Emily Henderson
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SHORT BIO
Emily Henderson is a former intern at Marketplace.
Latest Stories (42)
The best way to find a job might be to move
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Aug 4, 2017
A Washington Post writer explains why job seekers are staying rooted in their communities.
You don't need to be a college grad to work in tech
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Bridget Bodnar
and Emily Henderson
Aug 1, 2017
IBM has a special program to hire people without four-year degrees.
First there was "The Emoji Movie." Is Fruit Ninja next?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Jul 31, 2017
No. 1 at the box office this weekend was Christopher Nolan’s World War II film “Dunkirk.” Right behind it at No. 2 was “The Emoji Movie.” That’s right, a movie about those little pictures you use when you’re texting. It’s yet another in release in a developing trend in Hollywood of making films from sometimes […]
Ahead of the controversial election, the scene in Venezuela is chaotic
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Emily Henderson
and Robert Garrova
Jul 28, 2017
There’s an election in Venezuela this Sunday that’s bringing the years of political and economic crisis to a head. Venezuela has suffered through general strikes and economic downturn, with skyrocketing inflation rates. And more than 100 people have been killed in violence related to political protests since April. Now President Nicolas Maduro wants to elect a new national […]
How a business tycoon cashed in on the Mexican Revolution
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Jul 26, 2017
You may not have heard of him, but the Tennessee farm boy was once the richest man in Mexico.
The "Illuminati of cheese" is filling fast food chains with cheesy dishes
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Jul 20, 2017
“Got Milk?” is arguably the dairy industry’s best ad slogan ever. But how about “Got Cheese?” That do anything for you? Americans are eating record amounts of cheese — 35 pounds of it per person each year on average. But diary farmers still have plenty left over, and there’s a huge surplus of the base product, milk, […]
Sorry Spotify, country music is still a radio industry
by
Adriene Hill
and Emily Henderson
Jul 19, 2017
Over on the Billboard Country Charts, a song called “In Case You Didn’t Know” by Brett Young is sitting at the No. 2 spot. Young is relatively new to the country music scene, and just last year, he went out on a radio tour across the U.S., as many new country artists do. The radio […]
Reinventing a summer classic, water balloons
by
Adriene Hill
and Emily Henderson
Jul 17, 2017
Josh Malone, inventor of the "Bunch-o-Balloons" water balloon toy, talks about how the idea came to be.
Health care costs are pricey in the small business world
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Emily Henderson
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 12, 2017
We check in with Cary Quigley, who runs a plastics company in Pennsylvania.
In the economic circle of life, businesses are dying faster than ever
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Jul 11, 2017
"A narrow swath of people, places and firms" account for a huge part of national growth, EIG co-founder says.