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Feb 2024
42m 16s

The $42BN Plan to Rebuild the World’s Un...

The B1M
About this episode

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $42BN Plan to Rebuild the World’s Unluckiest City". Christchurch, New Zealand was nearly wiped off the map in 2011, this is the story of how an entire city was rebuilt from scratch.


Later in the episode, we cover:



This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e


We end the show with two emails from Mitchel Loring AND Mitchel Frost.


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