Season 4 · Episode 8
Gina: a real life Succession story, episode 8
In this episode, we explore how the influence of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is playing out in Rinehart’s life today, including her proposal to build a coalmine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.
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October 23, 20251h 15m
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Show Notes
At 13, Gina Rinehart read a book that would help shape her worldview – Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. The novel’s capitalist underpinnings promote the idea that people should strive to be their best industrial selves. In this episode, we explore how these values are playing out in Rinehart’s life today, including her proposal to build a coalmine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. And we hear how author and environmental campaigner Tim Winton views her efforts to prevent an overhaul of Australia’s environmental laws
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