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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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Seattle fought Amazon ... and Amazon won

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 15, 2018
The city council voted this week to repeal a decision that levied taxes on large business.
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Tesla gets a reality check

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 14, 2018
The automaker has had a rough 2018. Here's how it might turn things around.
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The marriage of AT&T and Time Warner is good to go, apparently.

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 13, 2018
What happens when the internet connection, the channels and the shows are brought to you by one company?
O'Melveny & Myers counsel Daniel M. Petrocelli speaks at a news conference in Time Warner headquarters addressing the latest developments in the AT&T and Time Warner merger on Nov. 20, 2017, in New York City.
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It takes "thousands of hours" to comply with GDPR, says one tech CEO

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 12, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation has been an "intense" process for some companies.
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Why the end of net neutrality might look good ... at first

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 11, 2018
"In this weird, wireless internet ecosystem, 'unlimited' doesn't mean unlimited, 'free' doesn't mean free," one expert says.
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An Indian tech company is hiring 10,000 workers in the U.S. Here's why.

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 8, 2018
"The Trump factor has caused a lot of uncertainty" in IT, one writer says.
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Melinda Gates: "Nobody actually collects good data about women's lives"

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 7, 2018
“What gets measured is what gets done,” the longtime philanthropist says about investing in women.
French Gates, co-chair of the Gates foundation, says that world needs to do more to progress toward lofty sustainable development goals.
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How LeBron's breakup with Miami started an Instagram craze

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 6, 2018
House of Highlights has 9.3 million followers and counting.
In 2010, Miami Heat player LeBron James greets fans as he is introduced during a welcome party at American Airlines Arena in Miami.
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Can you explain blockchain in just a few sentences?

by Kai Ryssdal , Molly Wood and Shara Morris
Jun 5, 2018
It's the Make Me Smart blockchain challenge!
Blockchain is the digital ledger used for bitcoin transactions.
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Apple's WWDC: Lots of new features, little talk of privacy

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 5, 2018
"It was a soft sell rather than a hard sell," Axios reporter says.
Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference at the San Jose Convention Center today in California.
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