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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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Falklands has prospered after war

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 14, 2007
The war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands ended 25 years ago today. We talked with some people there about the economic growth the islands have enjoyed in the ensuing years.
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It's your turn

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 14, 2007
Kai Ryssdal reviews some of the comments we've received about Ben Stein, China's currency, Avandia and Red Bull.
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Trying to get immigration bill moving again

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 13, 2007
The White House has dispatched Commerce Secy. Carlos Gutierrez to lobby businesses and Latino groups to get the immigration bill back on track. He tried out his sales pitch on Kai Ryssdal today.
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Americans keep on spending

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 13, 2007
Once again the American consumer is riding to the economic rescue. The government says retail sales were up 1.4% in May. But retail consultant Howard Davidowitz figures there's less to the numbers than meets the eye.
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Ford dropping luxury lines

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 12, 2007
Ford announced today it's hired bankers to help figure out how to sell off its Land Rover and Jaguar lines. Kai Ryssdal talks with The New York Times' Micheline Maynard about the changes.
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Week on Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 8, 2007
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson discusses with host Kai Ryssdal what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
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Baseball hopes TV draft will be a hit

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 7, 2007
Major League Baseball's draft has never been a big deal. But now it's on TV. Will that turn it into something bigger? Our business-of-sports analyst Diana Nyad shares her thoughts with Kai Ryssdal.
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U.S. workers aren't producing as expected

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 6, 2007
Worker productivity grew at just 1 percent in the first quarter, about half of earlier government estimates. Not much of a difference? We called analyst Greg McBride to clear things up.
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Job growth improves — but why?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 1, 2007
The government says there were 157,000 new jobs created in May — quite a bounce back from the previous couple of months. Where did all the new jobs come from all of a sudden?
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Week on Wall Street

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Jun 1, 2007
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