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Dylan Miettinen is an associate digital producer for Marketplace based in Brooklyn, New York. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he served as editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, the Minnesota Daily. His work also appears in CNN, MinnPost, the Minnesota Reformer, Sahan Journal and Literary Hub.

Latest Stories (29)

Reusable cups are slowly making a comeback

by Dylan Miettinen

Aug 17, 2021

And more often than not, local coffee shops are leading the way in continuing reusable mug policies.

Larger, corporate coffee chains have generally been slower than their local counterparts to accept reusables during the pandemic.

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A Warmer World

The climate crisis is here. Are insurance companies keeping up?

by Dylan Miettinen

Aug 6, 2021

Better use of data could help insurers inform future policies.

A home is engulfed in flames as the Dixie fire rages on in Greenville, California on August 5, 2021.

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The new economy of space

Lil Uzi Vert says he's buying a planet. Can he?

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 28, 2021

Sadly for the diamond-foreheaded rapper, there seems to be no real legal right for him to own an interstellar body.

Lil Uzi Vert performs at Hard Rock Stadium on July 25, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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What’s the payoff to hosting the Olympics?

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 23, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics is likely to lose money — potentially in the billions. Tokyo won't be the first host city to take that hit.

People take a photo of the Olympic Rings outside the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

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What the change in membership rules for Actors' Equity will mean for the theater world

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 22, 2021

The Actors Equity Association says the move is intended to boost union diversity.

A person in New York City walks past a box office sign for an Off-Broadway production in April 2021. The Actors' Equity Association, a union for actors and stage managers, recently announced a change in membership qualifications.

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How working from home accelerated the urban exodus

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 15, 2021

People were moving to suburban and secondary housing markets long before the pandemic began. But not like this.

Migration to the suburbs was taking place before the pandemic began. The work-from-home model only heightened the housing demands.

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How worried should we be about the COVID-19 Delta variant?

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 2, 2021

Most experts don’t think another round of shutdowns is likely in the U.S.

The COVID-19 Delta variant has surged internationally. The U.S. may see regional case upticks where fewer people are vaccinated.

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A solution to the service worker shortage? Eliminate tipping, some experts say.

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 1, 2021

To promote equity and retain workers as the economy reopens, some restaurants are opting to forgo traditional gratuity models.

A growing number of restaurants are nixing traditional gratuity models, a choice some see as both ethical and practical.

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The colorful history — and precarious future — of rainbow washing

by Dylan Miettinen

Jun 28, 2021

What started as niche marketing by a handful of companies has turned into a rainbow-ified corporate logo competition.

A handful of companies started advertising to queer markets in the 1980s and '90s. Several decades later, hundreds redesign their logos and sell rainbow merchandise for the month of June.

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