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Hayley Hershman

Producer

SHORT BIO

Hayley Hershman is the senior producer of podcast development, where she brings ideas to life. Some of her favorite projects are the story-telling show "This Is Uncomfortable," the award-winning climate show "How We Survive," and Marketplace’s first video podcast, "Financially Inclined."

She has worked on a myriad of Marketplace projects, both in studio and in the field, including special coverage of the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis and a series on globalization and capitalism. At one point she interviewed celebrities for a series on Marketplace Weekend, which was very cool.

Hayley was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She’s a graduate of the University of Michigan, but really knows very little about football so please don’t ask. 

Latest Stories (106)

If protectionism were a song it'd sound like this

Aug 11, 2017
A searing campaign song from 1896 sounds surprisingly modern.
This is the cover for the sheet music of the original "McKinley Protection" campaign song.
Columbia University Libraries

For many Haitians, street dispensaries are the only source of medicine

What’s a street dispensary? It’s “a sort of chemical Babel Tower,” according to Arnaud Robert, who reported on these Haitian pharmacies for the June 2017 issue of National Geographic. But the street vendors are not pharmacists, and their wares are not regulated. This illegal, ubiquitous medical practice can have serious consequences for the health of many […]

Is this Everlane's headquarters or is this Nancy Meyers' "The Intern"?

Jun 9, 2017
Do you know your millennial brands from your ascetically aspirational rom-coms?
Warner Bros, Everlane

Everlane is a millennial fever dream and it's making a killing

Jun 9, 2017
Its Instagram posts are the stereotypical depiction of the millennial lifestyle.
Everlane's San Francisco headquarter is based in the downtown Mission District.
CCHAVARRIA

Ask Polly to graduates: 'Don't pretend you're fearless'

Jun 9, 2017
New York Magazine advice columnist Heather Havrilesky gives the Marketplace commencement speech.
Havrilesky writes for New York Magazine's advice column "Ask Polly."
Willy Somma
Linda Cardellini stars in the latest season of Netflix's "Bloodline."
Ian Gavan/Getty Images

There's a reason your teen is sitting on the couch this summer

Jun 2, 2017
Malls are dying and taking those the rite-of-passage jobs with them.
If mall jobs are falling by the wayside, how can teens get entry-level experience?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

French indie rockers Phoenix take the Marketplace Quiz

May 19, 2017
And explain why oysters are the key to fortune.
Phoenix, from left: Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Deck D’Arcy.
Emma Le Doyen

Predictability is bad for Netflix and HBO, but great for network television

May 19, 2017
What to expect from upfronts season? More of the same.
Reboots of old shows is the theme this upfronts season.
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