The must watch talk show for global supply chain professionals is now available as podcast. After each edition of the Supply Chain Talks we sit down with one of our guests and continue the conversation. Start listening while preparing lunch or take your podcast with you as you go on your daily walk.
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The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast is a new home for anyone with a professional interest in international trade, container shipping, procurement, logistics and air cargo. Each episode your host, award-winning journalist Mike King, will be speaking to leading decision-makers, analysts, journalists, operators and shippers to get their take on current freight and logistics markets and the challenges and opportunities ahead. You can subscribe to receive each episode direct to your inbox at: thefre ...
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In this podcast, German podcaster Annik Rubens talks slowly about topics of everyday German life, from beergardens to recycling. More information and Premium Podcast with learning materials on Slow German at www.slowgerman.com. You can read the complete transcript of each episode on this internet-site or in the ID3-Tags.
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Lars Jensen: What the 2025 liner alliance restructure means for shippers
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Why strike action by ILA dockworkers at US East and Gulf Coast ports will have global ramifications
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In this extended clip from #EP23 of The Freight Buyers' Club, hosted by industry veteran Mike King and produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, Lars Jensen, one of the world’s foremost container shipping and supply chain analysts, explains why any union action at US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports will have global ramifications.…
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Lars Jensen: Geopolitics, Looming Port Strikes and the Future of Container Shipping
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In this episode of The Freight Buyers' Club, hosted by industry veteran Mike King and produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, Mike interviews Lars Jensen, one of the world’s foremost container shipping and supply chain analysts. As CEO of Vespucci Maritime, Lars brings his unparalleled expertise to the table to discuss the pressing issu…
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Are US legislators targeting the Shanghai Shipping Exchange? FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei
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In this clip from EP21 of The Freight Buyers Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King is talking with Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei.By Mike King
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New FMC Detention & Demurrage Rules Explained: Are Dispute Mechanisms Open to SMEs?
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In this extended clip from Episode 21 of The Freight Buyers' Club, Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei explains the latest D&D rule changes, how shippers can protect themselves from unfair fees, and how the FMC is SMEs. FBC is produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group and is available on all podcast platforms and YouTube.…
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What would an escalation of the US-China trade war mean for the US economy. Is decoupling feasible?
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In this extended clip from EP 22, Mike King is talking to Jason Miller, Eli Broad Professor in Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, and Jessica Dankert, Vice President Supply Chain, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) about the economic and trade implications of a ramping up of US tariffs. Who pays for this and what does it …
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Tariffs, Trade Wars and Freight Market Volatility
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In this episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King and his guests Jessica Dankert, Vice President Supply Chain at the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), and Jason Miller, Eli Broad Professor in Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, examine the complexities and cha…
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Supply Chain Shake-Ups and Exclusive Insights from FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei
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In this episode of The Freight Buyers' Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King addresses the most critical issues impacting the global supply chain. An exclusive interview with Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei reveals the potential effects of the forthcoming U.S. presidential elections on the FMC’s…
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Maersk/Hapag-Lloyd's Gemini Cooperation; implications for alliance system and service reliability
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In this clip from EP19 of The Freight Buyers' Club podcast, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King is chatting to Hua Joo Tan, Founder of Linerlytica, about the 2025 restructuring of the container shipping alliance system. In this clip they also discuss the pros and cons of the Gemini Cooperation partnership between Maer…
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Trans-Pacific Trends and Challenges: Insights from Freight Industry Experts
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This episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, hosted by Mike King and supported by Dimerco Express Group, delves into current trans-Pacific shipping trends and challenges, particularly in relation air cargo and supply chain dynamics. It features insights from Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo and Supply Chain Editor at FreightWaves and American Shipper, and Kath…
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S2E5: Leading by example (reduce, replace, rethink by IKEA)
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Explore how the leading manufacturer IKEA is paving the path towards achieving a fully net-zero supply chain. IKEA excels in sustainable transportation and is committed to making the entire chain smarter and more sustainable by focusing on reducing, replacing, and rethinking every aspect. Curious about the challenges they face? We will delve into t…
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Container shipping: Navigating turbulence in 2024
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The current global container shipping landscape, viewed through the lens of freight buyers, rivals the complexity seen during the Covid era. Threats of new US tariffs, shipping and geopolitical risks spanning the Middle East and beyond, and substantial shifts in the liner shipping alliance system are casting significant shadows. In the US market, c…
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S2E4: Replace in maritime shipping | which fuel will be next?
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Alternative fuels will play a crucial role in making container shipping net zero. But what will be the fuel of the future? And when can we expect zero-emission shipping? We explore this in the podcast about the fuel switch, featuring Naomi van den Berg (Program Manager Sustainable Transport at the Port of Rotterdam) and Ilyas Muhammed (Head of Gree…
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Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Supply Chains
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In this episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, host Mike King delves into the current state of global trade amidst geopolitical tensions and disruptions with renowned economist, historian, and journalist, Marc Levinson. They explore the long-term implications for importers, exporters, carriers, and the entire transport ecosystem. From the impact of r…
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S2E3: Reduce | how to reduce waste with end-to-end supply chain visibility
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Did you know that digitisation helps to make port logistics more sustainable? But how does visibility of your container from sea to inland contributes to CO2 reduction and a more sustainable chain? In this podcast, learn how Portbase (the port community system for the port of Rotterdam) and containerterminal APM Terminals Maasvlakte 2 are working t…
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S2E2: Rethink | rethinking supply chains with RICOH Europe Supply Chain
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The demands of today's consumers are forcing manufacturers to make more sustainable choices. Goodbye to the short-term approach and hello to sustainable sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics. But how can this be achieved? Partnering with RICOH Europe Supply Chain, a leading provider of document management solutions committed to sustainability, we'…
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Freight markets, politics, the threat of tariffs and the future of global trade – with Brandon Fried & Jon Monroe
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Uncertainty and risk haunt supply chains right now, just as they shadow global politics and economics. Indeed, the future of trade and the musical chairs of international relations have possibly not been tethered so tightly since at least the Cold War, and perhaps even the Second World War. From Guyana to Central Asia, the Middle East to the South …
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S2E1: Accelerating sustainable supply chains with Matthijs van Doorn
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Your cargo doesn’t stop at the port. That’s why port of Rotterdam is committed to improve the end to supply chain for shippers and forwarders along the chain. Together with Matthijs van Doorn (Vice President Commercial at the Port of Rotterdam Authority), we delve into port of Rotterdam’s journey towards a sustainable container logistics chain. Sub…
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The supply chain of the future is sustainable and efficient. As decision makers in this chain, shippers (cargo owners) and freight forwarders play a key role. For a future-proof world, we need to work towards a CO2-neutral society. Making transport and logistics sustainable is an important element in this, but also one of the biggest challenges. Th…
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US West Coast ports hope for a cargo bonanza in 2024 – but are they prepared?
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In this deep dive into US logistics and international trade, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King explores whether 2024 could see a major surge of cargo into US West Coast terminals. Levi Strauss & Co said earlier this year that it had “already shifted some product to go through the West Coast instead of the East Coast…
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US West Coast truckers ready for box import surge (but less keen on buying non-diesel trucks)
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In this news insights episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, host Mike King is talking U.S. trucking, drayage, domestic freight demand and international trade with Matt Schrap, CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association. Among other topics, they delve into: The readiness of US West Coast truckers to cope with for an influx of import cargo due to disrupti…
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Is the Port of Long Beach ready to receive a new wave of container imports?
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In this news insight episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, Noel Hacegaba, Chief Operating Officer at the Port of Long Beach, outlines why the de facto closure of the Suez Canal to container shipping, low water levels on the Panama Canal, and the threat of union action at rival ports on the US East and Gulf Coast, are creating a unique window of oppo…
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The 2024 trade and economic growth outlook as geopolitical headwinds intensify
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In this special News Insight episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, host Mike King discusses the following with Robert Subbaraman, Head of Global Markets Research at Nomura: Global economic and trade prospects in 2024 Asia exports outlook Geopolitical risk in 2024 The slowdown in China Freight rates and inflation Trade and a Trump Presidency Protecti…
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A shipper’s view: Maersk/Hapag, the Red Sea crisis, CNY and freight rate strategy
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In this episode, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King has an in-depth discussion with Bjorn Vang Jensen, Executive Director for International Transport at American multinational Cummins, on all things shipping and supply chain. They discuss what the Gemini Cooperation agreement between Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk means for …
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Why the threat of strikes at US east coast ports is pushing retailer cargo back to the west coast
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In this clip from EP14 of The Freight Buyers' Club podcast, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King hears that the threat of union action at US east and Gulf coast ports later this year is already prompting retailers to route cargo via west coast terminals. Mike is talking to: Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of C…
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IATA: Geopolitical turmoil and air cargo markets in 2024
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In this special new insight episode, host Mike King and Brendan Sullivan, Global Head, Cargo, International Air Transport Association (IATA), discuss if air cargo is ready to fill supply chain shortages emerging as a result of the Red Sea shipping crisis. They also look at the performance of the air freight industry last year, what 2024 has in stor…
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As a perfect storm hits global trade, will shippers be the biggest losers of 2024?
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In this clip from EP14 of The Freight Buyers' Club podcast, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King asks who will foot the bill as a combination of factors including diversions away from the Suez Canal impact global supply chains and trade. Mike is talking to: Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of Commerce Jon Gold,…
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Suez, Panama, geopolitics and union disputes: A shipper’s guide to risk in 2024
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In this episode, host Mike King and guests examine the multiple challenges facing international trade in the early days of 2024 as supply chain disruptions mount and container shipping freight rates soar. The prime cause of these disruptions is attacks on container shipping services by Houthi rebels based in Yemen. These are prompting carriers to d…
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The Suez Canal container shipping crisis – shipper options, expected rollovers and revised transit times
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In this special news insight episode, Mike King is joined by Alvin Fuh, shipping veteran and current Special Assistant to Chief Executive Officer at Dimerco Express Group, for an update on the Red Sea/Suez Canal shipping crisis. They also explore shipper options as transit times increase and Asia-Europe ocean shipping freight rates soar.…
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A year in review, 2024 forecasts and ocean freight tendering advice
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In this episode of the Freight Buyers’ Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, the big freight, economic and shipping stories of 2023 are put under the microscope when host Mike King speaks to Paul Berger, The Wall Street Journal’s Logistics & Supply Chain Reporter. The implications of the Yellow and Convoy bankruptcies are examin…
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What next for container shipping - former Evergreen and Yang Ming chairman exclusive
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In this episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, produced in partnership with Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King has an exclusive interview with Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen and Yang Ming container lines. They discuss future container shipping demand and supply, what this means for freight buyers and why everyone in the business …
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John Rabe Show Podcast Information John Rabe war ein deutscher Geschäftsmann, der in China gelebt hat. Er wird manchmal als „Oskar Schindler Chinas“ bezeichnet – ich erzähle Dir, warum. John Rabe wurde 1882 in Hamburg geboren und ist 1950 in Berlin gestorben. Als junger Mann hat Rabe in verschiedenen Unternehmen gearbeitet. Er hat später für die de…
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Beliebte Sportarten Show Podcast Information Sport ist für viele Menschen in Deutschland ein wichtiger Teil des täglichen Lebens. Laut einer Umfrage des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit aus dem Jahr 2020 treiben rund 60% der deutschen Bevölkerung im Alter von 18 bis 79 Jahren regelmäßig Sport. Hier sind die beliebtesten Sportarten der Deutschen: F…
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Deutsche auf Geschäftsreise Show Podcast Information Viele Deutsche gehen auf Geschäftsreisen. Das bedeutet, dass sie für ihre Arbeit in ein anderes Land oder in eine andere Stadt reisen. Es kann eine gute Möglichkeit sein, neue Leute zu treffen, neue Orte zu besuchen und Erfahrungen zu sammeln. Im Jahr 2019 unternahmen deutsche Geschäftsreisende r…
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Wherefore art thou (air cargo) peak season?
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In this episode of The Freight Buyer’s Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King looks at global and US air cargo markets. What has happened to peak season is the key question examined, but Mike and his guests also discuss inventory levels, global demand and economics, what the decarbonisation of supply chains means f…
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Explained: AI and the future of supply chains
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In this pilot episode of Freight Expectations, a Freight Buyers' Club podcast which will be launched in 2024, host Mike King speaks to one of the world’s foremost authors and thought leaders on logistics technology and the future of supply chains. Professor Yossi Sheffi is the current Director of the Center for Transportation & Logistics at Massach…
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Vor- und Nachteile der Zweisprachigkeit – SG #257
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Vor- und Nachteile der Zweisprachigkeit Show Podcast Information Ich bin zweisprachig aufgewachsen. Meine Mutter hat Deutsch mit mir gesprochen, mein Vater Armenisch. Es wird also Zeit, dass wir hier bei Slow German über Zweisprachigkeit sprechen! Zweisprachigkeit bezeichnet die Fähigkeit, zwei Sprachen fließend sprechen und verstehen zu können. Es…
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Global freight market outlook, US inventories, and why India’s share of global manufacturing and exports is on the rise
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In this episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King looks at the current global freight market, the US demand outlook, and examines why the container peak season failed to materialise. Mike and his guests then deep dive into India’s growing attraction as a global manufacturing hub as OEMs …
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Geopolitical and economic headwinds batter freight markets; 'ally-shoring' and the allure of Mexico
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In part 1 of this episode, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King interviews one of the world’s leading economic and transport analysts: Paul Bingham, Director of Supply Chain Transportation Consulting, S&P Global Market Intelligence. They swing between freight markets and economic forecasts as they discuss Paul’s view t…
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Die Reederei Hapag-Lloyd Show Podcast Information Hapag-Lloyd ist eine große Reederei aus Deutschland. Hast du den Namen schon einmal gehört? Der Name Hapag kommt von Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. Das klingt kompliziert, ist aber nur der alte Name der Reederei. Lloyd hingegen bezieht sich auf die Norddeutsche Lloyd Reederei…
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Retailer inventory levels, container line peak season strategy and a tentative end to USWC docker impasse
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In this episode host and producer Mike King explores the implications of the tentative west coast docker contract deal, the likely impact of lower water levels on the Panama Canal, retailer inventory stocks, whether there will be a shipping peak season in 2023, and just what container lines will do with the huge number of newbuilding vessels due fo…
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Why a US recession might not kill peak season; how the FMC's new powers could reshape container shipping
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In part 1 of this episode, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host and producer Mike King speaks to Lee Klaskow, Senior Freight and Transportation Logistics Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence. He hears that while the US is likely heading in to a recession, this does not automatically mean the death of peak season. They also discuss M&…
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The Big Air Cargo Debate; west coast docker negotiations; Flexport/Shopify analysis
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In Part 1 of this episode, host and editor Mike King speaks to two of the world’s most renowned air freight experts: Cathy Roberson, President, Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, and Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association. Among other topics, they discuss: what next for air freight; the challenges facing integrators’; security r…
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US 'freight recession'; trans-Pac vs trans-Atlantic demand; pros and cons of non-China options.
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In Part 1 of this episode. host and editor Mike King speaks to two freight and trade experts: Judah Levine, Head of Research at Freightos, and Jason Miller, US government advisor and Interim Chairperson, Department of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business. They discuss US trade policies, inventory levels,…
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Noch mehr deutsche Musik Show Podcast Information Wenn Du eine Sprache lernen möchtest, dann ist es gut, wenn Du Dich mit dieser Sprache umgibst. Schau deutsche Filme mit deutschen Untertiteln. Lies deutsche Bücher oder Zeitungen oder Comics. Und höre deutsche Musik! So bekommst Du ein Gefühl für die Sprache. Und Spaß macht das auch. Du weißt viell…
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