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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 (5,998)

Marketplace

That snooze-fest jobs report is probably a good thing

Jul 2, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1194

The evolution of the American office

Jul 2, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1193

A one-two punch for the power of federal agencies

Jul 1, 2024
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A rigged version of Monopoly

Jul 1, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1192

Our take on the debate (and drone light shows)

Jun 28, 2024
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Homelessness criminalized as home sales fall and prices rise

Jun 28, 2024
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SCOTUS curbs regulatory agencies' powers. Again.

Jun 27, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1191

SCOTUS shakes up SEC

Jun 27, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1190

Keeping up with the Supreme Court

Jun 26, 2024
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How about those new tariffs?

Jun 26, 2024
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Latest Stories (5,800)

When Amazon comes to town, rural post offices struggle to keep up with deliveries

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Dec 11, 2023
When thousands of Amazon packages arrived overnight, it wreaked havoc on a post office in Bemidji, Minnesota.
Last year, the USPS lost $6.5 billion. Delivering for Amazon is a way the agency offsets its costs.
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After the podcast industry boom and bust, what's next?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Dec 6, 2023
"All of these companies, new and old, public radio and private, threw a bunch of money into podcast departments. And I think they quickly learned that the economics of this high-quality journalism is complicated," said Micah Loewinger of "On the Media."
Barriers to entry are low in the podcasting world, but turning a profit is a different story.
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Regional theater is the "engine" behind much of arts and entertainment. It's also in crisis.

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Dec 5, 2023
A California theater head discusses the difficult economics of the industry. "This is our moment to rethink what we're doing," he says.
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal at the Pasadena Playhouse with Danny Feldman, the venue's producing artistic director.
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“Low Earth orbit is now open for business”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 29, 2023
This is how Varda Space Industries hopes to commercialize manufacturing in space.
Will Bruey, CEO and co-founder of Varda Space Industries and Wendy Shimata, VP of Autonomous Systems observe Varda’s spacecraft as it orbits Earth.
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"Has there ever been a bigger gap" between economic mood and actual numbers? Chicago Fed president asks

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Nov 28, 2023
Chicago Fed's Austan Goolsbee on the consumer sentiment disconnect, and what happens if interest rates stay high for too long.
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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In the fight against food fraud, producers are getting high-tech

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Nov 22, 2023
Between edible microchips, invisible ink and more, the food supply chain is becoming more transparent than ever.
High end foods such as caviar, regional cheese and wines are trying new methods to thwart dupes.
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There's big business behind those annoying CAPTCHA puzzles

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 22, 2023
As AI becomes more sophisticated, the industry is growing to match it, says journalist Justin Pot, who wrote about CAPTCHA for The Atlantic.
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Shelf Life

Are we still living in Milton Friedman’s economy?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 15, 2023
A conversation about the life and legacy of economist Milton Friedman with historian Jennifer Burns.
Milton Friedman, one of the most famous economists of the 20th century, died in 2006. But his ideas remain a presence in economics today.
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Content creator economy is everywhere, but labor data and protections are sparse

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 9, 2023
The government has virtually no data on this mostly unregulated, $250 billion global industry, says Drew Harwell of The Washington Post.
"This is a market of millions of people around the world who work as creators or influencers," said Drew Harwell at The Washington Post.
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Why isn't there an Amazon for real estate?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Nov 8, 2023
Despite the world going digital, homebuying is still a highly analog process. James Rodriquez of Insider discusses the quest for a superapp.
While the initial house hunt can be done online, arranging inspections, figuring out escrow and other tasks tend to be done in person, on the phone and on paper.
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