SHORT BIO
Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.
Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.
Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.
Latest Stories (497)
NYC's overnight subway shutdown leaves essential workers stranded
May 6, 2020
Many low-paid New Yorkers rely on the subway to get to and from work. Now, a daily halt to operations for four late night hours is complicating their commutes.
How long should companies give hazard pay?
May 5, 2020
Most businesses, especially small ones, don’t have a disaster plan for a global pandemic.
How TV and movies are being filmed during lockdown
May 4, 2020
The season finale of CBS' "All Rise" was filmed entirely over video chat.
It can be stressful to be a customer-service rep right now
May 1, 2020
They're dealing with high call volumes, difficult questions and chatty customers.
What's an "essential" business, and who decides?
Apr 27, 2020
Some mandates are written in clumsy legal jargon that’s hard to understand.
Costco and Instacart expand deliveries to include prescription drugs
Apr 20, 2020
It's an effort to compete with drugstore chains and pharmacy startups.
Bread baking boom means flour and yeast are flying off U.S. shelves
Apr 15, 2020
Rising demand has led to a tripling in sales at Vermont-based King Arthur Flour.
Cities and states that lean on sales and income tax to operate have taken a hit
Apr 15, 2020
A place like Columbus, Ohio, relies on income tax for 75% of its revenue.
When businesses aren't making money, local governments aren't making money.
Apr 14, 2020
Cities and states will have to rethink their budgets because of tax revenue loss.
Puzzle sales are peaking during COVID-19 quarantine
Apr 10, 2020
"We're pretty much experiencing Christmastime at Easter," one manufacturer said.