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Sean McHenry

Associate Producer

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Sean is based in Los Angeles, California.

He works on the flagship broadcast show “Marketplace,” where he produces host interviews, first-person stories via the “My Economy” series, and directs (he’s one of the people who picks the music you hear on the show).

Sean graduated from the University of Michigan and got his formal entry to radio as an intern on Michigan Radio’s daily newsmagazine “Stateside.” Before that, his notable jobs include writing teacher, barista, and he was briefly a janitor. He enjoys being a big nerd over coffee and TV, especially sci-fi and reality TV.

Episodes by Sean (4)

Corner Office from Marketplace

Running a contemporary art museum is a balancing act

Feb 10, 2020
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Corner Office from Marketplace

For "The Walking Dead's" Scott Gimple, a story needs sadness to make the happiness real

Oct 30, 2019
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Dick's Sporting Goods' Ed Stack on taking a stand

Oct 7, 2019
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Dany Garcia runs one of the most influential companies you probably haven't heard of

Sep 25, 2019
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Latest Stories (399)

Agriculture is counting on pent-up demand for its recovery

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 25, 2021
COVID-19 killed demand for many farm products. But with vaccine rollouts and consumers venturing out again, will that turn around?
A farmer plants soybeans near Dwight, Illinois.
Scott Olson/Getty Images
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In Regina King's "One Night in Miami," Black icons wrestle with how to use their power

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 24, 2021
The Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress discusses her directorial debut and what she hopes audiences take away from the film.
"All of those things that make me who I am, I'm bringing to the storytelling process," says actor-director Regina King.
Courtesy of Amazon Studios.
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COVID-19

For "Young Rock" co-creator, even a pandemic won't make comedy go away

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 18, 2021
Nahnatchka Khan, co-creator of the NBC series "Young Rock," talks TV production and how a tough year can be translated into amusing entertainment.
Sitcom writer and producer Nahnatchka Khan. "I think we'll be able to laugh at the way that we adapted to our lives being turned upside down," she says.
Annie Tritt
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My Economy

Jigsaw puzzles are a quarantine hit. This puzzle-maker hopes that continues after the pandemic.

by Sean McHenry
Feb 15, 2021
British jigsaw puzzle maker Julie Wilkins saw quarantine rekindle people's love for the jigsaw puzzle. She hopes that's here to stay.
Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images
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"Miss Juneteenth" tells the story of a Black woman trying to build a better economic future

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 8, 2021
Writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples discusses her debut film and the economic realities it draws upon.
Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) with her daughter, Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), in "Miss Juneteenth." Channing Godfrey Peoples' story was inspired by Black women in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.
Vertical Entertainment
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IMF upgrades its economic forecast, but the virus remains in control

by Sean McHenry
Jan 26, 2021
Chief economist Gita Gopinath explains why there's still a lot of uncertainty weighing on the global economy.
"We have a small upgrade of .3%," says IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath about the latest World Economic Outlook. "But there is tremendous uncertainty because we have a mutating virus. And we are in this race with vaccinations."
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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"Looking after children during the pandemic is uplifting"

by Sean McHenry
Jan 13, 2021
Roopam Carroll runs a day care center in Nottingham, England. She explains how caregivers enable other kinds of work.
Roopam Carroll runs a day care center in Nottingham, England.
Courtesy of Roopam Carroll
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Due to "stigma," companies are pulling money from Trump and the GOP

by Sean McHenry and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 11, 2021
From JPMorgan Chase to Marriott, companies have paused political donations to Republicans (mostly) in response to last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Jamie Squire/Getty Images
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While an insurrection shook Capitol Hill, the markets were ... fine

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 7, 2021
In the wake of chaos and violence in Washington, the markets soared. Here's where the disconnect comes from.
A small sign of the damage inside the U.S. Capitol. The mob assault Wednesday did not seem to disturb investors.
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Bigger relief deal in a Democrat-led Senate is a "safe bet"

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 6, 2021
Two economists weigh in on what a Democrat-led Senate might mean for a stimulus package.
Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock, former Georgia legislator Stacey Abrams and Democratic Sen.-elect Jon Ossoff listen to President-elect Joe Biden speak during a campaign rally in Atlanta.
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