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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

  • How much is your paycheck really worth?
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    Today, a look at real wages and spending power. Plus, why some businesses are closing after surviving the hardest part of the pandemic.

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  • What’s up with falling gas prices?
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    OPEC’s plan to cut production to bring up oil prices hasn’t quite worked out. Plus, host Kai Ryssdal answers some inflation questions.

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  • Buying a home is a bleak quest right now
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    Monthly mortgage payments grew tremendously in 2022. When will it get easier to be a homebuyer? Plus, how Greece bounced back from its economic crisis.

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  • Oct 4, 2023

    Movin’ out

    Movin’ out
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    Many young Americans who want to, can’t. We’ll hear from a few about the tough market and steep costs keeping them from flying the coop. Plus, energy-efficient LED bulbs and an app that can forecast the surf.

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  • A high T-note yield could affect your wallet
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    It’s a benchmark for many other loans, so rates on mortgages and car purchases rise too. Plus, more goods are going into warehouses and we examine a strange corner of YouTube.

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  • Millions owe student loan payments, again
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    Could the restart of payments stifle our economy? Experts weigh in. Plus, economic confidence is low in China, and strip malls are where small businesses thrive in Houston.

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  • Plunging U.S. crop exports, explained
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    U.S. food exports are down a whopping 20% compared to last year. We’ll get into the weeds of why and who’s feeling the drop.

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  • $2 trillion in savings, spent
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    Americans have been spending up a storm and may have burned through their pandemic savings. Plus, why economists measure and remeasure the GDP.

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  • Feeling the oil-flation?
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    When oil prices go up, we don’t just feel it at the gas pump — other sectors are impacted too. Plus, why mainstream furniture has a short life span.

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  • Housing market role play
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    Between all-time-high home prices and climbing mortgage rates, what’s it like to buy a home right now? Two reporters and some experts hash it out. Plus, debt poetry and the cost of slowing climate change.

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