Max Pearson
speaker
1,342 appearances
10 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 11 Apr
Max Pearson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Still to come, a chef who redefined the way we read about food, and the man who wanted to know more about the Great Wall of China.
And I began to think, I bet no one has ever walked along the whole thing before.
If I could do that, and document what I see, that would be a really meaningful contribution to our nation's history.
Before that, a story of desperate struggle in the face of the effects of climate change.
Megan Jones has been hearing how one Maasai community in Kenya overcame a devastating drought that killed almost all of their livestock.
It was typically 100% a Maasai-dominated area.
The predominant economic activity, source of livelihood, was pastoralism.
So we grew up just being rural children, enjoying the Maasai life, raised up in a strong Maasai culture.
The Maasai are pastoralists, which means they depend on their cattle for both their food and livelihood.
We had enough food, more food.
authentic Maasai diet.
We enjoyed milk, lamb, beef, braised and cooked in a traditional way.
Dalmas Tiampati grew up living a simple life, raising animals and learning about the land.
Maasai culture to me basically means my way of life.
It means my language.
It means my way of dressing, as you can see.
Animals are really central to the life of the Maasai people.
As he grew older, he managed to get enough money to build a herd of 127 cows, greeting them every morning.
Having cattle meant Dalmas was respected and recognised by elders and other members of the community.
I believe life was good because we were there in the village, full of grass for our animals.
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