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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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Will AI eventually let us enhance our own brains?

by Molly Wood
Oct 11, 2017
The economics of superintelligence and the workplace.
An AILA, or Artificial Intelligence Lightweight Android presses switches on a panel it recognizes.
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The Source Code: Nick Bostrom

by Molly Wood
Oct 11, 2017
Molly Wood talks with Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, about what would happen if artificial and human intelligence meet.
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Rethinking tech funding could help solve the industry's problems

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 10, 2017
Venture capitalist Tim O'Reilly says his very industry needs to do better.
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What LinkedIn tells us about the economy

by Kristin Schwab and Molly Wood
Oct 9, 2017
It may have some insights that the government doesn't.
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Learning your ABCs in the future: reading, writing, coding and AI

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 4, 2017
One AI pioneer said learning the basics of coding and AI could be key to income equality and opportunity in the future.
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Should we fund the militarization of space?

by Molly Wood and Kimberly Adams
Oct 3, 2017
Congress is debating whether the U.S. should create a Space Corps.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on June 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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This startup wants to change how we borrow money

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 2, 2017
Affirm wants to be the alternative to all those credit cards in your wallet.
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The Source Code: Max Levchin

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 2, 2017
An in-depth conversation with PayPal co-founder Max Levchin on American debt and his new startup, Affirm.
Co-founder and CEO of Affirm Max Levchin participates in a panel discussion at the New York Times 2015 DealBook Conference in New York City.
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Are major tech companies too big to escape regulation?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 29, 2017
Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at NYU Stern, says the tide is turning against Big Tech.
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Amazon is trimming some profit off high-end salons

by Molly Wood
Sep 28, 2017
Hair products once sold only in salons are now offered online. Salons are relying on customer relationships to sell the merchandise.
Companies used to sell their high-end hair care products only in salons and stores. But they found their products were being sold online, whether they wanted them to be or not.  
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