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Today, Explained

The Made in the USA myth

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This special feed drop of NPR's Planet Money examines the United States' dwindling domestic garment industry and whether it is ever likely to come back. This episode was reported and hosted by Sarah Gonzalez, produced by Willa Rubin with help from Emma Peaslee, edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez. Find more about Planet Money here. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. "Made in USA" on the label on a pair of jeans. Photo by Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.5

Here is a big existential question for every media company today.

0:42.7

Do they fight the AI tech overlords or do they just take their money?

0:47.4

So far, most of them are taking the money.

0:50.1

But a few are fighting.

0:51.6

One of them is Zip Davis.

0:54.1

This is Peter Kafka, the host of channels.

0:56.7

And on this week's episode, I'm talking to Ziff Davis, CEO of Vek Shah, who tells me he's kind of optimistic about the media business and why he's taking on the people behind chat GBT.

1:06.5

That's this week on channels, wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

1:11.9

Hey, it's Noel here. Today Explained is taking a break today, so Sean can watch women's tennis.

1:16.6

But we have an episode from our friends and my former colleagues at NPR's Planet Money.

1:21.5

It's called Made in America. Okay, so made in America is a good thing, right?

1:26.9

Jobs for American workers, better pay, a higher standard of working conditions than in, say, you know, a foreign sweatshop.

1:35.3

Eek, you guys, it's not quite that simple.

1:38.1

Here's Planet Money's Sarah Gonzalez.

1:41.0

This is Planet Money from NPR.

1:46.3

Money doesn't speak any English.

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