'Containers': How global trade has changed us

They're part of how we get everything from apples to new pants to computer parts, but we don't often think about them — the shipping containers.

Tom Weber spoke with Alexis Madrigal, host of the podcast "Containers" about how those containers have transformed us and our world.

To hear the full conversation use the audio player above.

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