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Kai is the host and senior editor of “Marketplace,” the most widely heard program on business and the economy — radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — in the country. Kai speaks regularly with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, startup entrepreneurs, small-business owners and everyday participants in the American and global economies. Before his career in broadcasting, Kai served in the United States Navy and United States Foreign Service. He’s a graduate of Emory University and Georgetown University. Kai lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.
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Raise your hand...
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2008
...if you still think the credit crunch isn't filtering down to consumers....
Fundamentally speaking...
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2008
It's been a couple of weeks since we've heard anybody say 'The fundamentals of the economy are sound.'...
If at first...
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2008
Well, here's the headline from Reuters:Senate Agrees to Vote on Bailout...
What happened? And what's next?
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2008
The Dow fell a dramatic 777 points today — the worst plunge in two decades — on news that the House rejected the $700 billion bailout plan. Kai Ryssdal asks two members of Congress to help make sense of it all.
The Big Story: Bailout plan's wild ride
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 26, 2008
It's been a heck of a week, hasn't it? The deal was on. Then it was off. The economy was collapsing -- but not yet, it seems. Kai Ryssdal talks with Katie Benner of Fortune magazine and David Leonhardt of The New York Times about all that's happened.
Bailout triggers an earful of anger
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 25, 2008
Kai Ryssdal is in Cleveland, Ohio, where he sat in on a radio talk show that fielded calls from listeners about the federal bailout plan. Their anger came through loud and clear.
Leading a turnaround in troubled times
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 25, 2008
Six years ago, IHOP restaurants were struggling. Julia Stewart was hired to shake things up, which she did. Now, the CEO of DineEquity Inc. has an additional challenge: the troubled Applebee's chain.
Frank talk about bailout plan
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 23, 2008
After making their case for the $700 billion bailout plan to the Senate banking committee today, Bush administration officials next will go before the House Financial Services Committee and its Chairman Barney Frank. Kai Ryssdal talked with him.
Bailout's rules and processes are key
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 22, 2008
With the bailout plan, we're being asked to take what the government's doing on faith. That seems a bit risky with $700 billion on the line. So, Kai Ryssdal called Jay Light, the Harvard Business School Dean, to get his thoughts.