Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories
Donate
 

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

  • Apr 23, 2019

    Who’s paying tariffs? Actually, it’s you.

    Everyday shoppers in the U.K. paid prices in September that were 3.1% higher than they were a year ago.
    Matt Cardy/Getty Images

    A new study has found American consumers generally bear the brunt of tariff costs. Plus: The NRA’s finances and how President Trump’s new sanction threats could affect oil prices.

    Read More
  • Apr 21, 2019

    Attacking the supply – The Uncertain Hour Season 3, Episode 5

    Detective Tim Mcafee waits for speeding vehicles just outside of Wise County.
    Ben Hethcoat/Marketplace

    It’s not easy being an undercover cop in a county with just 40,000 people. But drugs were making it hard for Bucky Culbertson to run his business, so now he makes his business getting rid of drugs.

    Read More
  • Apr 19, 2019

    Fleece power vests are big business

    Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon, arrives for the third day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 13, 2017 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference. 
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    The vest is a big part of the way business looks right now. Today, we look at why. Plus: Why T-Mobile wants in the banking business, and who’s really to blame for slow Brexit negotiations. 

    Read More
  • Apr 18, 2019

    How “The Tick” stands among the superhero giants

    Ben Edlund, creator of "The Tick," at his home in Echo Park.
    Ben Hethcoat/Marketplace

    With the new “Avengers” movie poised to dominate, is there room for anyone else in the superhero landscape? Plus: the struggles faced by regional grocery stores and Texas + immigration + the economy.

    Read More
  • Apr 17, 2019

    The story of the housing market in one home

    Amy Scott in her old room.
    Alexander Heilner/Marketplace

    Our housing reporter revisits her childhood home and discovers how much homeownership has changed — and stayed the same. Plus: The big business of Queen Bey and why luxury retailers are getting in the secondhand clothing business. 

    Read More
  • Apr 16, 2019

    Summer travel might be more hectic this year

    An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, on a flight from Miami to New York City, prepares to land at LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning, March 11, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. 
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    Chances are you won’t be traveling on a Boeing 737 Max during your summer vacation. Plus, a new Fed study found the 2017 tax overhaul may have caused a decline in new home sales last year. 

    Read More
  • Apr 15, 2019

    Wishing you and yours a happy(?) Tax Day

    Therapist and executive coach Angela Sasseville says that the pandemic and other factors have primed us to feel more anxious than before.
    MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images

    Tax Day used to be a big deal, with parties and protests at U.S. post offices. Plus, the most audited county in the United States and the latest in the talks between Hollywood writers and agents.

    Read More
  • Apr 13, 2019

    Disney enters the streaming war

    The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Robert Iger, who we talked with in 2007.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    We look at what Disney brings to the streaming war. Plus, we talk with the the showrunner of “The Chi” and look at the companies disrupting the $7.2 billion bra business.

    Read More
  • Apr 12, 2019

    Welcome to Wise County — The Uncertain Hour season 3, episode 4

    The road driving into Wise County, Virginia, January 2019.
    Ben Hethcoat/Marketplace

    It’s the deadliest drug epidemic our country has ever faced. We go to ground zero, where “nothing changes except for the drug.” Subscribe to The Uncertain Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

    Read More
  • Apr 11, 2019

    Foreclosures are at a 10-year low, but not everywhere

    A new report shows foreclosure filings nationwide have fallen 7 percent.
    Jeff Turner/Flickr

    In several cities, foreclosures are higher than pre-recession levels. But property values are rising, loan defaults are down and the job market is strong, so what’s going on? Plus, the Midwest’s devastating floods and more.

    Read More