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(Recorded October 4, 2021) Journalist Nicolas Niarchos may be the grandson of a famous Greek shipping magnate, but he can be found covering challenging and dangerous subjects like conflicts, minerals, and migration in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is a reporter at large at The New Yorker and a contributor to TIME, The Guardian, The New York Times and The Nation. Niarchos speaks with Alec about his upbringing, his journalistic path and his reporting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which exposes exploitation in the cobalt mining industry - and the importance of this crucial element in our global supply chain.
Originally aired December 14, 2021
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0:37.0 | I'm Alec Baldwin, and you're listening to Here's the Thing from IHeart Radio. |
0:43.3 | There's been a lot of talk about who should replace Daniel Craig now that he is retiring as James Bond, |
0:50.3 | and I think I have found the perfect person. He's handsome, charming, brilliant, and multilingual. |
0:57.0 | His name is Nicholas Nyarkos, and if only he could put down his computer long enough to play the part. |
1:04.0 | Nearkos is a journalist. His choice of unglamorous and at times dangerous profession is all the more surprising when you learn about his background. |
1:13.6 | His grandfather Stavros Niarkos founded the International Shipping Company, |
1:18.6 | Newarkos Limited. |
1:19.6 | I first came across New Yorkos in the New Yorker magazine. |
1:23.6 | His recent piece, Buried Dreams, covers the exploitation of workers in the |
1:29.6 | cobalt mines in Central Africa. In his reporting, Nyarkos exposed the dangerous and |
1:35.8 | exploitative conditions for the workers in Congolese cobalt mines, many of whom are children, |
1:41.8 | as well as those that stand to profit handsomely off the minds. |
1:46.2 | In addition to being a reporter at large at the New Yorker, |
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