The Ol' Ball And Supply Chain

What A Day

Crooked Media

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🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

President Biden addressed the ongoing supply chain problems that are jacking up prices for consumers and slowing economic recovery, and said that the Port of Los Angeles will begin operating 24/7. Shippers including FedEx and UPS also said that they would commit to shipping more packages during off-peak hours. It’s a big week for booster shots. Today, the FDA authorization committee will discuss a potential third dose of Moderna’s vaccine, and on Friday, it will look at a possible booster J&J’s. The FDA will also turn its attention to the safety of mixing and matching different vaccines, which could make the whole booster process a lot easier if it’s approved. And in headlines: Social Security recipients will get a boost to their checks by 5.9 percent in 2022, the U.S. will open its borders to Canadian and Mexican travelers next month, and trans workers at Netflix will stage a walkout to protest statements made by the company’s CEO. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

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0:00.0	It's Thursday October 14th. I'm Trevell Anderson.
0:08.7	And I'm Priyanka Aravindi and this is about a day where we're hoping William Shatner
0:12.7	is the last ever 90-year-old man to go to space.
0:16.0	Yeah, we're happy he got to go to space yesterday, but honestly, 90 probably should be the
0:22.3	limit.
0:23.3	Even if you don't look it, no.
0:24.3	You can't be up there, that age.
0:31.3	On today's show, we preview an FDA advisory panel's meeting starting today on COVID boostershots,
0:37.2	plus the Union for TV and movie crews announced that a strike could be starting on Monday.
0:41.8	But first, President Biden announced yesterday that the port of Los Angeles will begin operating
0:46.2	24-7.
0:47.2	This is the first key step toward moving our entire freight transportation and logistical
0:53.6	supply chain nationwide to a 24-7 system.
0:58.0	And this move joins efforts at Long Beach's port, which is also operating around the clock,
1:02.1	to help relieve growing backlogs in the global supply chain.
1:05.2	Perhaps in your own shopping, you've noticed longer delivery times or produce shortages
1:10.0	or price hikes for cars or electronics or food.
1:13.1	For me, it's been my ox tail plate that I order at this local Jamaican spot, which already
1:18.5	cost a pretty penny, but now costs about three or four of them.
1:22.2	And when I asked the owner the other day about the cost increase, he spoke about supply
1:26.4	shortages being the cost.
1:27.9	Okay, so I was watching this.
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