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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

  • Jan 3, 2019

    Would you let a resort lock your phone away?

    We can feel it all the way from China. Apple’s revised forecast yesterday helped torpedo stocks today. But this might just be a leading indicator of the problems a lot of companies will have as the second-biggest economy in the world slows down. We look at what’s next for Apple and how American businesses are dealing with the slowdown. Also on the show: Professional sports teams are scoring more and more points each game. How is that helping the bottom line? Then: Be honest, are you guilty of going on vacation and staying glued to your phone? You’re not alone, but some businesses want to change that. We’ll talk about why a growing number of hotels are trying to persuade vacationers to take a break from their smartphones. 

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  • Jan 2, 2019

    Kai visits the dark web

    When a company like Target or Yahoo gets hacked, where does the stolen personal information end up? A lot of times, it is up for sale on the dark web. Cybersecurity researcher Stephen Cobb gives Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal a tour of the dark web and shows us how stolen information is sold. Also on the show: China’s slowdown. A new survey reveals that Chinese manufacturing declined in 2018. We’ll talk about what’s behind the decline, what Chinese officials may do in response and how that is affecting American companies. And is Brexit still happening? Maybe. British Prime Minister Theresa May has until Jan. 14 to convince Parliament to approve her plan or face the possibility of a “no-deal” Brexit. What would that look like?

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  • Jan 2, 2019

    Ever wondered what the dark web looks like?

    Ever wondered what the dark web looks like?
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

    A cybersecurity researcher gave us a guided tour.

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  • Jan 2, 2019

    Inside the business of basketball with Los Angeles Lakers CEO Jeanie Buss

    Los Angeles Lakers CEO and co-owner Jeanie Buss at the UCLA Health Training Center, the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, California
    Ben Hethcoat/Marketplace

    We get a grand tour of her company's headquarters.

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  • Jan 2, 2019

    Don’t say we didn’t warn you

    Last year was full of major economic events, and 2019 looks like it will be too. We’ll talk about what we’re watching in the global economy and what to expect from trade, Brexit and government spending. Speaking of global economies, six Pacific-Rim nations including Japan, Australia and Mexico are lowering tariffs on a number of products and services as of today. So what does that mean for American farmers? Then: The Chinese are likely to land a probe on the far side of the moon for the first time in history. China is spending billions on space exploration, but why now? 

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  • Jan 1, 2019

    Inside today’s fraternities

    Greek organizations "occupy this unique position where they are both dependent on universities and separate from them, and they are big businesses," author Alexandra Robbins says. Above, the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house at San Diego State University in California in 2012.
    Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

    A lot of us have an image of what they look like. Is it justified?

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  • Dec 25, 2018

    Did someone say avocado bar?

    New York City's Avocaderia is the "world's first avocado bar."
    iStock/Getty Images

    A conversation with the co-founders of Avocaderia, the world’s first avocado bar.

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  • Dec 21, 2018

    Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says raising interest rates too soon could lead to a recession

    Neel Kashkari, then the acting interim assistant secretary for financial stabilization at the Treasury Department, arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill back in 2009.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the fourth time this year.

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  • Dec 20, 2018

    "Beale Street" and "Homecoming" star Stephan James on finding success in Hollywood

    Stephan James speaks about "If Beale Street Could Talk" at Essence Festival on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
    Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Annapurna

    Ten years into his acting career, Stephan James is having a breakout moment.

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  • Dec 5, 2018

    Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on today’s entrepreneurs

    "I think that now is a better time than it's ever been if you have a hobby, if you have a passion, and you're building a following on Instagram ... to potentially turn into something that could be a real business," Alexis Ohanian says.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    There's "more of a wokeness to these founders," he says.

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