15 Minute Maps
15 Minute Maps
Hugo Powell
Episode 22: Mathew Roberts - Where the Money Flows
20 minutes Posted May 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
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What if you could see exactly where the world’s money goes—in real time? From Swiss bank accounts to mobile money in Sierra Leone, and from colonial resource extraction to modern "resource nationalism," this episode pulls back the curtain on the hidden flows that shape global inequality. Host Hugo sits down with Matthew Roberts, Head of Geography at the International School of Geneva (and Hugo’s alma mater). Matthew shares a provocative dream map: a real-time, interactive visualization of glo...