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Hayley Hershman

Producer

Hayley Hershman is the senior producer of podcast development, where she brings ideas to life. Some of her favorite projects are the story-telling show "This Is Uncomfortable," the award-winning climate show "How We Survive," and Marketplace’s first video podcast, "Financially Inclined." She has worked on a myriad of Marketplace projects, both in studio and in the field, including special coverage of the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis and a series on globalization and capitalism. At one point she interviewed celebrities for a series on Marketplace Weekend, which was very cool. Hayley was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She’s a graduate of the University of Michigan, but really knows very little about football so please don’t ask. 

Latest from Hayley Hershman

  • Bonus: Money horror stories II

    You kept sending in money horror stories. Here are a couple more of our favorites.

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  • Nov 28, 2019

    Home/work (rerun)

    Reema and her father, Jamal Khrais
    Courtesy: Reema Khrais

    Just in time for Thanksgiving, we’re revisiting the “jobs” everyone takes on in our families — starting Reema’s.

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  • When your life depends on it
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    A daughter goes to unexpected lengths to navigate the healthcare system and its costs in order to help her mom.

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  • Caroline Butcher leads a dance class in Philadelphia.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    Caroline Butcher turned to religion when injury and debt threatened her dance career. What she found was an unusual solution to her money problems.

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  • Don’t buy your boss a gift
    Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    Plus more advice from our friends on splitting the bill at dinner and taking control of your finances, this week in the “The Group Chat.”

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  • Halloween was so much simpler before we had bills (that's Reema Khrais on the right, on Halloween 1996).
    Courtesy: Reema Khrias

    This Halloween, we have listeners’ frightening stories of impulse buys, secret spending, spooky scams and a very Hungry Heart.

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  • Oct 24, 2019

    Sperm, baby, sperm

    Victoria Montanez Roberts and Lucille Roberts, one of the couples we're following this week on the show.
    William Chambers/Marketplace

    Two couples won a chance at pregnancy, but money has complicated their journeys to build a family in different ways.

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  • Eric Abramovitz
    Josh Abramovitz/Courtesy Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    In the cutthroat world of professional classical music, Eric Abramovitz was headed towards a shining career. Until something — or someone — got in the way.

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  • TIU Live: I hate my boss
    Steven Byeon/Marketplace

    From our first live show, onstage at Werk It 2019.

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  • Oct 3, 2019

    F you, pay me

    Rihanna isn't in this episode, but we're trying to channel her spirit... you know, she had that one song? Don't act like you forgot.
    Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

    When Caitlin Boston asked for a raise, her boss gave her a hard “no.” Then she made it her mission to figure out what she was worth … and to get paid. Plus: We discuss how you can figure out your worth, too.

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