Just two months into the pandemic, 44% of Americans are afraid they won’t be able to afford food, the latest Marketplace - Edison Research Poll found. Forty four percent. marketplace.org/2020/05/07/44-…

Looking for someone for a story who created her / his will using a remote notary since the COVID-19 crisis began. I'm shughes (@) marketplace (dot) org

The Plandemic conspiracy theory videos didn't go viral by chance. Renee DiResta says groups targeted popular influencers and may have planned on getting taken down by social media platforms. marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

One thing Ann Hornaday said to me is that we'll always remember what we watched during quarantine. Listen back to her great conversation with Molly Wood -- and tell us what you're watching right now: marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

Have you used a therapy app that is just an app, i.e. not a way to connect to a therapist? If so, I'd like to talk to you for Marketplace DMs open.

Spoiler: my colleagues’ masks are way more colorful than mine.

Hollywood is shut down, but animation is still working. I had a blast interviewing a director for Rick And Morty, the head of the animation company Titmouse and... I INTERVIEWED SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (well, the actor who voices the character): marketplace.org/2020/05/19/hol…

Why local journalism matters, now more than ever. The New York Times was able to put together this deeply moving portrait of the lives lost in the outbreak only because of the crucial reporting on deaths by these local news organizations. nyti.ms/2XqVj5X

When I was a pup, I was taught that there are no foolish questions in journalism. I’m revising that rule.

Really appreciate talking w/ Molly Wood about the sh** show that is our public health data infrastructure. #whatthefax

My latest story +THREAD. In 2019, the FBI started a database to track incidents like what happened to George Floyd, & said it would publish the data it at least twice a year. They told me Friday the FIRST batch of data is coming "this summer".(1/8) marketplace.org/2020/06/01/fbi…

My take on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stream last night is more about why the act of watching people play video games is fun. Film critics have long written the phrase "like watching someone play video games" as an insult. But that's not what people think anymore. washingtonpost.com/video-games/20…

"Well, one of your presidents once said that two things are given, death and taxes. And to that, I would add tax avoidance." Margrethe Vestager in conversation w/Molly Wood Technically Ben Franklin said it, but he's kind of an honorary president. Listen here: marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

Former APM CEO Jon McTaggart often liked to talk about wanting the company to be the best place in public media to work for families (among other groups). NPR now offers 20 weeks of paid parental leave. That’s up from 8. APM offers 3.

If you are not in this to support this kind of work, what are you in it for? If you cannot raise the money to fund it, what is your pitch? What is “elsewhere”? I ask this with no snark. I ask earnestly as a fellow believer in the values we serve as journalists.

I’m assuming Marc never acts on tips that get sent to him, then. Too passive.

God, I hate going to a company's website and the "About" section is all, "WE ARE CRAFTING EXTRAORDINARY FUTURES", and I'm like, my dude, just please tell me how you bring in cash.

Same, please reach out. I've had experience on both sides of hiring and happy to help anyway I can.