1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Teams podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,733 Speaker 1: from News Talks at be. 3 00:00:12,733 --> 00:00:14,453 Speaker 2: Time to get our book picks for this weekend, and 4 00:00:14,533 --> 00:00:17,613 Speaker 2: Catherine Rains, our book reviewer, is here with her two 5 00:00:17,973 --> 00:00:23,373 Speaker 2: reading recommendations. Calder Catherine, Good morning, Jack. Okay, let's begin 6 00:00:23,533 --> 00:00:26,253 Speaker 2: with Apple and China by Patrick McGee. 7 00:00:27,013 --> 00:00:31,333 Speaker 3: So Patrick McGee is a Financial Times journalist, and he's 8 00:00:31,373 --> 00:00:35,813 Speaker 3: looked into Apple and their development and their design and 9 00:00:35,853 --> 00:00:40,413 Speaker 3: manufacturing and their relationships and supply chain within China, which 10 00:00:40,453 --> 00:00:43,653 Speaker 3: also happens to be the company's second largest consumer market. 11 00:00:44,013 --> 00:00:46,493 Speaker 3: And he sort of chats under the leadership of both 12 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:49,773 Speaker 3: Steve Jobs and Tom sorry Tom Cook over the last 13 00:00:49,773 --> 00:00:53,053 Speaker 3: two decades, and they've poured hundreds of billions of dollars 14 00:00:53,133 --> 00:00:57,213 Speaker 3: into the Chinese market over numerous years. And the book 15 00:00:57,293 --> 00:01:00,733 Speaker 3: starts actually in Consumer Day in twenty thirteen, where the 16 00:01:00,853 --> 00:01:06,573 Speaker 3: Chinese state television criticized Apple for supposedly tread tree and 17 00:01:07,093 --> 00:01:11,653 Speaker 3: Chinese consumers poorly. And our president g had been a 18 00:01:11,693 --> 00:01:14,453 Speaker 3: president for thirty six hours when the state sponsors at 19 00:01:14,573 --> 00:01:18,213 Speaker 3: media happened about Apple, and then you know, three weeks later, 20 00:01:18,293 --> 00:01:21,053 Speaker 3: Tim Cook is she's an apology and mannerin on Apple's 21 00:01:21,133 --> 00:01:24,373 Speaker 3: China TV, and it's just a really interesting start to 22 00:01:24,573 --> 00:01:26,933 Speaker 3: the book as it kind of builds behind, you know, 23 00:01:27,093 --> 00:01:30,933 Speaker 3: using China as a production base and selling iPhones and 24 00:01:31,133 --> 00:01:35,653 Speaker 3: this you know, cultural or lack of cultural understanding about China, 25 00:01:35,733 --> 00:01:38,973 Speaker 3: and they kind of almost as he describes it, sleeps 26 00:01:39,013 --> 00:01:42,173 Speaker 3: warp seat walked into this and about leveraging their cheap 27 00:01:42,253 --> 00:01:44,373 Speaker 3: labor and their poor rule of law, and you know, 28 00:01:44,413 --> 00:01:48,013 Speaker 3: the extraordinary economies of scale that come with China. And 29 00:01:48,053 --> 00:01:50,733 Speaker 3: Apple had worked with partners before, but then they start 30 00:01:50,773 --> 00:01:54,053 Speaker 3: working with Taiwan and China, and they end up creating 31 00:01:54,133 --> 00:01:58,293 Speaker 3: the electronics manufacturing giant now of fox Con, who could basically, 32 00:01:58,373 --> 00:02:01,373 Speaker 3: in their terms, turn fields into factories within months. And 33 00:02:01,493 --> 00:02:04,733 Speaker 3: Chinese firms offered Apple whatever they want, and it was 34 00:02:04,773 --> 00:02:07,533 Speaker 3: about the value of working with Apple and learning, and 35 00:02:07,573 --> 00:02:11,213 Speaker 3: it's just it's really interesting the way that Apple's sort 36 00:02:11,253 --> 00:02:14,053 Speaker 3: of reliance on China makes it kind of turn a 37 00:02:14,053 --> 00:02:16,053 Speaker 3: blind eye to all sorts of things. And then of 38 00:02:16,133 --> 00:02:18,693 Speaker 3: course there's chance trade wars simmering in the background, and 39 00:02:19,173 --> 00:02:21,973 Speaker 3: Apple finds themselves right smack in the middle of this 40 00:02:22,133 --> 00:02:26,253 Speaker 3: again after spending what Patrick McGee claims to be two 41 00:02:26,333 --> 00:02:29,493 Speaker 3: hundred and seventy five billion dollars in China. So yeah, 42 00:02:29,573 --> 00:02:32,213 Speaker 3: in that transerver's knowledge, it's just a very interesting look 43 00:02:32,253 --> 00:02:34,613 Speaker 3: at a big consumer company. 44 00:02:35,213 --> 00:02:38,213 Speaker 2: Honestly, this is this sounds like if any family member 45 00:02:38,213 --> 00:02:40,093 Speaker 2: of mine is listening right now, this sounds like a 46 00:02:40,173 --> 00:02:43,293 Speaker 2: fantastic birthday option for me. So interesting because it kind 47 00:02:43,293 --> 00:02:47,693 Speaker 2: of has the just the you know kind of it's 48 00:02:47,733 --> 00:02:51,493 Speaker 2: an amazing lens through which to view the changing kind 49 00:02:51,493 --> 00:02:54,893 Speaker 2: of geopolitical dynamics in the world day. Like you said, 50 00:02:54,933 --> 00:02:59,253 Speaker 2: you learn so much from Apple's moves, but also Apple's 51 00:02:59,253 --> 00:03:02,773 Speaker 2: experience in China. It's yeah, I think it sounds absolutely fascinating. 52 00:03:02,813 --> 00:03:07,293 Speaker 2: So that Apple very well. Yeah by by Patrick McGee 53 00:03:07,373 --> 00:03:10,333 Speaker 2: very good. Next up, something completely different, The Good Father 54 00:03:10,493 --> 00:03:11,613 Speaker 2: by Leah McElvaney. 55 00:03:12,773 --> 00:03:16,453 Speaker 3: So this starts as a very ordinary August day and 56 00:03:16,973 --> 00:03:20,653 Speaker 3: it destroys the lives of Gordon and Sarah Rudford. And 57 00:03:20,693 --> 00:03:23,213 Speaker 3: it's late summer on the west coast of Scotland and 58 00:03:23,253 --> 00:03:25,453 Speaker 3: their seven year old young boy Rory, is enjoying the 59 00:03:25,453 --> 00:03:28,293 Speaker 3: beach outside the family home with their dog Bonnie, and 60 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:31,133 Speaker 3: then Bonnie comes home alone and Gordon and Sarah look 61 00:03:31,293 --> 00:03:33,693 Speaker 3: down the beach and they can't find any sign of them, 62 00:03:33,733 --> 00:03:38,093 Speaker 3: and a police accord, and there's questions and extentsive searches 63 00:03:38,133 --> 00:03:41,773 Speaker 3: and more questions, and then hours pass and days and months. 64 00:03:42,253 --> 00:03:45,653 Speaker 3: So the story is about this relationship in real termal 65 00:03:45,733 --> 00:03:48,693 Speaker 3: when Gordon and Sarah attempt to deal with the consequences 66 00:03:48,693 --> 00:03:52,453 Speaker 3: of Rory's disappearance and about being parents and husband and wife, 67 00:03:52,853 --> 00:03:54,773 Speaker 3: and they're both grappling with what could be worse than 68 00:03:54,813 --> 00:03:58,293 Speaker 3: your child disappearing and replaying this what was a really 69 00:03:58,493 --> 00:04:01,333 Speaker 3: ordinary day where Rory had done something he often did, 70 00:04:01,333 --> 00:04:03,653 Speaker 3: which was playing near their house with their dog, and 71 00:04:03,693 --> 00:04:05,573 Speaker 3: they felt like they lived in a safe community and 72 00:04:05,613 --> 00:04:08,333 Speaker 3: their small town always returned home, and so they have 73 00:04:08,493 --> 00:04:12,133 Speaker 3: that guilt and fear, and of course the gossip and 74 00:04:12,253 --> 00:04:15,133 Speaker 3: what their neighbors are thinking, and they're just left in 75 00:04:15,173 --> 00:04:19,213 Speaker 3: this complete limbo of uncertainty and waiting and wandering along 76 00:04:19,253 --> 00:04:22,453 Speaker 3: with these very strained relationships with people, including the police, 77 00:04:22,693 --> 00:04:25,493 Speaker 3: as they're searching for Rorri and they just can't find 78 00:04:25,493 --> 00:04:28,693 Speaker 3: the answers to their questions. And I'm not understan anymore 79 00:04:28,693 --> 00:04:32,093 Speaker 3: because I will destroy the story book, really really good 80 00:04:32,133 --> 00:04:35,893 Speaker 3: crime novel about family life and loss and the emotions 81 00:04:35,893 --> 00:04:37,773 Speaker 3: and twists and turns that will keep you hooked to 82 00:04:37,813 --> 00:04:38,373 Speaker 3: the very end. 83 00:04:39,293 --> 00:04:42,933 Speaker 2: Superb Okay, great little recommendation, then, thank you so much. 84 00:04:43,053 --> 00:04:46,333 Speaker 2: Kas and That's the Good Father by Liam mcelvaaney. Apple 85 00:04:46,413 --> 00:04:49,773 Speaker 2: and China by Patrick McGee is Catherine's first pick for 86 00:04:49,853 --> 00:04:51,733 Speaker 2: us this weekend. Both of those will of course be 87 00:04:51,853 --> 00:04:54,013 Speaker 2: on the News Talk's 'DB website for. 88 00:04:54,013 --> 00:04:57,093 Speaker 1: More from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. 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