June 14, 2021· 60 min

Why Tracy Can't Ship a Teddy Bear from Hong Kong to the U.S. Right Now

Anton Posner Margo Brock

Orality

Model

50%

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,633 words)

M:94%

GuestAnton Posner(4,456 words)

M:93%

GuestMargo Brock(2,187 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic29%

literally, completely, very

Engagement67%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, like

Repetition100%

right (109x), like (82x), know (75x)

Parallelism85%

And I'm Joe Wasenthal...., Or I tried to...., And, you know, it was cool....

Sound Patterns92%

97 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases2%

i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging7%

could, may, quite

Passive Voice4%

is when, are packed, are measured

Abstract Nouns14%

investment, recommendation, apartment

Subordination6%

while, because, however

Sentence Length42%

Avg: 15.4 words/sentence

Word Complexity45%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style33%

705 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style69%

literally, completely, actually

Description

By this point, you're aware that shipping anything internationally is pretty tough right now. It turns out, it's getting worse. Earlier in the year, Tracy tried shipping a teddy bear from Hong Kong to the U.S. on a vessel, but, for a variety of reasons, it ended up not working out. At least she tried. Right now, she wouldn't even be able to try because international shipping has gotten that much more messed up. So what's behind this logistical nightmare? On this episode, we speak with Mercury Group CEO Anton Posner and President Margo Brock for a granular deep dive into the state of shipping and why it's so hard for Tracy (and even shippers with higher dollar value goods for sale) to get space on a vessel right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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