Erika Soderstrom
"Marketplace Morning Report" Associate Producer
SHORT BIO
Erika works with a group of extraordinary producers to chase business and economic stories heard on “Marketplace Morning Report.”
Latest Stories (269)
Video game Dot's Home brings a story of housing injustice to life
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 18, 2024
The interactive game lets players follow one family's account of disadvantage and discrimination through the generations.
Behind the curtain: What it’s like to be a professional performer
Mar 15, 2024
For performer Jonathan Betchtel, it all started with the film "Moulin Rouge."
Can the rip-roaring good times for the stock market last?
Mar 14, 2024
Rock bottom interest rates and reduced corporate taxes have helped buoy stock market gains in the past decade.
How a virtual fitness company is staying strong in a changing market
Mar 13, 2024
With people returning to physical gyms, Jeff Witherspoon, CEO of E2M Fitness, says doctors' advice to patients is boosting his service.
The business behind HBCU marching bands
by
Erika Soderstrom
and Natalie White
Mar 11, 2024
The marching bands at historically Black institutions can be the face of their schools — pulling in prospective students who may not even join the band.
Bethann Hardison on why changes in the modeling industry take so long
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 26, 2024
We hear how model and activist Bethann Hardison continues to fight for diverse runways.
Why the fashion industry's commitment to diversity feels like a fad
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 21, 2024
Brands’ commitment to change the industry ebbs and flows.
How Seattle cabaret performers weathered the pandemic
Feb 14, 2024
How cabaret performers weathered the pandemic.
Behind the catwalk: how models are recruited and signed to exploitative contracts
Feb 13, 2024
What is being done to protect models and hold agencies accountable?
Brewing up hops and bops: how a small brewery hits all the right notes
Feb 5, 2024
Discover the brewery centering its business on music education.