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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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GM wards off stock split as investors demand higher profits

by Andy Uhler
Jun 6, 2017
The automaker is competing against electric and autonomous car companies as well as Ford and Honda.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks at the company's annual meeting June 6 in Detroit. 
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Why investors want companies like Blue Apron to go public

by Andy Uhler
Jun 2, 2017
The meal-kit delivery company Blue Apron has filed to go public. Investors hoping to get a piece at the IPO or later will be buying into a company that’s got a young customer base and that’s growing fast. But it’s a company with a business model that’s not all that complicated, shall we say. So […]
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Key negotiator of Paris climate agreement says pulling out is 'inexplicable'

by Andy Uhler
Jun 1, 2017
"The notion that the U.S. taxpayer is being robbed and that our economy is going to be crushed by the or by the U.S. emissions target under the Paris agreement just is not right."
Actor and climate activist Leonardo DiCaprio speaks at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement climate change accord on April 22, 2016.
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Two US standards for fuel efficiency: California and everyone else

by Andy Uhler
May 31, 2017
California is at the forefront of pollution control and other states have signed onto its standards in anticipation of stricter federal rules. But one of President Trump’s first executive orders mandated a review of national fuel economy standards.
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What happens if Trump pulls out of the Paris Agreement on climate change?

by Andy Uhler
May 29, 2017
The U.S. is obligated to remain in the pact until 2019, but its influence could decrease in the meantime.
President Trump doesn't need approval from the Senate to pull the U.S. from the Paris Agreement.
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Why do grocery stores sell gift cards to other places?

by Andy Uhler
May 25, 2017
All sides get something out of the deal.
That wall of different gift cards hanging on hooks at the end of a drugstore or grocery story aisle actually has a name: the gift card mall.
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Dramatically different views emerge on the future of oil

by Andy Uhler
May 24, 2017
OPEC nations meet this week to discuss cuts to oil production, as prices for crude remain in a slump. Price volatility, changes to car technology, and other major uncertainties are leading to widely divergent views on the future of oil – namely, whether the world will see a peak in demand anytime soon. Click the […]
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What makes for winners in the Texas wind power boom?

by Andy Uhler
May 22, 2017
Landowners with large swathes of land are at a definite advantage.
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U.S. pullout doesn’t deter aspiring TPP members

by Andy Uhler
May 18, 2017
The remaining members of what would have been the Trans-Pacific Partnership will meet this weekend in Hanoi. Several countries attending the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in the Vietnamese capital will hold discussions about reviving the regional trade agreement. The U.S. may have pulled out of the deal, but there is still a strong desire to […]
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Ford announces job cuts as it seeks to balance near-term profits with long-term goals

by Andy Uhler
May 16, 2017
There’s news that Ford will cut about 10 percent of its global workforce in an effort to help lift its stock. Ford’s CEO Mark Fields has been out there talking about the future of his company as a “mobility” firm that could offer services like car sharing. These are long-term strategies for Ford’s health, the […]
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