SHORT BIO
Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.
Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.
Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.
Latest Stories (506)
Tech hasn't kept up with food stamp users' needs
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2017
A new app makes it easy for SNAP users to check their balances.
The iPhone's influence goes way beyond the smartphone market
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 13, 2017
It's forced companies to adapt to the idea of handheld computers and given others a reason to exist.
Self-driving carmakers haven't perfected a key piece of tech
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 11, 2017
Good isn't good enough when it comes to the lasers that allow autonomous vehicles to see.
Following the venture capital money trail
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 7, 2017
The investments VCs make impact industries beyond Silicon Valley.
Ajit Pai on Congress' role in the net neutrality debate
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 5, 2017
The FCC chairman wants to see Congress, not individual administrations, take control of the issue long term.
Should companies turn away white supremacist users?
by
Ben Johnson
and Kristin Schwab
Aug 17, 2017
Racial justice leaders say PayPal has been helping fund racist groups for years.
GoDaddy drops neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer
by
Ben Johnson
and Kristin Schwab
Aug 15, 2017
It signals a change in how businesses decide who should editorialize the internet.
NASA is testing supercomputers to send to Mars
by
Ben Johnson
and Kristin Schwab
Aug 14, 2017
And no, scientists won't be able to use them to peruse Facebook.
Airbnb closes accounts linked to white supremacy rally
by
Ben Johnson
and Kristin Schwab
Aug 11, 2017
The company said it goes against its terms of service.
This 17-year-old hacked the Air Force
by
Ben Johnson
and Kristin Schwab
Aug 10, 2017
He found 40 website vulnerabilities at a federal bug bounty challenge.