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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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Evenly Distributed

Tech hasn't kept up with food stamp users' needs

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2017
A new app makes it easy for SNAP users to check their balances.
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The iPhone's influence goes way beyond the smartphone market

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 13, 2017
It's forced companies to adapt to the idea of handheld computers and given others a reason to exist.
IPhones make up most of Apple's business. Above, the new iPhone X was unveiled today at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
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Can a free market solve the digital divide?

by Molly Wood
Sep 12, 2017
FCC chairman Ajit Pai believes fewer regulations and more competition will lead to broadband expansion.
Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai participates in a discussion at The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in May in Washington, DC. 
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Self-driving carmakers haven't perfected a key piece of tech

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 11, 2017
Good isn't good enough when it comes to the lasers that allow autonomous vehicles to see.
A picture of Luminar's LIDAR monitor.
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Three ways to optimize tech for an emergency

by Molly Wood
Sep 8, 2017
During a disaster, digital records, messaging, even social media are all pretty handy.
A woman looks at a smart phone as it charges while staying with other flood victims at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas
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What budget cuts would mean for predicting storms like Irma

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 8, 2017
High-resolution satellite images are critical tools for meteorologists, but proposed cuts to the weather service could put them at risk.
Hurricane Irma approaches Anguilla on Sept. 6 in this GOES-16 satellite image.
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How venture capital works

Following the venture capital money trail

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 7, 2017
The investments VCs make impact industries beyond Silicon Valley.
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How venture capital works

These words will help you understand venture capital

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Sep 7, 2017
There's a whole vocabulary to learn.
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The Source Code: Steve Jurvetson

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 7, 2017
The venture capitalist talks about the industry's mechanics and diversity problems.
Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, with Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood.
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Evenly Distributed

William Gibson on tech, money and access

by Molly Wood
Sep 6, 2017
We chatted with legendary science fiction author, William Gibson, on the consequences of technology not being evenly distributed.
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