The scramble for rare earths, part 1

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Misha Glenny explores the world of rare earth metals and other critical raw materials. They are vital for the future of technology and the green transition. But some see China's monopoly on production as a major global threat. In the first of two episodes, Misha finds out what the 17 rare earth metals are and hears about their weird and wonderful applications. He also discovers how China has managed to dominate the mining and refining of them.

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0:00.0	I'm Gene Lee.
0:01.2	And I'm Jeff White.
0:02.2	And we're back with a brand new episode of our podcast,
0:05.4	The Lazarus Heist, recorded in front of a live audience in New York City.
0:10.1	That's our new special live episode of The Lazarus Heist,
0:13.1	the podcast about hacking a North Korea.
0:15.6	And we're returning soon with a second season.
0:18.2	So what better moment to listen to the whole of season one?
0:21.0	Or if you've heard it already,
0:22.7	listen again, we mind yourself with a whole story.
0:24.9	For the new episode and for the whole of the first season,
0:28.0	search for The Lazarus Heist wherever you found this podcast.
0:34.5	I'm Misha Gleini,
0:35.7	and you're listening to Episode 1 of The Scramble for Rare Earths
0:39.5	on the BBC World Service.
0:45.1	December 7, 1941.
0:49.6	A date which will live in infamy.
0:53.1	December 1941.
0:57.6	Pearl Harbor, bombed.
0:59.6	America's Pacific Fleet almost entirely destroyed.
1:04.6	A frequently forgotten reason behind the attack
1:07.6	was that the US had frustrated Japan's expanding global ambition
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