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Maria Hollenhorst

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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 Stories (403)

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Automatic Reply: "Gone fishin'"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 31, 2019
Tom Hanley keeps his out-of-office email short and sweet.
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Automatic Reply: "I'm not bitter"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 29, 2019
When Steve Heyl goes on vacation, his email software gets a voice.
When Steve Heyl went on a cruise, he left his autoresponder software behind.
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What's the deal with the U.S. dollar?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 26, 2019
From presidential tweets to corporate earnings reports, the U.S. dollar has been getting a lot of mentions recently.
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Automatic Reply: "I don't have a clever out-of-office message"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 25, 2019
Privacy lawyer Eileen Braunreiter has a word of caution about out-of-office messages.
Privacy lawyer Eileen Braunreiter has a word of caution about out-of-office messages.
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What is Slack?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 22, 2019
Slack co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield talked with Kai Ryssdal about how his platform changes work.
Slack co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield in Aspen, Colorado.
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Automatic Reply: "We have switched to Mezcal"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 19, 2019
When Jeremy Tofte traveled to Mexico this spring, it was his first vacation in more than a year.
A surfer rides a wave on his wake board in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico on December 9, 2017.
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How Away became a billion-dollar luggage brand

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 18, 2019
Away co-founder Jen Rubio talked with Kai Ryssdal about her four-year-old luggage company's loyal "community of travelers."
Away co-founder Jen Rubio in Aspen, Colorado.
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Automatic Reply: "I am in diastole"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 18, 2019
Dr. Gabriel Bosslet's out-of-office message uses a medical term as a metaphor for taking time off.
A yacht cruises in the Aegean sea in 2016. Dr. Gabriel Bosslet says he learned the importance of disconnecting from work after his friend's death three years ago.
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How tax cuts get "paid for"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 11, 2019
Can a tax cut pay for itself? We dive into the language used by the president's chief economic adviser.
Who paid for the beer?
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"Please call the number set below this explanatory rhyme"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 9, 2019
Dr. Sybert saw your email, but just doesn't have the time. Instead you can look forward to her auto-reply that rhymes.
Virginia Sybert, a clinical professor of medical genetics at the University of Washington, answers her emails with rhymes.
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