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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

  • Money advice with “Call Your Girlfriend”
    Courtesy: Call Your Girlfriend

    Reema Khrais and “Call Your Girlfriend” producer Gina Delvac answer your money questions.

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  • Are they co-workers at happy hour? Or is it the blossoming of a new relationship? When you're lurking on Venmo, it can be hard to tell.
    Illustration by Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    What are you saying to other people with how you spend your money? And what’s it say about you?

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  • Sep 12, 2019

    Everyday liars

    All around you, people are telling little white lies about money. This week, we talk with a few of them.
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    This week: lies about airline miles, student debt, luxury goods and a lot more.

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  • Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner backstage during the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

    How did “momager” become a dirty word?

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  • Actor Aparna Nancherla at SXSW last year in Austin, Texas.
    Sasha Haagensen/Getty Images

    Aparna Nancherla talks about tying her job to her struggles with mental health. Plus: How we all became our own mini corporations.

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  • Jack Brunson and his wife, Jayme, in front of the home they bought with his inheritance.
    Courtesy: Jack Brunson

    …to hide our money (or lack thereof).

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  • Dean Antonio, pictured here with a photo of his dad, Jim.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    When money, death and grief mix there’s no playbook for what to do. For years, one young man has been stuck.

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  • "Cool" is a synonym for "rich" at "Mean Girls'" North Shore High.
    Image via Paramount Pictures

    A listener struggles to navigate all the unspoken rules of middle-class life.

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  • Joey Lyons and Jack Nixon, our contestants for this week's Financial Face-Off.
    Courtesy: Joey Lyons and Jack Nixon

    We’ll ask about it in another round of Financial Face-Off. Plus: We need your help with a new story.

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  • Jul 25, 2019

    The college fund

    Hayli McKnight and her dad, Rick Carroll, when McKnight was a toddler.
    Courtesy: Hayli McKnight

     When you’re a kid, your parents make all the financial decisions for you. But what happens when you grow up … and don’t agree with their choices?

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