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.

 

Latest Stories (197)

How effective are networked protests?

May 12, 2017
Demonstrations without infrastructure are less effective, says author Zeynep Tufekci.
Protesters walk up Pennsylvania Avenue on Jan. 21 during the women's march on Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
Mario Tama / Getty Images

What happens when government breaks the rules

Apr 28, 2017
How do the three branches of government run when things aren't going according to plan?
NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins have twice lobbied Congress for criminal justice reform.
Win McNamee/Getty Images

Trump's first 100 days: 3 mayors weigh in

Apr 21, 2017
Immigration and the coal industry are main concerns.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, April 13, 2017.
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

3 ways to protect your online privacy

Apr 21, 2017
Cybersecurity expert Ed Stroz advises on Wi-Fi, VPNs and pass codes.
Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Three things you need to know about the U.S.-Russia relationship

Apr 14, 2017
Tensions can't escalate, says Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Doughnut shops and surf apps in Corvallis, Oregon

Apr 7, 2017
We talk to two budding entrepreneurs about the Advantage Accelerator program at Oregon State University.
Peanut butter and chocolate, and vegan maple sea salt doughnuts at Benny's Donuts in Corvallis. The shop was started with help from the Advantage Accelerator program.
Eliza Mills/Marketplace

Growth and balance in Corvallis, Oregon

Apr 7, 2017
A college town in the Pacific Northwest strives to grow economically while retaining its small-city quirks
Jonathan Hurst and Mikhail Jones with Cassie the robot at Agility Robotics, in Albany, Oregon.
Eliza Mills/Marketplace

Gillette, Wyoming: Industry and politics in coal country

Mar 10, 2017
Under a new administration, this extraction-industry town feels revitalized.
Eagle Butte Mine is one of the many open-pit mines that characterize Wyoming and the western mining industry.
Hayley Hershman/Marketplace

How partisan is the national budget?

Mar 3, 2017
USC Gould School of Law professor Edward Kleinbard on politics and the national budget.
President Donald Trump with Mick Mulvaney, far left, director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Republican congressional leaders at a working lunch in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Immigration and politics on a Georgia campus in Trump country

Feb 17, 2017
A group of friends at Dalton State College talk about racial tensions and American pride.
From left, Juan Garcia, Meghan O'Toole, Marlen Hernandez Garcia, Laurely Caycho and Diego Alvarado Ruiz at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia.
Eliza Mills/Marketplace