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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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Disposable income growth chugs along

Sep 27, 2024
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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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Is responsibility in a Google search?

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 12, 2007
Mainline media companies are objecting to ties Google has with some less-than-reputable downloading websites. Matthew Karnitschnig had the story in today's Wall Street Journal. He talks with Kai Ryssdal.
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Chavez continues nationalization plan

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 9, 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government agreed to buy AES subsidiary La Electricidad de Caracas for $800 million. AES valued it at $2.6 billion. Kai Ryssdal talks with economic journal editor Robert Bottome about the deal.
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Week on Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 9, 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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U.S. takes new steps in North Korea talks

by Kai Ryssdal and Scott Tong
Feb 8, 2007
As part of their six-party negotiations with North Korea, the U.S. may be considering easing some banking sanctions. Kai Ryssdal talks with Marketplace's Scott Tong from Shanghai about the ongoing talks.
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Old media seeks upside of downloads

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 7, 2007
From the head of NBC bashing YouTube to Amazon selling movies through TiVo, old media are still adapting to new technologies. Kai Ryssdal discusses the ongoing download battle with Marketplace's Bob Moon.
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Congress revisits foreign investment rules

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 7, 2007
Congress failed to pass several bills restricting foreign investment after the United Arab Emirates tried to purchase the Dubai Ports. Kai Ryssdal reviews the compromise on foreign deals the House is now considering.
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Low pay amid the height of luxury

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 6, 2007
Yale sociologist Rachel Sherman did some hands-on research into what it's like to work in a low-wage job at a five-star hotel. She talks with Kai Ryssdal about her experience.
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NBC looks to new generation with Zucker

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 5, 2007
NBC Universal is expected to name Jeff Zucker as its new CEO. He's been running NBC's television group. Daily Variety's Joe Adalian talks with Kai Ryssdal about what the change means for the media conglomerate.
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Is figure skating in a death spiral on TV?

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 1, 2007
What was once television gold has moved down the podium a bit. Business-of-sports analyst Diana Nyad talks with Kai Ryssdal about figure skating's melting popularity with TV audiences.
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Dreaming in Code

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 29, 2007
Software projects like Microsoft's Windows Vista are notoriously late getting to market. Salon.com co-founder Scott Rosenberg has a new book on the perils of software programming. He talks with Kai Ryssdal.
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