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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)
There’s a reason your Columbia shirt has a tiny pocket near your waistline
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Janet Nguyen
, Bridget Bodnar
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 29, 2019
Hint: It's tariffs.
Why the Federal Reserve makes comic books
May 21, 2019
“We just wanted to create a tool that was accessible.”
Life on America's rivers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 10, 2019
"They hate her when they're with her and they miss her when they're gone" said Melody Golding, author of a new book about America's riverboat pilots.
This 13-year-old chief executive is her dad's boss
May 3, 2019
Alina Morse is the CEO of a multimillion-dollar candy company. Her dad works for her.
The economics of kidnapping
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Maria Hollenhorst
and Daisy Palacios
Apr 30, 2019
How the criminal underworld operates the ransom business.
Three months after the shutdown, some workers still feel its effects
Apr 25, 2019
"There's still that insecurity. You want the cash on hand," said government contractor Sunny Blaylock.
The woman running the Tribeca Film Festival wishes we could stop saying “female filmmakers”
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Bridget Bodnar
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 25, 2019
“I wish we could just say 'filmmakers,'” Tribeca Enterprises CEO Jane Rosenthal says.
He brought "Game of Thrones" languages to life
Apr 10, 2019
David Peterson created the Dothraki and High Valyrian tongues.
My Economy: Using the jobs you hate for creative fodder
Mar 22, 2019
Halle Butler hated working. Now she writes about it.
"It's a mess": Midwest flooding leaves small businesses reeling
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 18, 2019
Heavy rain and melting snow have brought historic flooding to parts of the Midwest. Around 200 miles of Missouri River levees in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas have been compromised, according to the Associated Press, and flood warnings are still up for at least a dozen states. At least two people have died, thousands have […]