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Below the Surface

Below the Surface

著者： Gunnar Haid & James Hammond
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Casual chats between an Austrian and Australian on environmental topics that usually don't get talked about openly.

Hosts Gunnar Haid and James Hammond set out to provide a light-hearted and thought-provoking look into Contaminated Land, Resource Recovery, Ecology and general environmental issues in Australia, in particular NSW. They use their experience and industry connections to talk about subjects that, at least in their opinion, don't get talked about enough or not in the right context. Join them for a chuckle and some unique perspectives.

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Contact: bts@4pillars.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/company/below-the-surface-podcast

The necessary disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this Podcast are the speakers’ own. They do not necessarily represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of 4Pillars Environmental Consulting Pty Ltd or any Client, Supplier or other party related to 4Pillars or the speakers.

(c) Gunnar Haid and James Hammond

© 2026 Gunnar Haid and James Hammond 博物学 地球科学 科学 自然・生態学
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  • #45 The Disclaimer

    #45 The Disclaimer
    2026/06/26

    Disclaimers in our reports. Useless fluff or necessary ass covering?

    Who better to discuss this than Sarah Mansfield (LinkedIn) who is returning to Below the Surface and almost immediately raises the bar for all future lawyer and engineer jokes. Sarah, Gunnar and Hammond tackle P&O cruise insults, ALGA glory, puppies, and why a useful “How to Read This Report” section may be better than hiding AI created legal fog at the back.

    Other subjects: Report reliance, executive summaries, confused clients, angry clients, and why “nobody other than the Client can rely on this report” is not quite the magic spell consultants hope it is (spoiler: don't bother with that statement).

    Sarah's first appearance on BTS

    HWLE Lawyers

    H2coco poppers pulled from Woolies shelves due to plastic straws - Inside Waste

    Coal companies to reap billions more in taxpayer diesel subsidies as Labor approves new mining

    The episode was recorded on 16 June 2026

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    56 分
  • #44 The Duplicate Pushback

    #44 The Duplicate Pushback
    2026/06/05

    In Episode #30 The Duplicate, Gunnar famously declared that duplicate soil samples in heterogeneous fill are useless. Risk assessor Belle Casement of Terravale Consulting heard the episode… and decided Gunnar needed correcting. 😲

    In this nerd-out episode, they discuss QA/QC, dodgy duplicates, lab uncertainty, conservative risk assessments, and whether the typical QC sections in contaminated land reports are actually science or just expensive pseudo scientific fluff we do to please regulators.

    Gunnar briefly ponders writing his own version of the ASC NEPM and re-introduces the term Quality Theatre in hope of getting it officially introduced into the Miriam Webster next year.

    They also get into lead, vapours, CRM samples, rinsates, trip blanks and upper confidence limits, with a completely unnecessary but somehow relevant detour into Henry VIII and Scientology. Nobody backs down, several sacred cows get kicked over, while Hammond tries hard to keep the two fighters apart and sometimes even dares to enter the ring himself.


    BTS Episode #30: The Duplicate - the OG duplicate episode

    BTS Episode #11: he Sampling Evolution - Ross McFarland

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    1 時間 15 分
  • #43 The Negotiator

    #43 The Negotiator
    2026/05/15

    Hammond relives his time as a representative for Australia in international biodiversity negotiations at COP13 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. But before that a few updates, a hint for auditors and Gunnar almost completely loses it while talking about one of the latest EPA announcements leading to a most epic Gu-rant.

    Links:

    Clarence Coal mine penalty

    Constitutional heads of power.

    'Getting to Yes'.

    Never Split the Difference.

    Rapport - The Four Ways to Read People.

    Sam Harris | #132 - Freeing the Hostages with Chris Voss

    Professional AS Soils Short Courses - Southern Cross University

    Recorded on 2 April 2026

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    (c) Gunnar Haid and James Hammond
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