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)

The 4 best ways to save on college

Aug 11, 2017
Expert Mark Kantrowitz tells us his top tips.
Stanford University's library.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

In Detroit, a battle over the right to literacy

Aug 10, 2017
A group of students is suing the state of Michigan for failing to provide access to literacy in public schools
Downtown Detroit skyline. 
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Pushing kids to succeed in Detroit Public Schools amid a literacy crisis

Aug 9, 2017
Murcy Jones has been a student, teacher and parent in the Detroit School System.
Murcy Jones holds her twin granddaughters outside her home in Detroit, MI. 
Eliza Mills/Marketplace

What does the uncertainty around health care mean for insurers?

Jul 21, 2017
How insurance companies feel about the market has a big impact on consumers.
The Biden administration is offering free coverage until New Year's to people who have received jobless benefits in 2021.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Biometric screening is coming to the airport of the future

Jul 14, 2017
Would you use fingerprint scanning and facial recognition to get through the airport faster?
Travelers wait in long lines to speak with airline ticket agents in the United terminal at San Francisco International Airport.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

What it's like to work remotely from all over the world

Jul 14, 2017
The remote work travel industry is growing.
We Roam facilitates trips around the world for professionals working remotely. 
Courtesy We Roam

Summer movies are a bust at the domestic box office

Jul 7, 2017
It's not just you — films are really bad this season.

What it's like to drive an electric vehicle

Jul 7, 2017
It's green, but the infrastructure's not all there yet.
There are new breakthroughs in car batteries, but it will be a little while before electric car companies take notice.
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

What it's like to run a small health care business

Jun 30, 2017
The economics of small hospitals are more complex than you'd think.
Patients at Totally Kids Sun Valley live in the sub-acute hospital so that they can receive 24/7 care. All are dependent on either feeding tubes, breathing machines, dialysis or some combination of these treatments to stay alive. 
Eliza Mills/Marketplace

So you're ready to install solar

Jun 22, 2017
Here's what you need to do next.
A man brooms in front of a house with solar panels on the roof. 
Patrick Stollarz/ Getty