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Kai Ryssdal

Host and Senior Editor

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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 (6,080)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1251

How some politicians are trying to sell their image

Sep 27, 2024
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Marketplace

Disposable income growth chugs along

Sep 27, 2024
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Marketplace

Let's get productive

Sep 26, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1250

Should jobs require a college degree?

Sep 26, 2024
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Housing market check-in

Sep 25, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1249

The little short-term spending bill that could

Sep 25, 2024
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How We Survive | Season 6 | Episode 3

Embrace the (Energy) Suck

Sep 25, 2024
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The Fed cut, but the T-note yield went up. Oops!

Sep 24, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1248

Kai on the military and climate change

Sep 24, 2024
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Inside Intel's issues

Sep 23, 2024
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Afghans' opium harvest in full swing

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2007
Afghanistan's opium poppy crop is said to generate over $3 billion, more than half its GDP. And evidence is mounting that the money is funding the Taliban and government corruption. The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson went there and tells what he discovered.
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New robot's a real stunner

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 10, 2007
Taser and iRobot have announced an alliance to build a robot that comes equipped with a Taser. The companies plan to sell the robot for use in prisons or combat. Kai Ryssdal talked with John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org about the new product.
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You found the link that says 'Contact'

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 10, 2007
. . . And you gave us your thoughts on our reports about Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Hooters in New England, Chinese-made toys and, er, our bad grammar.
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Week on Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 6, 2007
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson discusses with host Kai Ryssdal what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
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Shelf Life

Mark Twain: Author, investor, inventor

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 6, 2007
Samuel Langhorn Clemens, otherwise known as famed author Mark Twain, was also a tireless businessman. He made and lost a pile of money inventing and investing. In a new book, Peter Krass says it's clear where Twain's heart really was.
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Tour rides on, but under doping cloud

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 5, 2007
The Tour de France begins Saturday, still reeling from charges of illegal doping by big-name riders. Diana Nyad discusses with Kai Ryssdal what those charges might mean for fans and broadcasters.
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Reliable rumors or insider trading?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 5, 2007
Some unusual stock-market activity reportedly occured before the announcement of Blackstone's purchase of Hilton Hotels. Kai Ryssdal talks with business professor Jim Angel about how some people snap up shares at a bargain, despite insider-trading laws.
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Environmental cloud hangs over China

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 25, 2007
Though China is attractive to multinational investors on many levels, serious environmental problems loom. Kai Ryssdal talks to Elizabeth Economy, who wrote about the situation for the Harvard Business Review.
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Running Rite Aid

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 25, 2007
Rite Aid's Mary Sammons has faced her share of challenges since joining the company. In Part 2 of our interview, Kai Ryssdal spoke to the CEO about the early days.
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Corner Office

Keeping it personal

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 25, 2007
Rite Aid's recent acquisition of 2,000 Brooks and Eckerd drugstores puts it in striking distance of rivals Walgreens and CVS. Kai Ryssdal sat down with CEO Mary Sammons to discuss the challenges of integrating all those stores.
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