SHORT BIO
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 (406)
Why a New York professor is taking on Cambridge Analytica in the U.K.
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 22, 2018
David Carroll is using a British law to try to force Cambridge Analytica to send him the data it's gathered on him.
TV writer Nell Scovell says men need to "make room"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 22, 2018
It's not a pipeline problem, she says, but a "broken doorbell problem."
Big Tech is slowly, carefully creeping into banking
by
Molly Wood
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 13, 2018
After disrupting retail, bookstores and media, tech companies are tiptoeing into the highly-regulated world of banking.
For Dallas Fed president, sustaining long-term growth will take more than tax cuts
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 14, 2018
Robert Kaplan says fiscal policy should bring less debt and focus on economic fundamentals.
A scientist worries about a climate "hostile to science and the truth"
by
Maria Hollenhorst
and Robert Garrova
Jul 25, 2017
Government funding has been pretty reliable — up until now, the Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher says.
Why consumer credit is a matter of "social trust"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 25, 2017
The modern credit economy mostly works, author Josh Lauer says.
Health insurance comes at a cost but so does not having it
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 13, 2017
Five years later, we check back with pipe organ builder Bradley Gawthrop about what's it's like trying to get insurance when you're self-employed or unemployed.
Health care costs are pricey in the small business world
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Emily Henderson
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 12, 2017
We check in with Cary Quigley, who runs a plastics company in Pennsylvania.
What it's like to let someone try to phish you
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 7, 2017
PhishMe simulates scams as a way to train people what not to click on.
When can we stop using cash?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 5, 2017
Paying with bills and coins is "a combination of cost cost, convenience cost and time cost," researcher says.