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Molly Wood

Host and senior editor

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Molly Wood is the former host and senior editor of "Marketplace Tech," a daily broadcast focused on demystifying the digital economy, and former co-host of "Make Me Smart," where she and co-host Kai Ryssdal would try to make sense of big topics in business, tech and culture.

What was your first job?

Grocery store checker (but I also drove an ice cream truck once).

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time, the most precious thing of all.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A pet!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My electric fireplace! It is both cute and cozy.

 

Episodes by Molly (3,464)

Make Me Smart

Let’s do the numbers on a $15 minimum wage (rerun)

Jan 4, 2022
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Our mental “surge capacity” is maxed out (rerun)

Dec 28, 2021
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Critical race theory has been around for decades — why’s it a powder keg now? (rerun)

Dec 21, 2021
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40 years later, is this the end of Reaganomics? (rerun)

Dec 14, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 569

What's the deal with stadium naming rights?

Dec 1, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 568

Ethereum 101

Nov 30, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 567

OMG omicron

Nov 29, 2021
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How We Survive | Season 1 | Episode 8

How We Change

Nov 24, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 564

What will Covid-19 cases in America look like this winter?

Nov 19, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 563

Crypto lovers go all in on the Constitution

Nov 18, 2021
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Facebook Fallout

Facebook is being more transparent with its ads, but is it doing enough to police them?

by Molly Wood
Jun 29, 2018
To combat fake ads and news, we need to study their effects more, says Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the annual F8 summit at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on May 1.
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How China is building a parallel tech economy with or without the U.S.

by Molly Wood and Jennifer Pak
Jun 28, 2018
China's Made in 2025 plan is big. Should the America be worried?
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Is China forcing U.S. tech companies to hand over their secrets?

by Molly Wood and Jennifer Pak
Jun 27, 2018
Escalating trade tensions could cause consumer prices to rise.
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No one knows how a military Space Force would work, exactly

by Molly Wood and Kimberly Adams
Jun 26, 2018
The Department of Defense is expected to send a report on the structure of the proposed sixth branch of the military by August.
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VidCon general manager: Online video is about more than just YouTube

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 25, 2018
The popular online video conference is trying to highlight other platforms, like Twitch and LinkedIn.
YouTube displayed a giant play button with the names of creators chosen to work with the company at VidCon.
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YouTube tries to make nice with its creators

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 22, 2018
Many are unhappy with how the site pays them.
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Is the e-scooter craze more bubble than business?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 21, 2018
A look at the tangled investment web that’s fueling so-called micro-mobility.
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You have more choices for wireless than you might think

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 20, 2018
Here's how mobile virtual network operators work.
T-Mobile owns the mobile virtual network operator MetroPCS.
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Will the Theranos scandal put a damper on medical tech investing?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 19, 2018
It's become a cautionary tale for biotech investors. Are they heeding it?
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Can you make money off of emoji?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 18, 2018
Emoji have sort of become the language of our lives but are they a business?
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