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Nancy Farghalli

Executive Producer

Nancy is the executive producer of “Marketplace,” a daily radio program hosted by Kai Ryssdal that reaches more than 12.5 million people weekly. She oversees all daily production and content of “Marketplace,” guiding the show’s series, specials and regular programming.

Prior to this role, Nancy held several positions at Marketplace, serving as lead pilot producer for podcasts and senior editor of the Wealth & Poverty Desk. In this position, she worked with a reporting team to cover social mobility, wealth disparity and the economics of mobility. She created and produced the award-winning podcast “The Uncertain Hour.” She has led production of live events, such as Marketplace’s 2012 election tour and the 25th anniversary roadshow tour. She also collaborated with the BBC, Slate, The New York Times and ProPublica on investigative and immersive series focused on health care economics, immigration and wage politics.

Nancy is on the board of SABEW, the Association for Business Journalists. She played a critical role in special coverage streams — including the last three presidential elections, the Great Recession and news about the Middle East and the Arab Spring.

Nancy worked on the Emmy Award-winning series “Big Sky, Big Money,” a PBS “Frontline” documentary about money in politics, produced in partnership with Marketplace.

Latest from Nancy Farghalli

  • A rally supporting a Starbucks union in Seattle in April. Experts say the close relationships in small workplaces can facilitate union organizing.
    Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

    The labor movement is seeing big wins at smaller stores. Today, we’ll dig into why. Plus, we’ll unpack Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s remarks in Jackson Hole and consider a popular beach town’s choices as the sea rises.

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 13: Financial news is seen on a television screen as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 13, 2022 in New York City. The stock market opened on a low note amid the release of inflation data by the Labor Department that showed U.S. inflation reaching 9.1% in June, the highest rate in nearly 41 years that has resulted in an increase in prices for gas, food and rent.
    Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

    While gross domestic product shrank in the second quarter, gross domestic income increased. That’s creating a puzzling picture of where the economy stands.

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  • Russia's financial isolation has contributed to the recovery of the ruble's value.
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images

    The ruble has rebounded, but Russia is suffering a brain drain and remains economically isolated. Plus, how the Fed’s changing role in the bond market could help tame inflation.

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  • A For Sale sign is posted in front of a property in Monterey Park, California on August 16, 2022. - The US housing market is declining amid higher interest rates with fewer starts and more cancelled deals. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

    New home sales are down, which has builders crying “housing recession,” but prices are way up. What gives? Plus, what it takes to build a semiconductor plant and why Brits are gearing up for an energy bill-paying strike.

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  • Workers set up for the grand opening party at the new Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility on April 6, 2022 in Austin, Texas. - Tesla's unveiling this week of a new auto factory in Austin has highlighted corporate America's growing affinity for Texas compared with California and other states seen as less business-friendly.
    SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images

    A record number of manufacturing jobs are coming back to the U.S., a report says. Supply chain woes are part of the reason. Plus, how shipping issues are affecting a trio of small businesses.

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  • General Motors says it will buy back $5 billion worth of its own stock, but critics say the company could use the money to pay workers more or advance green initiatives.
    Mario Tama/Getty Images

    Companies will sometimes repurchase their own shares to try to boost their stock price. But couldn’t that cash go toward other investments? Plus, streaming faces bandwidth challenges and diningware goes edible.

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  • 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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    In an effort to retain employees, businesses are trying new strategies to compensate them for the costs of inflation. Plus, how drought could affect energy bills and why there’s no free school lunch (for most students).

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  • How store brands went from shamed to chic
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    Today, we’ll trace the rise and history of store brand products. Plus, a pollution-reducing fix for the paper industry.

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 26: A United Parcel Service (UPS) truck delivers boxes in Manhattan on April 26, 2022 in New York City. The Atlanta-based courier announced that revenue rose 6.4% to $24.4 billion in the first quarter.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    A tale of two sales reports. Plus, delivery drivers want heat safety measures, and how pandemic-era transplants changed a small town.

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  • Supply chain issues and rising labor costs make it hard to get new apartment buildings on the market.
    Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

    Apartment building hits a high. Plus, people with fixed-income benefits feel inflation’s punch, and colleges try a new admissions strategy.

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