Skip to content
Listen
Newsletters
Shows
Marketplace
Marketplace Morning Report
Marketplace Tech
Make Me Smart
This is Uncomfortable
The Uncertain Hour
How We Survive
Financially Inclined
Million Bazillion
Marketplace Minute®
Corner Office from Marketplace
Marketplace Logo
Newsletters
Shows
Marketplace
Marketplace Morning Report
Marketplace Tech
Make Me Smart
This is Uncomfortable
The Uncertain Hour
How We Survive
Financially Inclined
Million Bazillion
Marketplace Minute®
Corner Office from Marketplace
Facebook
Instagram
Youtube
TikTok
Donate
Search
Menu
Menu
Search
Explore
Latest Stories
Our Shows
Collections
Smart Speaker Skills
Music
Corrections
Company
About Us
Staff
Ethics Policy
Submissions
FAQs
Careers
Support Us
Individuals
Corporate Sponsorship
Foundations
Shop
Follow Us
Facebook
Instagram
Youtube
TikTok
Newsletters
Events
Talk to Us
Adventures in Housing
I've Always Wondered ...
My Economy
Trump's Second Term
Your browser does not support the audio format.
Loading...
More From This Show
0:00
/
0:00
0% played
No matter the season, there's always a reason to support Marketplace. 💙
Give Now 🎁
Stories Tagged as
Pro Tool
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
Pick a card, not just any card
by
Katie Long
Feb 5, 2016
A magician talks about his favorite deck of cards.
Katie Long/Marketplace
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_68166" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/05/tk-magician//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/05/tk-magician/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
A machine with a soul
by
David Brancaccio
Feb 1, 2016
A cobbler talks about his outsole stitcher.
Caroline Losneck/Marketplace
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_68105" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/01/tk-headline-cobbler//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/01/tk-headline-cobbler/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
Dying is easy. Comedy is hard. Dropping the mic is harder.
by
David Brancaccio
and
Katie Long
Sep 29, 2015
A comedian explains why some mics are better than others.
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_66454" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2015/09/29/dying-easy-comedy-hard-dropping-mic-harder//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2015/09/29/dying-easy-comedy-hard-dropping-mic-harder/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
Why simple is best when it comes to corkscrews
by
David Brancaccio
Jul 28, 2015
A wine buyer swears off gadgetry.
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_65636" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2015/07/28/why-simple-best-when-it-comes-corkscrews//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2015/07/28/why-simple-best-when-it-comes-corkscrews/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
The shoes that make the dancer
by
David Brancaccio
Jul 7, 2015
A ballet dancer talks about her pointe shoes.
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_65327" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2015/07/07/shoes-make-dancer//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2015/07/07/shoes-make-dancer/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
The perfect writing surface
by
David Brancaccio
May 20, 2015
A writer talks about how his process starts with the paper.
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_64730" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2015/05/20/perfect-writing-surface//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2015/05/20/perfect-writing-surface/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional
The scissors that cost as much as $1,000
by
David Brancaccio
May 12, 2015
...and why this hairdresser swears by them.
PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
Listen
LISTEN
Download
Download
READ MORE
READ MORE
HTML EMBED:
<iframe id="mp_64622" title="Marketplace Embed" src="https://www.marketplace.org/2015/05/12/scissors-cost-much-1000//popout" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe>
COPY
EMBED
EMBED
Share Now on:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
https://www.marketplace.org/2015/05/12/scissors-cost-much-1000/
COPY THE LINK
SHARE
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Stitcher
RSS
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
For public good, not for profit.
Donate
