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Meghan McCarty Carino

Senior Reporter

SHORT BIO

Meghan McCarty Carino is a senior reporter at Marketplace headquarters in Los Angeles. She’s also a fill-in host on “Marketplace Tech.”

Since 2019, Meghan has covered workplace culture, from #MeToo to pandemic remote work, the movement for racial justice and the artificial intelligence boom.

In her free time she can often be found obsessing over pizza dough, cocktail experiments or her latest food and drink fixation. She tracks her favorite international sunscreens in a Google doc – just ask.

Meghan previously reported, hosted and produced for Los Angeles station KPCC/LAist, and got her start as an intern at KQED in San Francisco. Her work has won a National Headliner Award, Online Journalism Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, LA Press Club Award and has been featured by Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab and the Center for Public Integrity.

Meghan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UCLA and USC.

Episodes by Meghan (248)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1146

To ban or not to ban

Apr 24, 2024
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Why the Ai Pin fell flat

Apr 23, 2024
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When a senior is ill, can an algorithm decide length of care?

Apr 22, 2024
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The hidden meanings of the AI industry’s favorite words

Apr 9, 2024
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Facial recognition part of Israel's arsenal in Gaza war

Apr 8, 2024
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Why crypto has made a comeback in the Philippines

Mar 25, 2024
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States and schools are learning how to manage AI in education

Mar 12, 2024
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AI can't handle the truth when it comes to the law

Mar 11, 2024
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Bitcoin has gone mainstream. For crypto, that's controversial.

Jan 22, 2024
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Older video games are in danger of going extinct (rerun)

Nov 23, 2023
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Latest Stories (516)

Panel will set wages and conditions for 500,000 California fast food workers

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 5, 2022
The approach is rare in the U.S., but common in other industrialized countries.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the FAST Recovery Act on Labor Day.
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More people looked for jobs in August, easing labor market pressures

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 2, 2022
But the share of the population in the job market is still about a percentage point below the level of February 2020.
Labor force participation among women in the 25-to-54 age group has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, but that's not true of women overall.
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Job openings rise unexpectedly. Is that a big deal?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 30, 2022
It pushes back on the idea that the economy is slowing. But the number of workers who quit, were hired or were laid off didn’t change much.
According to the July JOLTS report, open positions increased to 11.2 million.
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Proposed Manhattan congestion fee could make return to office even harder

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 29, 2022
Manhattan could soon charge drivers a toll to enter midtown, the financial district and other active areas.
Dense traffic in midtown Manhattan. New York City’s proposed congestion plan could include tolls as high as $23 during peak hours.
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Labor movement adds union members store by store

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 26, 2022
A Chipotle in Michigan and an REI in California are the latest to continue a trend defined by Starbucks.
A rally supporting a Starbucks union in Seattle in April. Experts say the close relationships in small workplaces can facilitate union organizing.
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Finnish prime minister's woes show women in power face double standard

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 23, 2022
Sanna Marin faced scrutiny after dancing and partying, a reaction familiar to many women in positions of authority.
Finnish leader Sanna Marin, whose partying at a private event raised a furor.
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Employers get creative with inflation compensation

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 18, 2022
From early bonuses to gas cards and free lunch, companies offer perks to retain employees while struggling to keep their costs down.
To help workers deal with high prices, some employers have given bonuses or moved up pay increases. Other approaches include gasoline stipends or additional paid time off.
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A Warmer World

Heat waves perilous for delivery truck drivers

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 16, 2022
The workday of a package delivery driver is never easy. High temperatures and humidity make them worse.
UPS drivers, represented by the Teamsters, have been calling for better heat safety measures, including air conditioning in trucks.
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Netflix saw subscribers drop post-lockdown. But Disney+ might not face the same fate

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 10, 2022
Disney's streaming service has price and structural advantages, analysts say.
Could Disney+ run into the same issues as Netflix when it comes to losing subscribers?
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Truckers block Oakland port to protest a California labor law

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 22, 2022
It's one more thing for a supply chain under unprecedented pressure.
Frustrated truckers obstruct the Port of Oakland on Thursday, piling another burden onto the supply chain.
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