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Maria Hollenhorst

Producer

Maria Hollenhorst is based in Los Angeles, California. She produces content for Marketplace’s flagship broadcast including host interviews, economic explainers, and personal stories for the “Adventures in Housing” and “My Economy” series. Her work has been recognized by the Association for Business Journalists Best in Business Awards. When not making radio, she can be found hiking, skiing, jogging, roller-blading, or exploring this beautiful world. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she wound her way into journalism after graduating from the University of Utah. She has a deep appreciation for trees.

Latest from Maria Hollenhorst

  • What’s up with drugstores?
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Walgreens said it plans to close over a thousand stores over three years. Plus, we hear from some retailers prepping for the holiday season.

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  • Oct 14, 2024

    Bad debt prep

    Bad debt prep
    Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

    Big banks are setting aside more cash to cover bad loans. Plus, an earnings report preview and a hot air balloon festival.

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  • How the 2024 presidential candidates compare on national debt
    Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation

    Trump’s campaign promises would likely add more to the debt than Harris’. Plus, we dig into the pretty flat September producer price index.

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  • Oct 10, 2024

    The data dogs

    The data dogs
    Matt Cardy/Getty Images

    Federal Reserve official Austan Goolsbee talks about getting enough data to make good economic policy. Plus, Kai rides along with the Coast Guard in Alaska.

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  • Evaluating the damage
    Saul Martinez/Getty Images

    A severe hurricane season puts risk models to the test. Plus, Boeing workers’ union wants pensions back in the contract.

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  • The cost of being prepared
    Megan Varner/Getty Images

    Two megastorms take economic as well as human tolls. Plus, a check-in with musician and author Dessa.

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  • We added a ton of jobs last month. Surprise!
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    What happens when unpredictable economic shifts continue? Plus, what the CIA’s nonprofit VC arm invests in.

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  • Don’t be like Boeing
    Jennifer Buchanan/Pool/AFP

    How can companies preserve the culture of quality manufacturing? Plus, we check in with a customs broker as dockworkers halt their strike.

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  • U.S. exporters are on edge as port strike continues
    Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

    Three days into the port strike, exporters are feeling the heat. Plus, we visit a Detroit frame shop and a U.S. military base in the Marshall Islands.

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  • Biden’s “Great Society”
    AFP via Getty Images

    We compare the mark on the economy made by two presidents: Joe Biden and Lyndon Johnson.

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