From The Silk Road to a Globalized World: An Introduction To Trade
b"Trade is innately human. Whether it\\u2019s baseball cards, lunchbox items or recipes, people have been exchanging goods, services, practices, and ideas since prehistoric times. Driven by curiosity and power, or most commonly money, trade has created the modern, globalized world we know today. To better understand the past, present, and future of trade\\u2019s huge web of interconnectivity, we\\u2019re traveling back in time with Meat and Three\\u2019s first ever 4-part mini-series. \\n\\nWe first look at history's most significant trade route: The Silk Road. We explore how the expansive caravan and maritime routes marked the first period of vast global interchange with Najmieh Batmanglij. We then dig into economics with Don Boudreaux to explain the implications of free trade and some central characteristics of our current globalized model. \\n\\nAnd don\\u2019t forget to stick around for the next three episodes as we take a deeper dive into the ingredients that make these routes so delicious. Subscribe to Meat and Three on your favorite podcast app."