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Elissa Castles

Elissa Castles

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Elissa is the former D.C. bureau intern for Marketplace. Before Marketplace, she worked for the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and the duPont-Columbia Awards as a podcast producer. In 2023 she graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism with a focus on audio journalism.

Latest Stories (3)

Delta flight attendants remain without a union but advocates are hopeful for a future vote

Dec 6, 2024
Despite three failed union votes in the past, union advocates said are seeing a new wave of support.
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

20 years of Yelp: do we still trust online reviews?

Online ratings have become ubiquitous. But they've never been noisier to interpret.
About 10% of online reviews are fake, according to research by USC's Dina Mayzlin.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

In uncertain times, the prepper supply business is booming

Sep 27, 2024
With the uncertainty of the upcoming presidential election stoking fear on both sides, doomsday prepping is taking off.
A person grabs a handful of emergency drinking water pouches at the California Surplus Mart, which sells survival gear.
Michael Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images