Best Macadamias Podcasts (2025)

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Cashew Crisis In Ivory Coast 16:54

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7M ago16:54

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Overview: In this episode, we examine the cashew sector in Côte d’Ivoire, a country that has emerged as the world’s largest producer of raw cashew nuts. Despite its production dominance, Ivory Coast struggles to scale local processing—a structural gap that threatens both national revenue growth and broader economic resilience. This episode offers a…

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The Global Cashew Industry: Production, Demand, and Disruption 25:10

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Overview: In this episode, we examine the global cashew supply chain as a case study in supply chain vulnerability, rising commodity risk, and international market exposure. What begins as a casual observation about a common snack quickly evolves into a comprehensive analysis of the intersecting forces—geopolitical, logistical, climatic, and contra…

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E04: Dr Cecilia Medupin - Positivity and purpose 23:56

2+ y ago23:56

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This week's guest is Dr Cecilia Medupin, a senior lecturer in earth and environmental sciences at the University of Manchester. From wanting to be a doctor when she was younger, to completing her national military service for Nigeria, Cecilia's route into science is a unique one. Cecilia provides valuable advice to young people and epitomizes the i…

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E03: Emmanuel Zuza - Macadamia and academia 22:28

2+ y ago22:28

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Patrick chats to Emmanuel Zuza, a final year climate science PhD student at the Open University. Emmanuel's journey into science is a fascinating one. Growing up in Malawi and having failed chemistry at school, his route into the sciences took several twists and turns on the way. Emmanuel talks all things academia, macadamia and dinosaurs!…

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E02: Professor Jaime Toney - Sustainability and the GALLANT project 22:22

2+ y ago22:22

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This week's guest is Jaime Toney, professor of environmental and climate science at the University of Glasgow, and leader of the GALLANT project. Jaime shares her experience of growing up in the USA and moving to Scotland to pursue her scientific career. She also provides insightful advice to those starting out in science, and perhaps most importan…

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E01: Dr Jonathan Shanklin - Discovering the hole in the ozone layer 22:44

2+ y ago22:44

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To those with an avid interest in science, Dr Jonathan Shanklin perhaps needs no introduction. In the 1980s, Jonathan was part of the team that discovered the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. The discovery saved Earth from disaster. Jonathan talks to Patrick about this discovery, his early life, conducting experiments in his grandparents' …

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Ep. 3 Peanuts 50:22

6+ y ago50:22

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On this weeks episode Raaz is joined by none other than President and C.E.O. of Below the Job Ceptic LLC(eptic tank), Mr. Joni Belowjobs himself. Also Beth (Ben from Smashing the Podcast's sister) sits down with us to talk about Peanuts a.k.a. Charlie Brown. All of this and much more, but we all collectively thought it would be better to type out s…

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Ep. 2 Pistachios 46:56

6+ y ago46:56

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On this weeks episode Raaz and Redbone sit down to talk about Pistachios. The antioxidant daddy of the nut world. Join us as we dive into Redbone's past and crack open the truth of his childhood. Speaking of nuts, we touch upon an Eddie Murphy classic, "The Nutty Professor." Similarly, the film where an average build Mike Myers plays an overweight …

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Ep. 1 Macadamia 46:25

6+ y ago46:25

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This episode is NUTS! Raaz speaks on the Macadamia Nut. The worlds most expensive type of nut. Guest Jonni Belowjobs and Raaz also discuss testicular cancer and the boss from the second level of Donkey Kong Country. That's right, the giant bird "Necky's Nuts" comes up in discussion. All of this and more on the only podcast truly devoted to the nuts…