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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

  • You gotta start paying back those student loans. No, really.
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    Sept. 30 marks the end of an “on ramp” period that gave borrowers a year to figure out their repayment plan. Plus, manufacturing sector bright spots and transit funding cuts.

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  • Disposable income growth chugs along
    Dave Benett/Getty Images for Dublin Store Launch

    Disposable income growth seems to have normalized after a few chaotic years. But it doesn’t mean everything in this economy is all hunky-dory. Plus, Divine Nine political fundraising and EV battery recycling.

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  • Let’s get productive
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    Surprise! Workers are fueling economic growth. Plus, military aircraft trade oil for electricity, and more women tune in to F1 racing.

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  • Housing market check-in
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    Mortgage rates are falling, but what about high home prices? Plus, why the Fed’s actions matter in other countries.

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  • Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal, left, speaks with Nick Steinke of Air Company at its Bushwick plant in Brooklyn, New York. The company makes sustainable aviation fuel for the Department of Defense.
    Sophia Paliza-Carre/Marketplace

    The military is contributing to climate change – could they help stop it?

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  • The Fed cut, but the T-note yield went up. Oops!
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    When the Federal Reserve gives an order, the bond market doesn’t always salute. Plus, the Fed plans a framework review and taking ownership of a property in China can take years.

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  • Inside Intel’s issues
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    Intel helped create the digital age, but could it be ripe for a takeover? Plus, the history of assumable mortgages.

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  • The working man’s Burning Man
    Sam Wasson/Getty Images

    In Santa Fe, a marionette effigy of the year’s “glooms” draws thousands every year. Plus, pedaling an abandoned New Hampshire railroad.

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  • Is it cheaper to borrow now?
    Mario Tama/Getty Images

    Not really. Most lenders preemptively lowered rates when it became clear the Fed would cut this month. But more business investment and stepped-up hiring may be on the horizon.

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  • Powell’s value-added messaging
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    Communication experts say the Fed chair uses specific strategies to come across as a trustworthy, cautious policymaker to the public — and the markets. Plus, the history of multiple listing services.

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