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Nancy Farghalli

Executive Producer

Nancy is the executive producer of “Marketplace,” a daily radio program hosted by Kai Ryssdal that reaches more than 12.5 million people weekly. She oversees all daily production and content of “Marketplace,” guiding the show’s series, specials and regular programming. Prior to this role, Nancy held several positions at Marketplace, serving as lead pilot producer for podcasts and senior editor of the Wealth & Poverty Desk. In this position, she worked with a reporting team to cover social mobility, wealth disparity and the economics of mobility. She created and produced the award-winning podcast “The Uncertain Hour.” She has led production of live events, such as Marketplace’s 2012 election tour and the 25th anniversary roadshow tour. She also collaborated with the BBC, Slate, The New York Times and ProPublica on investigative and immersive series focused on health care economics, immigration and wage politics. Nancy is on the board of SABEW, the Association for Business Journalists. She played a critical role in special coverage streams — including the last three presidential elections, the Great Recession and news about the Middle East and the Arab Spring. Nancy worked on the Emmy Award-winning series “Big Sky, Big Money,” a PBS “Frontline” documentary about money in politics, produced in partnership with Marketplace.

Latest from Nancy Farghalli

  • 5 wine picks under $30
    Nancy Farghalli

    Want to pair your cheeseburger with a nice affordable wine? Well, take a look at these choices.

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  • Reporter’s notebook: Behind ‘Beyond payday loans’
    Erik Lesser/EPA for Propublica

    We talk to the reporters who worked on the Marketplace and Propublica investigative story: "Beyond Payday Loans."

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  • Visitors walk past Shepard Fairey's portrait of U.S. President Barack Obama, based on a photograph by Mannie Garcia, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington on January 19, 2013, two days before Obama's second inauguration.
    NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

    Four years ago, the word 'hope' became intertwined with Barack Obama's presidential campaign and his first days in office. This week, he had his second inauguration. Four writers explore the meaning of the word 'hope' in today's world.

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  • It's best known as the Nobel Prize for Economics, but the official name of the award handed out today for the 44th time is The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. A list of past winners.

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  • A marriage on and off stage

    A couple shares how they manage being each other's spouse and business partner.

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  • Commentator Melissa Chadburn says paying your taxes shows you value your community.
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    A podcast highlighting some of our best stories from the past week: robots mate, consumers break up with Sony, and a commentator who loves paying taxes.

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  • A college campus and a retirement center seem like opposite ends of the spectrum, but college camaraderie goes a long way. Retirees are moving back in near their alma maters, in specialized communities that are taking over the retirement business. Nancy Farghalli reports.

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  • Saving Superstars: 10 Tips for Saving a Buck

    Nicole Elovitz calls herself "the greatest saver that she knows." She and her husband, Mitch, have already saved thousands of dollars for their …

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  • Jury box at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles
    Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

    Courtrooms are finding it increasingly difficult to put bodies in their jury boxes. Jury duty can take a significant toll on the unemployed.

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  • A scene from the season finale of Lost, which ends its run on Sunday May 23
    Courtesy of ABC

    "Lost" has what you could safely call a devoted fan base, but Nancy Farghalli reports the series might not have the afterlife of earlier cult television favorites.

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