Hey, it's Jason Del Rey. I wanted to let you know that season two of land of the

giants is in the works right now. It'll be coming out spring 2020. Next season, we're

going to explore the tech company known as Google. You may have heard of it. Right now,

though, we're going to talk a little more about Amazon. You're about to hear an episode of reset

the new tech podcast from Vox.com and recode. It's a new show about how technology and tech

companies are impacting our world every day. And it's hosted by Ariel Zoom Ross.

In this episode, you're going to hear about a small Montana town that has a surprising role

in the Amazon marketplace. And later in the episode, I talked to Ariel about how the marketplace

has changed the way we shop. While you're listening, go subscribe to reset on Stitcher, Apple

Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. There's also a link in the episode notes to help you subscribe.

This is reset. I'm Ariel Zoom Ross. And this...

This is Reggie. Reggie is my six pound Chihuahua mixed puppy.

She's a tiny dog, but she actually weirdly needs a lot of stuff. Here's just some of the stuff

I bought for her recently. A new winter coat. Cans of wet food that she likes. I got her some winter

booties that look like balloons. A wax that protects her feet on the cold sidewalk. And some

puzzle toys that keep her busy and out of my hair. And most of the time, I'm buying this stuff

from probably the same place that you're buying a lot of your stuff from Amazon.

But have you ever thought about how all of these things actually get to you?

Turns out, the stuff you buy on Amazon goes on a pretty crazy journey before it gets to your door.

And the journey might very well involve having that product make a pit stop in a small town

called Roundup Montana. You can have a stellar who could be anywhere in the world by, let's say,

a hundred dog beds from Target online. And so those dog beds ship from a Target warehouse. Let's

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