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Episode 1: Why Can't America Build Anything Anymore?
In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, America built Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in just a few years. A century later, armed with vastly superior technology, engineering tools, and resources, we struggle to complete major infrastructure projects without years of delays and billions in cost overruns.
What happened?
In this episode, we explore America's growing infrastructure dilemma through real projects, revealing numbers, and comparisons with other countries.
From Boston's infamous Big Dig and New York's multibillion-dollar subway…
The skinny
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