It's been a wild few weeks in global trade. 

President Donald Trump put 10% tariffs on all imports, and some countries started getting hit with much higher amounts. Stock markets have been swinging and economists say the odds of a recession this year are going up. 

While these are international issues, how do they actually play out in our region? To learn more, we talked to our economic mobility reporter, Stephan Bisaha, who has been interviewing workers — including shrimpers — across the Gulf South. 

This week’s Gulf States Gem: the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. 

This episode is hosted by our public health reporter Drew Hawkins. The podcast was produced by Stephan Bisaha, Danny McArthur, Orlando Flores Jr., Kat Stromquist and Tyler Taboada Pratt. Joseph King is the social producer. Nellie Beckett is our audience engagement producer. Our theme music is by DJ Supreme.

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