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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)

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Running a contemporary art museum is a balancing act

Feb 10, 2020
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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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To fix security flaws, CPU chips need a redesign, not a hotfix

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Jan 4, 2018
A report issued by cybersecurity experts on Wednesday described two pretty serious security flaws that, in all likelihood, affects your computer. The flaws, known as Meltdown and Spectre, may have different ways of accessing private information, but both stem from design flaws in the chips themselves. While Windows, Apple and Linux have all issued patches […]
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Broadway box office has a record-breaking season

by Sean McHenry and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 3, 2018
2017 was a great year for musical producers on Broadway. Buoyed in part by the continued success of “Hamilton,” the Broadway box office claimed a record-breaking $1.6 billion last year. The previous record was $1.12 billion in 2014. Yet, for every action there’s an equal opposite reaction (pardon the “Hamilton” reference). And in this case, in […]
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Why your doctor still relies on fax machines

by Adriene Hill and Sean McHenry
Dec 27, 2017
The answer: a combination of work culture and well-intended policy gone awry.
In a scene from "Office Space," Ron Livingston, left, David Herman and Ajay Naidu take their revenge on the office fax machine.
Photo By Getty Images
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Holiday shopping reflects our personal economy

by Adriene Hill , Hayley Hershman and Sean McHenry
Dec 26, 2017
When we feel secure with our finances, we're more likely to splurge on that hot new toy.
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The rise of the independent toy store

by Sean McHenry
Dec 22, 2017
Big chains like Toys R Us are having a harder time competing with Amazon than mom-and-pop shops that do their own thing.
“This is a classic toy store — the kind of toys and games you remember from your childhood,” says Christine Johnson, owner of the Miracle Mile Toy Hall in Los Angeles.
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Toy fads: The everlasting holiday trend

by Sean McHenry and Paulina Velasco
Dec 22, 2017
What makes a toy a fad? Lots of demand and a lack of supply.
The egg-shaped Tamagotchi virtual pet is a toy fad from Christmas past.
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Rep. Jackie Speier: When it comes to sexual harassment, "we need to clean up our collective act"

by Kai Ryssdal , Sean McHenry and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 29, 2017
"I'm having women come up to me and say, 'thank you so much.' And then they're telling me stories, stories that never get even heard because they never file complaints," Rep. Jackie Speier tells us about her efforts to change how sexual harassment allegations are handled in Congress.
Rep. Jackie Speier speaks during a House Administration Committee hearing on Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Congressional Workplace on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2017.
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How the Panama Papers' secret network of offshore money was discovered

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 22, 2017
In his new book, writer Jake Bernstein describes the web of accounts and how “it touches everything.”
A sign reading “Macri corrupto” pasted on the fence of the Government Palace in Buenos Aires during a demonstration against Argentine President Mauricio Macri in 2016, after a prosecutor opened an investigation on his offshore financial dealings leaked in the Panama Papers.
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For Allstate CEO, the insurance business is all about the severe weather

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Sean McHenry
Nov 22, 2017
According to Allstate's Tom Wilson, the weather is getting worse — and it can be see in the damage costs.
Tom Wilson, Allstate's CEO and chairman.
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Should VR headsets be "ugly and a little awkward"?

by Kai Ryssdal , Sean McHenry and Emily Henderson
Nov 20, 2017
Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier thinks so.
Visitors try out VR glasses at the booth of Samsung at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin on September 2, 2017.
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