Alex Schroeder

Producer

Alex is a producer for the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He's based in Queens, New York. Alex joined Marketplace in 2020, working as MMR's digital producer. After a little over a year, he became the show's overnight producer, getting up far before the crack of dawn to put together the day's newscasts with the host and team. Now, he works daylight hours, preparing interviews for the following morning and producing long-term specials and series. Before Marketplace, Alex worked on several national public radio shows produced out of WBUR in Boston. He was both a radio and digital producer with “On Point,” “Here & Now” and “Only a Game.” Alex also worked at The Boston Globe after graduating from Tufts University. Alex's interests outside of work tend to fall into one of two categories: film or soccer. (Come on Arsenal!) He’s always looking for ways to cover the economics of entertainment and sports on the “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Alex Schroeder

Dec 15, 2022
More rounds to go in the fight against inflation
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We follow up with more on what’s next for the Fed after it raised interest rates again. Lawmakers are zeroing in on crypto regulation following the collapse of FTX. Could free transit in D.C. become reality?
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Dec 15, 2022
The transistor helped signal the start of Silicon Valley
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First, we have more on the Federal Reserve, which raised interest rates Wednesday. Our next chapter in our series about the transistor details its impact on the place that would come to be known as Silicon Valley.
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Dec 15, 2022
China’s economic activity slumps
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From the BBC World Service: New data from China sounds the economic alarm bells – it performed worse than expected last month, before the government abandoned its zero-COVID strategy. Plus, why Bosnia and Herzegovina is pinning its hopes on membership in the European Union. And, Nigeria’s issuing new banknotes, saying it wants to reduce the amount of cash in circulation. With elections due in February, the move might affect some politicians who hand out cash as part of their campaign.
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Dec 15, 2022
The transistor’s role in the birth of Silicon Valley
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Silicon Valley exists for a number of reasons. Chief among them might be the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
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Dec 14, 2022
You know about interest rates. Ever heard of the Fed’s balance sheet?
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The Fed is expected to raise interest rates again, but not by as much as before. Susan Schmidt explains what that could mean. Sticking with the Fed, we look into another tool it has that can affect your mortgage. The number of H-2B seasonal worker visas being offered has sharply increased.
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Dec 14, 2022
How Texas became instrumental in making the transistor a pop hit
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First, lawmakers are closing in on a federal budget deal to avoid government shutdown. For the next chapter in our series on the transistor, we examine the device’s entry into mainstream culture.
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Dec 14, 2022
A winter of discontent?
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From the BBC World Service: Hundreds of thousands of workers across swathes of the U.K.’s infrastructure have begun walkouts, which are set to stretch right through the Christmas period. It’s part of a wider picture – frontline workers feeling the cost-of-living squeeze who feel their pay needs to rise to meet those costs. Also, as part of our series on the invention of the transistor, we look at the significance of the transistor radio to Africa.
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Dec 14, 2022
Taking the transistor mainstream with music on the go
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The transistor starts to shine when Texas Instruments asks Regency to make a radio for more mobile listening.
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Dec 13, 2022
Fusion energy breakthroughs carry a heavy price tag
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First, Jeffrey Cleveland of Payden & Rygel discusses some possible good news when it comes to inflation. A breakthrough in fusion energy is announced. We take a look at the birthplace of the transistor, Nokia Bell Labs, and where it stands today.
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Dec 13, 2022
What does Nokia Bell Labs look like 75 years since the transistor’s invention?
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It’s responsible for the transistor, information theory, pioneering satellite work and more.
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