Sean McHenry
Associate Producer
SHORT BIO
Sean is based in Los Angeles, California.
He works on the flagship broadcast show “Marketplace,” where he produces host interviews, first-person stories via the “My Economy” series, and directs (he’s one of the people who picks the music you hear on the show).
Sean graduated from the University of Michigan and got his formal entry to radio as an intern on Michigan Radio’s daily newsmagazine “Stateside.” Before that, his notable jobs include writing teacher, barista, and he was briefly a janitor. He enjoys being a big nerd over coffee and TV, especially sci-fi and reality TV.
Episodes by Sean (4)
Latest Stories (414)
Scaling EVs means skipping "half steps" with hybrids, GM's Mary Barra says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jun 8, 2023
The automaker's CEO says it won't invest in hybrids, but instead focus on batteries, a new vehicle platform and charging infrastructure.
The search for the perfect "dupe" might be more valuable than the dupe itself
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jun 7, 2023
"It's gotten to the point where the logic of dupes has been sort of flipped on its head," said Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz. "And people are spending more time and in some cases, more money dupe-hunting than they would if they just bought the original."
Black unemployment is at a record low, but tight financial conditions could change that
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 30, 2023
Black men made gains in warehousing and transportation, which tend to offer low wages. A recession could hit workers of color hard, economist Michelle Holder says
Writers strike means this costume coordinator's job has to wrap, for now
by
Sean McHenry
May 25, 2023
"It is eerily similar to a regular production wrap," says Kenya Morgan. "Only, as I coined it last week, this is the rehearsal wrap."
"We're right at the beginning of the hard part" of taming inflation, Atlanta Fed CEO says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 24, 2023
Raphael Bostic says the Fed needs to stay focused on its goal of slowing down the economy and reducing inflation to its 2% target.
At this rural hospital, staffing shortages and telehealth visits have become standard
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 10, 2023
The pandemic changed tech and personnel matters, says surgeon Eric Henderson. But the empathy required and the lovely setting remain the same.
Why Jamie Dimon is the CEO that bridges Wall Street and Washington
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Livi Burdette
May 4, 2023
Emily Flitter of The New York Times explains how the head of JPMorgan became one of the key people trying to shore up the banking system.
FTC chair on regulating AI and "taking on some of the biggest, most powerful companies in our economy"
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Sarah Leeson
May 1, 2023
"We need to make sure the market knows that there is no exemption for AI," says Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission.
The debt limit is not a tool for "extortion," Biden adviser Lael Brainard says
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Sarah Leeson
Apr 26, 2023
The new head of the National Economic Council on inflation, supply chains, jobs and post-SVB bank regulation.
How a college credit card signup led to $20,000 in debt
by
Yanely Espinal
and Sean McHenry
Apr 24, 2023
Yanely Espinal, host of Marketplace's podcast "Financially Inclined," tells the story of taking on a financial responsibility she wasn't prepared for.