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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

  • Rachel Lee and Nicole Fresenburg
    Courtesy Rachel Lee

    For the first episode of our new season, we’re looking at a money fight that ended up being about much more.

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  • On May 5, “This is Uncomfortable” is back!

    Listen to the trailer now, and follow the show on your podcast favorite app.

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  • A scene from the Mariachi rent strike in Los Angeles' Boyle Heights
    Courtesy Union de Vecinos

    For the last episode of our season, we take you through months of court battles, protests and tense negotiations in a Los Angeles rent strike.

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  • Dec 9, 2021

    Chasing hippos

    Gina Serna and her family on a childhood trip to Hacienda Napoles.
    Courtesy: Gina Serna

    Gina Serna dreamed of being a wildlife veterinarian since she was little, but her biggest assignment has painful ties to her childhood.

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  • Felicia and Dalip Singh
    Courtesy Felicia Singh Campaign for City Council

    Dalip Singh thought driving a taxi would be his ticket to the middle class. Instead, he discovered that he’d bought into a massive lending scam.

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  • 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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  • Nov 24, 2021

    How We Change

    Artist Luke Jerram's piece, “Floating Earth” on display in Wigan, England this week.
    Chris Furlong/Getty Images

    Technology will help us avoid the worst of the climate crisis, and it’ll help us adapt to a warming planet. But tech alone can’t save us.

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  • Daranda Hinkey holds some pieces of clay containing lithium, or “white gold,” that could be key to a decarbonized future.
    Molly Wood/Marketplace

    To get off fossil fuels, you need a lot of batteries. To get a lot of batteries, you need to mine a lot of lithium. Welcome to Thacker Pass, Nevada, where a proposed lithium mine has sparked protests.

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  • Nov 17, 2021

    The Better Battery

    Kristin Persson and Gerbrand Ceder are at the forefront of lithium battery research.
    Caitlin Esch/Marketplace

    This week, we’re headed to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to answer your questions about lithium-ion batteries.

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  • Nov 11, 2021

    Alimony till death

    Sonia Delgado at her wedding, as a teenager.
    Courtesy: Sonia Delgado

    When Sonia Delgado divorced her husband after 30 years of a bad marriage, she thought she’d finally seized financial freedom. Instead, she faced a lifetime of alimony.

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