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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

  • Oct 11, 2007

    Boeing delays takeoff of 787

    The airplane maker says it continues to have problems getting pieces on the 787 to fit. When will it be ready for delivery? One analyst isn't placing any bets.

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  • Oct 11, 2007

    Race is on to fuel the car of the future

    Car makers could help solve a lot of problems such as global warming and U.S. reliance on foreign oil. Vijay Vaitheeswaran has a new book on that very topic — cars of the future and how they'll be fueled. He talked with Kai Ryssdal.

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  • Oct 10, 2007

    Much more than savings and loans

    When Pat Eldridge helped set up a bank recently, he had to deal with complications other financial institutions don't — such as being in Iraq's Anbar province. Kai Ryssdal spoke with the Marine captain.

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  • Oct 9, 2007

    Google shares join a select group

    Google is now one of a half-dozen companies with stocks listed above $600 dollars a share on American exchanges. But why? Kai Ryssdal searched for answers from Brian Cooley at CNet.

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  • Oct 5, 2007

    NHL’s in a world of trouble — or potential

    The National Hockey League season has begun in earnest. But amid the baseball playoffs and the new NFL season heating up, you may have missed it. All of which goes to Diana Nyad's point about the position hockey's put itself in. She talked with Kai Ryssdal.

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  • Oct 4, 2007

    Toy of the day: iPod Touch

    The latest, hot item from Apple is the iPod Touch — basically an iPhone with a few things left out. Kevin Pereira from G-4 television talks with Kai Ryssdal about its cool features and high price — for now.

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  • Oct 3, 2007

    You clicked on that ‘Contact’ link

    Kai Ryssdal airs listeners' thoughts and opinions on our coverage of the General Motors strike, mystery shoppers, music file-sharing and more.

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  • Oct 3, 2007

    Private services fill troop shortage

    In the Iraq war, the spotlight is on the large-scale privatization of what used to be military functions. Kai Ryssdal talked with Steve Schooner, a George Washington University professor who has studied the role of private contractors.

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  • Oct 3, 2007

    If costs are higher, performance worse…

    Erik Prince, CEO of the private-security firm Blackwater, defended his company's performance in Iraq before the House Oversight Committee today. Kai Ryssdal has more.

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  • Sep 29, 2007

    Tess’ trash challenge takes a bow

    Marketplace will soon launch a special series looking at the American consumer economy — why we keep buying as much stuff as we do, and whether or not its sustainable. Tess Vigeland took up the challenge early, and hauled around her own garbage for nearly two weeks.

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