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Tony Wagner

Newsletter Editor

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Latest Stories (410)

The Bank of Japan is having a normal one

Mar 22, 2024
Normal monetary policy, that is. Plus: How heist movies influenced real-life bank security.
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This is how our listeners budget without Mint

Mar 15, 2024
Plus, a beautifully written “Defend Your Splurge” from author Nicolette Polek, some cheap gardening tips and the economics of “I’m Just Ken.”
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This is why mocktails cost so much

Mar 1, 2024
Plus: Interesting new data on Disney adults and TikTok users in this week's edition of the newsletter.
Those drinks have the OrangeTheory logo on them but don't they look a little like shocked emojis?
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Miss Mint? Here's how business reporters budget

Feb 23, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: interesting new data on what a wedding costs and how Zoomers like to work.
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What the Make Me Smart team is reading this holiday season

Dec 18, 2023
Our newsletter is on hiatus, so check out these books and long-read articles instead. Plus: We need your help with a 2024 project.
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