This 2023 book explores six fundamental materials that have transformed humanity. Welcome to the world of sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium.

"In many ways the title doesn't do justice to this book. You might be able to pass by this book in a bookshop, but we're here to tell you don't sleep on this." — Carl

And with that, welcome to a great UGB episode!

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Today we dive into a book from one of our favourite podcasters David McWilliams on the history of money. 'Mac' is a powerhouse thinker and storyteller and in Money, he makes the case for money as THE social technology.

We contrast this book with his excellent podcasting on economics. Does it translate well into the book?

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Today we unpack the book that explored the high-powered craziness of NASA's Project Mercury programme and the people involved . This is a fulsome read and an interesting insight into high performance.

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