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Peter Balonon-Rosen

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Peter produced the narrative podcasts “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” He also reported radio features for Marketplace’s radio programs, wrote for our website and served as an in-studio and field photographer.

What was your first job?

Dishwasher

What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?

Video conferences.

In your next life, what would your career be?

Foley artist.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Snacks for the snack desk.

What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?

Seeking out tornadoes with storm chasers for half a week to report a story about the business of storm chasing. Watching severe storms develop over the prairies of Nebraska was breathtaking.

Episodes by Peter (10)

The Uncertain Hour | Season 6 | Episode 4

Chapter 4: The Battle of Newburgh

Apr 12, 2023
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 6 | Episode 3

Chapter 3: Race and rumor

Apr 5, 2023
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Marketplace Tech

YouTube and content creators clash over the platform's automated copyright tool

Nov 22, 2022
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This Is Uncomfortable | Season 7 | Episode 6

Bait & switch

Nov 17, 2022
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 5 | Episode 7

Inside baseball

Mar 17, 2021
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 5 | Episode 4

The liquid workforce

Feb 24, 2021
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This Is Uncomfortable | Season 2 | Episode 22

Money makes me sick

Jul 16, 2020
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 4 | Episode 3

Unemployment benefits are hard to get. That’s on purpose.

May 27, 2020
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This Is Uncomfortable | Season 1 | Episode 23

Love thy neighbor, and pay off their debts, too

Nov 14, 2019
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This Is Uncomfortable | Season 1 | Episode 10

What dad left behind

Aug 15, 2019
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Latest Stories (47)

For "Black Panther," what happens when culture meets commodity?

by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Kimberly Adams
Mar 2, 2018
We sit down with comic writer and journalist Evan Narcisse and Black Girl Nerds's Jamie Broadnax.
An exhibitor organizes 'Black Panther' items at the Hasbro showroom during the annual New York Toy Fair, on February 20, 2018, in New York. Toys and accessories linked to the movie, which is also making waves for its strong black female leading roles, have the potential to become an enduring presence in stores, like Spider-Man and other iconic figures, company executives say.
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As immigration deal stalls, "Dreamer" business owners deal with uncertainty

by Jana Kasperkevic and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 2, 2018
The political stalemate makes planning ahead “very difficult.”
Demonstrators rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program near Trump Tower in New York on Oct. 5, 2017.
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That emoji you just tweeted could determine the next ad you see

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Feb 16, 2018
Cashing in on smiley faces ... or animals, vegetables, dancers...
Since 2016, Twitter has partnered with ad agencies to target people based on their emoji use.
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What does the gender wage gap sound like?

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Feb 16, 2018
In the U.S., on average, women earn 80 cents for every dollar men make, according to the Department of Labor.
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For a song's popularity, not all streaming platforms are created equal

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Feb 9, 2018
Whether a song becomes a hit will depend where people listen.
Cardi B arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. In 2017, the Bronx-born rapper became the first solo female rapper to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1998. Her success relied heavily on fans streaming her song "Bodak Yellow."
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Want to patent your invention? Here's what you need to know.

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Feb 2, 2018
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is getting six times as many applications as it did in 1980. And then there's the backlog.
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What limiting legal immigration would do to our economy

by Amy Scott and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 29, 2018
Fewer immigrants means fewer people in the workforce.
Immigrants prepare to become American citizens at a naturalization service on Jan. 22 in Newark, New Jersey.
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College credit in high school is all the rage, but what's the payoff?

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 19, 2018
Today there are almost four times as many students taking college courses under the age of 18 compared to 20 years ago.
A student listens during a critical thinking class at Energy Tech High School in Queens, New York. The dual-enrollment class gives students both high school credit and college credit from a nearby community college.
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When grocery stores close, this legal phrase can prevent new ones from opening

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 12, 2018
When grocery stores close, critics say restrictive covenants — clauses in grocery store leases that says a landlord can't rent the space to another grocer — can lead to food deserts.
Restrictive covenants are clauses in a grocery store's lease that says a landlord can't rent the space to another grocer.
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When it comes to insurance money, mental health is not treated equal

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 5, 2018
For every $1 insurance companies reimburse primary care doctors, they reimburse mental health professionals only 83 cents. Even when treating the exact same thing, like depression.
Ten years after Congress passed a mental health parity law, people seeking care still have trouble finding treatments covered by insurance.
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