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Maria Hollenhorst

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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)

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.
Factory workers at Erie's Sterling Technologies in 2017.
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What it's like to let someone try to phish you

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 7, 2017
PhishMe simulates scams as a way to train people what not to click on.
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When can we stop using cash?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 5, 2017
Paying with bills and coins is "a combination of cost cost, convenience cost and time cost," researcher says.
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How to understand health care, one subparagraph at a time

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 5, 2017
We call up an expert to help us make sense of the Senate bill's text.
Legislation is “like an old Roman city,” says Nicholas Bagley, a law professor at the University of Michigan. The original is on the bottom and amendments are layered on top. To understand legislation, you have to know how it's changed, he says. Above, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media in June to announce that the Senate GOP will delay a vote on its health care bill until after the July Fourth recess. 
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The "Coppertone Girl" is all grown up

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 4, 2017
As a toddler, Cheri Irwin modeled for her mother. It made her rear-end famous.
The Coppertone logo on a building in Miami. 
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Why the US buys all its rare earth metals from China

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 26, 2017
The obscure minerals are much more costly to mine in America.
A rare earth refinery.
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The Wall Street Journal made a phone for just 70 bucks

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 23, 2017
Chinese smartphone makers can pump out phones at a much cheaper price than well-known U.S. competitors.
“As of the first quarter of 2017, Chinese brands have doubled their market share,” says Wall Street Journal reporter Liza Linn. “So you're looking at a market share globally of 40 percent. Basically, they're eating Apple and Samsung for lunch.”
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How summer festivals boost town economies and foster community pride

by Molly Wood and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 16, 2017
Festivals generate revenue for local businesses, but they help build a sense of community as well
Crowds gather at a film festival in Telluride, Colorado.
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Pink boxes: the unsung icon of LA's doughnut scene

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 13, 2017
The containers were popularized by Cambodian immigrants in the 1970s.
“Good things come in pink boxes.”
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There's a pizza cheese empire, and you've probably never heard of it

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 6, 2017
Pizza Hut, Papa John's and Domino's all buy mozzarella from Leprino Foods.
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