Kai Ryssdal

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Kai is the host and senior editor of “Marketplace,” the most widely heard program on business and the economy — radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — in the country. Kai speaks regularly with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, startup entrepreneurs, small-business owners and everyday participants in the American and global economies. Before his career in broadcasting, Kai served in the United States Navy and United States Foreign Service. He’s a graduate of Emory University and Georgetown University. Kai lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.

Episodes by Kai (6,146)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1293

The history behind Black Friday

Nov 26, 2024

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The DOJ has a plan for Google

Nov 21, 2024

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Make Me Smart | Episode 1290

The new face of Trump's tariffs plan

Nov 21, 2024

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What happened to sweater weather?

Nov 20, 2024

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Make Me Smart | Episode 1289

A harbinger of change in Medialand

Nov 20, 2024

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Private equity's appetite for restaurants

Nov 19, 2024

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Make Me Smart | Episode 1288

The myth America exported to the world

Nov 19, 2024

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A more equal nation?

Nov 18, 2024

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Make Me Smart | Episode 1287

Trump's revenge agenda

Nov 18, 2024

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... online

Nov 15, 2024

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Why you should care about a Supreme Court decision on the "administrative state"

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Maria Hollenhorst

Jun 21, 2022

Executive agencies implement laws passed by Congress. The conservative legal movement seeks to limit their power.

The court might rule this week on a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency that’s part on an ongoing legal debate about the powers of the executive branch.

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"We need to act decisively and affirmatively to get inflation under control," says Atlanta Fed president

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Jun 17, 2022

Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, on why he supports this week's rate hike.

Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, speaks at an event for the Rotary Club of Atlanta.

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Things are "awesome and amazing" at this Montana mall

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Jun 16, 2022

Alana Ferko explains what's new at the Butte Plaza Mall.

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When you need 70,000 pounds of paper a month and the supply chain is in chaos

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin

Jun 15, 2022

Claudia Smukler of Mother Jones explains the unique obstacles to producing a print magazine in this economy.

Magazines require a high grade of coated paper, one that ink will lay well on.

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What the Beveridge curve tells us about the Fed's path to a “soft landing”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jun 14, 2022

If you want to understand the challenge of slowing inflation without damaging the labor market, picture a skateboard ramp.

The Beveridge curve appears when you plot the relationship between unfilled jobs and unemployment — it shows how those two variables move together.

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Dealing with shifts in the steel market

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin

Jun 14, 2022

"When you take out major players, anything that destabilizes the world economy affects steel, affects all of us," says Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Company.

The war in Ukraine and ongoing inflation may be negatively affecting the steel market.

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What's up with celebrities and cryptocurrency?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Jun 10, 2022

"Celebrities are rich for reasons having nothing to do with their crypto investments," says Vox's Emily Stewart.

Actor Matt Damon told viewers that "fortune favors the brave" during a Super Bowl ad for Crypto.com.

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COVID-19

What will happen to women of color in the COVID-19 workforce?

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin

Jun 9, 2022

“In almost every single state, the first person to be vaccinated was a woman of color,” says the 19th’s economy reporter Chabeli Carrazana.

A registered nurse vaccinates an 83-year-old woman at her home in Manchester, Connecticut, in February 2021.

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How do "school-hardening" tactics affect students, teachers and their communities?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham

Jun 8, 2022

Because gun control measures haven't gone far, schools are investing in security, says The 74's Mark Keierleber. Those measures come with significant costs.

A memorial in Uvalde, Texas, on June 3, 2022.

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Airlines might be banking on your premium seat upgrade

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Jun 7, 2022

Would you pay an additional $60 for extra legroom? Airlines are betting that you just might.

Carriers hope travelers will pay up for a little more comfort.

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