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Molly Wood

Host and senior editor

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Molly Wood is the former host and senior editor of "Marketplace Tech," a daily broadcast focused on demystifying the digital economy, and former co-host of "Make Me Smart," where she and co-host Kai Ryssdal would try to make sense of big topics in business, tech and culture.

What was your first job?

Grocery store checker (but I also drove an ice cream truck once).

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time, the most precious thing of all.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A pet!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My electric fireplace! It is both cute and cozy.

 

Episodes by Molly (3,464)

Make Me Smart

Let’s do the numbers on a $15 minimum wage (rerun)

Jan 4, 2022
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Our mental “surge capacity” is maxed out (rerun)

Dec 28, 2021
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Critical race theory has been around for decades — why’s it a powder keg now? (rerun)

Dec 21, 2021
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40 years later, is this the end of Reaganomics? (rerun)

Dec 14, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 569

What's the deal with stadium naming rights?

Dec 1, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 568

Ethereum 101

Nov 30, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 567

OMG omicron

Nov 29, 2021
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How We Survive | Season 1 | Episode 8

How We Change

Nov 24, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 564

What will Covid-19 cases in America look like this winter?

Nov 19, 2021
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Make Me Smart | Episode 563

Crypto lovers go all in on the Constitution

Nov 18, 2021
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Facebook is looking to Instagram for the future of digital ads

by Molly Wood
Jan 16, 2019
Stories are the hottest social media format — so what if they disappear in 24 hours?
One analyst estimates that ads on Instagram will account for 70 percent of Facebook's new revenue by 2020.
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The world might be mad at Facebook, but advertisers still love it

by Molly Wood
Jan 15, 2019
The social media platform says it's trying to clean up its "data supply chain."
When it comes to user privacy, Facebook is trying to clean up its “data supply chain”: where the data comes from, who gets access to it and how it gets used.
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5G is here! Well, it's almost here

by Molly Wood
Jan 14, 2019
Well... OK, it'll be here any day now.
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At my 18th CES tech show, I felt unwelcome

by Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2019
Booth babes, tech bros and gender bias. Why is this still happening in 2019?
A dancer performs at the Lamborghini massage chair display at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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The biggest tech conference has some of the same old problems with women

by Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2019
Progress is just ... slow.
CES 2019 attendees watch an AEE drone demonstration at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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CES 2019: Virtual reality is not the star this year

by Molly Wood
Jan 10, 2019
But augmented reality … that might just be a different story.
An attendee uses a virtual reality headset to experience automotive safety at the Panasonic booth at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Regulators are clearing the sky for drones to ... fill the sky

by Molly Wood
Jan 10, 2019
What could relaxing regulations mean for businesses?
A drone flies above Old Bethpage, New York.
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CES 2019: The googleplex of smart tech

by Molly Wood
Jan 9, 2019
The "internet of things" has come for our cars and for our mirrors.
A Google representative watches over a display of Google Assistant products at the at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8.
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Exodus of Chinese investors from Silicon Valley is real. But how much does it matter?

by Molly Wood
Jan 9, 2019
U.S. legislation is making Chinese investors balk.
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CES 2019: A preview of the inevitable robot wars, and maybe a Bread Bot, too

by Molly Wood
Jan 8, 2019
Two days of the trade show have (technically) passed and there's alot to talk about.
Attendees walk along during CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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