Three Cups of Tea

In 1993, a desperate man stumbled into a remote village in the foothills of the Karakoram mountains. After the residents nursed him back to health, he placed his hands on the village elder's shoulders and made a sacred promise. "Somehow," he said, "I am going to get some private jet reimbursements out of this."  Warning: Contains spoilers for the 2016 film "Arrival."  Thanks to Ted Callahan for helping us fact-check this episode! Where to find us:  Our Patreon Our merch! Peter's newsletter Peter's other podcast, 5-4 Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase Sources: Three Cups of Deceit “60 Minutes” expose 3000 Cups of Deceit Books vs Bombs? Humanitarian development and the narrative of terror in Northern Pakistan Delusional States Can't Get There From Here Nobel Prize Nominee’s Charity Wins No Award for Accountability David Oliver Relin, Adventurous Journalist, Dies at 49 What Mortenson Got Wrong Three Cups of Tea: The Pakistan and Afghan side 3 Lessons to Learn From Greg Mortenson  Mortenson returns to Afghanistan The naive republic of aid: Grassroots exceptionalism in humanitarian memoir Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the Data If you build it, will they come? What Really Works to Improve Learning in Developing Countries? The madrassa scapegoat Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod