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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, tec... Read more

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Episode 8: Robots, Piers Full of Robots

Episode 8: Robots, Piers Full of Robots

In the conclusion of this series, we peer into the future of human-robot combinations on the waterfront and in the rest ... Read more

19 Apr 2017

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Episode 7: The Lost Docks

Episode 7: The Lost Docks

It’s 1979 and containerization is sweeping through the San Francisco waterfront, leaving the old docks in ruins. As glob... Read more

12 Apr 2017

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Episode 5: The America-First Ships

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