{"podcast":{"title":"Top Traders Unplugged","slug":"top-traders-unplugged-761537","podcast_index_feed_id":761537,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/top-traders-unplugged/","website_url":"https://www.toptradersunplugged.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bfa6862a-fa82-47dc-992e-4d07b053c894/ttu-logo-3000.jpg","author":"Niels Kaastrup-Larsen","episode_count":953,"summary":"Top Traders Unplugged is where the world’s best investors come to share how they think - not just what they trade. Hosted by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen, the show goes deep into systematic trend following, global macro, and the principles that drive long-term success. No forecasts. No fads. Just real conversations with hedge fund managers, economists, authors, and allocators - revealing the timeless ideas, mental models, and risk frameworks behind robust performance. If you're building resilient portfolios, allocating capital, or simply looking to cut through the noise - this is your edge. Clear thinking. Deep insights. Real experience. 🎧 New episodes weekly. Explore all episodes at toptradersunplugged.com https://toptradersunplugged.com","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T12:21:31.022736+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537"},"episode":{"title":"IL48: The Misunderstood Economics of Africa ft. Joe Studwell","slug":"il48-the-misunderstood-economics-of-africa-ft-joe-studwell","published_at":"2026-04-29T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il48-the-misunderstood-economics-of-africa-ft-joe-studwell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537","url":"http://localhost:8888/TopTradersUnplugged/ttu-2021/homepage/il48-the-misunderstood-economics-of-africa-ft-joe-studwell","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c8972ad5-4d2a-4a02-92b3-bf4cbff76ea8.mp3","summary":"In this episode Kevin Coldiron is joined by bestselling author Joe Studwell who speaks about his new book How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Development Frontier . We discuss why many of our perceptions about Africa are wrong - why one big problem has been too few people, not too many and why the continent isn’t as resource-rich as we think. Joe talks us through some surprising success stories - like Rwanda’s emulation of Singapore and Botswana’s success in avoiding “the resource curse”. This is the time to begin researching and understanding the opportunities in a continent that has more land mass than the US, China and India combined and will eventually be home to the majority of the world’s young people. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE ----- Follow Niels on Twitter , LinkedIn , YouTube or via the TTU website . IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written  here . And you can get a free copy of my latest book “ Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio ” here . Learn more about the Trend Barometer here . Send your questions to  info@toptradersunplugged.com And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on  iTunes  or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast. Follow Kevin on SubStack & read his Book . Follow Joe on LinkedIn and read his book. Episode TimeStamps: 00:01 - Introduction to the episode and guest 02:04 - Why the book was written and initial motivation 05:50 - Outsider perspective and reactions in Africa 07:22 - The core idea: population density and development 08:22 - Why Africa’s growt…","meta_description":"In this episode Kevin Coldiron is joined by bestselling author Joe Studwell who speaks about his new book How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the Wor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3650,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/top-traders-unplugged-761537/episodes/il48-the-misunderstood-economics-of-africa-ft-joe-studwell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/il48-the-misunderstood-economics-of-africa-ft-joe-studwell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}