Hayley Hershman

Producer

SHORT BIO

Hayley Hershman is the senior producer of podcast development, where she brings ideas to life. Some of her favorite projects are the story-telling show "This Is Uncomfortable," the award-winning climate show "How We Survive," and Marketplace’s first video podcast, "Financially Inclined."

She has worked on a myriad of Marketplace projects, both in studio and in the field, including special coverage of the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis and a series on globalization and capitalism. At one point she interviewed celebrities for a series on Marketplace Weekend, which was very cool.

Hayley was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She’s a graduate of the University of Michigan, but really knows very little about football so please don’t ask. 

Latest Stories (106)

New York Judge shakes up the bail system

Oct 16, 2015
Thousands of people are kept in jail pre-trial because they can't make bail.

Bad tech habits were made to be broken

Oct 2, 2015
You might be guilty, too. Now, put the phone down and go to sleep already.

Big companies find new ways to evaluate employees

Oct 2, 2015
Say bye to those pesky performance reviews.

A certified financial planner weighs in on bad habits

Oct 2, 2015
Put down the impulse purchase and quit neglecting your 401k.

What's going on with Twitter?

The hard-to-define company still hasn't picked a permanent CEO.

What's the military doing in our food?

A new book investigates how the military influences the way we eat.
A meal made by the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center.
David Kamm/NSRDEC Photographer/flickr

Big Fun Toys plays the niche card

Owner Steve Presser fights online shopping and price checking with kindness.

No worries on China's streets

The country's economy is one of the fastest-growing in the world.

The steel business is trying to stay strong

Aug 25, 2015
A strong U.S. dollar makes exports tough.

The beer purchase that saved a man's life

Aug 14, 2015
A new keg of Labatt Blue was worth the wait.