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Peter Balonon-Rosen

Producer

Peter produced the narrative podcasts “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” He also reported radio features for Marketplace’s radio programs, wrote for our website and served as an in-studio and field photographer. What was your first job? Dishwasher What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows? Video conferences. In your next life, what would your career be? Foley artist. Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______. Snacks for the snack desk. What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment? Seeking out tornadoes with storm chasers for half a week to report a story about the business of storm chasing. Watching severe storms develop over the prairies of Nebraska was breathtaking.

Latest from Peter Balonon-Rosen

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    Ayşe Gürsöz

    This week, we’re sharing a new series from Marketplace and APM Studios

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  • A master-planned community butts up against the desert in Buckeye, AZ.
    Alexander Heilner/Marketplace

    How investors are banking on water scarcity.

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  • Jul 13, 2023

    A better life

    Susan while pregnant with her daughter.
    Susan

    Susan always knew she was adopted. Her perception of the adoption industry changed after she placed her own baby for adoption in her 20s.

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  • A new federal law makes it easier to pull money from retirement accounts in financial emergencies.
    Margarita Orlovskaia/Getty Images

    Relationships require trust, particularly when it comes to money. How do you recover from a major financial betrayal from someone you love?

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  • Jun 29, 2023

    Reality (TV) bites

    Reality (TV) bites
    Pankova/Getty Images

    Reality dating shows provide addictive entertainment to audiences at relatively low cost to networks. But at what price for contestants, who go home unpaid and heartbroken?

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  • Lost and found, featuring “Snap Judgment”
    Teo Ducot/Snap Judgment

    Finding money is exciting. But what’s next — keep it or return it? We team up with “Snap Judgment” to share a few stories about that dilemma.

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  • Pages from "Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands" by Kate Beaton.
    Drawn & Quarterly

    Kate Beaton was determined to work her way out of debt. But nothing could have prepared her for the experience of working in the Canadian oil sands.

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  • It’s not my fault I was poor
    Doucefleur

    This week we’ll catch up with a former guest who struggled with class anxiety. Plus, an excerpt from Marketplace’s newest podcast, “Financially Inclined”!

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  • Mistress Damiana Chi, Ph.D., in her dungeon, The Chi Temple in Los Angeles.
    Hannah Harris-Green

    Interest in financial submission has exploded online. But what happens when Matt’s finances can’t keep up with his desires?

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  • Quinn and Ashleigh's matching tattoos.
    Ashleigh Griffin

    Can you put a price on the years lost to trauma? Quinn Topham wasn’t sure, but they would do whatever it took to be heard.

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