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Sean McHenry

Associate Producer

Sean is based in Los Angeles, California.

He works on the flagship broadcast show “Marketplace,” where he produces host interviews, first-person stories via the “My Economy” series, and directs (he’s one of the people who picks the music you hear on the show).

Sean graduated from the University of Michigan and got his formal entry to radio as an intern on Michigan Radio’s daily newsmagazine “Stateside.” Before that, his notable jobs include writing teacher, barista, and he was briefly a janitor. He enjoys being a big nerd over coffee and TV, especially sci-fi and reality TV.

Latest from Sean McHenry

  • Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announcing a half percentage point interest rate cut this morning.
    Mark Makela/Getty Images

    Kai Ryssdal spoke with former member of the Federal Reserve Board Daniel Tarullo about today’s emergency rate cut.

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  • Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference.
    Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images

    In a COVID-19 outbreak, what if the economy needs more than the Fed can give? Plus, the reaction from the G-7 and the Treasury.

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  • More Americans are working from home
    pxhere

    Thanks to COVID-19. Plus: The mood in Shanghai, Jack Welch’s legacy at GE and how Judge Judy made a fortune in syndication.

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  • TFW the stars just aren't aligning.
    JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images

    C’mon, have you seen markets this week? Plus, why millennials are obsessed with a astrology and what a $200 million fine means to billion-dollar wireless carriers.

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  • The impacts of COVID-19 are spreading — some companies might not see any profit growth this year.
    Scott Heins/Getty Images

    We’ll talk about what it means, plus: the CDC’s Emergency Operations Center, the history of corporate buzzwords and we “sundown” our series “United States of Work.”

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  • If you’re sick, stay home!
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    For a lot of Americans, that’s easier said than done. Plus: what Trump talks about when he talks about coronavirus, and Silicon Valley’s VC drought.

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  • The few remaining restaurants open in Shanghai are forced to only offer take-out service in recent days.
    Charles Zhang/Marketplace

    Plus: more market reaction to the coronavirus and another installment in our series “United States of Work.”

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  • Feb 24, 2020

    Take a deep breath

    Take a deep breath
    JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images

    We get some context for today’s big COVID-19 market reaction. Plus, made-to-order clothing at scale and an increase in seasonal work visas.

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  • Steve Fields
    Paul Andrews

    On today’s installment of “United States of Work,” we’re talking with Steve Fields, a Kansas City, Missouri, trucker who sees a lot of this country — and sees economic changes down the road, too.

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  • Attorney General William Barr participates in a press conference at the Department of Justice on Feb. 10 in Washington, D.C.
    Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

    Trump has come under fire for behavior that allegedly weakens the rule of law. But that concept isn’t strictly legal.

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