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Kristin Schwab

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Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.

Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.

Episodes by Kristin (32)

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Tupperware, Halloween candy, claw machines — oh my!

Oct 25, 2024
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Women deserve credit

Oct 21, 2024
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The economics of immigration

Sep 5, 2024
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Harris throws a bone to the business folks

Sep 5, 2024
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Who's still hiring?

Sep 4, 2024
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The politics of Fed independence

Aug 9, 2024
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This back-to-school season, "value" is at the top of America's shopping list

Aug 8, 2024
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Has the Fed ever met its 2 goals?

Aug 7, 2024
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Why we freak out when the stock market freaks out

Aug 6, 2024
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“Chaotic,” “volatile,” “tumultuous”

Aug 5, 2024
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Complicated passwords aren't going to solve the computer security problem

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 12, 2017
A lot of the rules we follow when creating passwords actually makes them worse.
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Rethinking tech funding could help solve the industry's problems

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 10, 2017
Venture capitalist Tim O'Reilly says his very industry needs to do better.
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What LinkedIn tells us about the economy

by Kristin Schwab and Molly Wood
Oct 9, 2017
It may have some insights that the government doesn't.
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Can any person (or robot) put an end to fake news?

by Amy Scott and Kristin Schwab
Oct 6, 2017
It's probably going to take more than algorithms.
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The largest data breach in history was bigger than we thought

by Amy Scott and Kristin Schwab
Oct 5, 2017
All Yahoo accounts created before 2013 have been hacked.
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Learning your ABCs in the future: reading, writing, coding and AI

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 4, 2017
One AI pioneer said learning the basics of coding and AI could be key to income equality and opportunity in the future.
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This startup wants to change how we borrow money

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 2, 2017
Affirm wants to be the alternative to all those credit cards in your wallet.
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The Source Code: Max Levchin

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 2, 2017
An in-depth conversation with PayPal co-founder Max Levchin on American debt and his new startup, Affirm.
Co-founder and CEO of Affirm Max Levchin participates in a panel discussion at the New York Times 2015 DealBook Conference in New York City.
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Are major tech companies too big to escape regulation?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 29, 2017
Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at NYU Stern, says the tide is turning against Big Tech.
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How to be an advocate for women in tech

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 27, 2017
Harvey Mudd President and computer scientist Maria Klawe believes we need to be inclusive — and vocal.
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