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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)

Biden administration picks to labor board could change the outlook for unions

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 15, 2021
A Senate committee is set to consider two Biden appointees to the National Labor Relations Board.
Organizers in support of the unionization of an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, earlier this year. The NLRB completed the vote count in April. Workers voted to reject the union.
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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As people start flying again, more are exploring the first-class cabin

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 14, 2021
With COVID-19 in mind, some passengers are ready to pay for a little more distance from seatmates.
A Delta airlines plane is seen on the tarmac of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in July in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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For retirees on fixed incomes, rising prices for consumer goods can be tough

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 13, 2021
Social Security provides cost of living updates. But for those with additional money to invest, inflation can eat into more conservative investments like cash and bonds.
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COVID & Unemployment

Lawsuits challenge states' authority to cut unemployment benefits

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 9, 2021
About half of states have ended at least some enhanced federal support, which were funded to run through September.
Several state lawsuits aim to challenge officials who are curtailing federal assistance for jobless workers before the September end date.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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Workplace Culture

With COVID gaps on millions of resumes, do they still carry stigma?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 8, 2021
Greater acceptance for career pauses could benefit moms.
Resume gaps may take on a different meaning post-COVID, especially for working parents whose family responsibilities increased.
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Iceland tried a shorter workweek, with surprising results

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 6, 2021
There was no hit to productivity. Could fewer hours benefit a bigger, broader workforce?
Increasingly, white-collar companies are trying the four-day workweek model. But could call centers, restaurants and retail stores make the same shift?
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When Bezos and Branson head into space, they and their companions fly at their own risk

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 5, 2021
Congress put a moratorium on regulating commercial human space flight to help the industry get off the ground.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has plans to send people to the moon.
Blue Origin
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Biden considers order to use regulatory power to boost competition

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 30, 2021
The targets: industries with just a few dominant companies.
The Biden administration might act to strengthen the positions of smaller companies in industries dominated by a small number of giants.
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Extreme heat, urgent need for AC challenges infrastructure

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 28, 2021
Nonprofit Climate Central estimates that home air conditioning use will increase almost 60% over the next 30 years.
A heat wave is scorching the Pacific Northwest. In Seattle, only about 44% of homes have air conditioning.
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4-day workweek idea picks up steam, but questions remain

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 24, 2021
Kickstarter is the first company to sign on to a new campaign that aims to make the four-day workweek a reality. But would all workers benefit?
Kickstarter and other companies are experimenting with the four-day workweek to gather data on its impact.
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