Journalist / Radio Host

Kai Ryssdal

Host and senior editor of Marketplace, the most widely listened-to business news program in the US. Known for making economic data accessible and for skepticism of simple narratives about 'the economy.'

Known For

Marketplace (NPR)Economic journalismMaking economics accessible

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Coast FIRE: Financial Independence Through Compound Growth

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Demographic Transition

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The Federal Reserve's Dual Mandate: Maximum Employment and Price Stability

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Healthcare Cost Structure Paradox: High Prices Driven by Innovation Economics, Not Greed

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K-Shaped Recovery

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Oil Price Caps: Price Controls Create Shortages and Market Distortions

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Prediction Markets Aggregate Information More Efficiently Than Traditional Forecasting

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Renewable Energy Cost Competitiveness: Renewables Outpace Fossil Fuels on Price

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Episodes

#Your 401(k) is probably invested in AIOct 23, 2026 #Energyflation? More like everything-flationOct 14, 2026 #In India, a demographic golden age dawnsOct 12, 2026 #Surprise, you've got medical bills!Oct 9, 2026 #Inflation held steady in August. Yay?Oct 1, 2026 #Home improvement stores feel the pinchSep 17, 2026 #A cast of hawkish central bankersSep 14, 2026 #Inflation trumps wage gainsSep 11, 2026 #Chevron's big betSep 3, 2026 #Should there be an oil export ban?Aug 6, 2026 #High oil prices, big oil profitsAug 3, 2026 #311. Don't Lose the Room: How to Make Ideas StickAug 3, 2026 #The future of self-driving carsJul 31, 2026 #Why price-squeezed consumers still shell out for organicJul 30, 2026 #The states making extra off of high gas pricesJul 29, 2026 #What's driving up the 30-year Treasury yield?Jul 22, 2026 #What Anthropic's copyright settlement meansJul 21, 2026 #The U.S. has the steepest inflation in the G7Jul 15, 2026 #The other war affecting fuel pricesJul 10, 2026 #Gas prices are headed back upJul 8, 2026 #What would make Kevin Warsh consider a "Fed put?"Jul 1, 2026 #High inflation or ... high inflation?Jun 24, 2026 #The SpaceX share lock-up period, explainedJun 12, 2026 #What happens if the Fed goes mumMay 19, 2026 #The erosion of the American tax baseMay 7, 2026 #When does AI become a spending suck?Apr 24, 2026 #The role of temp work in this economyApr 16, 2026 #How's that grocery bill looking?Apr 13, 2026 #Why the Economy Isn't as Strong as It Looks — with Kai RyssdalFeb 19, 2026