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Kai Ryssdal

Host and Senior Editor

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Kai is the host and senior editor of “Marketplace,” the most widely heard program on business and the economy — radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — in the country. Kai speaks regularly with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, startup entrepreneurs, small-business owners and everyday participants in the American and global economies. Before his career in broadcasting, Kai served in the United States Navy and United States Foreign Service. He’s a graduate of Emory University and Georgetown University. Kai lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.

Episodes by Kai (6,123)

Marketplace

What happens if Trump brings back Schedule F?

Oct 31, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1275

Some not-so-scary news for the Fed

Oct 31, 2024
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The consumer spending sweet spot

Oct 30, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1274

Is Big Tech’s investment in AI paying off?

Oct 30, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1273

Live from Boston, Part 2: Heather Cox Richardson

Oct 29, 2024
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Why American solar manufacturers are divided on tariffs

Oct 29, 2024
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Why Fed independence is crucial

Oct 28, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1272

Keeping calm in the eye of the election storm

Oct 28, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1271

Make Me Smart: Live in Boston

Oct 25, 2024
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What's better, a pension or a 401(k)?

Oct 24, 2024
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Will Enron verdicts change corporate America?

by Kai Ryssdal
May 25, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay and CEO Jeffrey Skilling have been convicted on multiple counts of fraud, conspiracy and insider trading. Host Kai Ryssdal talks with Houston Chronicle reporter Mary Flood about what the verdicts mean for the corporate world.
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Negroponte given power to waive SEC rules

by Kai Ryssdal
May 24, 2006
President Bush has granted his intelligence czar the authority to exempt publicly traded companies from reporting requirements — in the name of national security. Kai Ryssdal talks with BusinessWeek reporter Dawn Kopecki.
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$400 million fine slapped on Fannie Mae

by Kai Ryssdal
May 23, 2006
A scathing government report accuses Fannie Mae of "arrogant and unethical" financial practices. Host Kai Ryssdal asks Wall Street Journal reporter James R. Hagerty whether the company really needed to be cooking the books.
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1. Pick a mayor; 2. Rebuild the city

by Kai Ryssdal
May 22, 2006
Marketplace's Sam Eaton tells host Kai Ryssdal that with their mayoral election behind them, New Orleans' residents are now keying on Mayor Ray Nagin to lead the city's recovery.
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Making sense of network neutrality

by Kai Ryssdal
May 17, 2006
Legislation moving through Congress would allow Internet providers to charge differing rates to different companies. It's part of the most drastic change to telecom law since 1996. Kai Ryssdal talks to Lisa Napoli about why we should care.
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Corner Office

Sumner Redstone: Staying on top

by Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2006
In our continuing series of interviews with corporate leaders, "Conversations From the Corner Office," Kai Ryssdal discusses strategy, and fish tanks, with the chairman of Viacom and CBS.
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Corner Office

Sumner Redstone: "Content is king"

by Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2006
Kai Ryssdal talks with the CBS and Viacom chairman about his more than 50 years in the media business and how he's stayed on top for so long.
Sumner Redstone, seated, and from left, Elizabeth M.Daley, Steven Spielberg, Frank Price, George Lucas and C.L. Max Nikias attend the dedication of the Sumner M. Redstone Production Building at the University of Southern California in 2013 in Los Angeles.
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When the only thing left to say is 'I'm sorry'

by Kai Ryssdal
May 10, 2006
A public apology is something of a ritual when companies are caught misbehaving. Paul Slansky tells host Kai Ryssdal about some of those apologies from the book he co-wrote called "My Bad."
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Alternative fuel not so new

by Kai Ryssdal
May 1, 2006
With gas prices so high, host Kai Ryssdal talks to our Pulitzer Prize-winning auto critic Dan Neil about green technologies. Where has the auto industry been? And where is it going?
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All the problems in China

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 20, 2006
Chinese President Hu Jintao met President Bush today in Washington. Intellectual property protection was discussed, but the Chinese government is unlikely to do much to quell the problem, piracy expert Andrew Mertha tells host Kai Ryssdal. That's because China has too many other problems right now.<br /><b>Latest in a series: The Price of Piracy.</b>
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