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Tony Wagner

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

This is what it’s like to work in the death industry

by Alice Wilder and Tony Wagner
Oct 4, 2024
Plus, "Hang Up" host Zakiya Gibbons defends her splurge and we learn about the economics of a much-memed stretch of road.
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This is why I brush my dog’s teeth

by Alice Wilder and Tony Wagner
Sep 27, 2024
Plus, we meet the team's pets and learn how to code switch as a billionaire in this week's newsletter.
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This is why you deserve a treat: Five lessons for happier spending

by Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Sep 20, 2024
Plus: What we're doing with the last of our summer produce and "day in the life" TikToks about life at NPR
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This is how much gold Paralympians take home

by Janet Nguyen , Tony Wagner and Zoë Saunders
Sep 6, 2024
Plus, financial educator Sahirenys Pierce defends her splurge and more in this week's This Is Uncomfortable Newsletter.
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This is how an Olympian makes money between Games

by Janet Nguyen and Tony Wagner
Aug 30, 2024
Plus, comedian Josh Gondelman defends his splurge in this week's "This Is Uncomfortable" newsletter.
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"Make Me Smart” Newsletter

Why you keep hearing about canceling medical debt

by Ellen Rolfes , Katie Reuther and Tony Wagner
Aug 30, 2024
In this week's "Make Me Smart" newsletter, we explore the rise of medical debt forgiveness and how crypto is influencing the 2024 elections.
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This is what it means to "make it"

by Reema Khrais , Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Aug 23, 2024
Reema Khrais gives a preview of season 10, and Hanif Abdurraqib shares his flower budget.
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Catch up on all the news you missed from the DNC

by Ellen Rolfes , Katie Reuther and Tony Wagner
Aug 23, 2024
Plus, The Onion is back in print and Burning Man is losing some heat.
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For Sarah Thankam Mathews, organizing is about people and potential

by Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Jul 26, 2024
The “All This Could Be Different” author chatted with us about embarrassed millionaires, mutual aid and Milwaukee.
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Amanda Montell on how cognitive biases mess with our lives and our money

by Tony Wagner
Jul 12, 2024
We chatted with the author and podcaster about her new book “The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality."
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