The Modern Mann

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Smuggling marijuana from Thailand to Alaska; trading illicit fuel in Nigeria; evading the law in France - Robert Stone did it all.


From one small fishing boat in the Bahamas he built up a veritable fleet of vessels - including a 6000-tonne oil tanker - devoted to his businesses empire.


In this globetrotting interview with Olly, Robert reveals what it was like to be making a million dollars per month, switching between dozens of aliases and risking his life on the high seas.


Elsewhere on this week’s show, Ollie Peart reports back on his attempts to become a ‘Wiki Master’ for this week’s Zeitgeist. You’ll never look at a pair of ticket-nippers the same way again...


Meanwhile, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox assists a listener who wants to boost his libido, and considers: is having a low sex drive necessarily a problem at all?


The Foxhole is sponsored by our friends at MyCondom.com. Use the code ‘FOXHOLE’ to get a slippery, sensual 15% OFF at Checkout!


This week’s Lifehack comes courtesy of digital marketer Kobi Omenaka, with his top 3 tips on how to promote yourself, or your fledgling business, online: cultivate your email list, double-down on just one single social media channel, and set up tracking codes as soon as you can. For more from Kobi, check out his website, kobestarr.io.


The Lifehack is sponsored by Podcast Lounge - the new podcatcher app for Windows 10 devices. Get your free trial at the Windows App Store now.


Finally, our record of the week is ‘Ready To Run’, by Canadian synthwave group La Force - available to stream now, thanks to Arts and Crafts.


If you’d like to suggest a challenge for Ollie, if you have a question of sex for Alix, or you’d like to share your story with Olly, get in touch via the Feedback form on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK


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See You Next Tuesday!


Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Robert Stone, Kobi Omenaka, La Force. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: ‘Skies Over Cairo’, by Django Django. Incidental music: Kevin MacLeod. Graphic Design: Jenny Mann Design. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2018.


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