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May 2013. It's just after midnight in Detroit. I have to admit, this is one hell of a car. General Motors Chief Executive Dan Ackerson is on a covert mission under the cover of darkness. He doesn't want anyone to see what he's doing on the cold deserted streets of the motor city. He's driving a Tesla.
GM Vice Chairman Steve Gersky is riding shotgun. The car hits 100 miles per hour with a whisper, like it's barely trying. Good Lord, this thing pushes you back in your seat. I do miss the roar of the engine though. That's weird.
Both men are obsessed with a Model S, from mechanics to marketing. Gersky looks at the large computer screen embedded in the elegant dashboard. This is one hell of a car. No wonder people are going nuts over this. It's like a hot date.
这两个人都对 Model S 着迷,无论是从机械方面还是市场营销方面。格斯基注视着嵌在优雅仪表盘中的大型计算机屏幕。这可真是一辆非常棒的汽车。难怪人们对它疯了。就像炙热的约会般。
Yeah, I drive a Volt and it's a good car, but this thing is so sweet. I feel like I'm being unfaithful. Ackerson smiles as the car smoothly rounds a curve in the road at a fast clip. He's a focused, analytical man, with an engineering degree from the Naval Academy. He's worked in telecom, and knows about fast-paced technology. He's become increasingly frustrated with a lack of fresh thinking and research and development at GM.
是的,我开着一辆电动汽车 Volt,还不错,但这辆车真是太棒了。感觉好像我对 Volt 不忠了。Ackerson 微笑着,轿车稳定地快速驶过一个弯路。他是一位专注、分析性强的人,拥有海军学院的工程学位。他曾在电信领域工作过,对快节奏的技术有深入了解。他对通用汽车缺乏新思维和研究开发越来越失望。
Ackerson pulls the car to a stop in his driveway. Both men get out to examine the EV. Ackerson points at the back seat. Look at the back seat, Steve. What do you see? A room and plenty of it. Exactly. Just like the Volt had when we were placing the battery pack under the frame. Now Tesla does the same thing. For some damn reason, we've moved the battery between the seats. Now the interior is cramped as hell. Why aren't we using our own innovations? Good question. And the range for the Model S is up there with a Volt, even when the Volt is maxed out the electric and it's running on gas.
Well, Dan, what's your play? I think we get a crack team to dissect what Tesla's doing. Every aspect, you know, a young crew of engineers, planners, salespeople, GM needs to catch up with Tesla before it's too damn late. The two men shake their heads and head their separate ways. Ackerson gets back into the Model S, drips the steering wheel harder, and guns the car into the night without a sound.
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From Wundery, I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars. In our last episode, Tesla grew from a Silicon Valley boutique shop to a potential threat to Detroit. EVs still make up a small percentage of cars sold, but the trend line tells the story. Tesla's market value is way up around $20 billion. That's over 400% from last year. GM is up by 25%. At this rate, Tesla could wipe the floor with GM in a decade. And other major automakers, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Chevy, are taking notes. No one wants to be bringing up the rear. The battle to dominate the EV market is on.
After near-devastating financial and production issues, Tesla is finally churning out hundreds of its Model S cars every week from its newly acquired 5-acre factory. The facility is on par with any plant in Detroit. But despite the trappings of success, Tesla has serious problems to solve, like how to get cars to the people who want to buy them. And that's something that the traditional automakers with their vast network of dealerships does very, very well. And it will do everything you can to keep that advantage to overtake Tesla in the EV market. This is Episode 3, Motor City, fights back.
It's May 2013 at the Tesla offices in Palo Alto, California. Mr. Walters, come in. Elon Musk telegraphs disinterest the second he extends his hand to 70-year-old Bill Walters. He's chairman of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association, representing 1,400 dealers throughout the state. Walters is a gracious Texan, a veteran lobbyist who's seen his share of battles.
Mr. Musk, well I'm here to say we want to work with you in Texas. You can do things just as you like, as long as it's legal. You need dealerships. Tesla sells direct using high-tech interactive showrooms. Customers order their cars online, making dealers irrelevant. When Tesla arrived on the scene in 2009, Detroit's thousands of franchise dealers laughed. The tiny company posed no threat. Now, that's changed. Tesla has temporarily sidesteped Texas's anti-direct sales law and plans to do the same in other states. And now here's Walters wanting to talk about dealerships.
Musk shakes his head at Walters dismissively. Sorry, but that's not going to work for us.
马斯克不屑地摇了摇头,对沃尔特斯说:“对不起,这对我们行不通。”
Excuse me?
请问您说的是什么?
No one wants to buy it from a price gouging dealer.. It's a terrible experience. We were eliminating that.
没有人想从哄抬价格的经销商那里购买它,这是一种可怕的经历。我们正在消除这种情况。
I beg to differ, Mr. Musk. We had almost 3 million dealer sales in Texas last year.
马斯克先生,我不太赞同你的看法。去年我们在德克萨斯州的经销商销售量接近三百万。
Listen, I'm unaware. I'm going to spend a f***ing billion dollars to beat the US franchise laws. That includes Texas.
听着,我不知道。我要花费一千万美元来打败美国的特许经营法。其中包括得克萨斯州。
Walters is shocked. The safety of everyone in Texas depends on the quality control of a dealership network. That's 28 million people. Now this is a system that works.
Musk stomps out of the room, shouting to an assistant. Hey, get this guy the f*** out of here. Musk can walk out on a meeting, but Tesla is headed for legal confrontations that are more difficult to dodge.
Independent franchise dealers around the country are fighting back. North Carolina is betting a bill to ban Tesla's online sales. Devers in New York and Massachusetts are threatening to do the same. Virginia won't allow Tesla to open stores, period. And if you can't sell your cars, well, you've got a serious problem.
It's July 2013, GM's Detroit Corporate Headquarters. Listen up people. We're chasing Tesla here, and we've got a job ahead of us. They're already proving to be a big disruptor.
Dan Ackerson stands before the cream of the crop of General Motors Young Talent. The task force he's assembled to dissect Tesla includes everybody from engineers to managers to salespeople.
A manager speaks up. Tesla is definitely pushing the envelope with a Model S, but is it actually a threat to GM? I mean, it's still essentially a niche company, right? Model S costs around $100,000. Now that's a car for rich green tech lovers. Is Joe Sixpack going to buy that?
Ackerson stares at the manager. I don't want to make the mistakes GM made by underestimating Toyota and Honda. They came up with efficient cars that caught on while we looked the other way. Now guess what? Toyota's the biggest car maker in the world. That used to be us.
Well, what about safety? Those Slythium ion batteries are highly susceptible to fire and that 17-inch computer touchscreen mounted there in the dash. That's just an accident waiting to happen. It's like driving around with a laptop.
Tesla's screen is not only a web browser, it controls every element of the car from media to energy consumption to navigation. It's pure silicon valley technology. And think about this. Tesla says their next model in 2016 will have a driving range of well over 200 miles on a single charge. And it'll sell for under $35,000.
The room is silent. The thread is clear. So, I'm asking you, is that even possible? I don't see how. It's way too costly to build an EV with those capabilities.
But that's exactly what we need to do. Create an EV with a 200 mile range for around $30,000. We make that and we can kill Tesla. Accerson pauses and scans the room. We're going to do this. GM is budgeting $7 billion for research and development this year. Let's get our monies worth.
Deep within the national highway traffic safety administration offices, two officials are examining cell phone footage of a model S in flames on a highway outside of Seattle. That thing is really blazing.
Oh, yeah. The firemen are having a tough time with it. Those lithium ion batteries are flammable as hell.
哦,是的。消防员们正面临着很大的困难。这些锂离子电池着火的可能性极高。
Well, apparently, you ran over some kind of metal debris and the battery pack exploded. Same as the ones in Tennessee in Mexico.
嗯,显然你碾过了某种金属碎片,电池组就爆炸了。和在田纳西州和墨西哥发生的情况一样。
Tesla's worst nightmare has come true. And it's going viral. The company thought it had eliminated the fire danger of the thousands of batteries packed into a model S. They were wrong.
It's lucky no one was hurting any of these incidents. We need to conduct a formal investigation before that happens. Well, Elon Musk has already tweeted about all that. He's inviting us to examine the cars, like we need his invitation. Who's this guy think he is?
Since the first fire in October, Musk is deep into damaged control mode, strongly defending his cars on social media. In his blog, he writes that there have been over 400 deaths and 1,200 serious injuries in the United States alone, due to gasoline car fires compared to zero deaths and zero injuries due to Tesla fires.
You think it could be defective batteries? Too soon to tell. The model S, meanwhile, is getting hugely positive reviews, including an excellent crash rating from the NHTSA itself. But the one-two punch of the viral fire video and the announcement of the NHTSA Pro, its Tesla hard.
Tesla's stocks plummet by 6%. During crash tests two years ago, the Chevy Volt had a similar situation. Though the NHTSA ultimately stated the hybrid was safe as any gas car, sales took a nose dive.
The main selling point of the model S has been its high-tech problem-free design. With that reputation in question, Tesla faces a dilemma that could sink the model S. Tesla engineers quickly dive into making the model S work.
The car rides lower than most vehicles so road debris could impact the motors underneath the car. The solution isn't cheap, but it is relatively simple. Raise the body and add a titanium shield underneath the car to further protect the thousands of lithium-ion batteries. It works. Tesla sales stay steady and roadside fires disappear. The NHTSA closes its investigation. Musk tweets to his ever-growing army of followers that the model S is the safest car in America.
At the end of 2013, Tesla is on track to sell 23,000 Model S sedans. That's 20,000 more than Musk had promised. But he wants to increase that to half a million in a single year. The company has weathered scrutiny from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but the litigious specter of the franchise dealerships isn't going away. Especially Tesla's Test Case Enemy, Bill Walters, and the Texas Automobile Dealers Association. Backed by a team of eight lobbyists, Musk travels to the state capital in Austin.
到了 2013 年底,特斯拉计划销售 23,000 辆 S 型轿车,比马斯克承诺的多了 20,000 辆。不过他想要让这个数字增加到一年半百万辆。虽然国家公路交通安全管理局对该公司进行了审查,但特斯拉的特许经销商带来的法律问题仍然存在,尤其是比尔·沃尔特斯和德克萨斯汽车经销商协会。为此,马斯克带着一个由八名游说者组成的团队前往奥斯汀的州府。
But Walters' team far outnumbers Tesla's. Worse yet, the Dealers Association has donated about $2.5 million to politicians during the 2012 elections. Bet buys a lot of goodwill. Musk announces plans to come back fighting in 2015, but right now, he's facing a battle that could cripple Model S production and plans for the third generation EV.
As Tesla loses speed, Detroit takes the lead. It's a war over the silent beating heart of the electric machine. The batteries and that provides just the kind of opening Detroit is looking to exploit. Meet Jill Evans. Jill's got it all, a big house, fast car, two kids in a great career, but Jill has a problem. When it comes to love, Jill can never seem to get things right. And then along comes Dean. I can't believe my luck. Whoa, I hit the jackpot. It looks like they're going to live happily ever after. But on Halloween night, things get a little gruesome. This is where the shooting happened outside a building society in New Romney. It's thought the 42-year-old victim was killed after he opened fire on police. And Jill's life is changed forever. From Wondery and Novel comes Stolen Hearts. A story about a cop who falls in love with a man who is not all he seems to be.
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无论你从哪里获取播客,都可以关注《被盗心》。你可以在Amazon Music上免费添加整个系列,在那里畅听。现在就下载Amazon Music app。
It's December 2013 at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Hello, gentlemen. Elon Musk walks into the meeting room smiling. He's anticipating good news about battery prices. A handful of executives from Panasonic have come in from Japan. The company has been Tesla's battery supplier since 2006.
Hello, Elon. I guess we don't need to ask how you're doing. The Model S isn't doing tremendous success. Congratulations. Damn right. It's been good for us and good for Panasonic, I think.
Two years ago, Panasonic was undercut by cheaper Chinese competitors. And lost billions on flat screen televisions and mobile phones. It's been rough. We've laid off over 10,000 workers, but we're restructuring our focus toward battery production. Which is why renewing and growing our partnership with Tesla makes so much sense. All good. We'll sell 50,000 a year and the same for the Model X in 2015. And there's going to be huge demand for the Model 3 when it debuts in 2017. I'm looking at half a million a year.
As usual, Musk is dreaming big. But if interest and demand keep rising, he may not be far off. It all hinges on having millions of lithium ion batteries on hand to keep assembly lines moving around the clock. Without the cells, Tesla can't compete with Detroit.
Musk looks at the Panasonic reps and waits for the good news. No doubt they'll offer a price cut to reflect this huge increase in orders. This is an exciting growth period, Elon. Panasonic will be happy to accommodate Tesla's needs. I'm sure we can work out the price increase.
Excuse me, price increase? Musk is so shocked he's not even yelling. That's right. Is there a problem? Musk smiles. A problem? No, nothing we can't deal with. Thanks for your time, gentlemen. What's the matter about?
The minute the Panasonic executives leave, Musk turns to his manager. He's strangely calm. Okay, here's the plan. We're building our own battery factory. The manager just stares at him and musters up a nod. It's daunting, maybe even crazy idea. But that's the way Musk operates.
Making lithium-ion cells is not easy. And building a factory for such a task is not cheap. To create millions of batteries, Tesla engineers estimate they'll need a structure more than four times the size of Disneyland. It will be populated by some 6,500 workers. And it will cost around $5 billion. But the benefits are enormous.
Making batteries under its own roof will bring down costs on shipping alone. Tesla can finally mass produce an affordable EV for under $35,000. If they can pull it off, Tesla could compete as a major automaker and the move would allow EVs to climb out of a niche market that no company big or small from Tesla to Nissan to Chevy has been able to do.
The only problem is the $5 billion price tag. Tesla has roughly $800 million to spend. But Panasonic isn't going away. Yoshi Yamada is a veteran Panasonic vice president with a keen knowledge of Western business practices. When word of Musk's plans reaches him, he steps in to calm things down and maintain relations. He reaches out to Tesla asking, what he can do? He's going to get an answer.
It's January 2014 in Palo Alto, California. Elon Musk and Tesla's chief technical officer, co-founder JB Strawble, are taking a drive to clear their heads. JB, where are we going to get the funds for this factory? It's a question that Musk and Strawble have been ruminating on. The answer is the key to Tesla's future.
Well, here's what I'm thinking. We hit up Panasonic for probably half the funding. Yeah, Yamada's desperate to do business, that's for sure. And whichever state we end up building in, we get them to give us major incentives and say, 10% of construction costs. Right, we'd be bringing in thousands of jobs. It's an excellent gambit.
California would be good, close to home. Sure, but what about Sparks Nevada? It's cheap and they'll jump at the idea. If we can get that going, we can have Yamada come out for a visit. He can watch a few bulldozers at work and it'll sell the idea we're moving forward. With or without Panasonic?
Hell yes. The men know that secrecy is important. If the site is publicized, it will appear that Tesla is already good to go. Nevada will have no reason to kick in funding and incentives. It's risky, but if it pays off, the company's problems are solved.
A month later, Yamada makes the trip to Nevada. Strawbowl guides him around the site as bulldozers shift around massive amounts of dirt, places a high of activity. It's pure theater, but it looks like a major project is underway. Yamada buys the ruse. He tells his bosses they need to team up with Tesla or be left in the cold. In July, the union between Tesla and Panasonic to create a large scale battery factory hits the press. Musk calls it the Gigafactory. It'll reduce battery costs in turn reducing the sticker price for any Tesla EV. In the coming weeks, the Sparks Nevada site will become official.
There's nothing standing in the way of Tesla taking on Detroit for EV dominance and pushing electric vehicles beyond a niche market. But Musk isn't waiting to see whether that will go his way. No, he has his eyes set on going to war with Detroit over the biggest car market on the planet. China.
In 2009, China pushed aside the United States as the world's leading auto market. It's held that position ever since. General Motors alone sold three million vehicles annually in China in the last three years. The company has over 40 models and seven brands on sale in the country, with luxury SUVs being a huge draw to the growing middle class. But GM is hardly alone. Top sellers in 2014 include models by Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan.
But China is choking on its own pollution, which helps to make it the largest market for electric cars on the planet. In April, Musk personally delivers the first nine Model S sedans in Beijing. The recipients pay about $122,000 each for the EVs. They're part of China's growing wealthy demographic who flaunt luxury cars. Just the people must want.
October 22, 2014. Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Two Tesla sales representatives are hunched over their laptops, nervously scanning news sites.
Wow, Michigan screwed us. We're completely shut down from directly selling in their state. No surprise given that Michigan is Motor City's home state. Republican Governor Rick Snyder quietly signs Bill 5606, barring direct auto sales to consumers.
The company's high tech interactive galleries and shopping malls have helped skirt the direct sales bands in Texas and other states. But it's not going to work in Michigan. Tesla sales rep points to his screen and rolls his eyes.
Have you read GM's response? Mary Barra is saying GM isn't afraid of competition. They just want a level playing field. The anti-Tesla Bill is not the first time that General Motors has backed a legislative kneecapping of Tesla..
Seven months ago, Ohio's legislature planned to let the company sell cars directly. Some pulled no punches, sending a letter to Ohio Governor John Kasich, complaining that the bill would allow Tesla to compete under a different set of rules. The state Senate killed it.
But the main battle is in Michigan, where Bill 5606 has ground Tesla's statewide sales to a screeching halt. And that grabs the media's attention. Among the powerful players in Detroit, not all of them think it's about just leveling the playing field. Hours after the Michigan Governor puts down his pen, billionaire Michigan businessman Dan Gilbert is guest hosting the chat show Squawk Box. His guest is Dallas Maverick's owner, Mark Cuban. But sports is not on the agenda. Bill 5606 is.
Yeah, I mean, obviously I'm not a big fan of that. It really sends a bad message when lobbyists can really convince a governor and a legislature to do their bidding for them. What would this country be like if every industry just outlawed innovation? Why don't these dealers just, why don't you man up and compete like everybody else does? Why don't you have the legislature and ban innovation? It's kind of chronic capitalism.
As Model S sales in a cutthroat battle with American franchise dealers, Musk's wild card tweeting is about to explode. And in one of its most lucrative markets in China. Late 2014 Beijing, China. Two businessmen are having a morning coffee at a neighborhood restaurant. One guy gazes out the window while the other casually thums through his phone.
Hey, you ordered a Tesla, right? Model S can't wait for it to be delivered. It's a beautiful car. Tesla's sales are on the rise in China. Musk's new target market where EVs are all the rage. One guy frowns at his phone. Have you seen this tweet from Elon Musk? No, what's it all about? He's talking about an upgraded version of the Model S.
嘿,你订了一辆特斯拉,对吧?Model S 不能等待它被交付了。它是一辆漂亮的车。特斯拉在中国的销售正在上升。马斯克的新目标市场是电动车风靡的地方。一个人皱着眉头看着他的手机。你看过马斯克的推特吗?没有,全是什么?他在谈论Model S的升级版。
Musk is addicted to tweeting. He's strictly against traditional advertising in the Detroit Model, but he uses social media constantly. It'll go from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds. What? Check out what Musk says. This car is nuts. It's like taking off from a carrier. It's just bananas. It's like having your own personal roller coaster. And the dash touchscreen literally lets you choose drive settings from normal, sport, or insane. I want my own personal roller coaster. He grabs his phone and starts typing furiously.
What are you doing? Canceling my order. I want the new Model S. Musk's ill-time gun-jumping tweet results in an avalanche of canceled orders in China, leaving hundreds of Model S's in limbo. Sales dropped by 33% as Tesla's Chinese team goes into urgent damage control to keep the company afloat in this burgeoning EV market.
China isn't the only country troubling Tesla. In 2014, the Model S is on its way to becoming the best-selling car in Norway for either gas or electric, taking the title that Ford's held since 1986. Tesla's already sold twice as many cars as Nissan, Volkswagen, and BMW. The country even has a Tesla owner's club that's 3,000 strong.
But all that love isn't just because the Model S is fast and silent. Norway prides itself on being environmentally aware. The country fully embraces the EV movement, with government-backed incentives and goals to lower emissions drastically. Tesla is wildly popular here. Though there are only a handful of service centers around Oslo, where repairs are made quickly and competently.
For owners in other regions, Tesla transports customers to and from the service center. Tesla keeps a close eye on Norway, because it's become a small testing ground for the company. But with sales booming, customers in need of repairs are having a tough time. The lack of service locations has been a major point of attack, not only in Norway, but by Tesla critics in the States.
It's an, I told you so, moment for franchise dealers, disgruntled with Musk's direct sales approach. Detroit brands have thousands of locations around the country. Repairs are convenient. And they have a point. Despite the fact that Tesla's EVs require far less basic maintenance than gas vehicles, bigger mechanical fixes are an issue.
Musk and the crew at Tesla headquarters in California are monitoring the situation with growing concern. Norway is a preview of what's to come. Repairs in the US take about a month. In Norway, it's become double that or more. Just getting an appointment can take weeks. With Tesla's Model X SUV debut looming in months, and the Model 3 slated for 2017, things are looking dicey. If Tesla can't straighten out its repair situation, Detroit could take control of the EV market.
马斯克和特斯拉总部的团队正在不断关注着这一局面,担忧不断增加。挪威是未来可能会出现的情况的一个预演。在美国进行维修需要大约一个月的时间,在挪威则需要两倍时间甚至更多。预约维修也需要等上数周时间。随着特斯拉Model X SUV的推出日期日益临近,并且Model 3定于2017年推出,情况开始变得危险。如果特斯拉不能解决维修问题,底特律有可能接管电动汽车市场。
But Musk has a secret weapon. He's hired a fixer, and that man is on a flight to Norway.
但是马斯克有一个秘密武器。他雇了一个问题解决专家,那个人现在正在飞往挪威的航班上。
It's early 2015 at the Tesla offices in Oslo. Tesla's new chief operating officer, John McNeil, meeting with the executive council of the country's Tesla owners club.
Thanks for meeting with me. I know you've been experiencing lengthy repair periods, and I know that's annoying.
谢谢您的会面。我知道您一直经历了长时间的维修期,我知道那很烦人。
I love my Model S, but the door handles don't work right. And the volume control in the steering wheel is kaput. When I tried to make a service appointment, I was told they could book me next year.
McNeil scans the room and smiles. He's an innovative veteran customer service expert. He knows Norway is a key market on the global front for Tesla. Government's goal is to completely phase out gas-powered vehicles in less than a decade. And someone needs to be supplying all those EVs.
A woman raises her hand. She doesn't look happy. I waited five months to fix my battery, and the repair just made things worse. I should about have used gas car. I'd be better off. Your service center is always over booked.
I hear you. I really do. But we're dedicated to solving these issues. McNeil has done his research. We can make at least 80% of repairs at the owner's home, office, or wherever it's convenient. Other than replacing a drivetrain, we can come to you and do the work where you are. We're ramping up our service team here in Norway. We will absolutely have your repair problems taken care of very quickly. Long waits will be a thing of the past.
McNeil can feel the tension in the room lift. People want to like their Tesla's. Thank God for that, McNeil thinks to himself. Increased manpower is one thing. But the company can't possibly afford to build a new network of nationwide service centers. Once again, Tesla has put out another potentially catastrophic fire.
But when it snuffs one out, there always seems to be smoke from another one on the horizon. Tesla has big plans for 2015. Musk is making promises that have his staffers sweating and Detroit scoffing.
He says he plans to build an EV that can go 500 miles on a single charge. He's claiming that the company will be worth $700 billion and grow 50% annually over the next 10 years. Yet, in Tesla's 12-year existence, it's only shown a profit in a single quarter. And Motor City is quick to point out that every Tesla EV sold loses money.
Now, oil prices are dropping, raising the appeal of gas vehicles. And Tesla is headed for a nightmare confrontation with the government after an incident that turns deadly.
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From Wondery. This is episode 3 of Tesla vs Detroit for Business Wars.
来自Wondery,这是Tesla vs Detroit的第3集Business Wars。
A quick note about recreations you've been hearing. In most cases, we can't know exactly what was said. We've seen some dramaizations, but they're based on historical research. Among our sources were Powerplay by Tim Higgins and Elon Musk, Tesla SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future by Ashley Vance.
I'm your host David Brown, Peter Giltstrap, wrote this story, voice acting by Stephen Foo and Michelle Philippi. Karen Lo is our senior producer and editor, edited and produced by Emily Frost, sound designed by Kyle Randall. Our producer is Dave Schilling.