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Hayley Hershman
Producer
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I'm a producer on the On-Demand team. I'm currently working on an upcoming new podcast! (Please subscribe!)
In your next life, what would your career be?
I'd want to be a movie trailer editor (like Cameron Diaz in "The Holiday"!)
Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.
Food!
What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?
Sunscreen!
What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?
My coffee mug because it helps me stay caffeinated during meetings!!!!
Latest Stories (106)
Facing regular floods, a Louisiana town builds higher
by
Amy Scott
and Hayley Hershman
Jan 4, 2023
Residents see Mandeville as a model for other at-risk communities.
How Black Americans have been blocked from voting throughout U.S. history
by
Reema Khrais
, Hayley Hershman
and Beth Pearlman
Sep 21, 2020
A conversation with Gilda R. Daniels, author of “Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America.”
Divided Decade: Financial crisis yields lasting pain and new possibilities
by
Tommy Andres
and Hayley Hershman
Dec 21, 2018
We gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed you
by
Tommy Andres
and Hayley Hershman
Dec 20, 2018
We've gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned.
Obstacles for "smart guns" are about ideology more than technology
Aug 13, 2018
Startups are making firearms that only registered owners can use, but the weapons face a tough road to market.
The class of 2008 offers advice to the class of 2018
by
Scott Tong
and Hayley Hershman
May 22, 2018
Graduates from the Great Recession at the University of Arkansas returned to give advice to this year's graduates.
Holiday shopping reflects our personal economy
by
Adriene Hill
, Hayley Hershman
and Sean McHenry
Dec 26, 2017
When we feel secure with our finances, we're more likely to splurge on that hot new toy.
Errol Morris' new docuseries "Wormwood" was sold to Netflix as the "everything bagel"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Hayley Hershman
Dec 14, 2017
It's a documentary. It's a period drama. It's a re-enactment. "It's my best something," the director says.
Christmas has always been about consumption
Dec 8, 2017
And if you feel like the holiday used to be better, you're not alone.
Surviving as an independent publisher in the digital age
Dec 6, 2017
One magazine owner shares his story.