Curious Worldview

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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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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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Listen To This Interview As A Podcast Instead🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/interview-special-economic-zones/

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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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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Article Attached To This Podcast 🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jim-henry-blood-bankers/

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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