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Curious Worldview

Curious Worldview

Ryan Faulkner 228 episodes Latest Jun 10, 2026

Interviews featuring a mix of investigative journalists, affecting writers, economics, geopolitics, explorers and fascinating life stories. Check out the 'Starter Packs' for the best place to start with the pod. Subscribe to the Substack for more content.

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Oliver Bullough | The Awful Consequences Of Moneyland Are Compounding Jun 9, 2026 3853 Four years ago, almost to the day of recording, Oliver Bullough was a guest on this show for the first time to discuss his concept of 'Moneyland'. This borderless virtual country where the wealthy go to keep their wealth beyond the reach of any government, any tax office, any voter. Between then and now, I've maintained interest on this thread. Nicholas Shaxson discussed on the pod
Matt Friedman | Modern Slavery Is Getting Worse May 25, 2026 3667 This podcast has returned to modern slavery three times now. Lisa Kristine showed us its face through her photography. Bruce Ladebu described what it actually takes to pull children out. And Matthew Friedman, in Episode 76, gave us the architecture: thirty-five years working across Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, the UN, and eventually the Mekong Club. That first episode opened with the story of an 1
Joshua Bandoch | The Science of Persuasion - Why We Feel First Then Reason Later Apr 29, 2026 5738 Joshua Bandoch is the Head of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute and the debut author of 'How to Get What You Want'. It's persuasion and communication all the way down. Josh's argues that almost everything most of us were taught about how to win an argument is wrong and now the neuroscience proves it. Aristotle, it turns out, had this figured out 2,400 years ago. Kant, the
Tony Abbott (Australia's 28th Prime Minister) On "Our Countries Remarkable History" Apr 15, 2026 2429 Tony Abbott served as Australia's 28th Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015. He is a Rhodes Scholar and among the most polarising and consequential figures in modern Australian political history. Rather than writing a series of memoirs detailing the turbulent years before, during and after his leadership of Australia, he instead, wanted to re-introduce a pride for Australia's history which h
Eric Jorgenson | What We Can Learn From Elon Mar 31, 2026 3922 Link's To Eric Jorgensonejorgenson.com (personal website)scribemedia.com (company)elonmuskbook.org (book)Eric Jorgenson, author of the Naval Almanac and the Book of Elon, and CEO of Scribe Media joins me to discuss what makes Elon Musk the most consequential entrepreneur alive. We dig into Elon's purpose-driven risk-taking, his philosophy of attacking bottlenecks, and why the people who
Will Marshall | CEO Of Planet - Creating A Queryable Earth Mar 25, 2026 3442 Will Marshall is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planet.Planet own and operate a fleet of (200+) satellites which image daily, the entire world.Planet’s ultimate ambition is to achieve a queryable earth. The way you might ask Google what the population of Australia is, you’d be able to ask Planet any conceivable question you might have about the surface of the world. The way Google would refer to the Au
Joe Aston | From Rear Window to Rampart Mar 9, 2026 4121 RampartThe Chairman's LoungeCurious Worldview Substack*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)Podcast Starter PacksInvestigative JournalistsOffshore Finance/Kleptocracy & Money LaunderingGeopolitics/Economics/Economic DevelopmentExplorers & Adventurers---Who is Joe Aston?For my Australian audience, you'll likely know him from his debut book T
Dennis Voznesenski | How Agriculture Explains Geopolitics Feb 16, 2026 3445 War & Wheat - Dennis VoznesenskiMy Substack (Subscribe)*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)Podcast Starter PacksOffshore Finance/Kleptocracy & Money LaunderingGeopolitics/Economics/Economic DevelopmentExplorers & AdventurersInvestigative Journalists---Dennis Voznesenski is an Australian analyst who has spent his career deep in the world of glob
Jeff Farrell | Venezuela... Latin American Correspondent & 'Cocaine Dairies' Feb 2, 2026 5249 Jeff Farrell 'Cocaine Diaries' My Substack (Subscribe)Jeff Farrell Website*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)Podcast Starter PacksOffshore Finance/Kleptocracy & Money LaunderingGeopolitics/Economics/Economic DevelopmentExplorers & AdventurersInvestigative Journalists---When Irish journalist Jeff Farrell arrived in Venezuela during the Ch
Jeremy Dicker | 10 Geopolitical Predictions For 2026 Jan 26, 2026 5815 International Intrigue - NewsletterMy Substack (Subscribe)*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)---Previous guests on the podcast similar to this!Robert Kaplan - A World In CrisisPodcast Starter PacksOffshore Finance/Kleptocracy & Money LaunderingGeopolitics/Economics/Economic DevelopmentExplorers & AdventurersInvestigative Journalists---Jeremy Dicke
Nicolas Niarchos | Cobalt, China & The Congo... The Elements Of Power Jan 19, 2026 4651 The Elements of Power - Nicolas NiarchosMy Substack (Subscribe)*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)---Previous guests on the podcast similar to this!Nicolas Niarchos First Appearance On The PodTim Butcher - Blood River (CLASSIC EP)Adam Hochschild - King Leopold's GhostJon Lee Anderson - New Yorker Staff Writer, A Life Of AdventurePodcast Starter Packs
Tim Cope | In The Shadow Of Genghis Khan - 10,000km & 3 Years On Horseback Across The Mongol Empire's Eurasian Steppe Dec 22, 2025 10759 On The Trail Of Genghis Khan - Tim Cope (Book)My Substack (Subscribe)*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)---Previous guests on the podcast similar to this!Jack Weatherford - Genghis Khan & The Making Of The Modern WorldRobyn Davidson - Australian Living Legend. Documenter Of Nomads.Jon Lee Anderson - New Yorker Staff Writer, A Life Of Adventure.---Tim

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