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This is The Unpopular View: Challenging the Narratives Dividing Boomers, Gen Z, and the Global South.
I'm Michael Brown. I've spent 50 years in 80+ countries—Somalia, Mali, Congo—working on development, conservation, and climate projects. I've seen what works, what fails, and lived with remote communities while advising governments on policy. I also know what we tell ourselves to avoid uncomfortable truths.
This podcast exists because we're replacing evidence with tribal loyalty. We're choosing sides instead of testing claims. We're ignoring lessons from places we've never heard of while repeating the same mistakes at home.
Each episode tests a story: Is it true? Who benefits from believing it? What does the evidence actually show?
I'm Michael Brown. I've spent 50 years in 80+ countries—Somalia, Mali, Congo—working on development, conservation, and climate projects. I've seen what works, what fails, and lived with remote communities while advising governments on policy. I also know what we tell ourselves to avoid uncomfortable truths.
This podcast exists because we're replacing evidence with tribal loyalty. We're choosing sides instead of testing claims. We're ignoring lessons from places we've never heard of while repeating the same mistakes at home.
Each episode tests a story: Is it true? Who benefits from believing it? What does the evidence actually show?
Creators and Guests
What is The Unpopular View with Michael Brown?
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.