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How the World Ran on Empty with Peter Goodman

2024/11/8
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Peter Goodman discusses the failures in global supply chains that led to shortages during the pandemic, including the lack of basic protective equipment and ventilators.
  • Outsourcing everything and not having a backup system
  • Lack of emergency preparedness

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with New York Times Global Economic Correspondent Peter Goodman. Prior to the New York Times, Peter began his career as a freelance writer in Southeast Asia before serving as The Washington Post's Asia Economic Correspondent and later Shanghai Bureau Chief. He has since reported from over 36 countries, holds two Gerald Loeb awards and eight prizes from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He was also a Pulitzer finalist for his work covering the 2008 financial crisis. On today's episode, Peter breaks down his path as a journalist and the work behind his book How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain.

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