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Tony Wagner

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

This is how clothing brings us together

by Alice Wilder , Marika Proctor and Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2024
Plus: A textile expert defends her splurge, what we're reading about fashion and a guide to free tax filing in this week's newsletter.
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"Make Me Smart” Newsletter

Donald Trump's a meme stock now

by Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2024
Plus, we do the numbers on California's new minimum wage law in this week's newsletter.
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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

This is why weight discrimination is legal in most of the U.S.

by Hannah Harris Green , Marika Proctor and Tony Wagner
Mar 29, 2024
Plus: Weight discrimination expert Virgie Tovar defends her splurge.
Scenes from a National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance rally in New York.
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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

This is some free financial therapy

by Reema Khrais , Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: Why's it so hard to find a sofa right now?
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"Make Me Smart” Newsletter

The Bank of Japan is having a normal one

by Ellen Rolfes and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Normal monetary policy, that is. Plus: How heist movies influenced real-life bank security.
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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

This is how our listeners budget without Mint

by Tony Wagner and Marika Proctor
Mar 15, 2024
Plus, a beautifully written “Defend Your Splurge” from author Nicolette Polek, some cheap gardening tips and the economics of “I’m Just Ken.”
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This is why mocktails cost so much

by Janet Nguyen and Tony Wagner
Mar 1, 2024
Plus: Interesting new data on Disney adults and TikTok users in this week's edition of the newsletter.
Those drinks have the OrangeTheory logo on them but don't they look a little like shocked emojis?
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Miss Mint? Here's how business reporters budget

by Tony Wagner
Feb 23, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: interesting new data on what a wedding costs and how Zoomers like to work.
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This is the cost of being your best self

by Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Feb 2, 2024
Here's what you can expect from our new season Plus: Leo Aquino from Queer & Trans Wealth defends their splurge.
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Neiman Marcus was kinda culty — is that a bad thing?

by Tony Wagner
Jan 22, 2024
“Cultish” author Amanda Montell on the way we talk about work and how it’s changed.
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