About this episode
Ryan Petersen discusses the logistics of historical trade and modern implications.
Ryan Petersen is the Founder and CEO of Flexport. Timestamps: 0:03 Pablo Escobar was a logistics guy 2:29 The explosion in tariff fraud 8:58 The Dutch East India Company 11:20 History of global trade 14:39 1,000x spice markup 17:53 The British East India Company 24:02 How the British got 20% of China addicted to opium 27:44 The Forbes family & opium trade 30:40 Jewish trading networks 37:33 It’s illegal to criticize the King of Thailand 38:58 Strait of Hormuz 45:58 Maritime chokepoints
People in this episode
Host: Ti Morse
Guest: Ryan Petersen
Topics covered
- logistics
- global trade
- tariff fraud
- historical trade companies
- opium trade
- maritime chokepoints
Keywords
- Pablo Escobar
- tariff fraud
- Dutch East India Company
- British East India Company
- opium trade
- maritime chokepoints
- global trade history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Flexport, Dutch East India Company, British East India Company
Places: Thailand, Strait of Hormuz
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