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Trade Treasury PaymentsThe Triple T: Tariffs, Treasury and Trade FinanceAfter a century-long hiatus, tariffs have returned to the centre of global trade discussions as the policy signals coming from Washington are louder than ever, but clarity remains elusive.As new tariffs roll out, companies are being forced to react on the fly. There are announcements without details. Policy shifts without warning. Each decision sets off a chain reaction through supply chains, financial models, and trade operations. Such is the backdrop to Trade Treasury Payments’ (TTP) livestream, The Triple T: Tariffs, Treasury, and Trade Finance, where TTP Editor Deepesh Patel spoke with Dmitry Grozoubinski, Trade Con...2025-05-2742 min
Texas StandardTexas Extra: My KUTX
March was all about music for Texas Standard. We debuted our latest Texas Standard special – “Rap to the Ranch: The Ballad of Mason ‘Bric’ LaDue.” And we celebrated ten years of the show with a top 10 list of our favorite music interviews and stories from the past decade.
The first weekend in March, the music partner of our home station KUT actually let the Texas Standard team take a turn as guest DJs! Our playlist is very different from our top 10 list because these are *personal favorites in one way or another.
Please note, for podcast pu...2025-04-0500 min
ArentFox Schiff Legal Podcasts‘China’ Tariffs on US Imports Continue: AFS Untangles the HeadlinesIn the latest installment of Five Questions, Five Answers, host Birgit Matthiesen is joined by International Trade & Investment Partner Leah Scarpelli to discuss the recent developments in US-China tariffs, specifically the Section 301 tariffs.
Birgit and Leah delve into the potential implications of a 100% tariff on electric vehicles (EVs) from China, the May 14 conclusion of the Biden Administration's review of these longstanding tariffs, the Office of the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) proposal that the tariffs will continue but most product exclusions will not, and the White House's call for public comment on these proposals.
Highlights of the conversation include:
• An in-d...2024-06-1312 min
ArentFox Schiff Legal PodcastsFive Questions, Five Answers: US 301 Tariffs. What to Watch in 2024In the latest installment of Five Questions, Five Answers, Birgit Matthiesen is joined by Leah Scarpelli, a Partner with the firm’s International Trade & Investment Practice. In this end-of-year discussion, Birgit and Leah provide listeners with the latest news from Washington on US “special” 301 tariffs – where things stood at the end of 2023 and what to expect in 2024.
Highlights of the conversation include:
- The significance of US trade tensions with China and US 301 tariffs.
- Recent announcements from the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) Office inviting comments on the continuation of these tariffs and comments in regard to current product exclusions...2024-01-1215 min
ArentFox Schiff Legal PodcastsThe Future for US 301 Tariffs: Will They Remain? USTR is AskingThe USTR is seeking public comments in their 4-year review process of these double-digit tariffs. It's an important time for importers and a critical opportunity. Birgit Matthiesen speaks to Leah Scarpelli to find out where things stand and what companies should be considering in the days ahead.2022-10-1809 min
ArentFox Schiff Legal PodcastsUS China Tariffs and Your Supply ChainRising tensions between Washington and Beijing have had significant impacts on international trade in the form of US 301 Tariffs on a wide range of imports. In this episode, Birgit Matthiesen and Leah Scarpelli highlight what businesses need to know.
Highlights of the conversation include:
Do these 301 tariffs apply to all products entering the United States?
Can an importer request an exemption or waiver of these duties, and if so, under what conditions and how?
Do the tariffs apply to products with inputs or components from China that were assembled and exported from elsewhere?
Is the 301 tariff applied at the time o...2021-12-2007 min
The Mountain Traditions Project8. The Old-Time MusiciansFather and daughter Pete Hobbie and Dakota Karper are part of a group of musicians who play together at the Cabin in Hampshire County, West Virginia. They talk about old-time music, how they started playing, and the music genre's future.2021-04-2616 minThe Mountain Traditions Project10. The Pawpaw CultivatorNeal Peterson is a plant geneticist who has been breeding pawpaw trees for over 45 years, and has come up with seven varieties of his own. At his home in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, Peterson says the pawpaw is the largest edible fruit native to North America, but it has never been cultivated so you won't find it in grocery stores.2021-04-2617 minThe Mountain Traditions Project9. The Cider PressersAt Tom Dodd's home along the South Branch of the Potomac River in Greenspring, West Virginia, he and his friend JP Roby hold their annual cider-pressing party.2021-04-2608 minThe Mountain Traditions Project7. The ClimberA native of Frostburg, Maryland, Mark Bowling learned to climb with his best friend in high school. Since then, he's climbed all over the world, and has worked as a climbing guide in Moab, Utah, and Joshua Tree National Park in California. While bouldering at Cooper's Rock State Forest in West Virginia, Bowling talks about the solitary pursuit of climbing as well as the greater climbing community.2021-04-2612 minThe Mountain Traditions Project6. The Family FarmBen and Hana Yoder began Savage River Farm in the village of Pocahontas, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, less than ten years ago. While also raising two young children, the Yoders have achieved a successful farming venture, raising various kinds of livestock, vegetables, mushrooms – and running a local CSA program. They talk about the challenges of farming, but also their passion for small-scale agriculture in the region.2021-04-2614 minThe Mountain Traditions Project5. The Banjo PlayerReverend Frankie Revell is not only a state champion banjo player but also makes one-of-a-kind stringed instruments from discarded materials. He then sells them to raise money for local people to take driver's education classes so they can commute to work. At his home in LaVale, Maryland, Revell talks about the history and future of the banjo, and how he himself comes from a long line of banjo players.2021-04-2611 minThe Mountain Traditions Project4. The HikerJason Twigg is a Mount Savage native and thru-hiker who has completed the Triple Crown: 3 epic hikes in the U.S. that include the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail and the Appalachian Trail. On a hike along Big Savage Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland, Jason talks about his love for long-distance hiking and why he keeps doing it.2021-04-2609 minThe Mountain Traditions Project3. The StorytellersKatie Ross and her husband Otto are a both teachers by profession who honed their storytelling skills as members of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild. Often they perform together, with Katie telling the story and Otto providing music and comic relief. They are relative newcomers to Appalachia, yet they see that the history and richness of the region is due in large part to its melding of cultures and stories.2021-04-2609 minThe Mountain Traditions Project2. The HerbalistOn a beautiful spring morning, Andrea Lay gathers herbs growing at her home, Hidden Hollow Farm, near Keyser, West Virginia. Lay sells many of those herbs at her shop, The Nettle Patch, in Frostburg, Maryland.2021-04-2610 minThe Mountain Traditions Project1. The Ramp HunterOn a spring day in April, Park ranger Caroline Blizzard leads a group of people to a hillside in Western Maryland to hunt for ramps – a type of wild onion native to the Appalachian region.2021-04-2610 min
The Kitchen SistersGirls Who HuntAccording to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service there are some 300,000 female hunters under the age of 16. We travel to Wayne Country, Mississippi to meet a girl who hunts. Reported by Tamara Keith and produced by Leah Scarpelli2011-11-2307 min