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Kristin Schwab

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Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.

Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.

Episodes by Kristin (32)

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Tupperware, Halloween candy, claw machines — oh my!

Oct 25, 2024
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Women deserve credit

Oct 21, 2024
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The economics of immigration

Sep 5, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1236

Harris throws a bone to the business folks

Sep 5, 2024
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Who's still hiring?

Sep 4, 2024
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The politics of Fed independence

Aug 9, 2024
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This back-to-school season, "value" is at the top of America's shopping list

Aug 8, 2024
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Has the Fed ever met its 2 goals?

Aug 7, 2024
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Why we freak out when the stock market freaks out

Aug 6, 2024
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“Chaotic,” “volatile,” “tumultuous”

Aug 5, 2024
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6 everyday inventions that were born from space tech

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 26, 2017
Baby formula, braces, air purifiers and more.
A digital illustration of the newly discovered gaseous planet Kepler-16, which is orbiting its two stars.
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Chanel launches its first big fragrance in 15 years

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 22, 2017
The long gap is part of the perfume-making process. But it's also a business strategy.
A perfume flask of 'Chanel N°5', created in 1921, is displayed as part of the exhibition 'N°5 culture Chanel' referring to French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971) at the Palais de Tokyo art museum in Paris
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ICO? Bitcoin? Blockchain? A guide to digital currency

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 22, 2017
Let's define the jargon.
Bitcoin medals.
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We might not see the effects of the Equifax breach for years

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 20, 2017
"Next year, I might be affected. Twenty years from now, my kids might be affected. We don't know."
With so many areas of modern life requiring identity verification, online security remains a constant concern.
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"Whole professions could wink out of existence," a conversation on the future of work

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 15, 2017
As AI changes the nature of employment and professions, how does society adjust?
In his new book, "Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World,” Cade Metz details the rebranding and rise of AI.
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Small airports are trying to cash in on big-city travelers

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2017
Stewart International 60 miles north of Manhattan is now an NYC airport.
Traveling through John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City may be more convenient, but lines are longer.
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Evenly Distributed

Tech hasn't kept up with food stamp users' needs

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2017
A new app makes it easy for SNAP users to check their balances.
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The iPhone's influence goes way beyond the smartphone market

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 13, 2017
It's forced companies to adapt to the idea of handheld computers and given others a reason to exist.
IPhones make up most of Apple's business. Above, the new iPhone X was unveiled today at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
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Self-driving carmakers haven't perfected a key piece of tech

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 11, 2017
Good isn't good enough when it comes to the lasers that allow autonomous vehicles to see.
A picture of Luminar's LIDAR monitor.
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How venture capital works

Following the venture capital money trail

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 7, 2017
The investments VCs make impact industries beyond Silicon Valley.
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