Malcolm McLean spurred containerized shipping in the 1950s. The impact on people, ports, cities and, of course, trade, was massive.

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133. How one man and some metal boxes revolutionized global trade

Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) cohost a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from two of the world's top trade geeks.

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