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Brian Allison

Technical Director

Brian is a technical director with the media production team at Marketplace. His job is to make sure the shows get on the air and sound as good as they can.

Before coming to Marketplace in 2016, he was a freelance audio engineer with clients such as Nickelodeon, Disney and Los Lonely Boys. Prior to that, he worked as an engineer at Interscope Records in Los Angeles with artists such as Usher, Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas and American Idol.

Brian graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2008 with a degree in music production and engineering.

Latest from Brian Allison

  • Jun 21, 2019

    It’s my cubicle, and I’ll cry if I want to.

    Let it out.
    NBC Universal/Screenshot via Netflix

    There are many reasons people cry at work. Business owners sound off on tariffs.

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  • Jun 21, 2019

    The view from Tehran

    A woman walks in front of a mural showing the Iranian national flag in the centre of the capital Tehran. (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

    Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are rising. What’s the view from Tehran? European leaders fail to reach a climate change agreement. We look at India’s huge diaspora.

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  • Jun 20, 2019

    What it’s like to look for a roommate at age 95

    An elderly man pushes his walker beneath an almost full moon during early evening in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County,
    FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

    Italy returns Iran’s oil. The Fed holds off on interest rates cuts. The elderly are having to find roommates to afford rent.

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  • Jun 20, 2019

    America’s many thirty-somethings

    America’s many thirty-somethings
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    The Fed signals it will lower interest rates soon. Canada readies the approval of the “New NAFTA.” The median age in the U.S. goes up to 38.

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  • Jun 20, 2019

    The future of train travel

    A hydrogen-powered train, by French train maker Alstom, stands in the station of Leipzig, eastern Germany. (Photo credit should read PETER ENDIG/AFP/Getty Images)

    With zero emissions and water as a by-product, are hydrogen-powered trains the future? A British court rules U.K. arms sales to Saudi Arabia are unlawful. We look at global barter trade.

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  • Jun 19, 2019

    Does this charitable donation spark joy?

    Does this charitable donation spark joy?
    andrewdyson/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

    The Fed convenes on interest rates. Trust in vaccines is down in more-developed countries. A Christian group shows young people the “joy” of giving to charity.

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  • Jun 19, 2019

    Making the case for reparations to Congress

    A person walks outside the Capitol Building as the sun rises over Washington, D.C.
    Zach Gibson/Getty Images

    “Market dynamics” cut into steel company earnings. Anemic legal weed sales are harshing Canada’s mellow. A House panel hears the case for reparations.

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  • Jun 19, 2019

    People are losing faith in vaccines

    A nurse demonstrates how a measles vaccine is administered at the Orange County Health Department in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    A crisis of confidence in vaccines. Oxford University in England receives its biggest ever donation. Do rent controls work?

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  • Jun 18, 2019

    Democratizing airport food

    Democratizing airport food
    Dustin Coates (CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Europe is about to lower interest rates ahead of the U.S.’s own decision. The housing market is just weird right now. Airport food isn’t just for passengers anymore.

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  • Jun 18, 2019

    Who needs a “gig” when you have a hot labor market?

    Who needs a “gig” when you have a hot labor market?
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    Airplane makers go green at the Paris Air Show. Arthur Laffer gets the Presidential Medal of Freedom… because taxes. Who needs a “gig” when you can get a “real job”?

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