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Nike: Not Just a Shoe Company
Nike isn't just a shoe company, it's an image, a way of understanding economic globalization writ large. Radio Lab looks at both sides of the Nike coin: first, a visit to the Nike Campus in Portland, Oregon. Second, a trip to a former Nike sweatshop in Jakarta Indonesia.
Nike- The Spirit in the Shoes
There is no finish line
Producer Judith Kampfner visits the holy shrine of the Phil Knight empire in Portland, Oregon on the eve of the big track meet against arch-rivals Adidas. She speaks with company designers, supporters and journalists who've spent years trying to get inside the company.
Producer: Judith Kampfner
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Jackets Full of Money
The global success of the NIKE company depends greatly on access to cheap production in countries like Indonesia. Stung by bitter criticism that it was grossly exploiting Asian workers, last year NIKE undertook to clean up its act. Nick Franklin looks at what's changed for the laborers in one of Nike's Indonesian factories.
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