Peter Frankopan: who rules the world in 2019?
The best-selling author on what Kazakh hipsters reveal about the new world order
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Peter Frankopan: who rules the world in 2019?" was published on January 3, 2019 and runs 19 minutes.
January 3, 2019 ·19m · Beyond Today
Summary
Best-selling author of The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan opens up an exciting world that hardly any of us have visited, but all should take note of this year. The historian flips around the world map to put Britain at the edge. We hear how Kazakhstan is the new hot spot, why two new billionaires are made a month in China, and where all the stuff that goes into our phones and laptops comes from. Plus his thoughts how we can all start exploring and understanding this new world. Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Producers: Jaja Muhammad and Philly Beaumont Editor: John Shields
Episode Description
Best-selling author of The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan opens up an exciting world that hardly any of us have visited, but all should take note of this year. The historian flips around the world map to put Britain at the edge. We hear how Kazakhstan is the new hot spot, why two new billionaires are made a month in China, and where all the stuff that goes into our phones and laptops comes from. Plus his thoughts how we can all start exploring and understanding this new world.
Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Producers: Jaja Muhammad and Philly Beaumont Editor: John Shields
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