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

Jan 13, 2011
Lot 354: A Tale of America’s Housing Meltdown
We follow the story of America's housing meltdown through one house — Lot 354, a Spanish bungalow in Los Angeles. From former and current owners to real estate agents and neighbors, the characters and industries affected by Lot 354 tell the story of the rise and fall of America's housing market.
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Jan 13, 2011
PREVIEW: Lot 354
Marketplace worked with Los Angeles public TV station KCET and its show, SoCal Connected, to tell the story of a single home, and that home's place in the American economy. Kai Ryssdal gives us a sneak peek inside "Lot 354."
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Jan 13, 2011
The Fed reports (weak) growth in economy
This final note today, about the Fed's Beige Book, something that, honestly, we ordinarily only mention when we've got extra time to fill. The Fed…
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Jan 12, 2011
Goldman Sachs promises more transparency
This final note today. Looks like Goldman Sachs has finally had enough of its reputation as a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of…
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Jan 11, 2011
How much did the Fed make?
This final note today, in honor of the opening of corporate earnings season. Alcoa reported profits after the bell this afternoon, basically in…
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Jan 8, 2011
Massachusetts court makes foreclosure decision
This final note today, an update on the mortgage paperwork mess that was much in the news before Thanksgiving, the stories about robosigners…
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Jan 7, 2011
House Budget Committee’s plan for the Federal Reserve
This final note today, by way of setting up some news from tomorrow. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's going to be making his first appearances before…
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Jan 6, 2011
The gift of a voice
This final note today, kind of an amazing story out of Columbus, Ohio. A photographer for the Columbus Dispatch shot a video of a homeless man…
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Jan 5, 2011
No more incandescents at Ikea
This final note today, from the Swedish furniture company Ikea. The company confirmed this morning it has stopped selling old-style incandescent …
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Jan 4, 2011
The winners and losers in commodities
This final note today, a word on commodities as we leave 2010 in the rear view mirror….
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