Daisy Palacios

Senior Producer

SHORT BIO

Daisy is the senior producer for “Marketplace Tech,” where she leads a team of collaborative producers and hosts in covering the latest tech trends and examining how technology impacts the economy and our daily lives.

Before that, she was a producer and editor working mostly on stories that appeared on Marketplace’s flagship afternoon program. Over the years, Daisy has field produced stories across the country on a wide array of topics — small business, immigration, manufacturing, trade, elections and natural disaster recovery. She also spent time on Marketplace’s “This Is Uncomfortable” podcast producing stories about how money shapes identities and affects relationships.

Daisy was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, where she was a reporter for the campus radio news show.

Latest Stories (157)

The big business of fruit arrangements

May 8, 2015
The CEO of Edible Arrangements talks about how his business started.
An edible arrangements delivery truck.
JeepersMedia/Flickr/Creative Commons

Pulling back the curtain on the manicure industry

May 7, 2015
There's no such thing as "discount luxury" — someone pays the price.
A nail salon in San Francisco.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Making a living off an Etsy business

May 5, 2015
Online business ThreeBirdNest has taken flight.
ThreeBirdNest has become one of Etsy's most successful shops. 
Facebook/ThreeBirdNest

The rise, fall, and rise again of the Twinkie

May 4, 2015
Handling the Twinkie empire hasn't been a piece of cake.
The golden spongecake is making a comeback. 
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

On the ground from Kathmandu, Nepal

Apr 27, 2015
Aid workers face challenges after a devastating quake.
Nepalese rescue personnel and volunteers observe damaged buildings in Bhaktapur, Nepal, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country. 
PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images

Guilty conscience: the 1099 economy

Apr 15, 2015
The guilt of the on-demand economy
When Mat Honan's washing machine broke, he called a service that would do his laundry for him. But he felt...guilty.
Daniel Horacio Agostini/Flickr

Selling Girl Scout cookies in the digital age

Apr 6, 2015
CEO Anna Maria Chávez on upgrading the organization for tech-savvy girls.
As CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, Anna Maria Chavez has been working to bring the organization into the digital age.
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Girl Scouts of the USA

FanDuel: Where fantasy draft day is everyday

Mar 26, 2015
Nigel Eccles' company is cashing in without making fantasy fans commit to a season
Professional wrestler Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin attends the SiriusXM Celebrity Fantasy Football Draft, 2013.
Michael Loccisano/Getty Imagesfor SiriusXM

Just who is watching the banks?

Mar 5, 2015
Previously unreleased documents reveal a new Federal Reserve oversight system
Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen and D.C. Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo talk with participants after a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting last May in Washington. 
Alex Wong/Getty Images

10 things you probably didn't know about the Oscars

Feb 20, 2015
...such as, why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars, anyway?
Kevin Winter/Getty Images