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Eliza Mills

Producer, special projects

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Eliza Mills produced broadcast, podcast, video and digital projects at Marketplace.

In your next life, what would your career be?

I'd want to be a traveling pop-up restaurateur … but not the chef. Or maybe a film location scout.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A very soft sweater.

What’s something that you thought you knew but later found out you were wrong about?

There's no “n” in restaurateur!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My teapot. It adds a real sense of home to my desk.

 

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Brains and Losses

Brains and Losses: Part VI

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin
May 24, 2019
Scammers are not always a faceless voice on the phone.
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Brains and Losses: Part V

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin
May 23, 2019
Suspicious or unusual bank activity can often signal a scam; but should a teller be able to monitor a long-time account holder’s ledger activity to flag a possible scam?
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Brains and Losses: Part IV

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin
May 22, 2019
Financial scammers are part of coordinated efforts to target victims. The Federal Trade Commission took in more than a half a million complaints of imposter scams alone in 2018. But finding and convicting perpetrators is rare. Marketplace Morning Report’s David Brancaccio looks at what federal regulators are doing to target scammers.   Brains and Losses: […]
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Brains and Losses: Part III

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin
May 21, 2019
What changes to the brain might make a person more vulnerable to financial scams?
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Brains and Losses: Part II

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin
May 20, 2019
What happens when you're scammed out of almost $200,000?
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Where to find more information on elder financial vulnerability

by Eliza Mills and Sasa Woodruff
May 17, 2019
Here are some reputable sources for preventing and reporting scams.
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Brains and Losses

Brains and Losses: Part I

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff , Eliza Mills and Daniel Shin
May 17, 2019
Experts say it’s time for a national conversation about protecting seniors from scams.
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Scammers target seniors—here’s how to talk about it

by Eliza Mills
May 16, 2019
Four questions to help you start the conversation.
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How to be a game show producer

by Eliza Mills
Feb 5, 2019
The executive producer of "The Price Is Right" and "Let's Make a Deal" on what it takes to make a great game.
"Our show rides the waves of the economy," says Mike Richards, executive producer of "The Price Is Right."
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How to be a park ranger

by Eliza Mills
Jan 21, 2019
You don't have to major in environmental sciences.
Andrew LaValle switched careers to spend more time outdoors.
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