Jed Kim

Reporter

SHORT BIO

Jed Kim is the host of Marketplace’s kids podcast Million Bazillion, where he works with the team to make money make more sense. Marketplace is on a mission to raise the economic intelligence of the country— and where better to take on that mission than answering the awkward, uncomfortable, and sometimes surprising questions that kids have about money!

In addition to his work on Million Bazillion, Jed also hosts a podcast about water infrastructure called "In Deep,” and has contributed to three seasons of popular kids podcast “Smash Boom Best.” Also, recently he hosted a radio special titled “Just Eat It” about the environmental challenges of food production and waste. Prior to hosting, Jed was a Marketplace reporter covering sustainability. He has deep roots in public media—before Marketplace he was an environmental reporter for KPCC and before that he was a producer for "The Takeaway" at WNYC.

Jed graduated from Columbia Journalism School and currently resides in Los Angeles.

Latest Stories (278)

Protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline have momentum

Sep 23, 2016
The question is what that momentum will look like under a different political environment.
Protesters display signs during a rally on September 13, 2016 in San Diego, California, in support for the protestors at Standing Rock, North Dakota who are fighting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 
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Dairy industry weighs California's new regulations

Sep 20, 2016
The state wants farmers to do more to cut methane emissions from cows and cowpats.
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A single pipeline leak slows the Southeast

Sep 19, 2016
Many kinds of disconnects impact pipelines these days: some physical, others cognitive.
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Building an appetite for iguana, to save the Caymans

Sep 19, 2016
Some see iguanas as pets, others as pests. Soon, more may see it in a pesto.
Green iguanas are becoming a threat to the Grand Cayman's ecosystem, according to experts.
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Will NFL fans watch football on Twitter?

Sep 14, 2016
Fans may not watch on a tiny screen. For both Twitter and the NFL, it's an experiment.
Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams rushes against the San Francisco 49ers during their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on Monday in Santa Clara, California.
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Two fertilizer giants merge to spur their growth

Sep 12, 2016
The Canadian companies would form the world's largest crop-nutrient supplier.
While the Potash-Agrium merger is expected to save $500 million annually, some warn of potentially negative consequences for farmers, like paying more for their potash.
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Prius sales are down in the US. Why?

Sep 8, 2016
Low gas prices may lessen the shine on hybrids, but that's not the only reason.
Priuses have become synonymous with highly fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Are we getting bored with phone upgrades?

Sep 7, 2016
Apple's iPhone 7 is being released. Will its new features receive a mighty "meh"?


New models of the iPhone 6s are seen displayed during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California last September.
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Flood insurance problem: same houses, over and over

Sep 1, 2016
A report shows about 2,100 homes have been flooded — and compensated — more than 10 times.
Resident Tracy Thornton walks through a flooded Louisiana neighborhood in August.
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Oil train traffic is down — for market reasons

Aug 24, 2016
Economics are proving more powerful than protest in stifling crude-by-rail shipments.
At its peak, in October 2014, trains leaving the Bakken region of North Dakota moved more than 29 million barrels.
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