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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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What's your weird workplace habit?

by Tony Wagner
Jun 30, 2017
This is a safe space to share.
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What's the difference between the national debt and the deficit?

by Tony Wagner
Jun 22, 2017
Both are hugely important to President Trump and congressional Republicans' priorities, but they need a lot of context.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney testifies during a House Budget Committee hearing concerning the Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 budget, on Capitol Hill, May 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Here's how Uber's many scandals came to a head

by Tony Wagner
Jun 21, 2017
CEO Travis Kalanick's resignation, and the rest of the turmoil at Uber, have been building for years.
An Uber SUV waits for a client in Manhattan a day after it was announced that Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence as chief executive on June 14, 2017 in New York City. The move came after former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and his law firm, Covington & Burling, released 13 pages of recommendations compiled as part of an investigation of sexual harassment at the ride-hailing car service.
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Why do we care if millennials are buying homes?

by Tony Wagner
Jun 2, 2017
With Kai and Molly off this week, let's tackle a listener question.
Will millennials buy a house in the suburbs like their parents and grandparents? What's it say about the economy if they don't?
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Instagram made a Snapchat knockoff. Can they even do that?

by Tony Wagner
May 26, 2017
Can Snapchat sue? Would it even have a case? We asked some experts.
Handout images showing Instagram Stories and some of its key features.
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What we talk about when we talk about 'jagoffs'

by Tony Wagner
May 12, 2017
Is it a cuss?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel holds a press conference on December 7, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. 
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What did Oregon Trail teach us?

by Tony Wagner
May 8, 2017
Besides the dangers of dysentery and cholera.
A screenshot from the Apple II version of "Oregon Trail." Poor Kai. 
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What should the Make Me Smart book group read first?

by Tony Wagner
Apr 28, 2017
Cast your vote and get reading!
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The main differences between internet privacy in the US and the EU

by Tony Wagner
Apr 24, 2017
In Europe, privacy laws are a 'starting point' instead of a secondary principle.
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We're still unpacking Trump psychology

by Tony Wagner
Apr 13, 2017
Here's what you had to say about George Lakoff and "your brain on Trump."
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump greets the crowd at a campaign rally on October 27, 2016 in Springfield, Ohio. 
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