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The Friday Podcast: A Meat Grinder For Fabric

Marian Federoff uses an autopsy saw to cut apart shoes at the port of Long Beach. Alex Blumberg/NPR hide caption

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The Friday Podcast: A Meat Grinder For Fabric

On today's podcast, we consult with trade lawyer Michael Cone about where to make our t-shirt, and visit the lab where customs officials check to make sure importers are following the rules.

The Friday Podcast: A Meat Grinder For Fabric

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The Friday Podcast: Pietra Rivoli's T-Shirt Travels

Okay we admit it, we stole our idea to make a t-shirt and report every part of the process from Pietra Rivoli, who wrote the book, The Travels of a T-shirt in a Global Economy.

The Friday Podcast: Pietra Rivoli's T-Shirt Travels

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The Friday Podcast: The Cotton Wars

"They keep coming to the table ... always bitching and complaining." --Dahlin Hancock, Texas cotton farmer, on the Brazilians. Chana Joffe-Walt/NPR hide caption

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The Friday Podcast: The Cotton Wars

We go to Texas and Brazil in search of cotton for the Planet Money t-shirt. We find a long-running trade war.

The Friday Podcast: The Cotton Wars

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