Primed

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It started with books. Today, Amazon is transforming virtually every facet of the American consumer economy. Primed explores what happened when Amazon set up shop in Seattle, what might be in store fo... more

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The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

Primed episodes:

March 15, 2018 Real talk from your Seattle friends about hosting Amazon
We recently hosted a debate to answer a simple question: Is Amazon good for Seattle? And the answer is: We don’t really know for certain. But the debate...
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13min
February 01, 2018 Welcome to Seattle. The cloud is watching you
Amazon is the place where you buy stuff and then it magically appears at your front door. Or, more recently, it's the place where you go to buy a...
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18min
January 19, 2018 Where is Amazon headed? Let's go to the (dart) board
Amazon has released its list of 20 finalists for the company's next headquarters. Many of the chosen don't come as big surprises: Chicago, Boston, New...
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13min
December 21, 2017 A robot wrote this headline! Your job is next
This is a crazy time of year for online retail behemoth Amazon – especially for their robots. Robots have already taken over a lot of the work in Kent's...
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17min
December 14, 2017 At Amazon the job is to eliminate work
We know, you want the jobs. That's why you're offering billions of dollars and other sweet kickbacks to get Amazon to move to your town.
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22min
November 24, 2017 Is Amazon your guilty pleasure?
We're a conflicted bunch. On one hand, we love to hate Amazon in Seattle because the city grew too fast and it's made problems for a lot of people. But...
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18min
November 16, 2017 Amazon's next city: Learn from our fail
A couple of years ago, a semitruck carrying a load of fish overturned on the Alaskan Way Viaduct during rush hour on a Tuesday. We get it: This is...
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18min
November 02, 2017 How things got weird between Seattle and Amazon
So. It’s been a little tense in Seattle since Amazon started shopping around for a new city to love.
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18min
October 19, 2017 So you just submitted your proposal to Amazon. We need to talk
Do us a favor. Look up relentless.com. No really — try it. We’ll wait.
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15min
October 13, 2017 What happens when Amazon comes to your town?
In September, 2017, Amazon kicked off the country’s biggest lottery — a search for a second headquarters, a.k.a. HQ2. The city that wins that contest...
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FAQs about Primed:

How many episodes does Primed have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.