Marc Finnell
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240 appearances
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 28 Jun
Marc Finnell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The National Science Agency, then called the CSIR, we now call it the CSIRO, was already looking kind of closely at the corkwood tree.
With Australian and Canadian researchers, the medicine was developed in secret.
But then, the challenge of how do you get this supply to Europe?
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
In the middle of the war, they're airlifting this plant from, you know, the east coast of Australia in order to make enough seasickness medication so that D-Day can actually happen.
And so the pills itself, like, at what point were the soldiers supposed to take it?
Like, what were they supposed to do with these pills?
I guess a sleepy soldier is better than a paralyzed vomiting one, right?
So D-Day is one of the most storied moments in the history of World War II.
There's been, you know, you can see it in movies, books are written about it.
But how important was this medication on that day?
Like, if you had the stakes for me, how crucial were these pills?
D-Day was the largest naval, air and land operation in history.
We're talking more than 5,000 vessels, more than 10,000 aircraft.
The landings marked the start of a long and brutal campaign in northwest Europe, which, I mean, ultimately convinced Germany that defeat was inevitable.
And the Allied victory, the ability for those soldiers to fight, was in large part thanks to this corkwood tree.
After the war, the drug was commercialised.
Fast forward to the 21st century, and these farms are producing a lot, thanks to a company called Alkaloids Australia.
Eventually, their operation caught the attention of the competition watchdog.
I do believe that's a cartel.
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