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March 30, 2023 48 mins

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Stephanie and John explore what it means to speak the truth when you hold perspectives that may rattle the status quo... and how to do it with grace and kindness.


John’s former life as an Economic Hitman and his breadth of wisdom and knowledge as an economist, historian and proponent of the Life Economy, gives him poise to explain how debt trap diplomacy is proliferating all over our planet and now starring China in the show.


John is the author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman and is debuting the third edition - on China's Economic Hitman strategy.


This episode is full of wisdom, information and perspective.


About John Perkins:

John Perkins, Economist/Author/Activist: As Chief Economist at a major consulting firm, John was advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, and leaders of countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and US government agencies. John Perkins has written eleven books that have been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than seventy weeks and translated into over thirty languages. As a former chief economist, he advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and governments around the world. His eleven books, including Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Touching the Jaguar, and Shapeshifting spent over 70 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, are published in more than 35 languages, and sold over 2 million copies. His latest, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition (Feb 2023) describes China’s EHM strategy and the need to transform a failing, degenerative Death Economy into a regenerative Life Economy. He has lectured at more than 50 universities; been featured on ABC, NBC, CNN, Time, The New York Times, Elle, Der Spiegel, and many others. He is a founder of the nonprofits Dream Change and The Pachamama Alliance and was awarded the Lennon/Ono Peace Prize. 


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