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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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Here are some more of your money horror stories

by Tony Wagner
Oct 31, 2019
Boo! More tales we couldn't fit in the podcast, including bad breakups, discounted patio furniture and an act of god.
Your trusty blogger, left, dressed as Regis Philbin circa "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," Halloween 2000.
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Tell us your money horror stories 🎃👻

by Tony Wagner
Oct 21, 2019
Help us with an upcoming episode by sharing your money secrets, fears and regrets.
Chilling.
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Five simple rules for negotiating a better salary

by Tony Wagner
Oct 11, 2019
A negotiation expert tells us how to know your worth.
Rule #2: Get comfortable
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Your uncomfortable stories of trying to dress like you belong

by Tony Wagner
Aug 15, 2019
The brands change, but the class anxiety doesn't get any more comfortable.
For a solid decade-plus, this is what teens were told to aspire too.
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Tell us: What makes you uncomfortable about money?

by Tony Wagner
Jul 2, 2019
We might feature you on our brand-new podcast, "This Is Uncomfortable."
"This Is Uncomfortable" host Reema Khrais
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Crying at work is uncomfortable, and that's OK

by Tony Wagner and Reema Khrais
Jun 25, 2019
One of the country's foremost crying-at-work experts set us straight on shedding tears at the office.
It's ok, let it out.
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The Uncertain Hour

The opioid epidemic in 5 charts

by Tony Wagner
Apr 9, 2019
Putting the numbers in broader context.
Dr. Gurcharan Kanwal lost his medical license after an investigation by the Southwest Virginia Drug Task Force found that he was running a "pill mill," or distributing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose, out of this building in Coeburn, Virginia.
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We're still not sick of Christmas music, believe it or not

by Tony Wagner
Dec 24, 2018
Holiday music is more popular than ever, but that doesn't mean it's easy to make jingle bells rock.
The brothers in Hanson — Zac, Taylor and Isaac — are reissuing their 1997 holiday album "Snowed In" this year. Their second holiday album, "Finally it's Christmas," came out in 2017.
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We did the numbers on our filter bubbles

by Tony Wagner
Nov 20, 2018
Kai and Molly hand over their Twitter data to see what they're not seeing.
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Thanksgiving doesn't have to cost so much

by Tony Wagner
Nov 20, 2018
The American Farm Bureau Federation's average is lower than it's been in years.
A customer looks over turkeys for sale at Costco, 2004. 
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