Taking Tuesday

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🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Package theft is on the rise, and it affects everyone, from the retailer, to shippers, to consumers. So maybe it’s time to take a cue from Gen Z and go back to the mall. This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah Black Friday, Friday, Cyber Monday, ordering all my things. Crossing names off the list, I'm so ahead of the game this year no last minute shopping for me
0:14.8	I'm first minute shopping baby but wait oh no after Cyber Monday comes
0:21.4	hey man get back here with my package.
0:24.0	Taking Tuesday.
0:26.0	In Washington State, some homeowners are fighting back.
0:30.0	They're tired of people stealing their packages.
0:32.8	The LAPD has busted a sophisticated package theft bringing.
0:36.4	Thefts of packages left in buildings and front porch doorsteps is surging nationwide,
0:42.2	a whopping 1.7 million packages a day.
0:46.0	The head on today explained the very annoying and hard to solve problem of porch pirates and your stolen packages, and a great alternative you may have forgotten about but thankfully
0:56.7	Gen Z remembers
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