Erika Soderstrom

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Erika Soderstrom

Marketplace Morning Report’s “What’s That Like?” series is exploring the odd, unusual and downright weird jobs that help prop up our economy. Growing up next to the waters of Duxbury Bay, Massachusetts, William Bennett, better known as Skip, sought a lifestyle over a job. “I think at some point I had reconciled in my mind that I was committing to a lifestyle for my life, more than trying to make a lot of money or have some modicum of security,” Bennett told Marketplace.

1 month ago | marketplace.org | Erika Soderstrom

Marketplace Morning Report’s “What’s That Like?” series is exploring the odd, unusual and downright weird jobs that help prop up our economy. Nick Polimeni grew up listening to tales of his father’s racing adventures from the late ’60s. At an early age, Polimeni was involved in car culture, starting with RC car racing. Eventually, a career around his passion took root.

1 month ago | marketplace.org | Erika Soderstrom |Ariana Rosas

The wildfires that ravaged through the greater Los Angeles area changed lives, as homes and precious memories went up in smoke. For many immigrants in the community, the fires also dealt a unique economic challenge. Cesar is a day laborer who occasionally finds work through the Pasadena Community Job Center, a local organization that supports migrant day laborers. Marketplace agreed to withhold Cesar’s last name due to privacy reasons.

2 months ago | marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Kimberly Adams |Erika Soderstrom

In the hurly burly of recent weeks, you may have forgotten that there’s more to U.S. government than just the executive branch. But Congress will be busy trying to deal with the federal debt ceiling and, in the coming months, deciding whether to extend the tax cuts from the first Donald Trump administration.

2 months ago | marketplace.org | Erika Soderstrom

Marketplace Morning Report’s “What’s That Like?” series is exploring the odd, unusual and downright weird jobs that help prop up our economy. Staff Sergeant Justis MacKenzie had a successful career as a touring musician prior to joining the United States Air Force Bands, but the lifestyle of a musician is nothing if not difficult. “I was looking for an opportunity to have a full-time, structured salary career as a musician.