Earlylands in Conversation Podcast
A discussion series with leading thinkers focused on issues at the intersection of business, politics, & culture.
Episode 1 - The FT’s Tom Wilson on the Evolving Geopolitics of Minerals & Mining - 22 April 2025
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Episode 2 - Novelist David McCloskey on the Craft of Spy Fiction - 7 May 2025
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Episode 3 - War Correspondent Francis Farrell on the Experience of Ukraine’s Battlefields - 20 May 2025
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Episode 4 - CFR’s Michelle Gavin on Africa in the Age of Trump and Beyond - 3 June 2025
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Episode 5 - Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis on Urban Governance, Opposition Politics, and a Vision for South Africa - 17 June 2025
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Episode 6 - Award-Winning Author Linda Kinstler on the Strange Journey and Violent Death of the "Butcher of Riga" - 1 July 2025
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Episode 7 - Lawyer and Mining Industry Expert Rebecca Campbell on the Criticality of Mining to…Everything - 15 July 2025
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Episode 8 - Historian Rory Cormac on the Role of Covert Action and Secret Statecraft in International Affairs - 29 July 2025
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Episode 9 - US Africa Policy Expert Judd Devermont on Africa Trends and Lessons from the CIA Archives - 12 August 2025
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Episode 10 - Harvard Historian Danielle Leavitt on the Human Impact of Russia’s War on Ordinary Ukrainians - 26 August 2025
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Episode 11 - Anzana Electric Group COO Josiah Brand on Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Power Sector - 9 September 2025
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Episode 12 - The Times’ Correspondent Oliver Moody on the Geopolitical Importance of the Baltic States - 23 September 2025
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Episode 13 - Former Latvian President Valdis Zatlers on Putin’s Motivations in Ukraine and Crisis Leadership - 7 October 2025
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Episode 14 - DR Congo expert Christian-Geraud Neema on What to Watch in Africa’s Critical Minerals Powerhouse - 21 October 2025
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Episode 15 - Ukraine Defense Tech Investor Perry Boyle on How Ukraine Is Reinventing Defense Tech Innovation - 4 November 2025
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Episode 16 - South Africa Expert Dr. Terence McNamee on the State of the Rainbow Nation - 18 November 2025
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Episode 17 - The Economist’s Africa Correspondent Tom Gardner on Ethiopia’s Uncertain Future - 2 December 2025
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Episode 18 - Professor Michael Beckley on the Changing Face of Great Power Competition - 16 December 2025
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Episode 19 - Novelist and Biographer DJ Taylor on the Fascinating Life and Continuing Relevance of George Orwell - 30 December 2025
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Episode 20 - Historian and Strategist Ben Connable on the Realities of Modern Ground Combat - 13 January 2026
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Episode 21 - Journalist and Author Ernest Scheyder on The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives - 27 January 2026
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Episode 22 - Standard Bank’s Simon Freemantle on Growing Signs That South Africa’s Recovery Is Underway- 10 February 2026
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Episode 23 - Brigadier (Ret.) Ben Barry on the Rise and Fall of the British Army- 24 February 2026
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Episode 24 - The Guardian's Jason Burke on His Book "The Revolutionists: The Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s"- 10 March 2026
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Episode 25 - From GE Accountant to Kenya Airways’ CEO: Allan Kilavuka on His Journey to Running a Major Global Airline - 24 March 2026
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Episode 26 - Earlylands in Conversation - Bloomberg's Global Defense Editor Gerry Doyle on Key Trends from War in Iran, Ukraine, and Much Else - 31 March 2026
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Episode 27 - Earlylands in Conversation - Oxford Academic Richard Reid Reassesses the Nineteenth Century Scramble for Africa - 7 April 2026
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Episode 28 - Snake Island Institute Co-founder Maryna Hrytsenko on Bringing Ukraine’s Battlefield Innovations to Western End Users - 21 April 2026
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Episode 29 - Journalist and author Howard Amos on Life in the Real Russia - 5 May 2026