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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

  • Mar 12, 2019

    Will the U.S. ground Boeing?

    At Boeing's Renton, Washington, factory, 737 Max airplanes are still coming off assembly lines at a record rate.
    Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

    China and the European Union are keeping Boeing 737 Max 8 planes out of the sky, but what about the U.S.? Plus, unintended consequences of a no-deal Brexit and the ’80s software that’s helping run America’s cities.

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  • Mar 11, 2019

    Running an online retail business in rural America

    Online retailer Cheekys offers a monthly subscription service called "Chicks Fix" to their online customers.
    Audrey Austin/Cheekys

    Jessi Roberts knows how it's done.

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  • Mar 11, 2019

    How to read President Trump’s budget

    President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.
    Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images

    We talk about what’s in the proposal and what it says about the administration’s priorities. Then: Kids today have more chronic diseases, which means extra pressure on school nurses. Plus: Why your bank is suddenly a “cafe.”

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  • Mar 8, 2019

    The business of predicting the box office

    Moviegoers purchase tickets at an AMC theater in Arcadia, California, in August.
    FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

    The pace of hiring all but ground to a halt in February. Then: What happens to the 1,500 laid-off workers at GM’s Lordstown, Ohio plant? Plus, how experts track and predict box office numbers.

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  • Mar 7, 2019

    The word of the day is "uncertainty"

    Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives ahead of a European Council meeting on Brexit at The Europa Building at The European Parliament in Brussels on April 10, 2019.
    PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images

    Between the trade war, Brexit, North Korea, oil and more, the word “uncertainty” has appeared a lot in recent news. Today we talk about what it means and when to be concerned. Plus, what to make of Facebook’s “pivot to privacy.” 

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  • Mar 7, 2019

    Who controls the future of AI?

    An AI cancer detection microscope by Google is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018 (WAIC 2018) in Shanghai on September 18, 2018.
    STR/AFP/Getty Images

    If we let AI keep developing on its current course,  author Amy Webb says we probably won’t like where it takes us. Plus: Why “birth tourism” is booming, and a look inside the Fed’s latest Beige Book.

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  • Mar 6, 2019

    Bonus: Why didn’t any Wall Street CEO go to jail after the financial crisis?

    The Wall Street Bull sculpture is seen in the Financial District on Dec. 8, 2016 in New York. 
    RYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images

    Millions of people lost their homes, their jobs, and their savings. The Great Recession collectively destroyed more than $30 trillion of the world’s wealth. Yet no Wall Street executive went to jail for it. So, what happened? 

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  • Mar 6, 2019

    Are you getting a raise yet?

    Economists have been puzzled by slow wage growth in a very tight labor market, but a string of new reports indicate that wages may finally be moving up … though not for everyone. Plus, new NAFTA’s bumpy ride through Congress and a conversation with former social worker and current “Queer Eye” star, Karamo Brown.

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  • Mar 5, 2019

    "Queer Eye" star Karamo Brown on how reality TV affects society

    "Queer Eye" star Karamo Brown on how reality TV affects society
    Steven Byeon/Marketplace

    The former social worker wants to use his platform to help people live better lives.

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  • Mar 4, 2019

    Repeat after us: China isn’t paying tariffs

    American companies and consumers are, according to multiple new studies. We take a closer look. Then: The 2020 election has barely begun, and candidates are already sick of dialing for dollars. Is the phone-banking model ready for a disruption? Plus, the anatomy of a megamerger.

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