The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Just dropped: Jesse Matas on why the deep sea mining debate gets stuck when we argue positions instead of interests. Mediation, narratives, and folk songs—conflict studies has tools we're not using. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 110
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A market analyst’s view of deep sea mining: nickel supply gaps, China’s calculated restraint, and why manganese could be the industry’s real bottleneck. Bryan Bille (Benchmark Mineral Intelligence) joins this week. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Two powerful voices from the Cook Islands on deep-sea mining: how conservation laws become "window dressing" and why decisions should be made in the public interest, not just the national interest. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 122
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"We don't have to ship our loved ones off for basic necessities, healthcare." Economic resilience means meeting concrete human needs, not chasing timelines. Beverly Ataera on economic resilience and refusing to be rushed. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 110
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I had a good conversation with Tomasz Nadrowski, author of Mineral War, about why the free market can't out-compete China on critical minerals — and what it means for deep-sea mining's own China race. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Just had the best conversation with Ellen Pape about something that sounds technical but is actually kind of mind-bending. I didn't expect to find that as exciting as I did. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026It was great having Coalter Lathrop explain the legal maze the US has walked into; and the 17 countries that may already be caught in it with them. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 18/06/2026It was nice talking with Thomas about the chemistry of why cobalt concentrates to levels a billion times higher than seawater and the surprising discovery that seamount summits are far more mineral-rich than anyone expected. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Great conversation with Rozemarijn Roland Holst on Common Heritage of Mankind, where it came from, how the 1994 Implementing Agreement reshaped it, and why "benefit" still has no agreed definition in the regulations being developed today. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I had a great conversation with Brandon Tuck about something that doesn't get said enough in the deep sea mining debate: the US regulatory framework under DSHMRA is actually one of the more rigorous permitting systems in American environmental law. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Great conversation with Kara Fox and Elizabeth Alberts on their landmark CNN/Mongabay investigation. Their framing that China isn't the villain, but that one specific policy changes everything, is exactly the kind of nuance this topic needs more of. 🎧 Podcast link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I really enjoyed talking with Anette Tvedt about the reality of running a startup in this industry. Her story about Adepth Minerals having to pivot away from Norway is a great example of how quickly things can change. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 110
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I am excited to have Kerstin Kröger on the podcast. We discussed how global ocean agreements actually translate to real-world operations, bridging science, law, and life at sea. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
Reposted by The Elements Of PodcastThe Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I had an amazing talk with Steven Emerman and we discussed how deep-sea mining companies may be basing their financial projections on resources that don't yet qualify as economically mineable, and why that's not consistent with SEC regulations. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 3106
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I had an amazing talk with Steven Emerman and we discussed how deep-sea mining companies may be basing their financial projections on resources that don't yet qualify as economically mineable, and why that's not consistent with SEC regulations. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 3106
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It was great to have Kaja Lønn Fjærtoft on the podcast to discuss on Norway’s seabed mineral’s process, which has become one of the most closely watched national developments in the global deep sea mining debate. 🎧 Podcast Link in first comment 100
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I was very excited to have Paul Hirsch on the podcast to talk about what he calls 'complex trade-offs' his approach to these situations are realistically messy - which I am starting to believe is how the world is. www.elementspod.com 110
The Elements Of Podcast @thelongerroad.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I was so eager to share my recent podcast conversation with @drandrewthaler.bsky.social that I finally created a Bluesky profile to do it. Managing permanent impacts for resiliency, vents vs nodules, DSHMRA risks, and how people with the same goals can row in different directions. elementspod.com 262
