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Global Lithium Podcast

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E54: Lithium Manhattan Project?

December 09, 2019 19:20 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MB

E54: Lithium Manhattan Project? Vivas Kumar gets a hall pass from Stanford University for a quick trip to Los Angeles to sit down with the Global Lithium Podcast team. Vivas shares the realities of splitting...

E53: Boys In The Hood

December 03, 2019 13:16 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB

The Global Lithium Podcast duo sits down with “Team Benchmark” after a successful Anodes and Cathodes 2019 conference in Los Angeles. Emily wastes no time awarding Caspar the “best beard” award, and Joe and Simon...

E52: GLP Geek Squad

November 20, 2019 15:09 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Joe and Emily are joined in Los Angeles by the newly minted “geek squad,” the label intended as the ultimate compliment to four technical experts. All are veterans of the podcast. We are guided through...

E51: Stormy (Lithium) Weather

November 04, 2019 15:12 - 54 minutes - 124 MB

In a dramatic first episode of season three of the Global Lithium Podcast, Joe and Emily start off by discussing social unrest in Chile and electoral change in Argentina. We are joined by former podcast...

E50: Bottoms Up?

October 14, 2019 20:11 - 40 minutes - 75 MB

Joe and Emily recorded the 50th episode of the podcast from their respective home locations of Charlotte, North Carolina and Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this short “podcastiversay” episode, the podcast team re-lives some of the...

E49.2: Full Circle with FMC/Livent

September 13, 2019 12:56 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MB

In a smashing season finale double episode, The Global Lithium Podcast team joins Livent CEO Paul Graves in his home to chat about life, lithium, and Livent. Paul gives us his background from a small town in England,...

E49: Full Circle with FMC/Livent

September 06, 2019 10:57 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MB

In a smashing season finale double episode, The Global Lithium Podcast team joins Livent CEO Paul Graves in his home to chat about life, lithium, and Livent. Paul gives us his background from a small...

E48: Ali Dai in Santiago

August 16, 2019 02:02 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MB

In the final episode recorded from Santiago, Chile, at the Fastmarkets Lithium Conference, Joe and Emily sit down with Alison Dai, director of Chengdu Chemphys. While Chemphys may be unknown to many who follow the...

E47: Lithium Origins

August 02, 2019 15:27 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Joe and Emily sit down with Lithium Americas geologist and volcanologist Tom Benson to learn about the origin of lithium. Tom also shares his origin story, passing through Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and Colombia to the...

E46: Daniel in the Lithium Den

July 19, 2019 12:57 - 49 minutes - 68 MB

On a soggy morning in Santiago Chile, Joe and Emily sit down with Daniel Jimenez, a lithium industry veteran since 1999 to discuss his life spent in lithium. Joe recalls how difficult SQM made his...

E45: Lithium Homecoming

July 09, 2019 02:14 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MB

This episode is a combination of a college reunion and adult summer camp. Recorded in Jujuy, Argentina, during the Panorama Minero Lithium South America event with returning guest Jon Evans the CEO of Lithium Americas....

E44: The Kids are Alright

July 02, 2019 00:50 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Joe and Emily sit down with Chloe Holzinger of LUX Research in Santiago, Chile, on the first day of her 28th year on this earth to chat everything batteries.  Chloe describes how a love of...

E43: Lithium Intensity

June 24, 2019 20:58 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

In the first of a series of Global Lithium Podcast episodes recorded in the “bohemian” heart of Santiago, Chile, Joe and Emily sit down with Dr. Yuan Gao, CEO of Pulead Technology.  Joe and Dr....

E42: Welcome to Lithium Valley

June 10, 2019 22:24 - 56 minutes - 78 MB

Welcome to the Lithium Valley! Will wonders never cease ? While in Western Australia, Joe and Emily had the good fortune to meet Colleen Yates of the Regional Development Authority (RDA) Perth, one of the...

E41: The Lithium Matrix

June 01, 2019 14:26 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MB

In a short and sweet episode for all you busy business people, Joe and Emily sit down for 24 minutes to recap the highlights of a busy trip to Australia. Joe reflects on why his...

E40: Ready for Prime Time

May 28, 2019 16:40 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

In a long overdue episode, Joe and Emily sit down with Cameron (aka Cam) Henry, the CEO and Founder of Primero Group, the upstart engineering firm taking the lithium world by storm. Cam shares the...

E39: Men (Still) At Work: An Aussie and a Kiwi

May 23, 2019 19:10 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Joe and Emily are back in Perth to catch up on the latest in WA. The Global Lithium Podcast team sits down with repeat-guest Ken Brinsden and Dale Henderson from Pilbara Minerals. The two begin...

E38: From Sichuan & Charlotte

April 27, 2019 03:08 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MB

The podcast continues their global efforts as Joe records from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Emily records in Sichuan Province, China. Their internet connection played a little havoc with the sound quality, but, as usual, Elena...

E37: Straight Talk

April 15, 2019 00:39 - 1 hour - 111 MB

In a long-awaited episode, Joe and Emily sit down with Rodolfo Micone and Ines Ulla, the Secretary and Undersecretary of Mining of Catamarca Argentina. The guests start with their origins stories and then discuss the...

E36: Lithium Wake Up Call

April 06, 2019 13:19 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MB

Never willing to let an opportunity slip by, Joe and Emily get an early start before a visit to Neo Lithium’s Tres Quebradas project in Argentina to squeeze in 15 minutes with Neo’s CFO Carlos...

E35: From the Belly of (Mac) Whale

April 02, 2019 19:40 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a lithium analyst from a top investment bank looks like? The Global Lithium Podcast team has – so when we ran into Cormark Securities’...

E34: March Madness

March 19, 2019 13:27 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

Joe and Emily reveal the Global Lithium Podcast version of “March Madness.” This episode keeps it short and snappy discussing several recent developments in the lithium space. Despite high-nickel cathode hype, lithium hydroxide prices have...

E33: Time Travelers: The Future is Now

March 06, 2019 05:24 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MB

This episode, “Time Travelers: The Future is Now” puts “global” in the Global Lithium Podcast. Joe is one day ahead; recording from Tokyo, the site of Battery Japan, on Saturday while Emily who is at...

E32: Hat Trick

February 17, 2019 11:59 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB

In the first Global Lithium Podcast hat trick, Chris Berry is back for his third appearance—this time remotely. Joe is in North Carolina, Emily in Argentina, and Chris in New York. Together they take on...

E31: California Dreamin’, Drama, and Dan

February 02, 2019 02:18 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MB

Joe and Emily kick off 2019 with a packed podcast agenda! They discuss the announced and then quickly denied Berkshire Hathaway deal for Salton Sea geothermal brine lithium production. Their buddy Dan Blondal, CEO of...

E30: A Beautiful Day in the Lithium Neighborhood

December 29, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

Joe and Emily round out 2018 with a Christmas special, recorded partially in Santiago, Chile, and partially from North Carolina and Washington, D.C., respectively. In Chile, the two chat about some key takeaways from meeting...

E29: Man on a Mission, Part Two

December 17, 2018 21:26 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MB

Due to the length and extremely high level of interest in Episode 27 “Man on a Mission” with Dr. Eduardo Bitran, it seemed that the Global Lithium Podcast’s server might have had issues keeping up...

E28: Man on a Mission, Part One

December 17, 2018 21:25 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

Due to the length and extremely high level of interest in Episode 27 “Man on a Mission” with Dr. Eduardo Bitran, it seemed that the Global Lithium Podcast’s server might have had issues keeping up...

E27: Man on a Mission

December 16, 2018 22:22 - 1 hour - 140 MB

In a move that will undoubtedly surprise many in the the lithium world, Joe Lowry and Eduardo Bitran sit down in Santiago to discuss the history of the “Drama in the Atacama.” Dr. Bitran shares...

E26: Keep Lithium Weird

November 26, 2018 03:58 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

Joe and Emily catch up with the Lithium Americas leadership team in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On this episode, LAC’s new President/COO, Jon Evans, shares some of his past experiences, including as Joe’s boss at another...

E25: (Not) Lost in Translation (没有)迷失在翻译中

November 17, 2018 04:44 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

Joe and Emily are back in Buenos Aires to record a special first anniversary episode of the Global Lithium Podcast! Li Liangbin the Chairman of Ganfeng and Wang Xiaoshen, the Vice Chairman came to the...

E24: Cathodes, Cailin & Questions

November 11, 2018 15:34 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MB

    Content Warning: This episode will reveal spoilers to A Star Is Born, the Hollywood tearjerker featuring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. In a special edition of the Global Lithium Podcast, Joe and Emily catch up...

E23: A Man from a Land Down Under

November 03, 2018 18:40 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MB

Joe and Emily are joined by Ken Brinsden, CEO of Pilbara Minerals. They reminisce with the “man from a land down under” about their trip to the Pilbara mine in early 2018, and how quickly...

E22: Lithium Culture Club

October 28, 2018 20:12 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MB

Joe and Emily catch up with Anthony Tse, managing director of Galaxy and newly christened (by Emily) “Messiah of Lithium,” in Newport Beach, California. Anthony shares his journey from growing up in London to his...

E21: Bridge Over Troubled Water

October 21, 2018 18:21 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

In an exciting lead up to season two, Joe and Emily record a special “bridge” episode to cover the lithium industry news over the last month. First they talk about all of the Drama in...

E20: Simon Says

September 07, 2018 17:50 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Joe and Emily are joined by the Benchmark Minerals team of Simon Moores and Andy Miller in James Bond’s hometown of London, England for a cheeky game of Simon Says. In perhaps their most comprehensive...

E19: The Lithium Times

September 01, 2018 17:25 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

Joe and Emily sit down with Henry Sanderson of the Financial Times, one of the lithium industry’s most reliable voices. In a typical X-Men fashion, Henry shares his origins story involving Hong Kong during the...

E18: London Calling

August 29, 2018 12:29 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB

Exhausted after recording two other Global Lithium Podcast episodes (which will be coming soon), Joe and Emily do a quick recap of the biggest stories in lithium news. SQM is out and Ganfeng is in...

E17: Lithium Stocks: There Will Be Blood

August 05, 2018 15:06 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

The Global Lithium Podcast team convenes for an emergency session to address the pain being felt in the stock market by lithium investors. Joe and Emily take a look at FMC’s quarterly earnings call, specifically...

E16: “Changes” – The Past Week in the Lithium World

July 29, 2018 20:02 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MB

In a different kind of “drama in the Atacama,” friend of the Global Lithium Podcast SQM’s CEO Patricio de Solminhac has departed, and Joe and Emily talk about what that means for SQM going forward both in Chile as well as in Argentina, Australia, and the world.

E15: The Good, the Beard and the Ugly

July 22, 2018 14:18 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

Joe and Emily cover a lot of ground on this remote episode of the Global Lithium Podcast. Western Australia is trying to roll out its own version of Silicon Valley, with a moniker of “Lithium Valley."

E14: The Lowry Family gets “Natsukashi,” Lithium Memories Occur in Real-Time

July 04, 2018 13:55 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MB

Get ready for the Lowry Family Special. Chris Berry, from episode 1, is back and the bobsled team may morph into multiple luge participants. Erin Lowry (Broke Millennial), Joe’s eldest daughter, shares how her career...

E13: Lithium Clays – Smooth Jazz and Soft Rock

July 01, 2018 14:56 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

Joe Lowry and Emily Hersh are reunited in Las Vegas, Nevada where they meet up with the “Clay Boys” of Lithium Americas to talk in detail about that Soft Rock.

E12: Podcast in the Dark – The Son Also Rises

June 16, 2018 15:39 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

How did two lawyers from Buenos Aires become experts at handling layers of culture from foreign countries to the different provinces in Argentina? Hernan Celorrio and Ignacio Celorrio, of Alfaro Law, give their advice on how companies can avoid mining mistakes in Argentina.

E11: Lithium Family Values in Argentina

June 10, 2018 18:02 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MB

Joe and Emily attended the 2018 Panorama Minero Lithium Conference in Salta, Argentina. Aside from eating empanadas by the handfuls, the two recorded Episode 11 of the Global Lithium Podcast with three other guests!

E10: Lithium News, Myths and Bad Commentary

May 25, 2018 20:53 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MB

What a week for the lithium industry. For episode 10, Emily and Joe provide an in-depth analysis on Nemaska’s financing. They also cover the Kidman and Tesla deal, the Nomura Report, and provide an additional update about the latest drama in the Atacama. 

E9: Lithium Q&A Plus Our “Spin” on FMC

May 11, 2018 03:59 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MB

The Global Lithium Podcast has crossed another country off the list! While Joe stayed in the United States, Emily temporarily left Argentina to remotely record on Irish soil. Thanks to the help of Dermot Fitzpatrick, the acting Irish Ambassador to Argentina, Emily recorded Episode 9 at the Ireland Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Episode 8: It’s a Small World After All

May 03, 2018 23:51 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MB

This is part two of the Global Lithium Podcast's trip to China. Continuing with the cathode discussion from "Episode 7: Deak Dynasty," Joe and Emily looked at the use of lithium for nanotechnology. The two spoke to Dan Blondal and Yingzi Feng of Nano One Materials.

Episode 7: Deak Dynasty

April 26, 2018 22:53 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

Question: What do cathodes and the Olympics have in common? Answer: Doping! Emily and Joe traveled to Shangai, China, to record two episodes of the Global Lithium Podcast. For the first episode in this series, the two spoke with Dr. David Deak, the CTO at Lithium Americas and the President of Lithium Nevada. The three discussed Lithium Americas Corp., Tesla, lithium ion batteries, and the future for electric vehicles.

Episode 6: Weathering the Lithium Storm

April 13, 2018 14:28 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MB

On the investing end, Emily and Joe share their opinions on Nemaska’s financing needs and Softbank’s future strategy. A new report from Industrial Minerals also indicates that there may be some additional drama in the Atacama. Finally, our hosts close this episode by providing a preview itinerary for their trip to China.

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