Sean McHenry
Associate Producer
SHORT BIO
I direct the evening broadcast show, where I also produce host interviews. Yeah, I usually pick the music.
What was your first job?
I would do odd jobs like baling hay back in high school. But the first actual paycheck I got was for cleaning an office on the weekends.
What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?
Computer crashes.
In your next life, what would your career be?
For some reason, I've always wanted to be a band manager for a struggling but vibrantly creative musician.
Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.
Health care.
What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?
My headphones. A multipurpose tool.
Episodes Hosted by Sean (4)
Latest Stories (210)
After a year on the PPP front lines, a community banker is seeing confidence return
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Apr 13, 2021
PPP loans have produced great results, says Seattle banker Laurie Stewart. She's optimistic about demand rising without inflation.
More people are buying art online, but is that making the fine art market more accessible?
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sean McHenry
Apr 9, 2021
Online art sales doubled during the pandemic, but that didn't necessarily make it easier to break into the art world — as a collector or as an artist.
Education may help close the racial wealth gap, but it isn't a panacea
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sean McHenry
Apr 8, 2021
Darrick Hamilton, a co-author of a recent study from the New School, describes other ways to address the disparity that hurts Black Americans.
At this toy shop, the kids are finally coming back
by
Sean McHenry
Apr 7, 2021
Irene Kesselman, owner of Ali Cat Toys in North Carolina, describes what she's seeing this spring.
At this Detroit framing shop, demand is outstripping supply
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 25, 2021
For Eric Vaughn, picture frame demand is up as customers spend more time at home. But can supply keep pace?
The Suez Canal block could hit 'downstream' manufacturers the hardest
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 24, 2021
A container ship blocking the Suez Canal since Tuesday evening underscores the fragility of the global supply chain.
For this stationery retailer, it's been a sympathy card kind of year
by
Sean McHenry
Mar 23, 2021
A Michigan stationery retailer saw a big sales trend last year: sympathy cards with a "We're in this together" message.
The steel market is hot, but it won't last forever
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 16, 2021
Delaware Steel President Lisa Goldenberg talks soaring steel prices and the possibility of a Biden infrastructure bill.
The customs industry navigates port delays, tariffs and uncertainty
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 8, 2021
A Pennsylvania customs broker describes how business has changed due to the pandemic and is changing again under a new president
U.S. productivity plummeted in Q4, and reopening the economy might be why
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2021
The measure fell at the steepest rate in 40 years, but that might not be as ominous as it sounds — if the trend is short term.