🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/bill-browder/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with the CEO and Founder of the Hermitage Fund, Bill Browder. The Hermitage Fund was at one time, the largest source of western capital in Russia and in 1997 the best performing fund in the world.Bill is also one of the sharpest thorns in the Russian oligarch's side. He lobbied for a law that authorises the U.S. government to sanction foreign government officials worldwide who are deemed to be human rights offenders and freeze their assets, this was named the Magntizky Act after his former lawyer Sergei Magnitzky who was tortured and murdered in a Russian prison.Bill Browder is the author of both Red Notice, and Freezing Order... which are the catalyst for this chat.Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----00:00 – Introduction.01:52 – Perestroika & The Voucher System In Post-Soviet Russia.11:41 – How The Russian Oligarchs Were Formed.17:55 – Bill’s Experience In Murmansk.25:03 – Hermitage Capital, Solomon Brothers & Being A Dirty Capitalist.35:49 – The Role Of Serendipity In Bill’s Life.41:20 – Freezing Order, Money Laundering & Offshore Finance49:34 – London & Money Laundering.52:52 – If Bill Was 25 Today, Where Would He Go & What Would He Do?Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.Jim Henry – Blood BankersJohn Perkins – Confessions Of An Economic HitmanNic Shaxson – The Tools Of The Offshore AccountantBradley Hope – Jho Low & 1MDB Financial FraudNathan Lynch – Money Laundering In AustraliaOliver Bullough – MoneylandPodcast Starter Pack – Offshore Finance

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/alexander-richter/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with Alexander Richter. Alexander Richter is the founder of ThinkGeoEnergy, which is the geothermal industries largest source of industry news. Alexander Richter is also the director of the international geothermal association and overall, one of the geothermal industries most important voices.Together, in this podcast, Alex and I cover his lightbulb moment, where he discovered the potential of geothermal energy, the promise of geothermal energy and district heating worldwide. We also speak about how Germany is turning to geothermal energy in response to their energy independence debates, Eavor digging more than 15 km deep, whether the current hype for geothermal energy is more frothy than it is, reality and so much more.Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With Alexander Richter00:00 – Introduction.01:33 - Iceland.04:18 - Investment Banking & Geothermal.08:20 - The Lightbulb Moment.22:33 - The Potential Of Geothermal In Germany. 32:06 - Why Has The Potential Of Geothermal Not Been Realised?38:50 - Eavor Digging Deep In Germany + The Relationship Between Depth & Heat.46:50 - Is Geothermal Frothy At The Moment & Does Geothermal Have A Marketing Problem?1:08:04 - The Most Exciting Companies In The Geothermal Space?1:17:26 - A Country Alex Is Bullish On.1:19:29 - A Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.Carlos Araque - Quaise Energy, CEOJohn Redfern - Eavor Technology, CEOMagnus Brandberg - Baseload Capital & Geothermal VCPatrick Hanson - The Potential Of GeothermalGeothermal Starter Pack

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/tim-hickson/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation and podcast with a Kiwi of note, the host of the ‘Hello Future Me’ youtube channel… Tim Hickson.Tim is a writer, worldbuilder, video essayist, bread connoisseur, and person who talks about The Last Airbender probably a little too much. Tim is also an immensely successful self published author. He has an extensive bookshelf of stories ahead of him yet to be realised, but so far has published to tremendous success, two volumes on Writing and Worldbuilding.In This Podcast With Tim Hickson, You Can Expect To Learn About…The Light Hearted To The Less So.John Green & Moments Of Serendipity.Storybuilding & Worldbuilding.Religion, Mental Health, Lord Of The Rings… & More.Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With Tim Hickson00:00 – Introduction.02:10 – On The Journey.11:52 – How Do You Explain The Popularity Of The Book?20:19 – Are The Classics Just Survivorship Bias?22:57 – Feeling Self Conscious About Self Publishing.27:25 – Business Ideas.34:20 – John Green & Big Moments Of Serendipity.40:50 – Where Did Your Fascination For Stories Come From?44:50 – Religion.50:20 – Something People Don’t Understand About Tim?56:59 – Mental Health.01:16:05 – Tim’s Take On The Heroes Journey & Jungian Archetypes.01:29:13 – Tim On Productivity.01:41:19 – What Do Great Storytellers Share In Common?01:45:27 – Are The Eagles Deus Ex Machina (& Other LOTR Questions)?1:51:36 – What Fictional Place Are You Most Sentimentally Attached To?1:52:15 – What Is A Moment You Cannot Believe You Were A Part Of?1:56:55 – What Is A Country You Are Particularly Bullish On?02:00:50 – A Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.02:03:17 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.Episodes Of The Curious Worldview Podcast Mentioned.Matthew Dicks – The GOAT Of Storytelling.Angus Fletcher – Inventions From Literature & Alternative Take On The Heroes Journey.

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/equity-mates/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with Alec Renehan and Bryce Leske, who together host Australia’s number one finance and investing podcast, Equity mates.These two fellas and equity mates has been very influential to me. I have learned pretty everything I know about investing through them, but as well, they are the Equity Mates are influential to me because they are just a couple of regular guys who have absolutely knocked this podcasting game out of the park.Alec and Ren were mates at uni, decided to give this podcasting thing a try in 2017, and then now 5 years later, they employ several people, operate multiple shows, have raised money, are just about the most valuable media to Australian retail investors, are about to host and disrupt the financial events space with their very own, Finfest, and ultimately, have managed to turn a passion project and hobby into a lifestyle and career. (A bit too much projection from myself here…)This podcast with Bryce and Ren is hopefully not as you’ve heard them before…Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With The Equity Mates00:00 – Introduction.03:26 – Ren The Numbers Guy & Bryce The Dreamer?07:56 – Non-Financial Shows… Equity Grapes?15:26 – Monetising Your Passions.17:11 – What Was The Feeling When Equity Mates Made It? + Monetising Equity Mates.26:31 – Podcast Discoverability.29:41 – How Long Did 1,000 Downloads Take?32:53 – Taking Equity Mates Abroad.41:06 – What Is The Best & Worst Business Move Equity Mates Has Made?44:27 – Who Communicates Markets Best?47:53 – How Markets Encourage You To Explore Your Curiosities.53:06 – Moments Of Serendipity.1:00:00 – Alec & Ren Elevator Pitch A Company They Are Interested In.1:03:19 – What Is A Country The Equity Mates Are Bullish On?1:07:38 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.1:09:10 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

Hadi Matar was charged with attacking and stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York on August 12, 2022.Salman has lived under the threat of death and attack ever since 1989 when the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwah and a €3,000,000 bounty. The fatwah was issued because Salman wrote a novel called 'The Satanic Verses' which had a passage that satirised the Quran. All of this is because of that little offense, and offense that should have rolled of the backs of those offended.Salman writes in his memoirs of the fatwah, titled Joseph Anton, his life, his career, who he is, his controversies, and as well of course, what it is like to live in captivity. 

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/nathan-lynch/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with Nathan Lynch about Australia, its economy, its culture and how both are being eroded by an abundance of dirty cash laundering throughout the Australian economy. Nathan Lynch is the author of 'The Lucky Laundry: How the Aussie Economy Got Hooked on the World's Dirtiest Cash' - Nathan also leads a team of experts who provide breaking news, deep analysis and practical guidance in the global financial services sector. He manages Thomson Reuters' award-winning Regulatory Intelligence team across the Asia-Pacific region.Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With Nathan Lynch00:00 – Introduction.01:27: The Wire, Lester Freamon Quote.05:22 - Chinese Capital Flight & How It Distorts Australian Property.31:25 - Doomsday Outlook For Australia Economy & Culture.48:25 - The Cancer Of Lobbyism.58:14 - Drugs & A Changing Australian Culture.1:14:51 - Money Laundering In Sport.1:21:09 - Devils Advocate For Australian Property.1:28:02 - Nathan's Favourite Character From The Book.1:32:17 - The Criminal Sources Of Illicit Funds.1:37:02 - Back To Australian Culture.1:40:47 - The Red Pill Of Offshore Finance.1:48:21 - How Does Nathan Stay So Optimistic In The Face Of So Much Corruption?1:57:12 - Serendipity.2:01:47 - Country Nathan Is Bullish On.2:09:04 - Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/chris-sparks/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with Chris Sparks, one of the OG’s of online poker. Chris has been ranked in the top 20 online cash players in the world, and is now, in addition to many other things, the founder of Forcing Function, which teaches elite poker frameworks to investors and executives in meaningful companies.Chris is also the host of the Forcing Function Hour Podcast which explores the frameworks he teaches at Forcing Function with an eclectic mix of different high performers.Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With John Perkins00:00 – Introduction.01:45 – Craziest & Degenerate Side Betting Chris Has Seen?25:10 – Thinking Probabilisticly.43:00 – Nassim Taleb.54:10 – Poker’s Black Friday Explained.1:02:21 – Chinese Proverbs & Serendipity.1:12:14 – Has Poker Overoptimisation Driven Away Poker’s Great Personalities?1:16:13 – Dynamics Of The Private Game & Private Games In Austin.1:24:12 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.1:27:45 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.-----Links To Chris Sparks● Performance Assessment: https://www.forcingfunction.com/assessment● Peak Performance Workbook http://www.experimentwithoutlimits.com● Forcing Function Hour Podcast: http://www.forcingfunctionhour.com● Group Coaching Program: https://www.teamperformancetraining.com● Review Workshop: https://www.reviewandrevision.com● Media Appearances: https://www.forcingfunction.com/appearances● Articles: https://www.forcingfunction.com/articles● Twitter: https://twitter.com/SparksRemarks

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/john-perkins-confessions-of-an-economic-hitman/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with John Perkins, the author behind Confessions Of An Economic Hitman.As the former chief economist of the consultancy firm, Chas. T. Maine, John had an incredible career flying into and then out of a myriad of developing countries facilitating huge debt trap projects in the likes of Indonesia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and more.Therefore, in the vein of kleptocracy, capital flight and corrupt institutions, this podcast is a slice of the worldview of the author of Confessions Of An Economic Hitman, John Perkins. Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With John Perkins00:00 – Introduction.01:47 – What Is An Economic Hitman?08:39 – The Economic Hitman In Indonesia.13:13 - Jackals & Chinese EHM's.22:18 – The Economic Hitman In Saudi Arabia.29:33 – What Is Debt Trap Diplomacy (Sri Lanka, Brazil, Ecuador & Rafael Correa)42:31 – Financial Secrecy & Offshore Finance.48:17 - How Much Do You Miss EHM?53:55 – How Do You Explain The Commercial Success Of Confessions Of An Economic Hitman?58:18 – Who Are Todays Economic Hitmen?1:01:11 – Are EHM Always Bad?1:04:50 – A Moment In Your Life You Can’t Believe You Were A Part Of.-----Links To John PerkinsJohn Perkins WebsiteJohn Perkins Books

DC Report - https://www.dcreport.org/2022/03/13/inside-a-polish-refugee-center/Atlas Geographica Post - https://atlasgeographica.com/my-first-person-perspective-of-ukrainian-refugees/My experience in Poland in early March 2022, 5 days after Russia invaded Ukraine. 🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg00:00 - Introduction04:00 - My Experience With Ukrainian Refugees

🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/dick-smith/🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggThe following is a conversation with one of the great adventurers of Australia’s history. Dick Smith.Dick is also consequentially one of Australia’s greatest entrepreneurs, aviators, cultural figures, the 1986 Australia of the year, and interestingly as well, a multiple world aviation record holder.Dick founded and then sold two extremely successful companies that are woven into Australia’s culture.Dick Smith ElectronicsAustralian Geographic MagazineDick recently published an autobiography titled ‘My Adventurous Life’ which was the catalyst for this conversation. Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 -----Time Stamps With Dick Smith00:00 – Introduction.03:19 – Serendipity In Dicks Life.05:54 – Risk Taking & Nassim Taleb.25:25 – Dick Reflecting On How Australia Has Changed In His Life.33:55 – Mateship & Modern Business Environment.41:09 – Dick On Religion & How Travel Effected His Worldview.47:00 – Overpopulation.1:00:52 – Climate Change & Nuclear Power.1:07:49 – Dick On The Future.1:10:38 – Current Business Opportunities + Ingenious Measure To Reduce Tax Evasion.1:13:32 – Does Life Go Fast?1:15:59 – Country Most Bullish On + Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.1:18:03 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.-----Links To Dick SmithMy Adventurous Life – Dick Smith Autobiography