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Maria Hollenhorst

Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst is based in Los Angeles, California.

She produces content for Marketplace’s flagship broadcast including host interviews, economic explainers, and personal stories for the “Adventures in Housing” and “My Economy” series. Her work has been recognized by the Association for Business Journalists Best in Business Awards.

When not making radio, she can be found hiking, skiing, jogging, roller-blading, or exploring this beautiful world. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she wound her way into journalism after graduating from the University of Utah. She has a deep appreciation for trees.

Latest from Maria Hollenhorst

  • These jobs may be hot in the next 10 years … or not
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics has some guesses. But so do career counselors and other job market experts. Plus, PowerPoint presentations and rate cuts.

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  • Dec 18, 2024

    Green bank, go!

    Green bank, go!
    Brandon Bell/Getty Images

    Fifteen years in the making, the Coalition for Green Capital just announced its first funding recipients. Plus, chocoholics and trucker grub.

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  • Dec 17, 2024

    Shrinking spread

    Shrinking spread
    David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

    Investors are expecting the next few years to be good for corporations. Plus, apple picking is in demand, manufacturing workers less so.

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  • Dec 14, 2024

    Maybe next year

    Maybe next year
    Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

    Will the housing market chill out in 2025? The National Association of Realtors seems to think so. Plus, oyster harvesting is back in Mississippi.

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  • Keeping it in the family
    SDI Productions/Getty Images

    Only some will benefit from the coming “great wealth transfer.” Plus, wholesale inflation and the quest for a new hat manufacturer.

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  • Dec 11, 2024

    Rich foods

    Rich foods
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    Stiff prices for groceries are making our eating habits flexible. Plus, encore careers and a distinctly San Francisco car chase.

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  • ‘Tis the season — wait, that’s not the real thing!
    Still from Coca-Cola

    Will all ads be AI-generated one day? Plus, long-term unemployment rises, and a homeowner becomes an Airbnber to afford a property tax hike.

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  • Can the grid take the heat?
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Another key question is whether electricity demand growth will reverse clean energy progress. Plus, will Trump’s tariffs affect monetary policy?

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  • Wrapping up the 2024 job market
    Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack

    Economists name the songs that best describe the labor market this year. Plus, Texans fortify their homes against blackouts.

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  • Cyclical, secular, seasonal
    Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

    It’s a labor-filled day. Plus, bitcoin miners are having a great run right now — at the expense of lots, and lots, of energy.

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