The Desert Sun Podcast #013

Once again I am joined by Mike in Switzerland, with the recording this time taking place in his mountaintop fortress. In this episode we talk about corporate HR and the blurring of the line between work and private life.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #012

My guest is Jenny Davis, a polar explorer, extreme racer, motivational speaker, and corporate lawyer who talks about her recent expedition to Antarctica. Unfortunately it was recorded on an iPhone at Jenny’s end so the sound quality isn’t great, but turn the volume up a bit and you should be okay.

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Jenny’s website can be found at www.jennydavis.co.uk.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #011

This week I’m joined by another Mike, this one in Taiwan. We talk about life on that island, teaching English as a foreign language (again!), the importance of professional translations, Taiwanese politics, and – most importantly – reservoirs.

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The video of the landslide we talk about can be found here (pay attention to the top centre of the screen for the first few seconds).

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The Desert Sun Podcast #010

Once again I’m joined by Mike in Switzerland to discuss life overseas, the difference between an expat and an immigrant, schooling, and other things.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #009

Another solo podcast in which I talk about two rather separate topics:

1. The startup of Total’s Egina field in Nigeria, and what it means for the future of international oil companies.

2. Sexual promiscuity, triggered by this Twitter thread.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #008

My guest this week is Andy, who recently finished two years in Japan teaching English. We discuss this, and various other Asian countries as well.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #007

I’m a bit fed up with writing at the moment, so I decided to do a very short solo podcast on my problem with mainstream media journalists on Twitter.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #006

My guest this week is Ben Sixsmith, an English writer living in Poland who you can follow on Twitter here. Ben’s book Kings & Comedians: A Brief History of British-Polish Relations is available on Amazon.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #005

In the 5th episode of The Desert Sun Podcast I talk with Chris Mounsey of The Devil’s Kitchen blog about the state of British politics, business, religion, Brexit, the NHS, libertarianism, and a whole load of other stuff with surprisingly little swearing.

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The Desert Sun Podcast #004

Another long podcast, this time with the blogger William of Ockham during which we discussed business, economics, feminism, gay rights, rugby, and more. He lives in Australia meaning we had to do it over Skype, and unfortunately the sound quality suffered greatly as a result. Hopefully the subject matter is interesting enough for you to ignore the shortcomings in the sound. The good news is you can hear my side of the conversation just fine.

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