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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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Why privacy settings can't keep your location secret

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 22, 2018
Phone carriers can sell location data to third parties, and you can't opt out.
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Is Uber disrupting itself with its bike share investment?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 21, 2018
It recently bought Jump, giving users an alternative to cars.
A Jump bike sits in front of Uber headquarters in San Francisco. Uber acquired Jump for an undisclosed amount of money.
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Did our lack of trust in Big Cable sway the net neutrality vote?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 18, 2018
The rules aren't likely to be resurrected soon. But the Senate vote did accomplish something.
Demonstrators outside the Federal Communications Commission building in Washington, D.C., in December protest the end of net neutrality rules.
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For small companies, doing business in Europe may not be worth the cost

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 17, 2018
Large companies are spending millions to comply with Europe's new data laws; that could prove tough for smaller businesses.
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Oil patch roughnecks may also need to be data analysts

by Molly Wood
May 16, 2018
Drilling oil wells today still involves dirt and sweat, installing rigs in muddy fields. But there are also more jobs at desks, checking systems remotely by computer.
Drilling oil wells these days still involves dirt and sweat — installing rigs in muddy fields. But there are also more jobs at desks, checking systems remotely by computer.
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Reddit's CTO on shedding its "dystopian Craigslist" vibe

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 15, 2018
The platform is getting a redesign, but how far will that go toward attracting a broader audience?
A screenshot of the new Reddit layout.
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The pros and cons of the Rooney Rule

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
May 14, 2018
Amazon's board is against a policy that would require it to interview at least one minority candidate for new board seats. So what should the company do instead?
Later this month, Amazon shareholders will vote on a proposal recommending the company implement the Rooney Rule for finding new members of its board of directors. Above, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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ICOs raised billions last year. Should Silicon Valley be worried?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 11, 2018
Initial coin offerings let startups skip venture capital funding, but will they last?
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Vimeo pivots from a place for watching, to tools for making video

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 10, 2018
The online-video pioneer is shifting its focus to creators amid competition from YouTube and Netflix.
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Is politics tearing apart the FCC? A retiring commissioner says yes.

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
May 9, 2018
Mignon Clyburn says she can be a more effective consumer advocate outside of the agency.
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn uses a megaphone to address demonstrators outside of the 31st Annual Chairman's Dinner to show their support for net neutrality on December 7, 2017. The protesters gathered in opposition to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's plans to scrap Obama-era net neutrality protections.
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