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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

  • Oct 24, 2019

    Sperm, baby, sperm

    Victoria Montanez Roberts and Lucille Roberts, one of the couples we're following this week on the show.
    William Chambers/Marketplace

    Two couples won a chance at pregnancy, but money has complicated their journeys to build a family in different ways.

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  • Eric Abramovitz
    Josh Abramovitz/Courtesy Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    In the cutthroat world of professional classical music, Eric Abramovitz was headed towards a shining career. Until something — or someone — got in the way.

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  • TIU Live: I hate my boss
    Steven Byeon/Marketplace

    From our first live show, onstage at Werk It 2019.

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  • Oct 3, 2019

    F you, pay me

    Rihanna isn't in this episode, but we're trying to channel her spirit... you know, she had that one song? Don't act like you forgot.
    Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

    When Caitlin Boston asked for a raise, her boss gave her a hard “no.” Then she made it her mission to figure out what she was worth … and to get paid. Plus: We discuss how you can figure out your worth, too.

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  • Money advice with “Call Your Girlfriend”
    Courtesy: Call Your Girlfriend

    Reema Khrais and “Call Your Girlfriend” producer Gina Delvac answer your money questions.

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  • Are they co-workers at happy hour? Or is it the blossoming of a new relationship? When you're lurking on Venmo, it can be hard to tell.
    Illustration by Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    What are you saying to other people with how you spend your money? And what’s it say about you?

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  • Sep 12, 2019

    Everyday liars

    All around you, people are telling little white lies about money. This week, we talk with a few of them.
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    This week: lies about airline miles, student debt, luxury goods and a lot more.

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  • President George H.W. Bush addressing the nation on Sept. 5, 1989. The president illustrated the threat of drugs by holding up a baggie of crack he said had been seized across the street from the White House.
    Courtesy: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

    Today, we’re revisiting our episode about that speech, the events that led up to it and the lives it affected.

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  • Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner backstage during the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

    How did “momager” become a dirty word?

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  • Actor Aparna Nancherla at SXSW last year in Austin, Texas.
    Sasha Haagensen/Getty Images

    Aparna Nancherla talks about tying her job to her struggles with mental health. Plus: How we all became our own mini corporations.

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