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Zoë Saunders

Senior Producer

Zoë Saunders is senior producer of Marketplace's narrative podcast, “This Is Uncomfortable.” She is based in Brooklyn, New York. Zoë first dipped her toes into audio production as a college radio DJ at WPRB. After a slight detour through academic archaeology, she circled back to her radio roots and produced award-winning podcasts and nationally-syndicated radio programs for WNYC, PRI/PRX, and CNN, before finally joining Marketplace in 2022. Counter to her parents' belief, she has never actually worked for NPR. When not on a Zoom call for work, Zoë can usually be found singing to her dog.

Latest from Zoë Saunders

  • As kids, Carrie, left, and Natalia Mansmith both experienced some financial insecurity.
    Carrie Mansmith

    Carrie and Natalia Mansmith want a baby. But there’s one question they have to answer: How much money is enough to become parents?

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  • Chris Johnson and Lindsey Galbraith
    Courtesy Lindsey Galbraith

    When Lindsey Galbraith’s marriage ended over financial infidelity, she swore she would never mix money and relationships again. Then she met someone new.

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  • Jun 23, 2022

    Together, apart

    A photo of Sana and Adnan holding hands.
    Sana Akhand

    Sana and Adnan Akhand loved being married but ended up feeling stuck. So they found a way to break free while staying together.

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  • Vintage engraving of Police and military breaking up a Railway strike, Motherwell, Scotland, Victorian, 19th Century.
    Getty Images

    This week, we’ll learn a little more about the history of “slowdown strikes” and the small ways workers can take back control of their time.

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  • When Mira Celper, right, saw her mom, Leigh Hendry, quickly fall in love with a man she only knew through phone calls, she became suspicious.
    Courtesy Mira Celper

    When Mira Celper’s mom started dating the mysterious David, Mira couldn’t shake the feeling that something about him was off.

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  • Jun 2, 2022

    The naked truth

    Artist Hallie Jay Pope's sketch of Chris, a nude model.
    Hallie Jay Pope

    Chris’ body had always been a source of shame and disappointment. But deep down, he had the burning desire to bare all — to be seen.

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