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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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Why Travis Kalanick needs 'leadership help'

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Mar 1, 2017
The video of Uber's CEO arguing with a driver is just the latest scandal.
Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of Uber.
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What was missing from Facebook’s 5,000-word manifesto

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Feb 17, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg’s treatise was heavy on the why, not so much the how.
Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerber gives his speach during the presentation of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge on February 21, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. 
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Video: We're going on a bear hunt

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Feb 13, 2017
We're talking about trade, Trumponomics and trying to run the United States government like a business.
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Oculus pop-up closings signal trouble in virtual reality market

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Feb 9, 2017
Facebook will close hundreds of its virtual reality demo stations in Best Buy stores.
A woman wears Oculus goggles at a press event in San Francisco.
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Brooklyn and Berlin connect their growing startup scenes

by Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2017
They have more in common than you might think, despite the distance between them.
BigRep employees watch a 3-D printer in action at the company’s Berlin headquarters.
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Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood take the Marketplace quiz

by Hayley Hershman , Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Feb 3, 2017
"Italian leather boots are no joke," and other life lessons.
The hosts of "Make Me Smart" dish on regretful shoe purchases and life philosophies.
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Blog: The business of moral capitalism

by Molly Wood
Feb 1, 2017
Businesses come out hard against Trump's executive orders. What comes next?
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the beginning of a meeting with small business people in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. 
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Trump may target H-1B visas; what that means for tech

by Molly Wood
Jan 30, 2017
The industry is worried about a crackdown on foreign talent, especially software engineering.
Indian participants take part in the 'Windows AppFest', a marathon coding for 18 hours by more than 3500 software developers organised by Microsoft in Bangalore on September 21, 2012. 90% of Indian technology workers employed in the United States use H1B visas.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to bring more tech jobs to Los Angeles

by Molly Wood
Jan 26, 2017
HE believes L.A. is a prime location for tech companies to grow.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the 5th Annual LA84 Foundation Summit on Oct. 27, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Blog: Founding conflicts, conflicting numbers

by Molly Wood
Jan 25, 2017
On our first episode of Make Me Smart, we asked you to tell us what you thought about the show, and you had lots to say about polls and presidents.
Protesters flood Independence Avenue during the Women's March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. 
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