Ones and Tooze

The Economics of Sneakers

Apr 14, 2023

39:18

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Rise of the US Military Footwear Industry

1min

Nike's Outsourcing of Labor

5min

The History of Sneakers

2min

The Globalization of Sneaker Culture

3min

Nike's Attention to Sneakers

3min

Greece and Its Trains: The Promise and Peril of the Digital Age

2min

The Tragic Train Accident in Greece

2min

The Accident on the Greek Railway Line

4min

10.

How to Train in a Fully Privatized Transportation System

3min

11.

The Greek and Brouleau Disaster

3min

12.

Greece's Economic Situation and Its Train System

3min

13.

The Importance of Self-Conscious Humility in Austerity

3min

14.

Ones and Twos

2min

15.

AI Is Making 2023 a Transformational Year for Technology

3min

On this episode, Cameron and Adam discuss the Nike Air juggernaut: how Michael Jordan's basketball shoes became a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Also on the show, how austerity measures in Greece contributed a deadly train crash there earlier this year.

And a quick note to our listeners in Berlin... Adam and Cameron will be taping a live episode of Ones and Tooze on May 25 at Prachtwerk Berlin. Click on the link below for tickets. Their last show in New York City sold out quickly, so don’t wait!

https://www.podfestberlin.com/event-details/ones-and-tooze-live

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