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Kai Ryssdal

Host and Senior Editor

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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.

Episodes by Kai (5,949)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1163

The price tag on friendship

May 17, 2024
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"The granddaddy of all stock indices"

May 17, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1162

Whaddya wanna know about key inflation measures?

May 16, 2024
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Walmart, Wayfair and . . . wool?

May 16, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1161

The great Bumble fumble

May 15, 2024
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The inflation cooldown we've been waiting for?

May 15, 2024
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Biden hits Chinese goods with new tariffs

May 14, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1160

From "Million Bazillion": What are labor unions?

May 14, 2024
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Is the U.S. ready to be a chipmaking superpower?

May 10, 2024
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Democracy is critical to prosperity, Treasury secretary says 

May 9, 2024
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New Orleans girds for Gustav's arrival

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 28, 2008
The approach of Tropical Storm Gustav is only adding to the stress level in the Gulf states. Reporter John Pope of the New Orleans Times-Picayune talks with Kai Ryssdal about the preparations underway.
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Gulf Coast waits for Gustav's next move

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 27, 2008
The latest forecast calls for Tropical Storm Gustav to make landfall on the Gulf Coast Monday morning. Kai Ryssdal talks with oil worker Buddy Bollfrass about how oil companies are getting ready.
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New gadgets? Everybody in the pool!

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 27, 2008
Kai Ryssdal jumps into the pool with Kevin Pereira of G4's "Attack of the Show" to try out some of the latest technology that doesn't have any trouble getting wet.
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Seeding markets for food, fuel and feed

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 27, 2008
The rising price of corn has hit many consumers hard, but it's been good news for Monsanto, one of the world's largest providers of corn seed. Kai Ryssdal talks with the company's CEO Hugh Grant in the second of his Corner Office interview.
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It's not what you drive, but how

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 26, 2008
When the flow of traffic just isn't in your favor, the thing to remember is that it's not really about you. It's likely your fellow drivers who are responsible. Tom Vanderbilt, who makes that point in his book, "Traffic," explains to Kai Ryssdal.
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Shelf Life

Fruit company grew power, problems

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 25, 2008
Trouble's not new to Caribbean banana growers. Author Peter Chapman chronicles the rise and fall of the company at the center of a lot of that trouble, the United Fruit Company, in his book, "Bananas!" He talks with Kai Ryssdal.
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Corner Office

Using technology to grow more food

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 20, 2008
Hugh Grant is the head of Monsanto, which creates technology to increase harvests. It's also the world's biggest producer of genetically modified seeds. Grant talks about the controversial topic of technology and food.
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Week on Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 8, 2008
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Kai Ryssdal about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
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Mass. passing the hat for student loans

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 7, 2008
Governor Deval Patrick is asking major universities and the state pension fund to pitch in to save the state's college loan program. Host Kai Ryssdal asks Boston Globe reporter Casey Ross what the reaction has been.
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Commodities coming down from highs

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 6, 2008
So far, 2008 has been a roller coaster year for commodities. Host Kai Ryssdal talks with Financial Times columnist John Authers about the role speculation played in the wild prices.
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