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Tony Wagner

Newsletter Editor

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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This is how our listeners budget without Mint

Mar 15, 2024
Plus, a beautifully written “Defend Your Splurge” from author Nicolette Polek, some cheap gardening tips and the economics of “I’m Just Ken.”
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This is why mocktails cost so much

Mar 1, 2024
Plus: Interesting new data on Disney adults and TikTok users in this week's edition of the newsletter.
Those drinks have the OrangeTheory logo on them but don't they look a little like shocked emojis?
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Miss Mint? Here's how business reporters budget

Feb 23, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: interesting new data on what a wedding costs and how Zoomers like to work.
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What the Make Me Smart team is reading this holiday season

Dec 18, 2023
Our newsletter is on hiatus, so check out these books and long-read articles instead. Plus: We need your help with a 2024 project.
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This is not you, it's me.

Nov 17, 2023
Plus: "This American Ex-Wife" author Lyz Lenz defends her splurge, and some of our recommendations for healing a broken heart.
Zoë and her friend at the wedding.
Courtesy Zoë Saunders.