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Tony Wagner

Newsletter Editor

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

Author Sameer Pandya on how race and class shape our stories

by Hannah Harris Green and Tony Wagner
May 31, 2024
The “Members Only” novelist goes deep on the history and themes behind “A Passage to India" in this week's newsletter.
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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

Naomi Alderman on predicting “The Future”

by Alice Wilder and Tony Wagner
May 3, 2024
It’s the first selection for our Uncomfortable Book Club series!
Courtesy Simon & Schuster
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This is what your clothes cost the people who make them

by Alice Wilder , Tony Wagner and Marika Proctor
Apr 12, 2024
Plus: “Gentefied” co-creator Marvin Lemus defends his splurge in this week's newsletter. Don't forget to file your taxes BTW!
Garment workers rally outside Los Angeles City Hall last year.
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"Make Me Smart” Newsletter

What you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan B

by Tony Wagner and Kimberly Adams
Apr 12, 2024
Plus, we do the numbers on how people watch TV in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
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This is how clothing brings us together

by Alice Wilder , Marika Proctor and Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2024
Plus: A textile expert defends her splurge, what we're reading about fashion and a guide to free tax filing in this week's newsletter.
Alice Wilder
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Donald Trump's a meme stock now

by Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2024
Plus, we do the numbers on California's new minimum wage law in this week's newsletter.
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This is why weight discrimination is legal in most of the U.S.

by Hannah Harris Green , Marika Proctor and Tony Wagner
Mar 29, 2024
Plus: Weight discrimination expert Virgie Tovar defends her splurge.
Scenes from a National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance rally in New York.
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This is some free financial therapy

by Reema Khrais , Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: Why's it so hard to find a sofa right now?
Courtesy: Megan McCoy
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The Bank of Japan is having a normal one

by Ellen Rolfes and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Normal monetary policy, that is. Plus: How heist movies influenced real-life bank security.
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This is how our listeners budget without Mint

by Tony Wagner and Marika Proctor
Mar 15, 2024
Plus, a beautifully written “Defend Your Splurge” from author Nicolette Polek, some cheap gardening tips and the economics of “I’m Just Ken.”
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