483: Peggy Rowe—Mother's Day with Mom… LIVE!

483: Peggy Rowe—Mother's Day with Mom… LIVE!

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484: Tom Albanese—The Metals at the Bottom of the Ocean

In this episode Mike explores the growing race for critical minerals hidden deep beneath the Pacific Ocean with mining executive Tom Albanese, Chairman of American Ocean Minerals and former CEO of Rio Tinto and Vedanta Resources. Tom has spent more than four decades in the global ...  Show more

482: Xi Van Fleet— Don't Be a Shiny Little Screw

Mike sits down with author and Cultural Revolution survivor Xi Van Fleet for a conversation that's equal parts personal history and cautionary tale. Xi recounts her childhood under Mao Zedong's China, where conformity wasn't encouraged—it was enforced. As a schoolgirl, she watche ...  Show more

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