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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)

'Crazy Ex Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom takes the Marketplace Quiz

Jan 26, 2017
In a next life, she'd help look for aliens at SETI, because why not?
The advice Rachel Bloom wishes she received? Assume that you'll go broke.
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How do presidents make money after their terms end?

Jan 20, 2017
They can't depend solely on their pension.
Memoirs and speaking tours are one of the ways presidents make big bucks out of office.
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The chicken nugget: a classic American product.

Jan 20, 2017
The nugget is not bound by any income bracket.
When was the last time you had a good chicken nugget?
Ludovic Bertron/Flickr
Chris Thile fell in love with the mandolin when he was just two years old.
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How we overlook the most basic ways to get healthy

Jan 6, 2017
We speak to Dr. James Hamblin about how economic inequality affects health, and how marketers are constantly selling us on health care.
Dr. Hamblin's book explores everything from our basic bodily functions to the effects of economic inequality on our healthcare system.
Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Long and Short: New Year 2017 edition

Dec 27, 2016
In this special edition of Long and Short the guests
What are you bullish and bearish on in the new year?
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Author Jade Chang takes the Marketplace Quiz

Dec 14, 2016
Don't ask her about her favorite color.
Jade Chang is the author of "The Wangs vs. The World"
Emma McIntyre

From Adaptogens to Power Dust, a look at Moon Juice

Dec 12, 2016
Amanda Chantal Bacon, Moon Juice founder, doesn't care if you think she's silly.
Amanda Chantal Bacon is the creator of Moon Juice.
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Long and Short: Minimum wage and Gilmore Girls

Dec 2, 2016
And how we define the working class.
How'd you feel about the "Gilmore Girls" revival?
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Taylor Rice and Kelcey Ayer from the band Local Natives take the Quiz.
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