{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chuck Yates Got A Job","title":"The Jones Act: America's $333M Shipping Problem","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f8e077a6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2743,"description":"The Jones Act has been messing with American shipping for over a century, driving up costs, stifling competition, and forcing bizarre workarounds, like Hawaii importing oil from Africa instead of Texas. Chuck sits down with Colin Grabow from the Cato Institute to break down how this outdated law makes everything from groceries to gas more expensive, why it costs a mind-blowing $333M to build a U.S. ship when the same one costs $55M overseas, and what can actually be done about it. If you like policy takedowns with a side of sarcasm, this one’s for you.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n00:00 - What is the Jones Act\n05:54 - History of the US Shipping Industry\n10:32 - Impact of the Jones Act on Hawaii\n14:47 - Momentum for Change\n17:55 - Matt’s Celebrity Concert Idea\n20:00 - Moving Natural Gas\n22:21 - How to Fix the Jones Act\n26:58 - Influencing Trump's Decisions\n28:35 - Trump's Executive Order\n30:39 - The American Maritime Partnership\n31:06 - The Jones Act is a Failure\n33:20 - Addressing Jones Act Stakeholders\n40:00 - Wrapping Up\n42:40 - Latest Insights\n43:48 - Cato Institute\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c5WQufo5wbt5DUoayihGmjPfi-6mpIXlFv-B8NwxUXk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ODIw/NmQyYjMwOTI3MTcw/NjU3ZTI2NDViYTlk/M2NkNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}