50 - Lying Flat for Garment Worker Protection (teaser)

Published: July 15, 2021, 5:31 a.m.

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A recent study found that "sewing machine operator" was number 7 of the jobs with the greatest increased risk of death during the pandemic in California. Reed, David, and Albert discuss the implications and the dark realities of the people who make our clothes, even in a country where we would hope workers have the greatest protections. We also get into a cool new Chinese subculture of "lying flat" and generally refusing to work. All that and more on this week\'s Blowout.

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