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Sep 2021
40m 30s

Why Are Shelves Still Empty? Supply Chai...

TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
About this episode

Why are items still missing from grocery store shelves? Why are package deliveries being delayed? Youngme, Felix and Mihir unpack the global supply chain mess, while warning listeners to start their holiday shopping early! They also share their personal economic takeaways from the pandemic.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

·       The White Lotus (HBO)

·       Flour Water Salt Yeast (by Ken Forkish)

We invite you to email your comments and ideas for future episodes to:  afterhours@hbs.edu.  You can also follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

 


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