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Kai Ryssdal

Host and Senior Editor

Kai is the host and senior editor of “Marketplace,” the most widely heard program on business and the economy — radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — in the country. Kai speaks regularly with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, startup entrepreneurs, small-business owners and everyday participants in the American and global economies. Before his career in broadcasting, Kai served in the United States Navy and United States Foreign Service. He’s a graduate of Emory University and Georgetown University. Kai lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.

Latest from Kai Ryssdal

  • Aug 14, 2009

    Ad campaign boosts health care reform

    President Obama is getting back on top of the health care debate though town hall meetings, and he's getting a boost from a $12 million ad campaign that started airing today. Kai Ryssdal talks to Chris Frates, who covers health care for Politico.

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  • Aug 13, 2009

    On the web, content is king

    Michael Eisner, CEO of The Tornante Company, talks about the importance of content on the Internet.

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  • Aug 13, 2009

    230 mpg for Chevy Volt? Not always

    General Motors says its Chevy Volt can get 230 mpg. But the bloggers over at Environmental Economics found out how GM really arrived at that number. Click here for a link to the blog.

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  • Aug 13, 2009

    Economy really not as bad as it looks

    After months of warnings that we were on the edge of disaster, it's a little tough now to make a case for optimism. But good news has been coming a little more frequently lately. Kai Ryssdal talks to senior business correspondent Bob Moon.

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  • Aug 13, 2009

    Keeping the sick economy stable

    OK, so we're not out of the woods yet. What does Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke have to do in the coming months to keep from worsening the recession? Kai Ryssdal talks to Dan Greenhaus, economic strategist with Miller Tabak.

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  • Aug 12, 2009

    GM drives Buick into a new auto era

    It's time for General Motors to get back to the business of making cars, and we got to preview its newest offering: the Buick LaCrosse 2010. Kai Ryssdal talks to L.A. Times car critic Dan Neil about why GM chose to relaunch with such an old brand.

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  • Aug 12, 2009

    If you wrote to us, this could be you

    Kai Ryssdal gets listener feedback about our coverage of the Cash for Clunkers program, our story on DINK (Dual Income, No Kids) couples and our feature on the back-to-school plaid fad.

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  • Aug 11, 2009

    Companies rethinking the supply chain

    As shipping costs and pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions rise, companies are looking for ways to make their supply chains shorter and save money. Kai Ryssdal talks to Craig Carter of the Journal of Supply Chain Management.

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  • Aug 11, 2009

    Why Clinton is visiting Angola now

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be tying up her trip to Africa with a stop over in Angola, which hasn't peaked on our radar since the end of its decades-long civil war. Kai Ryssdal talks to The Eurasia Group's Jonas Horner.

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  • Aug 5, 2009

    As RV industry tanks, so does Elkhart

    Elkhart, Ind. is largely dependent on sales and manufacturing of RVs. Needless to say its an industry not faring well in this recession. Kai Ryssdal talks with dime-store owner Mac McNally of Elkhart about Obama's visit and the economic straits of the Midwestern city.

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