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bm273 Spam Producers and Fishing Rights in West Africa

By bicyclemark

One of my all time favorite guests on the program, Ivory Coast based journalist Pauline Bax, came to visit me in Amsterdam last week. We sat down to talk about her work on the topics of people who work in the spam business in Ivory Coast and the fishing industry in Mauritania. Highly recommended, as... »

bm271 Planning Soy Shows and Housekeeping

By bicyclemark

In the great tradition of stream-of-consciousness podcasters, I’m breaking out of the usual format for this edition.  Instead I’m in the kitchen, making a snack, and discussing the issues for the coming months, as well as a quick summary of how my talk went at the Hope conference, and some other notes for you... »

Thanksgiving and Guinea-Bissau

By bicyclemark

It is no secret that I’m a huge admirer of my friend Pauline’s travels and writing in West Africa. She is my journalistic hero and Im so excited to see how her blog is evolving.  People should stop reading blogs about stupid new devices that cost too much money, and start reading about how... »