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Maria Hollenhorst

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Maria Hollenhorst is based in Los Angeles, California.

She produces content for Marketplace’s flagship broadcast including host interviews, economic explainers, and personal stories for the “Adventures in Housing” and “My Economy” series. Her work has been recognized by the Association for Business Journalists Best in Business Awards.

When not making radio, she can be found hiking, skiing, jogging, roller-blading, or exploring this beautiful world. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she wound her way into journalism after graduating from the University of Utah. She has a deep appreciation for trees.

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Why the former education secretary says "education runs on lies"

by Amy Scott and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 3, 2018
There's a disconnect between politicians' words on education and their actions, says Arne Duncan.
Then-Secretary of Education Arne Duncan meets with student chefs during a high school culinary contest in 2012.
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For a recovering restaurant in Puerto Rico, sometimes it's just about making it through the day

by Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 29, 2018
An executive chef in San Juan describes life in the food industry post-Hurricane Maria.
An American flag and Puerto Rican flag fly next to each other in Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.
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Venture capitalism: Investing today in the companies of tomorrow

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 29, 2018
"We are looking at companies and technology well before everyone else recognizes what it is and where it's going," Ann Miura-Ko says.
“You'll find actually great entrepreneurs out there ... who don't fit the exact profile that everyone believes is the great startup founder,” says Ann Miura-Ko, co-founding partner of Floodgate. Above, she speaks at the 2018 Makers Conference in Los Angeles.
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"Crazy Rich Asians" director: "We would not have this fervor if we were just another one on Netflix"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 14, 2018
The movie marks a pivot in Jon M. Chu's career to tell stories that haven't been seen on screen.
Jon M. Chu attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' “Crazy Rich Asians.”
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What growing up in a company town is like when the company is the U.S. government

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 13, 2018
In her new memoir, Karen Piper details growing up near the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
Duplexes at the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake circa 1948 
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With California wildfires burning, it's a tough time to be running a Yosemite-area inn

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 10, 2018
"Business is a little dicey right now," Lori Howard says of her bed-and-breakfast.
Dead trees line a clearing as a helicopter battling the Ferguson fire passes behind in the Stanislaus National Forest in California on July 22.
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"Undocumented" is a picture book that's not just for kids

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 9, 2018
Author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh looks at the plight of undocumented workers in the United States.
The cover of "Undocumented: A Worker's Fight" by Duncan Tonatiuh.
Undocumented: A Worker's Fight, by Duncan Tonatiuh © Abrams ComicArts, 2018
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'Sharp Objects' producer Marti Noxon hopes her work helps people feel less alone

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 26, 2018
The former "Buffy" showrunner's got three shows on the air this summer.
Producer Marti Noxon on the set of AMC's "Dietland"
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"Money is never enough,” the former federal education secretary says

by Amy Scott and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 24, 2018
We need high expectations for kids along with investment in schools, Arne Duncan says.
Then-Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks with second-graders at Paul Revere Elementary school in San Francisco in 2009
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"Generation Wealth" is about more than money

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 17, 2018
In her new documentary, Lauren Greenfield takes on the changing American dream.
Lauren Greenfield photographed excesses in her documentary "Generation Wealth," above.
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