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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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The Source Code: Maria Klawe

by Molly Wood
Sep 27, 2017
An in-depth conversation on diversity with the president of Harvey Mudd College.
Maria Klawe is president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.
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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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6 everyday inventions that were born from space tech

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 26, 2017
Baby formula, braces, air purifiers and more.
A digital illustration of the newly discovered gaseous planet Kepler-16, which is orbiting its two stars.
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Could public pressure cause Facebook to regulate itself?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 25, 2017
The latest social pressure on the social network may mean its days of sell first, apologize later could be coming to an end.
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ICO? Bitcoin? Blockchain? A guide to digital currency

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 22, 2017
Let's define the jargon.
Bitcoin medals.
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After the cart is full: working in e-retail

by Molly Wood
Sep 21, 2017
We all order things online. Here is one person (and a bunch of robots) behind those orders.
Veronica Mena works for the e-retailer Boxed in its Union, New Jersey, warehouse.
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We might not see the effects of the Equifax breach for years

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 20, 2017
"Next year, I might be affected. Twenty years from now, my kids might be affected. We don't know."
With so many areas of modern life requiring identity verification, online security remains a constant concern.
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Are stock payouts linked to high housing prices?

by Molly Wood
Sep 19, 2017
Glenn Kelman, CEO of the tech real estate site Redfin, believes reporting stock payouts properly could better distribute wealth.
An open house sign directs prospective buyers to property for sale in Monterey Park, California.
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Asteroid mining and the new economics of outer space

by Molly Wood
Sep 18, 2017
It sounds like science fiction, but companies are putting real work into finding metals floating around on frozen rocks.
Space nerds Molly Wood and Kimberly Adams geek out about asteroid mining on the show. Above, an image mosaic of the asteroid Eros, with sunlight coming from the northeast, taken by the robotic NEAR Shoemaker space probe in 2000. 
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"Whole professions could wink out of existence," a conversation on the future of work

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 15, 2017
As AI changes the nature of employment and professions, how does society adjust?
In his new book, "Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World,” Cade Metz details the rebranding and rise of AI.
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