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Hayley Hershman

Producer

SHORT BIO

Hayley Hershman is the senior producer of podcast development, where she brings ideas to life. Some of her favorite projects are the story-telling show "This Is Uncomfortable," the award-winning climate show "How We Survive," and Marketplace’s first video podcast, "Financially Inclined."

She has worked on a myriad of Marketplace projects, both in studio and in the field, including special coverage of the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis and a series on globalization and capitalism. At one point she interviewed celebrities for a series on Marketplace Weekend, which was very cool.

Hayley was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She’s a graduate of the University of Michigan, but really knows very little about football so please don’t ask. 

Latest Stories (107)

'Superfandom' looks at the economic power of fans

Mar 31, 2017
Fandom is, at its core, a form of marketing.
"Superfandom" explores "how our obsessions are changing what we buy and who we are."
W. W. Norton and Co.

Comedian Neal Brennan takes the Marketplace Quiz

Mar 31, 2017
He's got a gold tooth for sale, if you're interested.
Brennan says the hardest part about being a comedian is that you can "never turn it off."
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images

"Who? Weekly" hosts take the Marketplace Quiz

Mar 24, 2017
They spill on everything you need to know about the celebrities you don't.
Who? Weekly

Indie musician Conor Oberst takes the Marketplace Quiz

Mar 17, 2017
He says that the music industry is a reflection of the general economy.
Conor Oberst has a carousel horse in his living room.
GrandstandHQ

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

Students in Gillette, Wyoming, discuss a hopeful future

Mar 10, 2017
They cover the night Trump won the election...to the importance of the extraction industry for Wyoming.
The main building on Gillette College's campus.
Gillette College

'Lower Ed' looks at the controversial role of for-profit colleges

Mar 3, 2017
Tressie McMillan Cottom explains how the schools exploit vulnerable populations.
A sign identifies DeVry's Chicago campus. DeVry University is part of the DeVry Education Group, a publicly traded global provider of educational services.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

Band Electric Guest takes the Marketplace Quiz

Feb 17, 2017
In which they discuss food poisoning and curfews.
Nick Walker/Shorefire

Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood take the Marketplace quiz

"Italian leather boots are no joke," and other life lessons.
The hosts of "Make Me Smart" dish on regretful shoe purchases and life philosophies.
Christopher Michel

Automakers in Mexico are worried about trade deals under Trump

Feb 3, 2017
Re-negotiating trade deals with Mexico could affect thousands of U.S. jobs, too.
Car manufacturing is part of a global supply chain. Advanced economies are manufacturing partners with less advanced economies. 
Geoff Caddick/Getty Images