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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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How venture capital works

Can you really make money while doing good?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 25, 2017
How impact investors hope to change the world while profiting from it.
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The Source Code: Kim Stanley Robinson

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Oct 24, 2017
Colonizing Mars won't be a moneymaker, according to sci fi author Kim Stanley Robinson.
Kim Stanley Robinson.
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The economics of colonizing Mars

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 24, 2017
Would it be profitable? One science fiction writer isn't so sure.
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How social media brought political propaganda into the 21st century

by Molly Wood , Kristin Schwab and Stephanie Hughes
Oct 23, 2017
It's about more than audience reach.
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Congress' push to get self-driving cars on the road faster

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 20, 2017
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota discusses his bill to create national regulations for autonomous vehicles.
A driver presents a Cruising Chauffeur, a hands free self-driving system designed for motorways. 
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Tech companies head to Capitol Hill over political ads

by Kai Ryssdal , Molly Wood and Robert Garrova
Oct 19, 2017
Is Congress ready to regulate Facebook and Google?
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, looks on as Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia introduces the Honest Ads Act on Capitol Hill on Oct. 19. The legislation is designed to increase the transparency of political ads on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
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Your pension fund could be invested in tech

by Kristin Schwab , Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Oct 19, 2017
The money pool comes from universities, government entities and ultimately, you.
Universities investing in venture capital use endowments — that thing that funds scholarships. Above, a student walks near Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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How Apple and Android took over the smartphone market

by Kristin Schwab and Molly Wood
Oct 16, 2017
It won't be easy for another company to enter the field.
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Some of NOAA's satellites are still dependent on floppy disks

by Molly Wood
Oct 13, 2017
But they're still getting the job done.
Satellites dishes on the roof of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Complicated passwords aren't going to solve the computer security problem

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 12, 2017
A lot of the rules we follow when creating passwords actually makes them worse.
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