Sean McHenry
Associate Producer
SHORT BIO
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.
Episodes by Sean (4)
Latest Stories (396)
The "cold chain" used by Dippin' Dots and COVID-19 vaccine
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Dec 17, 2020
The pelletized ice cream snack has to be shipped at extremely low temperatures. So does the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.
For small retailers, COVID-19 is changing business, but to what extent?
by
Sean McHenry
Dec 16, 2020
It might depend on what is sold and where it's sold. We check in with three business owners to see how things look in the middle of the holiday shopping season.
For the United Airlines CEO, the top job means "taking care of people"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Dec 14, 2020
Scott Kirby talks about taking the helm at a major airline during the height of the pandemic.
London honey seller faces Brexit and the pandemic
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Dec 8, 2020
Samantha Wallace, who runs From Field and Flower in London, has spent the last few years preparing for Brexit. Now, the pandemic has hamstrung her efforts to prepare.
Small businesses prepare for the holidays amid the pandemic
by
Sean McHenry
Nov 25, 2020
Small business retailers are facing a holiday season like no other. Three owners share how they're preparing for the shopping season.
High fashion in Italy faces "strange," uncertain times
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Nov 3, 2020
The owner of a hand-embroidery business in Milan describes how the pandemic has affected her work and life.
The pandemic has left the private bus sector in crisis
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Nov 2, 2020
Could private buses disappear? For one Nashville company, the answer may be yes without congressional aid.
What you need to know about Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
by
Mitchell Hartman
, Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 14, 2020
And what happens when the PEUC program expires at the end of the year?
How a coffee company CEO is getting through the pandemic
by
Sean McHenry
Oct 14, 2020
Keba Konte, CEO of Red Bay Coffee based in Oakland, California, recounts the challenges his business has faced due to the pandemic.
Canada’s tourist-driven PNE pivots to hosting film production
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 1, 2020
The Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver has had a devastating 2020. Could displaced Hollywood film production help keep it afloat?