Kimberly Adams

Correspondent

SHORT BIO

Kimberly Adams is Marketplace’s senior Washington correspondent and the co-host of the Marketplace podcast, “Make Me Smart.” She regularly hosts other Marketplace programs, and reports from the nation’s capital on the way politics, technology, and economics show up in our everyday lives. Her reporting focuses on empowering listeners with the tools they need to more deeply engage with society and our democracy.

Adams is also the host and editor of APM’s "Call to Mind", a series of programs airing on public radio stations nationwide aimed at changing the national conversation about mental health.

Previously, Kimberly was a foreign correspondent based in Cairo, Egypt, reporting on the political, social, and economic upheaval following the Arab Spring for news organizations around the world. She has received awards for her work from the National Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Religion Communicators Council, and the Association for Women in Communication.

Latest Stories (866)

Survey: Teens spend 9 hours a day on entertainment

Nov 3, 2015
And tweens are spending six hours.

Sherwin-Williams wants germ-killing walls in hospitals

Nov 3, 2015
The company says its new paint kills 99.9 percent of infection-causing bacteria.

Even in tough times, Americans remain optimistic

Oct 30, 2015
Most people feel they have a fair opportunity to achieve the life they hope for.

Despite solid numbers, analysts cautious about Boeing

Oct 21, 2015
A slowdown in the defense sector is offset by commercial sales, for now.

Do China's GDP numbers matter?

Oct 19, 2015
Its economy is slowing, but how fast depends on whose numbers you believe.

'Burn rate' a snapshot of campaign health

Oct 16, 2015
How fast candidates spend can matter as much as how much money they raise.

One man's space trash ...

Oct 15, 2015
The cloud of debris orbiting the Earth looks to some like a business opportunity.
Space is swirling with thousands of pieces of debris.
Courtesy Lockheed Martin

Receive Social Security? No increase for you next year

Oct 15, 2015
Cost of Living Adjustment is pegged to inflation, which, like old soda, is flat.

Software and social media to grab Congress' attention

Oct 14, 2015
Digital comments can quickly 'move the needle' for members of Congress.
James Pollack, legislative correspondent for Congresswoman Jackie Speier, uses a software program to sort through the emails from constituents, and says the office gets back to each contact in about two weeks. 
Kimberly Adams/Marketplace

What congressional uncertainty means for the economy

Oct 8, 2015
The race for speaker comes at a time of budget and debt-limit decisions.