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Kai Ryssdal

Host and Senior Editor

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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.

Episodes by Kai (5,927)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1142

What you need to know about tariffs

Apr 18, 2024
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Will AI be the dot-com bubble all over again?

Apr 18, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1140

What we often get wrong about teens and screen time

Apr 16, 2024
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Slow and steady global growth

Apr 16, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1138

The rise of the (tax) resistance

Apr 15, 2024
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Playing an economic guessing game

Apr 15, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1138

Why owning a car is getting so expensive

Apr 12, 2024
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The subminimum wage for tipped workers is on the table

Apr 12, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1137

Bonds, Boeing and Beyoncé

Apr 11, 2024
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The ECB could beat the Fed to rate cuts 

Apr 11, 2024
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Letters: G.I. Bill, stimulus, Christmas

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 15, 2009
Kai Ryssdal reviews what listeners had to say about our history of the G.I. Bill, Justin Wolfers' commentary on our need for another stimulus package, Christmas in July and Massachusetts' film tax credit.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Wall Street's new toxic asset blend

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2009
Banks continue to bundle loans and sell them off as they work to figure out their toxic asset situation. Kai Ryssdal talks with Bob Moon about how Wall Street is up to its old tricks with a new concoction.
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Retailers welcome Christmas in July

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 10, 2009
Sears and Kmart are already rolling out their Christmas merchandise, some 165 days before the holiday. Kai Ryssdal speaks with Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at the NPD Group, about the chains' strategy.
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Weekly Wrap: End of the market rally

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 10, 2009
Fortune magazine's Leigh Gallagher and T. Rowe Price's Andy Brooks talk with Kai Ryssdal about President Obama's efforts at the G8 summit in Italy and what's to blame for the end of the recent bull market rally.
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Vendors try to cash in at MJ memorial

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 7, 2009
Fans around the world celebrated the life of Michael Jackson at his memorial service in Los Angeles, and vendors were there in full force. Kai Ryssdal visits with fans and sellers at Staples Center.
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Corner Office

Does Google always do good?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 7, 2009
Google is famously known for its motto, "Don't be evil." In an interview with Kai Ryssdal at the Aspen Ideas Festival, CEO Eric Schmidt talks about whether the company's presence in so many people's lives is always a good thing.
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The science of airplane interior design

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 2, 2009
Airplane designers are finding ways to squeeze in as many seats as possible to sell more tickets. Kai Ryssdal talks to Paul Wylde about the science, and economics, behind airplane design
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Attack halts Nigeria oil production

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 29, 2009
The Nigerian guerrilla group responsible for recently destroying an off-shore Shell oil platform has been fighting foreign oil companies for years. Carola Hoyos of The Financial Times talks with Kai Ryssdal about the situation in the African nation.
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Shelf Life

How Vans got off on the right foot

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 15, 2009
Vans has long been the footwear of choice for skateboarders, but it didn't start that way. Kai Ryssdal visits the company's Southern California headquarters and talks with author Doug Palladini about how the shoes caught on.
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Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Lessons from history

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 9, 2009
Revered economist and monetary policy expert Dr. Anna Schwartz talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the Federal Reserve and government have performed while in the economic hot seat. She isn't too pleased.
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