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Kai Ryssdal

Host and Senior Editor

SHORT BIO

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 Stories (5,772)

Online users don't like to be tracked

Dec 23, 2010
This final note today, a comment on the value of being left alone, or at least not being observed while you're online....

A Snuggie for (almost) everybody!

Dec 22, 2010
This final note today, which I do believe qualifies as this week's sign the apocalypse is upon us. Y'know snuggies, those somewhat ridiculous loo...

Gov't benefits get digitized

Dec 21, 2010
This final note today, from the Marketplace Desk of, well, I guess you gotta draw the line somewhere. The Treasury Department issued new rules...

Web ads beating paper ads

Dec 20, 2010
This final note today, a corollary of sorts to the interview we did about Direct TV and targeted ads. The New York research firm eMarketer says...

Feel-good news for the day

Dec 16, 2010
This final note today, a story to warm the heart. Forty-five years ago, Dennis Ferguson was living in Southern California, working for the Douglass...

A day in the life of Kai Ryssdal, and 10 ways to improve it

Dec 16, 2010
Today on Marketplace I interviewed Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton, co-studio heads at Sony Pictures Entertainment. The company has recently underg...

iPhones flying off the shelves may not be so great for the U.S.

Dec 15, 2010
This final note today about the trade deficit. No, the numbers didn't come out today. That was a couple of weeks ago. But I saw an item in the Wall...

Asking Fannie and Freddie whether to rent or buy

Dec 14, 2010
This final note today, which comes with a shout out to our friends at Planet Money. Ever wonder why the American real estate market is so messed up...

What to get for the tech geek on your list

Dec 13, 2010
Kai Ryssdal talks to G4's Kevin Pereira about the latest in 3D technology. You can put it in your living room, but it's pretty pricey!

Federal court questions health reform's "individual mandate"

Dec 13, 2010
This final note, which to be honest, would have been higher in the program if it weren't just one more step in a long legal process. A federal...