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Maria Hollenhorst

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Maria Hollenhorst is based in Los Angeles, California.

She produces content for Marketplace’s flagship broadcast including host interviews, economic explainers, and personal stories for the “Adventures in Housing” and “My Economy” series. Her work has been recognized by the Association for Business Journalists Best in Business Awards.

When not making radio, she can be found hiking, skiing, jogging, roller-blading, or exploring this beautiful world. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she wound her way into journalism after graduating from the University of Utah. She has a deep appreciation for trees.

Latest Stories (406)

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Automatic Reply: "I am in diastole"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 18, 2019
Dr. Gabriel Bosslet's out-of-office message uses a medical term as a metaphor for taking time off.
A yacht cruises in the Aegean sea in 2016. Dr. Gabriel Bosslet says he learned the importance of disconnecting from work after his friend's death three years ago.
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How tax cuts get "paid for"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 11, 2019
Can a tax cut pay for itself? We dive into the language used by the president's chief economic adviser.
Who paid for the beer?
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"Please call the number set below this explanatory rhyme"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 9, 2019
Dr. Sybert saw your email, but just doesn't have the time. Instead you can look forward to her auto-reply that rhymes.
Virginia Sybert, a clinical professor of medical genetics at the University of Washington, answers her emails with rhymes.
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My Economy

Why this teacher works through the summer

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 4, 2019
"I have to have a second job to help support myself," says Megan Johnson from Lansing, Kansas.
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Automatic Reply: "I am currently in Oklahoma chasing storms"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 3, 2019
Matthew Cappucci poured his "hopes and dreams" into one out-of-office response.
View of tornado in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981
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Why some of the most famous passages in rock history might not be protected by copyright

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 2, 2019
Sheet music submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office might matter more than what a song sounds like.
Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2009. Page's guitar solo in "Stairway to Heaven" is the subject of an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit.
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Automatic Reply: "The opposite of taking time off for fun"

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 27, 2019
When Enarime Mueller went on maternity leave, she wanted to be left alone.
Gillian Thomas, a senior staff attorney at the ACLU’s Women's Rights Project, tells us what the new law covers.
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Automatic Reply: “I’m stuck in 1955”

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 25, 2019
When Shiva Stella can’t respond to emails, she has a go-to excuse.
Picture taken inside a replica of the DeLorean, a time-machine vehicle which appeared in the movie " Back to the Future."
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Trade showdown

President Trump's tariffs are good for U.S. garlic growers

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 20, 2019
"This is a really exciting time for the garlic capital of the world," says Ken Christopher of Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California.
Executive Vice President Ken Christopher holds garlic cloves at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California.
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Trade showdown

The next round of tariff hearings are kicking off in Washington this week

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 18, 2019
As the list of proposed tariffs grows, so do the number of people wishing to testify, says Lisa Trofe, one of 300 witnesses at public hearings this week.
China Shipping cargo containers at the Port of Oakland in California in 2018.
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