stephen Hawking. Leonard’s led several lives.

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

• Emotional Intelligence.
• The Unbelievable Story Of A Soviet Who Potentially Saved The World.
• Leonard’s Writing Process.
• Plus A Whole Lot More As Well.

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 04:08 – Head Transplants.
• 09:28 – Star Trek, Hollywood & Thoughts On Memoirs.
• 18:26 – How Emotion Affects Our Behaviour & How Petrov Saved The World.
• 31:24 – Mike Tyson & How One Can Induce Determination.
• 37:33 – On Emotional Intelligence.
• 53:26 – On Leonard’s Writing Prep & Filing Away Thousands Of Anecdotes & Scientific Studies.
• 1:09:08 – A Moment In Leonards Life That Looking Back On, He Can’t Believe He Was A Part Of.
• 1:13:18 – Country You Are Most Bullish On?
• 1:14:18 – A Conversation Between Any Two People?
• 1:15:48 – Afterthoughts & My Ambition For The Podcast.

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Leonard Mlodinow Links

• Leonard’s Website
• Emotional
• Drunkard’s Walk

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Bjorn Persson joined me in my kitchen in Stockholm recently. We recorded this towards the beginning of December 2021.

Bjorn Persson is a Swedish Wildlife photographer. He is the author of two books, The Real Owners Of The Planet and what is now my favourite photography book, Beauty Will Save The World.

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

• Anti-Poaching & The Problems Of Endangered Species In Africa.
• The Economics Of Fine-Art Photography & The Business Of Photography.
• Some Amazing Anecdotes & Experiences From Bjorn In The Field (Including Snow Leopards, Silverback Gorillas, Lions, Elephants, The Rest)

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• 00:00 - Introduction.
• 03:51 - How Photography Became A Part Of Bjorn's Life.
• 12:06 - Do You Think You've Taken Your Best Photo?
• 14:06 - Bjorn On His Work In Anti-Poaching As Well As The Ivory Trade.
• 27:08 - How Different Animal Prints Sell + Understanding Wildlife Threats In Africa.
• 39:27 - Distinction Between Fine-Art & Documentary + Meeting Goodall & Attenborough.
• 47:16 - Taking Photos Of Silverback Ape.
• 54:23 - Some Of The Mechanics Of Wildlife Photography + The Pie Chart Of A Photographer.
• 1:19:31 - Photographers Bjorn Looks Up Too.
• 1:23:58 - The Economics Of Photography.
• 1:43:05 - Danger & Travel.
• 1:52:51 - Economics Of Publishing & Printing. 
• 2:00:35 - What Photo Would You Take Right Now If You Had No Limitations?
• 2:05:21 - A Moment In Your Life That You Can't Believe You Were A Part Of.
• 2:11:41 - Does Bjorn Have A Favourite Photo?
• 2:12:41 - Smart Savannahs.
• 2:22:16 - What Country Are You Most Bullish On?
• 2:27:21 - Afterthoughts

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Bjorn Persson Links

• Bjorn's Website
• Smart Savannahs

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Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/bill-homewood/

Bill is an actor and singer and has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, on the West End, on the TV and extensively on the radio. Bill has recorded over 40 classic novels for Naxos AudioBooks and has also cornered the market for recording the English translations of French classics.

Bill was such a pleasure to speak with and this episode exists as an extra special moment for me.

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

• Discussing The Count Of Monte Cristo & Alexandre Dumas Father.
• Bill’s Definitive Masterclass On Voice Acting.
• Much Of Bills Life & Personal Philosophy.

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 03:15 – What’s The Link Between The Classics, Brits & The French?
• 11:55 – What Makes A Classic?
• 18:53 – The First Epic Poem Of France.
• 23:19 – The Role Of Serendipity In Bills Life.
• 32:15 – The Count Of Monte Cristo + Alexandre Dumas Father’s Amazing Story.
• 47:21 – Bills Horrific Injury On Set.
• 51:04 – A Masterclass On Voice Acting
• 57:20 – The Voice Difference Between A Good & A Bad Character.
• 59:45 – Keeping Track Of Multiple Characters & The Mechanics Of Audio Recording.
• 1:07:45 – Consistency Of Voice, Consistency Of Cadence.
• 1:23:52 – The Gear Used For Recording & Keeping The Files Organised.
• 1:38:34 – Does Bill Have A List Of Great Books He Would Like To Narrate?
• 1:41:50 – Is Shakespeare Still Relevant?
• 1:51:02 – Bill As An Honorary Citizen Of Austin, Texas.
• 1:55:13 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History?
• 2:03:20 – Closing The Conversation With Bill Reading His Own Original Poetry.
• 2:07:14 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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Bill Homewood Links

• Bill's Website.
• Bill's Original Poetry.
• Bill's List Of Narrations.

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Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/whatifalthist-rudyard-lynch/ 

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.
• + More, More & More, Refer To Timestamps.

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Whatifalthist Channel

• Whatifalthist Youtube

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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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• Understanding Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Allegory For Becoming Who You Are)
• Beyond Good & Evil.
• The Genealogy Of Morality & The Master/Slave Morality.

• Nietzsche & The Nazi's Audiobook
• Stephen Hicks Website & Books
• Open College Podcast

• 00:00 - Introduction.
• 03:52 - Explaining Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Allegory For Becoming Who You Are)
• 29:52 - Connecting Zarathustra, Jung & Joseph Campbell.
• 44:10 - Back To The Timeline, Nietzsche's Most Productive Time Of His Life, BeyondGood & Evil, The Geneology Of Morality & Slave Morality. 
• 01:09:25 - Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast

Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jordan-schneider/

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.
• + More & More As Well.

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Jordan Schneider Work

ChinaTalk Substack
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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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Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/peter-pomerantsev/

Peter Pomerantsev is a British 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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Jos is ASML’s Senior Vice President of Technology and oversees research and system engineering. He has published more than 30 papers and has over 20 patents to his name.

In 1984, he started his career at Philips Research where he worked on the introduction of the Compact Disc Rewritable – the CD for those playing along at home. He joined ASML in 1997 as the program manager of “Next-Generation Lithography”, initiating ASML’s early research programs on ion-beam lithography, e-beam lithography and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.

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

• An Explanation Of Exponential Growth
• Jos Benschop On Moores Law
• Why Going To Work At Facebook Or Instagram Is A Complete Waste Of Talent
• Difficulties Of Complexity
• Why The EUV Machine Is The Most Complicated In History
• More more and more. 

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 04:54 – What Are ASML?
• 09:50 – A Brief Intro To Semiconductors
• 10:56 – Introducing Moore’s Law
• 15:56 – Introducing Jos Benschop
• 17:13 – (START OF THE INTERVIEW) How Integral To Society Is The Semiconductor?
• 23:06 – Who Are ASML’s Major Competitors?
• 24:04 – Explaining How Semiconductors Are Made
• 31:03 – Distinguishing Between The Jargon Of IC/Microchip/Semiconductor
• 33:02 – Jos On Moore’s Law
• 38:13 – Explaining Exponential & How It Relates To Moore’s Law?
• 49:28 – What Type Of Tech Will These Chips Enable?
• 53:13 – Jos On The Importance Of Software Within ASML
• 59:49 – The Geopolitics Of Semiconductors
• 1:06:54 – Is The EUV Machine The Most Complicated Machine Ever Made By Humans?
• 1:10:27 – Of Any Two People, Who Would You Witness A Conversation Between?
• 1:11:27 – Afterthoughts & My Message To The Listener

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