Logistics

Episode 6: They Won, They Won Big

It started with a puzzle: why were people in West Oakland dying 12–15
years earlier than their counterparts in the wealthier hills? The
people in the flatlands were dying of the same things as the people in
the hills, just much younger. Meet the doctor who helped make…

The worst story about cats that you’ll ever hear

For episode 5 of Containers, I was able to board an American-flagged ship docked at the Port of Oakland. It was a fascinating experience meeting the sailors and exploring the ship with the permission of the Captain, Tony Mociun. You can hear the…

Episode 4: COFFEE

A trip into the hidden backend that’s enabled the rise of precisely and ethically sourced “third-wave” coffee.

This is the script for episode 4 of Containers, a radio documentary about how global trade works. Things change in the editing, producing, and mixing stages, so…

Episode 3: The Ships, the Tugs, and the Port

The third episode of Containers is out. We go inside working life on the San Francisco Bay to see how brutal competition among shipping companies threatens the viability of the small businesses that ply the waters. Meet a tugboat dispatcher, a skipper…