SHORT BIO
Maria Hollenhorst is based in Los Angeles, California.
She produces content for Marketplace’s flagship broadcast including host interviews, economic explainers, and personal stories for the “Adventures in Housing” and “My Economy” series. Her work has been recognized by the Association for Business Journalists Best in Business Awards.
When not making radio, she can be found hiking, skiing, jogging, roller-blading, or exploring this beautiful world. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, she wound her way into journalism after graduating from the University of Utah. She has a deep appreciation for trees.
Latest Stories (409)
Transforming the post-incarceration experience
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 3, 2024
Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses the “moral worlds” of people who’ve been convicted of violent crimes
The lost art of making perfectly fitting trousers
Dec 29, 2023
Menswear writer Derek Guy explains why men's pants don’t look like they used to.
How one California startup hopes to make EV infrastructure more reliable
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 13, 2023
ChargerHelp is seeking to train a network of field technicians that can keep EV chargers online.
“Low Earth orbit is now open for business”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 29, 2023
This is how Varda Space Industries hopes to commercialize manufacturing in space.
How Kickstarter became a marketing tool for board games
Nov 23, 2023
Crowdfunding helps publishers generate buzz for new games, driving sales of deluxe copies.
Are we still living in Milton Friedman’s economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 15, 2023
A conversation about the life and legacy of economist Milton Friedman with historian Jennifer Burns.
How this California business puts animals to work preventing wildfires
Oct 25, 2023
Shepherdess Land & Livestock offers prescribed grazing services with sheep and goats.
Inside Smallhold's specialty mushroom supply chain
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 10, 2023
The Brooklyn-based startup is hoping to alter the future of fungi through a network of urban farms.
When will prices go back down?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 6, 2023
The answer might disappoint you.
The monumental task of measuring the GDP over and over again
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 28, 2023
The keepers of GDP continually update their calculations as more information becomes available.