Primed
It started with books. Today, Amazon is transforming virtually every facet of the American consumer economy. Primed explores what happened when Amazon set up shop in Seattle, what might be in store for its next headquarters, and how this iconic company is changing life as we know it.
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Episodes
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It's a wonderful Amazon life. Right?
Two decades ago, people stood in long lines at real, physical stores in order to stock the space underneath the evergreen tree twinkling in their living room.
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Amazon's HQ2s: On the corner of optimism and concern
In this special mini-episode of Prime(d) we'll hear some of the first impressions from Amazon's new neighbors.
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Jeff Bezos came to Seattle in a 1988 Chevy Blazer. Here’s why he stayed and built Amazon
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Is Amazon seriously going to split the baby?
News has been leaking that in its search for a second headquarters, the online retail giant may not just pick one location to set up shop.
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Real talk from your Seattle friends about hosting Amazon
We recently hosted a debate to answer a simple question: Is Amazon good for Seattle? And the answer is: We don’t really know for certain. But the debate...
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Welcome to Seattle. The cloud is watching you
Amazon is the place where you buy stuff and then it magically appears at your front door. Or, more recently, it's the place where you go to buy a...
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Where is Amazon headed? Let's go to the (dart) board
Amazon has released its list of 20 finalists for the company's next headquarters. Many of the chosen don't come as big surprises: Chicago, Boston, New...
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A robot wrote this headline! Your job is next
This is a crazy time of year for online retail behemoth Amazon – especially for their robots. Robots have already taken over a lot of the work in Kent's...
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At Amazon the job is to eliminate work
We know, you want the jobs. That's why you're offering billions of dollars and other sweet kickbacks to get Amazon to move to your town.
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Is Amazon your guilty pleasure?
We're a conflicted bunch. On one hand, we love to hate Amazon in Seattle because the city grew too fast and it's made problems for a lot of people. But...
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Amazon's next city: Learn from our fail
A couple of years ago, a semitruck carrying a load of fish overturned on the Alaskan Way Viaduct during rush hour on a Tuesday. We get it: This is...
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How things got weird between Seattle and Amazon
So. It’s been a little tense in Seattle since Amazon started shopping around for a new city to love.