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Andy Uhler

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Andy Uhler is the former Texas-based reporter for Marketplace, based in Austin.

He joined Marketplace team from the Texas Standard, an hour-long news program produced at KUT in Austin, Texas. Prior to that, he was a natural resources policy analyst at the Texas Legislature as part of a global policy studies master’s program at the University of Texas at Austin. He was also the senior producer for the music journalism program Texas Music Matters, and he worked as a co-host for NPR Music’s festival coverage.

Andy's reporting tended to focus on the energy industry and agriculture in Texas. Every now and again, though, he got to report on sports. When that happened, don't be surprised if the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers or Dallas Mavericks entered the conversation.

Episodes by Andy (100)

Make Me Smart | Episode 814

It's time to talk about climate reparations

Nov 11, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 813

Crypto world is reeling

Nov 10, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 809

Oil industry: Help wanted

Nov 4, 2022
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Marketplace Morning Report

The specter of inflation haunts this week's Fed meeting

Oct 31, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 804

Gambling on politics?

Oct 28, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 803

The climate crisis vs. the energy crisis

Oct 27, 2022
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Marketplace Morning Report

The U.K. has a new prime minister

Oct 24, 2022
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Marketplace Morning Report

How the "anxiety economy" has shifted tastes toward non-alcoholic beverages

Oct 24, 2022
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Marketplace Morning Report

Farmers of color were promised relief money. Where is it?

Aug 22, 2022
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Marketplace Morning Report

Local news, brought to you by your friendly neighborhood oil company

Aug 22, 2022
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How a boxing match featuring only one boxer is worth half a billion dollars

by Andy Uhler
Aug 25, 2017
The Mayweather vs. McGregor fight is expected to generate revenue from everything from pay-per-view to advertising slots on Mayweather's boxing shorts and robe.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and MMA figher Connor Mcgregor pose during a media press conference on Wednesday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
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Exxon's public statements about climate change were misleading, Harvard study shows

by Andy Uhler
Aug 23, 2017
Harvard University researchers say a review of Exxon Mobil documents show the company misled investors and the public about how much it knew about climate change. That’s already the subject of investigations by the attorneys general in New York and Massachusetts. Their report says that the internal communication between scientists at Exxon Mobile was drastically […]
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What's the trick to getting young people to ride motorcycles?

by Andy Uhler
Aug 21, 2017
Getting "more butts on seats,” is the goal, but student debt and stagnant wages are a big roadblock.
Motorcycle enthusiasts find a space for their prized possessions outside a cafe in 1960.
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After Charlottesville, future of funding to counter homegrown extremism worries experts

by Andy Uhler
Aug 14, 2017
The Obama administration program designed to target homegrown extremism, Countering Violent Extremism, has seen grants diverted from community partnership programs to law enforcement.
 A vigil is held in downtown Philadelphia on Sunday in support of the victims of violence at the "Unite the Right" rally In Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. 
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North Korea-U.S. tensions raise fears for global economy

by Andy Uhler
Aug 10, 2017
Relations between the U.S. and North Korea have seldom been more strained. President Trump has threatened to bring, “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” if North Korea continues to threaten the U.S. with military action. Pyongyang responded by saying it’s considering an attack on the U.S. territory of Guam. If it came […]
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Allegations of presidential corruption still dog South Africa’s economy

by Andy Uhler
Aug 9, 2017
South Africa’s  president, Jacob Zuma, is thanking supporters after surviving a no-confidence vote in the nation’s parliament yesterday. The secret vote was more narrowly in his favor than expected, with some 40 lawmakers from his own African National Congress party supporting the motion. Zuma has been the focus of a series of corruption allegations stretching back […]
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Do you want a deal with that? Groupon and Grubhub are teaming up

by Andy Uhler
Aug 2, 2017
The e-marketing website Groupon has announced it’s partnering with food delivery service Grubhub. The move means it can now target deals to a whole new customer base. What will this mean for the quickly growing food delivery industry? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Denim makers are making jeans stretchier to get in on the athleisure market

by Andy Uhler
Aug 1, 2017
Jean sales dropped 4.5 percent in 2014 and 3.4 percent in 2015 but are on the upswing this year, thanks, in part, to stretchier fabrics.
“Comfort is a key attribute that consumers are looking for in their denim jeans," said Kara Nicholas, vice president of product design and marketing at Cone Denim.
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Internet restrictions make doing business harder in China

by Andy Uhler
Jul 31, 2017
Many popular internet sites are blocked for users of the state network in China — Google, YouTube and more. Some users, many of them business users, employ a VPN, a virtual personal network, to get around that “Great Firewall.” In a crackdown on unregistered VPNs, China has persuaded Apple to pull all major VPN services […]
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He built the beach cruiser and sold a lifestyle

by Andy Uhler
Jul 28, 2017
Larry McNeely designed the sturdy upright bike for jaunts at Southern California beaches. Can you feel the wind in your hair?
Beach cruisers are ubiquitous in Venice Beach with dozens of rental shops along the boardwalk.
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