Jed Kim

Reporter

SHORT BIO

Jed Kim is the host of Marketplace’s kids podcast Million Bazillion, where he works with the team to make money make more sense. Marketplace is on a mission to raise the economic intelligence of the country— and where better to take on that mission than answering the awkward, uncomfortable, and sometimes surprising questions that kids have about money!

In addition to his work on Million Bazillion, Jed also hosts a podcast about water infrastructure called "In Deep,” and has contributed to three seasons of popular kids podcast “Smash Boom Best.” Also, recently he hosted a radio special titled “Just Eat It” about the environmental challenges of food production and waste. Prior to hosting, Jed was a Marketplace reporter covering sustainability. He has deep roots in public media—before Marketplace he was an environmental reporter for KPCC and before that he was a producer for "The Takeaway" at WNYC.

Jed graduated from Columbia Journalism School and currently resides in Los Angeles.

Latest Stories (278)

Capital One, Discover scale back credit card offerings

Nov 5, 2018
Companies trim credit limits, balance transfers to limit risk in case of slowdown.
Financial expert Carmen Wong Ulrich says credit cards aren't bad --  until you start looking at them as free cash.
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Are you covered? It's open enrollment time for health insurance plans in most states

Nov 1, 2018
Premiums for Obamacare policies have decreased but not as much as they might have.
Workers pass out informational flyers in front of a new health care enrollment center in 2017 in the Queens borough of New York City.
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California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

Oct 29, 2018
Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
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California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

Oct 29, 2018
Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
Jed Kim/ Marketplace

Lottery decision — lump sum or 30 years of payouts?

Oct 23, 2018
The recent tax cuts would save a lone winner more than $23 million.
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Lottery decision — lump sum or 30 years of payouts?

Oct 23, 2018
The recent tax cuts would save a lone winner more than $23 million.
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A new wind turbine inspired by a palm tree, big as the Empire State Building

Oct 22, 2018
Today's land-based turbines produce 5 megawatts of power. This new one could produce 10 times more.
Wind turbines towering over deserts usually produce 5 megawatts of power each.
Melanie Conner/Getty Images

Netflix has reignited passion for the rom-com

Oct 17, 2018
The streaming service's Summer of Love was a big hit with audiences.
"Set It Up" was part of Netflix's Summer of Love, which brought in more than 80 million subscribers.
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Netflix has reignited passion for the rom-com

Oct 17, 2018
The streaming service's Summer of Love was a big hit with audiences.
"Set It Up" was part of Netflix's Summer of Love, which brought in more than 80 million subscribers.
Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Netflix

World Bank report says more live in poverty than previously thought

Oct 17, 2018
The number of people living below the international poverty line has decreased by about a billion over the past 15 years, according to the World Bank’s annual report on global poverty. But the report concludes the threshold for measuring that — those who make less than $1.90 a day — is inadequate. The report introduces […]