Matt Bevan

This is the first of what we're expecting will be a several part series on Xi Jinping's ambition to take control of Taiwan.

Next Thursday, we're going to go back to the beginning and the bizarre story of how the Chinese nationalist government ended up in exile on an island that was not at all excited to host them.

Next Tuesday, though, we're taking a look at a proposed utopian tech city created by a team of Silicon Valley's most powerful billionaires headed by a Czech national with a serious obsession with California.

The city is set to be called California Forever.

I'll see you then.

Train graveyard adjacent Bolivian lithium mines.

Train graveyard adjacent Bolivian lithium mines.

Train graveyard adjacent Bolivian...

Canada would be great as our cherished 51st state.

Do you respect Putin?

I do respect him.

Do you?

Why?

Well, I respect a lot of people.

So what does Donald Trump get out of all this?

G'day, Matt Bevan here.

This is If You're Listening.

We've spent the last few weeks digging into Palantir, the data company that is powering everything from the US military to the CIA to Coles.

Our first episode covered how the 9-11 terrorist attacks led to its conception, and we talked about how it works.

And in the next episode, we're taking a look at the CEO, Alex Karp, and where he wants the company to go.