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The Realignment

475 | Bayard Winthrop: Why America Must Rebuild Its Domestic Manufacturing Base

The Realignment

The Realignment

Technology, News Commentary, National Security, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, News, Public Policy, Economics, Politics, Saager Enjeti, U.s. Politics, Policy

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Bayard Winthrop, Founder and CEO of American Giant, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Bayard discuss American Giant’s work primarily sourcing and manufacturing its clothing in the U.S., what the clothing industry could teach other attempts to re-shore post-COVID, how Washington helps (and impedes) manufacturers, and the importance of domestic production and its impact on jobs, society, trade policy, and supply chain resilience.

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0:00.0

Marshall here, welcome back to the realignment.

0:02.6

A few weeks back, I recorded an episode of Ari something interesting

0:12.0

with the New York Times' Stephen Kurtz about his new book

0:14.8

American Flannel how a band of entrepreneurs are bringing in the art and business of

0:19.6

making clothes back home. Highly recommend not only that episode but the book

0:24.1

American Final could find that of course in the realignment's bookshop under

0:29.0

the Ari something interesting. Now, Byard Winthrop, one of the auto players were prominently featured in the book,

0:35.2

founder and CEO of American Giant, a clothing company launched in 2011,

0:39.7

that almost entirely sources and manufacturers in the US joins the show. We discuss his

0:45.8

strong views on the importance of domestic production and its impact on jobs,

0:50.6

society, trade policy, and supply chain resilience. And of course, we cover

0:55.8

everything's learned building an iconic brand during a really, really

0:59.2

interview period of the clothing, slashfashioned industry's history.

1:03.0

Huge thank you to the Foundation for American Innovation for supporting the work of this

1:06.7

podcast.

1:07.7

Hope you'll enjoy the conversation.

1:10.0

Buyard Winthrop, welcome to the realignment.

1:16.2

Thanks for having me, Marshall.

1:18.1

So this is a incredible follow-up episode.

1:20.9

I did a recording with Stephen Kurtz who did his new book,

1:24.1

American Flannel, which I once again cannot recommend enough to folks. And if there's a

1:28.4

portion of the audience that will think it's like a book about fashion and

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