“In the next 25 years, the world will need more copper than in all of human history.” Amendment - I said 3.2 billion kg of copper in opening question, I should have said 320 million kg. In this episode, journalist and author Vince Beiser returns to the podcast to discuss his book Power Metal, a sobering look at the metals that make modern civilization possi ... Show More
Oct 21
Robyn Davidson | 'Memoir Is The Slipperiest Genre' - Unfinished Woman, Tracks & A Life Of Nomadism
<p>I've anticipated this interview for 6 years. </p><p>Robyn Davidson has lived one of the most mythologised lives in Australian memory.<br/><br/>She famously and unintentionally burst onto the scene with Tracks in 1988, which was a 2,700km camel trek across the Simpson dese ... Show More
2h 15m
<p>A probe into Gideon Haigh's worldview, someone I've anticipated interviewing ever since this podcast began. </p><p>Some highlights from the podcast.</p><ul><li><b>On cricket</b>: “Cricket marches backwards into the future — always haunted by its past.”</li><li><b>On ... Show More
