This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy — Season 1, Episode 3: The Rubber Episode
Documentary • 40 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 7.8/10
Episode synopsis
What if planes couldn't fly, or, more specifically, couldn't land? What if trucks couldn't transport food? This isn't some lame sci-fi plot. Without rubber, the economy as we know it ceases to exist. Kal Penn traces the path of rubber -- from trees to tires to the tip of his p... uh... pencil... and uncovers a fundamental blind spot in the free market economy that is putting us all at risk.
About This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy
Through the curious mind of host Kal Pen, see firsthand all the surprising ways the economy interconnects and impacts the lives of people all over the planet.