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Caitlin Esch

Senior Producer

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Caitlin Esch is the senior producer of Marketplace's climate solutions podcast, "How We Survive," and its investigative podcast, "The Uncertain Hour." Caitlin joined Marketplace in 2014. Her work focuses on systemic inequality and the climate crisis.

Caitlin's reporting (and the work of the teams she senior produces) have won several accolades, including three awards from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers, a Webby Award, and a New York Festivals Gold Award. The teams' work has been a finalist for the Loeb Awards twice, the Covering Climate Now Awards and the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Awards. Caitlin has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in journalism from University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Los Angeles.

Episodes by Caitlin (8)

How We Survive | Season 4 | Episode 3

Rewriting the Rules

Nov 1, 2023
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 5 | Episode 6

Big Boss, Little Boss

Mar 10, 2021
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 5 | Episode 5

To catch a chicken

Mar 3, 2021
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 6

Kicking the habit

Apr 18, 2019
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 5

Supply

Apr 11, 2019
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 4

Welcome to Wise County

Apr 4, 2019
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 3

Sentencing

Mar 28, 2019
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 2

What happened to Keith?

Mar 22, 2019
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Latest Stories (44)

10 years after Katrina

A public housing project reborn in New Orleans

by Caitlin Esch
Aug 10, 2015
Ambitious mixed-income development with an emphasis on education has its critics.
The former St. Bernard housing project, which was flooded during Hurricane Katrina, has been replaced by Columbia Parc at the Bayou District.
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10 years after Katrina

A small credit union brings Hope to New Orleans

by Caitlin Esch
Aug 5, 2015
Its investment in low-income communities helped the area rebuild after Katrina.
Bill Bynum, the CEO of Hope Credit Union, at his office in Jackson, Mississippi.
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10 years after Katrina

Banking on a New Orleans recovery

by Caitlin Esch
Aug 4, 2015
When New Orleans flooded, Liberty Bank — itself devastated — helped to rebuild.
Alden McDonald, (left) President and CEO of Liberty Bank, walks the perimeter of a branch under construction in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood, with his son Todd McDonald, a Vice President of Strategic Management at Liberty.
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Irvine gets rid of its living wage

by Caitlin Esch
Jul 16, 2015
As cities across the country raise the minimum wage, Irvine repeals 2007 ordinance.
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Under the radar: Baltimore's 'informal' economy

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 29, 2015
Being a small business owner here comes with a host of challenges.
A child runs past a mural in West Baltimore.
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Ex-convicts struggle to find work in Baltimore

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 25, 2015
In Baltimore, and elsewhere, having a criminal record can be a barrier to work.
A view of downtown Baltimore. Twenty years ago, the city received $100 million as part of a federal program to target the nation's poorest neighborhoods.
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Baltimore lab program produces a positive reaction

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 23, 2015
BioTechnical Institute says it trains grads for entry-level jobs with a future.
Dr. Wayne Butscher helps Jamond Turner complete a lab exercise. Students at the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland learn lab skills tuition free. The program grew out of Baltimore’s Empowerment Zone program.
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I've Always Wondered ...

How much do TV theme songwriters earn?

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 22, 2015
Every time a show airs — ka-ching! — the composer gets paid.
Husband and wife duo Brett and Rennie Sparks make up the band The Handsome Family.
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Baltimore's $100 million investment legacy

by Caitlin Esch
May 22, 2015
The city's efforts to alleviate poverty date back decades, with lasting effects.
A view of downtown Baltimore. Twenty years ago, the city received $100 million as part of a federal program to target the nation's poorest neighborhoods.
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How many jobs does $100 million get you?

by Caitlin Esch
May 20, 2015
Baltimore's "Empowerment Zones" offer a history of qualified success.
The outside of the shuttered FMC Corp. plant in Baltimore. The plant used to produce insecticides and other agricultural chemicals, but in 2008, the company moved its operations overseas to save costs. About 150 employees were laid off.
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