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Peter Balonon-Rosen

Producer

Peter produced the narrative podcasts “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” He also reported radio features for Marketplace’s radio programs, wrote for our website and served as an in-studio and field photographer. What was your first job? Dishwasher What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows? Video conferences. In your next life, what would your career be? Foley artist. Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______. Snacks for the snack desk. What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment? Seeking out tornadoes with storm chasers for half a week to report a story about the business of storm chasing. Watching severe storms develop over the prairies of Nebraska was breathtaking.

Latest from Peter Balonon-Rosen

  • As kids, Carrie, left, and Natalia Mansmith both experienced some financial insecurity.
    Carrie Mansmith

    Carrie and Natalia Mansmith want a baby. But there’s one question they have to answer: How much money is enough to become parents?

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  • Chris Johnson and Lindsey Galbraith
    Courtesy Lindsey Galbraith

    When Lindsey Galbraith’s marriage ended over financial infidelity, she swore she would never mix money and relationships again. Then she met someone new.

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  • Jun 23, 2022

    Together, apart

    A photo of Sana and Adnan holding hands.
    Sana Akhand

    Sana and Adnan Akhand loved being married but ended up feeling stuck. So they found a way to break free while staying together.

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  • Vintage engraving of Police and military breaking up a Railway strike, Motherwell, Scotland, Victorian, 19th Century.
    Getty Images

    This week, we’ll learn a little more about the history of “slowdown strikes” and the small ways workers can take back control of their time.

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  • When Mira Celper, right, saw her mom, Leigh Hendry, quickly fall in love with a man she only knew through phone calls, she became suspicious.
    Courtesy Mira Celper

    When Mira Celper’s mom started dating the mysterious David, Mira couldn’t shake the feeling that something about him was off.

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  • Jun 2, 2022

    The naked truth

    Artist Hallie Jay Pope's sketch of Chris, a nude model.
    Hallie Jay Pope

    Chris’ body had always been a source of shame and disappointment. But deep down, he had the burning desire to bare all — to be seen.

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  • Sian-Pierre Regis and his mother, Rebecca Danigelis.
    Duty Free Film

    Rebecca Danigelis never planned to stop working. Raising two kids as a single mom, everything she earned went to making sure they got the best education she could afford. But when her son Sian-Pierre’s career took off, hers started to crumble.

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  • A photo of Stephanie Stone and her brother, Michael, as children.
    Courtesy Stephanie Stone

    What the search for a loved one reveals about how the country handles death.

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  • Stephanie Stone as a baby with her brother, Michael.
    Courtesy: Stephanie Stone

    What happens to the tens of thousands of people in the U.S. who die indigent and whose bodies go unclaimed every year?

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  • Rachel Lee and Nicole Fresenburg
    Courtesy Rachel Lee

    For the first episode of our new season, we’re looking at a money fight that ended up being about much more.

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