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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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Tell us: What makes you uncomfortable about money?

by Tony Wagner
Jul 2, 2019
We might feature you on our brand-new podcast, "This Is Uncomfortable."
"This Is Uncomfortable" host Reema Khrais
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Crying at work is uncomfortable, and that's OK

by Tony Wagner and Reema Khrais
Jun 25, 2019
One of the country's foremost crying-at-work experts set us straight on shedding tears at the office.
It's ok, let it out.
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The opioid epidemic in 5 charts

by Tony Wagner
Apr 9, 2019
Putting the numbers in broader context.
Dr. Gurcharan Kanwal lost his medical license after an investigation by the Southwest Virginia Drug Task Force found that he was running a "pill mill," or distributing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose, out of this building in Coeburn, Virginia.
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We're still not sick of Christmas music, believe it or not

by Tony Wagner
Dec 24, 2018
Holiday music is more popular than ever, but that doesn't mean it's easy to make jingle bells rock.
The brothers in Hanson — Zac, Taylor and Isaac — are reissuing their 1997 holiday album "Snowed In" this year. Their second holiday album, "Finally it's Christmas," came out in 2017.
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We did the numbers on our filter bubbles

by Tony Wagner
Nov 20, 2018
Kai and Molly hand over their Twitter data to see what they're not seeing.
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Thanksgiving doesn't have to cost so much

by Tony Wagner
Nov 20, 2018
The American Farm Bureau Federation's average is lower than it's been in years.
A customer looks over turkeys for sale at Costco, 2004. 
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Here's how to see what you log into using Facebook

by Tony Wagner
Oct 4, 2018
The latest cyberattack goes way beyond the social network itself.
Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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Trump's situation isn't new — presidential conflicts of interest date back to George Washington

by Tony Wagner
Sep 26, 2018
A closer look at Washington's finances, slaves and the conflicts of interest that came with them.
First U.S. President George Washington and 45th President Donald Trump
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10 things you didn't know were in the Library of Congress

by Tony Wagner
Sep 25, 2018
You don't have to go to D.C. to explore one of the biggest libraries in the world.
You don't have to dig around in the archives to explore the Library of Congress.
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The Clinton impeachment: Where are they now?

by Tony Wagner
Aug 7, 2018
Introducing, or reintroducing, some of the characters you'll meet on season two of "Slow Burn."
Reporters in a press room in the U.S. Capitol watch as the videotaped testimony of Monica Lewinsky is played in the Senate during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton on Feb. 6, 1999.
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