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Erika Soderstrom

"Marketplace Morning Report" Associate Producer

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Erika works with a group of extraordinary producers to chase business and economic stories heard on “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest Stories (265)

The business behind HBCU marching bands

Mar 11, 2024
The marching bands at historically Black institutions can be the face of their schools — pulling in prospective students who may not even join the band.
Prairie View A&M University's marching band performs with excellence, even without proper resources.
Courtesy Marching Storm

Bethann Hardison on why changes in the modeling industry take so long

We hear how model and activist Bethann Hardison continues to fight for diverse runways.
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures

Why the fashion industry's commitment to diversity feels like a fad

Brands’ commitment to change the industry ebbs and flows.
Three looks from the Luar show during February 2024 New York Fashion Week.
Albert Urso/Getty Images

How Seattle cabaret performers weathered the pandemic

Feb 14, 2024
How cabaret performers weathered the pandemic.
The pandemic devastated many performers' businesses — and forced some to confront the possible end of a career.
Courtesy Nate Watters
"'Suffocating.' 'Exploitative.' 'Opaque,'" are some of the words used to describe the contracts models work under, Variety's Tatiana Siegel explained.
Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

Brewing up hops and bops: how a small brewery hits all the right notes

Feb 5, 2024
Discover the brewery centering its business on music education.
Conductor, pianist and brewery owner Bill Eddins built a business that blends tasty brews with music education.
Courtesy Bill Eddins

What makes Japan’s economy the odd man out? 

In an effort to stimulate a sluggish economy, the government got creative and started applying negative interest rates.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a press conference.
Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images

What are some of the key takeaways from Davos 2024?

War, A.I. and U.S. elections were among the key talking points at the World Economic Forum, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
At the World Economic Forum, many decisions are being made based on the possibility of another Trump presidency, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

How flight attendants are feeling after the Alaska Airlines accident

"The staffing for flight attendants, especially domestically, is at FAA minimums," said Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. "Our jobs are harder than they've ever been."
"The staffing for flight attendants, especially domestically, is at FAA minimums," said Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.
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How trauma can show up in our relationship with money — and what can be done about it

Chantel Chapman, co-founder of Trauma of Money, discusses the complicated connection between trauma we've experienced and how we save or spend.
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