🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/mitchell-prothero/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/Gateway By Project Brazen - Listen NowMitchell Prothero is a war correspondent and two time bureau chief in Iraq for both UPI and McClathcy Newspapper’s. He is a senior writer at VICE news, has written for Buzzfeed, and is now, the host of gateway, Project Brazen’s latest series which is guns, cocaine and dirty money in Europe.This is truly one of the most fascinating and important stories happening in northern Europe at the moment. As Europe as a continent  is set too, apparently, overtake the USA as the gross largest consumer of cocaine in the world. And along with the increase in consumption comes the requisite increase in violence, corruption, money laundering and other criminal networks that the scale and money behind cocaine enables.Time Stamps For Mitchell Prothero00:00 – Introduction01:54 – From Covering ISIS To Cocaine05:49 – Anecdotes With Christopher Hitchens12:05 – Deep Diving Into The Cocaine Wars Of Europe – Mafia, Violence & Narco States?36:59 – The Role Of Globalisation In All Of This + The Question Of Legalisation1:00:34 – The Stigma Around Cocaine1:08:08 – More On Cocaine In Europe + Who Are The Keyser Söze’s?1:29:12 – Who Is Mitchell Prothero & What Is This Project (Where To Find Him)🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeBradley HopeNicky WoolfChristopher TurnerJustin ScheckGateway By Project Brazen

Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine and author of '1000 true fans', discusses serendipity in his life, the impact of Tim Ferriss, the importance of communication, and reacts to a Norm Macdonald quote. Topics include travel experiences, being famous in China, favorite aphorism, and reflections on mortality.

✍︎: https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribe🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/david-grann/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/The following is with one of the great living narrative non fiction writers, David Grann.David is a staff writer at the New Yorker and author of one of my favourite stories of all time… the incredible life and adventures of Percy Fawcett and the Lost City Of Z.David has of course, many other credits to his name, not least of which is authoring Killers Of The Flower Moon, which is a violent and horrifically true story from Americas wild west that has actually been turned into a movie featuring Leonardo DiCaprio & Martin Scorcese to be released this summer.David Grann has also authored the unbelievably rich and incredible story from the 1700s called The Wager, this story is confirmation of the project brazen tagline, that sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. -----00:00 – Introduction02:14 – David’s Mum’s Influence On Him Becoming A Writer07:22 – Introducing David To Nassim Taleb’s Black Swan & Publishing + David’s Experiences In Mexico14:30 – Narrative Building + Sheer Body Of Research27:02 – The Wager43:14 – Sheer Body Of Research52:16 – Working With Leonardo DiCaprio & Martin Scorcese56:31 – The Role Of Serendipity In David’s Life1:02:19 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History + Great Stories Not Being Told🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeBradley HopeWalt Bogdanich

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/paddy-manning/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/The following is with Paddy Manning an Australian journalist who has just published an unauthorised biography of Rupert Murdochs oldest son – Lachlan MurdochThis is such a good book. The story of the Murdochs is even better and more dramatic than succession would have you believe. The drama of the deals, the personalities, the extravagances of wealth, the politics. The Murdoch empire is one of the most fascinating group of companies ever assembled and…. the subject of this podcast Lachlan Murdoch – is supposedly set to inherit it all. -----00:00 – Introduction01:52 – Paddy Mannings Opinion Of Lachlan Murdoch As A Bloke26:24 – Lachlan Murdoch The Billionaire36:11 – Lachlan’s Love Affair With Australia40:02 – A Sense Of The Absurd Luxury (Succession)49:57 – Roman Roy Is Based Off Lachlan Murdoch & What Succession Has Gotten Right56:25 – What Has The Reaction Been To The Book In Lachlan Murdoch Circles + Serendipity🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodePaul ClearyDick Smith

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/The following is with Alan Krell - who is one of the pioneers of deep sea, saturation diving - which from the outside, feels just like one of the most high stakes professions you've ever heard of.We are talking about risk and danger that few lines of work would ever expose you to, and as you hear in this interview, those risks and dangers take their toll.We try to tell a linear story of Alan's career in deep sea diving, but as well, address the dangers, the near death experiences, the lifestyle, the people, the corruption and everything else that goes with it.-----00:00 - Introduction02:35 - Nigerian Oil Rigs In The 90s19:20 - Paul Cleary & The Risks Of Diving 26:56 - Explaining The Bell & The Unbelievable Living Conditions Of Saturation Diving54:09 -  Alan’s Journey Into Diving 1:3:11 - Timeline & Crazy Diving Story's1:22:00 - Life & Death & PTSD1:53:35 - 10% Of Everyone Died🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodePaul Cleary

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/the-incerto-nassim-taleb-podcast/Sophie Gray recently published this profile - https://thespectator.com/topic/nassim-nicholas-taleb-anti-confidence-man-bitcoin-ftx/ - of Nassim Taleb in the spectator.Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/Are you into Nassim Taleb, Skin In The Game, Antifragile, The Black Swan? I run a Nassim Taleb podcast covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series.🎙️The Nassim Taleb & Incerto Podcast: - https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/anna-sundberg/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/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.-----00:00 – Introduction01:42 – Formative Experiences & Sweden Back In The Day10:42 – Becoming Radicalised22:47 – Feelings Of Regret & Wanting To Escape25:59 – Back To The Timeline & Extremely Conservative Islam1:00:38 – Taking A Break1:01:01 – Discovering Your Husband Was A Terrorist1:11:07 – Day In The Life Of A Jihadist Wife – Leading Up To 9/11 – Moving To Syria1:53:57 – Leaving Islam, Back In Sweden – Losing Faith2:14:26 – Re-Entry Into Sweden & De-Radicalisation2:40:25 – Discussing Swedish Culture & Whether Anyone Can Become Radicalised🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeDiamant SalihuMartin Schibbye

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/surrounded-by-thomas-erikson/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/Twitter - https://twitter.com/ryannfhoggThe 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.-----00:00 – Introduction02:37 – The Incredible Publishing Story For Surrounded By Idiots & How Selling Millions Of Books Changes You27:07 – Serendipity From The Network34:57 – Antidepressants In Sweden, Meaning & Happiness47:18 – Jordan Peterson1:00:35 – Great Communicators, Great Writers & How To Communicate With People1:39:24 – Giving Elon Musk, Jesus & More A Personality Colour (DISC)1:58:22 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeDiamant SalihuMartin Schibbye

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/danny-miranda-podcasters-podcasting-about-podcasts/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.-----00:00 – Introduction01:15 – An Personal Anecdote From My Life Of Danny’s Influence03:08 – Is Danny Blowing Up? (Tip If You Want To Work With Your Favourite Creator)10:30 – Becoming A Better Communicator25:31 – David Perrel Interview & Danny’s Intense Confidence31:05 – 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 Interview53:45 – Larry Kings Most Famous Interview56:16 – Social Media Advice & If If Danny Could Pick Any Two Guests In The Next Week59:51 – What Musicians Make You Feel The Most?1:00:50 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeDanny Miranda Episode #69

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/the-incerto-nassim-taleb-podcast/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. 🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg