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Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.5 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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John Dickerson talks with author Chris Miller about his new book, Chip War: The Fight for The World’s Most Critical Technology. They discuss how semiconductor chips became so important, why everyone is so dependent on Taiwan for chips, and what lessons China can glean from what’s happening in Ukraine. Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at [email protected]. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some things leave you guessing.
0:03.0	Like, why are yours contagious?
0:06.0	But not MailChimp.
0:07.0	MailChimp eliminates guesswork from email marketing
0:10.0	by analysing data from billions of emails
0:12.0	to offer up personalized recommendations
0:14.0	for how to improve your email content and targeting.
0:17.0	Guess less than sell more within to it MailChimp.
0:20.0	Music
0:26.0	Welcome to GabFest Reads for the month of March,
0:29.0	I'm John Dickerson, one of the hosts of Slates,
0:31.0	a political GabFest.
0:34.0	This episode I spoke with Chris Miller,
0:37.0	the author of Chip War,
0:39.0	The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.
0:42.0	It's a book about the history of the semiconductor,
0:45.0	the wondrous process of how they are made,
0:48.0	and it's a book that gave me a totally new view
0:51.0	of global politics and economics.
0:54.0	Oh, it's so wonderful, Chris, I'm...
0:56.0	There's so much to do.
0:58.0	Like a good student.
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