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Containers
Containers is an 8-part audio documentary about how global trade has transformed the economy and ourselves. Host and correspondent Alexis Madrigal leads you through the world of ships and sailors, technology and tugboats, warehouses and cranes. At a time when Donald Trump is threatening to toss out the global economic order, Containers provides an illuminating, deep, and weird look at how capitalism actually works now.
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4.8 stars from 601 ratings
An all-time fave
This series is one of my all-time faves, and I hope they’re working on a follow up or sequel examining peri- and post-Covid supply chains, or how drones, autonomous vehicles, and other technologies might (or might not) change shipping.
div .review{ via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/16/23
A great listen
Really enjoyed this. Chock grill of great insights.
nikkyb127 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/06/22
Supply Chain
I discovered this podcast while listening to old episodes of 99% Invisible. Given the recent supply chain issues, this subject is especially interesting now in 2021.
Abbess April via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/31/21
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