Kerry Brown
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201 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 23 Jul
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There's all sorts of elements of China which have slightly a Blade Runner aesthetic.
And Shenzhen is one of these cities that really embody that.
All the farmers in Blade Runner who are mining for recycling for electronics, there was Shenzhen.
If I wanted to propose a grand synthesis for Americans to understand Shenzhen, it would be Detroit in its heyday of about 100 years ago to Silicon Valley today.
You've got this big billboard.
Waylon, it seems like everything is being called a recession indicator these days.
Or the new Apple Neo book.
I've lost track.
There is only one way to know if these are actual economic warning signs, though.
Listen to The Indicator from Planet Money on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Mao Zedong's approach to economics was non-existent.
So 99% of the economy was in the hands of the state.
Mao was a believer in class struggle, a sort of social mobilization, and the Cultural Revolution was really driven by this idea to remake Chinese culture.
There are 7,000 workers in the Shanghai shipyard.
They're constantly being reminded of their need to work for their fellow workers and for China.
The Maoist period seems like another planet.
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