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Molly Wood

Host and senior editor

SHORT BIO

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.

 

Latest Stories (2,747)

Windows Phone 7 Series: bad name, good phones?

Feb 19, 2010
Microsoft has just unveiled its new generation of mobile phones, and it looks nothing like iPhones or Android phones. So how good will they be?

What Kevin Smith incident tells us about state of PR

Feb 18, 2010
The filmmaker took to his website, podcast and Twitter to voice his complaints about an incident with Southwest Airlines -- do celebrities even need publicists anymore?

Dante scholar considers new video game based on the Inferno

Feb 17, 2010
That's right, a video game based on the hellish world of Dante's Inferno. Will gamers get serious and look into the real story, or just focus on the bloody affair?

The United States of Facebook

Feb 16, 2010
Data analysis of Facebook shows that the U.S. is comprised of seven distinct regions.

Americans nominate their towns for Google fiber

Feb 12, 2010
Google's new fiber-optic Internet service can provide service for up to half a million people. Communities are trying to rally support to get their chance to use it.

Treats await Internet viewers of Vancouver games

Feb 11, 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics offer a variety of options, including HD video, for its Internet fans.

An age of magic computing

Feb 10, 2010
Part two of our interview with Dwight Silverman, in which we discuss the question, What is a computer?

Just what IS a computer anyway?

Feb 9, 2010
A question of identity arises when one has to consider whether or not an iPad is a computer.

Seeking medical opinions by text message

Feb 8, 2010
A startup company has developed a way for you to contact verified physicians through text message, but it's not made for patients.

Preparing to fix ipads

Feb 4, 2010
A repair shop prepares itself to be at service once customers come in to repair their iPads.