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Critical shortage of skilled process knowledge in US

The guest argued the US faces a severe shortage of practical, experienced talent in critical industries like mining, metallurgy, and megaproject construction.

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CONTESTED · 92 MENTIONS · 66 EPISODES · 28 SHOWS
24 JUL 2025 — 17 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
36 SUPPORT · 5 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT · 49 MENTIONED
  1. 24 JUL 2025 · FIRST HEARD
    THE ACQUIRERS PODCAST
  2. 19 EPISODES BETWEEN · 29 MENTIONS · 6 NOT KEPT
    1. 6 EPISODES NOT SHOWN
    2. 6 SEP 2025
      SMARTERMARKETS · 2 MENTIONS
    3. 18 SEP 2025
      MACROVOICES
    4. 25 SEP 2025 · CHALLENGES
      MACROVOICES
    5. 4 OCT 2025
      SMARTERMARKETS · 2 MENTIONS
    6. 16 OCT 2025
      MACROVOICES
    7. 28 OCT 2025
      GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES
    8. 5 NOV 2025
      GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES
    9. 6 NOV 2025
      MACROVOICES · 4 MENTIONS
    10. 13 NOV 2025
      THE DERIVATIVE
    11. 21 NOV 2025 · CHALLENGES
      VALUE INVESTING WITH LEGENDS
    12. 24 NOV 2025
      MACRO MUSINGS WITH DAVID BECKWORTH
    13. 6 DEC 2025
      THE BUSINESS BREW
    14. 8 DEC 2025
      THE GRANT WILLIAMS PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
    15. 17 DEC 2025
      THE TIM FERRISS SHOW · 3 MENTIONS
    16. 27 DEC 2025
      SMARTERMARKETS · 2 MENTIONS
    17. 14 JAN 2026
      FORWARD GUIDANCE
    18. 16 JAN 2026
      WHAT BITCOIN DID
    19. 17 JAN 2026
      SMARTERMARKETS · 2 MENTIONS
    20. 24 JAN 2026
      SMARTERMARKETS
  3. 29 JAN 2026
    THE BUSINESS BREW
    • Critical shortage of skilled process knowledge in US · THIS IDEA
  4. 33 EPISODES BETWEEN · 40 MENTIONS
    1. 31 JAN 2026
      SMARTERMARKETS
    2. 2 FEB 2026 · CHALLENGES
      CAPITAL ALLOCATORS
    3. 4 FEB 2026
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE · 3 MENTIONS
    4. 9 FEB 2026
      THE GRANT WILLIAMS PODCAST
    5. 9 FEB 2026
      THE MEB FABER SHOW
    6. 13 FEB 2026
      THE GRANT WILLIAMS PODCAST
    7. 19 FEB 2026
      THE GRANT WILLIAMS PODCAST · 3 MENTIONS
    8. 25 FEB 2026
      WHAT BITCOIN DID
    9. 2 MAR 2026
      MACRO MUSINGS WITH DAVID BECKWORTH
    10. 6 MAR 2026
      THE BUSINESS BREW · 2 MENTIONS
    11. 6 MAR 2026
      ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
    12. 9 MAR 2026
      MACRO MUSINGS WITH DAVID BECKWORTH
    13. 9 MAR 2026
      ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
    14. 11 MAR 2026
      MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
    15. 12 MAR 2026
      THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW · 2 MENTIONS
    16. 14 MAR 2026
      SMARTERMARKETS
    17. 25 MAR 2026
      FORWARD GUIDANCE
    18. 26 MAR 2026
      THE GRANT WILLIAMS PODCAST
    19. 1 APR 2026
      THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW
    20. 6 APR 2026
      MACRO MUSINGS WITH DAVID BECKWORTH
    21. 6 APR 2026
      ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
    22. 7 APR 2026
      FORWARD GUIDANCE · 2 MENTIONS
    23. 9 APR 2026
      WEALTHION - BE FINANCIALLY RESILIENT
    24. 15 APR 2026
      ODD LOTS
    25. 15 APR 2026
      PALISADES GOLD RADIO
    26. 20 APR 2026
      THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
    27. 22 APR 2026
      ODD LOTS
    28. 23 APR 2026
      THE ACQUIRERS PODCAST
    29. 24 APR 2026
      ODD LOTS
    30. 1 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
      PLANET MICROCAP PODCAST
    31. 2 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
      PROF G MARKETS
    32. 3 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
      ODD LOTS
    33. 5 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
      A16Z PODCAST
  5. 5 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
    ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
  6. 6 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
    COMMODITY CULTURE · 2 MENTIONS
  7. 8 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
    THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
  8. 10 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
    THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
  9. 13 AUG 2026 · 5D AGO
    ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
  10. 17 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
    ANIMAL SPIRITS
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