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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

  • President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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    We talk about what’s in the proposal and what it says about the administration’s priorities. Then: Kids today have more chronic diseases, which means extra pressure on school nurses. Plus: Why your bank is suddenly a “cafe.”

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  • Moviegoers purchase tickets at an AMC theater in Arcadia, California, in August.
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    The pace of hiring all but ground to a halt in February. Then: What happens to the 1,500 laid-off workers at GM’s Lordstown, Ohio plant? Plus, how experts track and predict box office numbers.

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  • For Catt Small, creator of the game "Sweetheart," game development is about "trying to understand ways to communicate what it means to be a person to other people." 
    Courtesy of Catt Small

    Catt Small's newest game puts the player in very familiar shoes — her own.

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  • For LGBTQ people, personal finance can be extra stressful
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    The Nancy podcast from WNYC examines why.

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  • Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives ahead of a European Council meeting on Brexit at The Europa Building at The European Parliament in Brussels on April 10, 2019.
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    Between the trade war, Brexit, North Korea, oil and more, the word “uncertainty” has appeared a lot in recent news. Today we talk about what it means and when to be concerned. Plus, what to make of Facebook’s “pivot to privacy.” 

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  • An AI cancer detection microscope by Google is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018 (WAIC 2018) in Shanghai on September 18, 2018.
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    If we let AI keep developing on its current course,  author Amy Webb says we probably won’t like where it takes us. Plus: Why “birth tourism” is booming, and a look inside the Fed’s latest Beige Book.

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  • The Wall Street Bull sculpture is seen in the Financial District on Dec. 8, 2016 in New York. 
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    Millions of people lost their homes, their jobs, and their savings. The Great Recession collectively destroyed more than $30 trillion of the world’s wealth. Yet no Wall Street executive went to jail for it. So, what happened? 

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  • Economists have been puzzled by slow wage growth in a very tight labor market, but a string of new reports indicate that wages may finally be moving up … though not for everyone. Plus, new NAFTA’s bumpy ride through Congress and a conversation with former social worker and current “Queer Eye” star, Karamo Brown.

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  • American companies and consumers are, according to multiple new studies. We take a closer look. Then: The 2020 election has barely begun, and candidates are already sick of dialing for dollars. Is the phone-banking model ready for a disruption? Plus, the anatomy of a megamerger.

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  • Magic, one of America’s oldest pastimes and a multimillion-dollar industry, has been transformed by the digital age. We talk with Ian Frisch about how the internet has democratized the craft, which he lays out in his new book “Magic Is Dead.” But first, the latest on Brexit and Lyft’s initial public offering. Plus, why consumers are feeling bearish.

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