{"podcast":{"title":"Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce","slug":"global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","podcast_index_feed_id":7871813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/global-trade.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Global Trade with Fexingo is a daily examination of the rules, institutions, and politics that govern international commerce. Lucas and Luna dissect the latest developments at the World Trade Organization, from dispute rulings and tariff disputes to the stalling Doha Round. They map the patchwork of free trade agreements — from the USMCA and RCEP to the AfCFTA — and assess how these deals reshape supply chains, labor standards, and intellectual property protections. Each episode grounds abstract policy in concrete numbers: the volume of trade at stake, the tariff lines that matter, the winners and losers in specific industries. The show is for trade economists, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand how trade tensions affect their operations. Lucas brings the global perspective; Luna stresses the real-world impact on exporters, importers, and workers. Together, they avoid ideology and focus on the data: what does a new EU carbon border adjustment mean for Indian steel? How does a Chinese export ban on rare earths hit electric vehicle production? Listeners leave each episode with a clearer map of the world's commercial arteries — and the choke points that coul…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:21:13.899418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813"},"episode":{"title":"The Single Rule That Made Global Wine Trade Possible","slug":"the-single-rule-that-made-global-wine-trade-possible","published_at":"2026-07-10T20:02:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-wine-trade-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0103.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0103.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the single rule that transformed the global wine trade: the European Union's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) system. They trace how this regulation, originally designed to protect regional producers like Champagne and Bordeaux, actually enabled wine to become one of the most traded agricultural goods in the world. The episode explains the economics behind appellation systems, why they reduce information asymmetry, and how they allowed New World producers to compete using their own brand strategies. Specific cases include the impact of PDO rules on Chilean and Australian wine exports, and the role of geographic indication clauses in trade agreements like the EU-Mercosur deal. Listeners will understand why a label that says 'Champagne' costs more than one that says 'sparkling wine' — and why that price difference is the engine of global trade. #WineTrade #PDO #GeographicIndication #EU #Champagne #Bordeaux #ChileanWine #AustralianWine #TradeRules #GlobalCommerce #Economics #WTO #FreeTrade #Mercosur #Appellation #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #InternationalTrade Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the single rule that transformed the global wine trade: the European Union's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":422,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/episodes/the-single-rule-that-made-global-wine-trade-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-wine-trade-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}