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The Unpopular View with Michael Brown

The Unpopular View with Michael Brown

By: Michael Brown
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 The Unpopular View is for people tired of tribal talking points who want evidence‑based analysis on fraud, welfare, climate, and global governance. I’m Michael Brown, a social and environmental risk analyst and former NGO founder with decades of field work across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. I’ve worked on corruption, climate mitigation, conservation, mining governance, and community‑led development in more than 35 countries. Each episode combines stories from conflict‑affected rural areas with hard data to unpack big policy myths from both left and right. If you care about how public money, natural resources, and climate policy really work on the ground, subscribe for clear, unsentimental analysis that most media skip.© 2026 Michael Brown & The Unpopular View. All rights reserved.
Episodes
  • Africa's Demographic Surge: Youth, Technology, and the Race Between Transformation and Instability

    Africa's Demographic Surge: Youth, Technology, and the Race Between Transformation and Instability
    Apr 29 2026

    Episode 9 of The Unpopular View, Michael Brown, is a the conclusion of this 3/3 sit down with longtime colleague Koffi Kouakou in a first “North–South dialogue” on African realities, American assumptions, and the China factor. They challenge the “single story” narrative about Africa, unpack what standard metrics miss about everyday life and informal economies, and explore how China’s visible infrastructure and technology investments are reshaping the West’s role on the continent.

    Disclaimer:
    The Unpopular View with Michael Brown is independently owned and produced by Michael Brown. PulsePoint Media Atelier LLC serves solely as the distribution and promotional partner for this podcast. All content, opinions, and intellectual property rights remain the exclusive property of the creator(s).


    No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.


    © 2026 Michael Brown & The Unpopular View. All rights reserved.
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    21 mins
  • Critical Minerals and the New Resource Competition: Africa's Leverage or Another Extraction Cycle?

    Critical Minerals and the New Resource Competition: Africa's Leverage or Another Extraction Cycle?
    Apr 23 2026

    Episode 8 of The Unpopular View, Michael Brown, is a part 2/3 of his sits down with longtime colleague Koffi Kouakou in a first “North–South dialogue” on African realities, American assumptions, and the China factor. They challenge the “single story” narrative about Africa, unpack what standard metrics miss about everyday life and informal economies, and explore how China’s visible infrastructure and technology investments are reshaping the West’s role on the continent.

    Disclaimer:
    The Unpopular View with Michael Brown is independently owned and produced by Michael Brown. PulsePoint Media Atelier LLC serves solely as the distribution and promotional partner for this podcast. All content, opinions, and intellectual property rights remain the exclusive property of the creator(s).


    No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.


    © 2026 Michael Brown & The Unpopular View. All rights reserved.
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    25 mins
  • North-South Conversation on Africa and Its Future

    North-South Conversation on Africa and Its Future
    Apr 16 2026

    In Episode 7 of The Unpopular View, Michael Brown sits down with longtime colleague Koffi Kouakou in a first “North–South dialogue” on African realities, American assumptions, and the China factor. In this 3 part conversation, they challenge the “single story” narrative about Africa, unpack what standard metrics miss about everyday life and informal economies, and explore how China’s visible infrastructure and technology investments are reshaping the West’s role on the continent.


    Guest: Koffi Kouakou — Managing Director, Stratnam Futures; Research Fellow, Center for Africa–China Studies; OECD expert group on strategic foresight; Oxford Saïd scenarios program alumnus.

    Disclaimer:
    The Unpopular View with Michael Brown is independently owned and produced by Michael Brown. PulsePoint Media Atelier LLC serves solely as the distribution and promotional partner for this podcast. All content, opinions, and intellectual property rights remain the exclusive property of the creator(s).


    No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.


    © 2026 Michael Brown & The Unpopular View. All rights reserved.
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    28 mins
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