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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 (6,089)

Marketplace

U.S. exporters are on edge as port strike continues

Oct 3, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1255

Whaddya wanna know about the Fed's move to cut interest rates?

Oct 3, 2024
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Marketplace

Biden's "Great Society"

Oct 2, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1254

The connection between fast fashion and drug trafficking

Oct 2, 2024
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How We Survive | Season 6 | Episode 4

The Disappearing Islands

Oct 2, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1253

Why immigration numbers are a headache for economists

Oct 1, 2024
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Marketplace

Automation on the waterfront

Oct 1, 2024
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Marketplace

You gotta start paying back those student loans. No, really.

Sep 30, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1252

The heavy price of living in disaster-prone areas

Sep 30, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1251

How some politicians are trying to sell their image

Sep 27, 2024
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The U.S. military and Coca-Cola go way back

by Hayley Hershman and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 3, 2024
Archaeologists have uncovered World War II-era human remains and caches of Coca-Cola bottles at a U.S. military base on the Marshall Islands.
Senior archeologist Susan Underbrink shows "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal her collection of Coca-Cola bottles uncovered around Kwajalein.
Hayley Hershman/Marketplace
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Breaking Ground

How the relationship between government and economy has changed since "The Great Society"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 2, 2024
Decades after the promise of "The Great Society" for Americans, President Biden is once again changing the relationship between the economy and the government.
Many modern government programs have roots to "The Great Society."
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Taller, slicker data centers could be the future

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Oct 1, 2024
Data centers are getting taller and slicker as they move closer to urban and suburban areas.
A construction crew works on a CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia.
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How We Survive

The U.S. military looks at electrifying the sky

by Kai Ryssdal and Sophia Paliza-Carre
Sep 26, 2024
One example is Joby Aviation’s electric “air taxi.”
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal sits in a flight simulator for an electric aircraft made by Joby Aviation.
Sophia Paliza-Carre/Marketplace
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Why are there no female drivers in Formula One racing?

by Kai Ryssdal and Aleezeh Hasan
Sep 26, 2024
The high cost of participation and an institutional lack of investment in women are largely to blame, says The Washington Post's Glynn Hill.
Amna Al Qubaisi of the United Arab Emirates prepares to drive during an F1 Academy race in Singapore on Sunday. Formula One is trying to support women in the sport.
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Looming port strike could slam a fragile system, says customs broker

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Sep 25, 2024
Dockworkers may act as soon as Tuesday, potentially disrupting the supply chain and costing the economy $5 billion daily.
Dockworkers may go on strike at East and Gulf coast ports starting next week.
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What to expect when you’re expecting a Fed framework review

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 24, 2024
A lot has happened in monetary policy since the last time the Federal Reserve updated its long-term strategy goals.
After a busy few years in monetary policy, it’s once again time for the Federal Reserve to conduct a review of its long-term strategy.
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Calling customer service? Good luck speaking to a human.

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Sep 23, 2024
To reach a human representative, some companies have started charging a premium. Those unwilling to pay will have to stick with the bots.
One reason companies have replaced human customer service representatives? Bots are cheaper, says Emily Stewart at Business Insider.
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Streets used to be full of kids playing. Can those spaces be reclaimed?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Sep 17, 2024
As neighborhoods experiment with play streets, grownups can reconsider modern parenting, Stephanie Murray wrote in The Atlantic.
Children playing safely on city streets may be a thing of the past.
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The connection between flight delays and cabin crews' pay

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Sep 16, 2024
Delayed flights aren't just a hassle for flyers but also for flight attendants, explains Whizy Kim of Vox.
In the warmer months this year, about 25% of flights were delayed.
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