February 20, 2025· 46 min

The Plan to Get America Building Big Ships Again

Senator Mark Kelly Todd Young Mark Kelly Todd Young

Orality

Model

85%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,192 words)

M:29%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,572 words)

M:28%

GuestSenator Mark Kelly(2,069 words)

M:93%

GuestTodd Young(0 words)

M:24%

GuestMark Kelly(2,147 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic19%

very, obviously, absolutely

Engagement78%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, right

Repetition100%

know (89x), about (41x), it's (38x)

Parallelism92%

And Joe Wasenthal...., But in the meantime, you can f..., And I'm Tracy Alloway....

Sound Patterns40%

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

Formulaic Phrases8%

you know what, i mean, so to speak

Literate Indicators

Hedging9%

could, might, rather

Passive Voice6%

be announced, is when, be coerced

Abstract Nouns21%

investment, element, romanticism

Subordination5%

although, because, however

Sentence Length45%

Avg: 16.3 words/sentence

Word Complexity51%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style22%

602 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style83%

supply, actually, secondly

Description

The US is a dominant force in a number of important industries, but it's been lagging behind in one crucial area: shipbuilding. Today, there are about 80 US-flagged ships involved in global trade, compared to more than 5,500 China-flagged vessels. The worry is that the US has been falling behind in this important component of international commerce, and that the country's entire economy could be at risk of being choked off. The SHIPS for America Act is a rare bipartisan proposal that aims to address these concerns by getting America to build commercial vessels again. But how exactly do you go about reviving an industry that's been all but moribund for decades? We speak to Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, and Senator Todd Young, a Republican from Indiana, co-sponsors of the bill, about their plan. Read More: US Lawmakers Seek to Bolster Shipbuilding at Home The Shipping Industry Is Getting a Slew of New Vessels—Right as Demand Cools Odd Lots is coming to Washington, DC! Get your tickets here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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