Stephanie Hughes
@hughesstephanie.bsky.social
Senior reporter at Marketplace, based in Baltimore. Focus on education (but also into other big economic stories). Let me know what we should be reporting on: shughes@marketplace.org
Site of first intense HIIT workout post-baby. Think I might throw up a little.
September 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Site of first intense HIIT workout post-baby. Think I might throw up a little.
In Oklahoma, which has more casinos than any other state but Nevada, high schoolers learn about odds, gambling addiction, and strategies for gambling responsibly as part of their personal finance education.
My latest from @marketplace.org
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My latest from @marketplace.org
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In Oklahoma, financial literacy courses highlight the risks of gambling
As more states adopt personal finance education requirements, they are tailoring the classwork to help students navigate their local economies.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In Oklahoma, which has more casinos than any other state but Nevada, high schoolers learn about odds, gambling addiction, and strategies for gambling responsibly as part of their personal finance education.
My latest from @marketplace.org
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My latest from @marketplace.org
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This week, I reported on how core goods inflation -- which is goods, taking out food and energy -- could be where we see the effects of tariffs on prices first.
But not yet. That measure was up 0% in May from the month before.
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But not yet. That measure was up 0% in May from the month before.
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What May inflation numbers might tell us about tariffs
Keep your eye on an inflation measure that focuses exclusively on goods except for food and energy.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This week, I reported on how core goods inflation -- which is goods, taking out food and energy -- could be where we see the effects of tariffs on prices first.
But not yet. That measure was up 0% in May from the month before.
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
But not yet. That measure was up 0% in May from the month before.
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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THANK YOU @hughesstephanie.bsky.social for entertaining our thoughts in today's @marketplace.org piece on the announced splitting of Warner Bros. Discovery into two new publicly traded entities!
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Warner Bros. Discovery is the latest media company to announce it's splitting into smaller companies
Its older cable networks will go into one company, its streaming services and movie empire another.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
THANK YOU @hughesstephanie.bsky.social for entertaining our thoughts in today's @marketplace.org piece on the announced splitting of Warner Bros. Discovery into two new publicly traded entities!
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Do you guys know about application fees for day cares? They are a THING. Like, some places are in the hundreds of dollars. I now know about this now that I need a day care.
May 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Do you guys know about application fees for day cares? They are a THING. Like, some places are in the hundreds of dollars. I now know about this now that I need a day care.
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Cuts at the Department of Education are already impacting financial aid in big ways. @hughesstephanie.bsky.social of @marketplace.org talked to Robin Thompson in the financial aid office @hmc.edu about what she's seeing and the effects on students and colleges.
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Colleges and students find it harder to get financial aid information after Department of Education cuts
According to a new survey, nearly a third of colleges have dealt with delays in getting FAFSA information, which is key to providing students with answers about the cost of college attendance.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cuts at the Department of Education are already impacting financial aid in big ways. @hughesstephanie.bsky.social of @marketplace.org talked to Robin Thompson in the financial aid office @hmc.edu about what she's seeing and the effects on students and colleges.
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“By 2034, there's going to be more Americans over 65 than there are under 20. This is the growth market for higher education in the future.” - Goucher President Kent Devereaux
I really enjoyed reporting this story, on the new meaning of a "college senior."
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I really enjoyed reporting this story, on the new meaning of a "college senior."
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“These are our new customers:" colleges seek out retirees as students
On some campuses, the term “college senior” is taking on a whole new meaning.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“By 2034, there's going to be more Americans over 65 than there are under 20. This is the growth market for higher education in the future.” - Goucher President Kent Devereaux
I really enjoyed reporting this story, on the new meaning of a "college senior."
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I really enjoyed reporting this story, on the new meaning of a "college senior."
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I am in a customer service hell loop, and have twice been asked by the automated system if I want to do a survey about my thoughts on my experience, and I'm like...buddy, you really don't want my thoughts.
May 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I am in a customer service hell loop, and have twice been asked by the automated system if I want to do a survey about my thoughts on my experience, and I'm like...buddy, you really don't want my thoughts.
What is going on with sports tickets? Prices for admission to sporting events was up 9.3% in April from a year ago.
Now, that’s down from a 25.8% year over year increase in March, but damn, son, you’ve got to want to go to that Mets game. (Which, I do, CPI, I do.)
Now, that’s down from a 25.8% year over year increase in March, but damn, son, you’ve got to want to go to that Mets game. (Which, I do, CPI, I do.)
May 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What is going on with sports tickets? Prices for admission to sporting events was up 9.3% in April from a year ago.
Now, that’s down from a 25.8% year over year increase in March, but damn, son, you’ve got to want to go to that Mets game. (Which, I do, CPI, I do.)
Now, that’s down from a 25.8% year over year increase in March, but damn, son, you’ve got to want to go to that Mets game. (Which, I do, CPI, I do.)
1983 was around about the time that Time called the computer “the machine of the year.”
It was also the last time that company spending on computers grew as much as it did last quarter, as businesses tried to get ahead of tariffs:
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It was also the last time that company spending on computers grew as much as it did last quarter, as businesses tried to get ahead of tariffs:
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Spending by American companies on computers in Q1 grew at the fastest pace since 1983
According to GDP data out today, business investment in computers and related equipment grew nearly 113%.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
1983 was around about the time that Time called the computer “the machine of the year.”
It was also the last time that company spending on computers grew as much as it did last quarter, as businesses tried to get ahead of tariffs:
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
It was also the last time that company spending on computers grew as much as it did last quarter, as businesses tried to get ahead of tariffs:
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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Thanks to @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org for chatting with me yesterday:
“People are also telling you, you know what? I actually think the bathtub is going to drain a lot faster in the next few months.”
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“People are also telling you, you know what? I actually think the bathtub is going to drain a lot faster in the next few months.”
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How a bath tub can help us understand what’s happening in the labor market
Data out Tuesday from The Conference Board indicates consumers think the tub is draining faster than it’s filling up.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thanks to @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org for chatting with me yesterday:
“People are also telling you, you know what? I actually think the bathtub is going to drain a lot faster in the next few months.”
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“People are also telling you, you know what? I actually think the bathtub is going to drain a lot faster in the next few months.”
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I feel like "uncertainty" has to be the biggest word in the business journalism word cloud so far this year.
April 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I feel like "uncertainty" has to be the biggest word in the business journalism word cloud so far this year.
For a story for Marketplace by APM, I'm hoping to talk to someone who used to have a mobile phone issued by the federal government, but lost access because they lost their job.
Is this you, or do you know someone like this? I'd love to talk before 130 ET. shughes@marketplace.org / 267-388-1450
Is this you, or do you know someone like this? I'd love to talk before 130 ET. shughes@marketplace.org / 267-388-1450
April 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
For a story for Marketplace by APM, I'm hoping to talk to someone who used to have a mobile phone issued by the federal government, but lost access because they lost their job.
Is this you, or do you know someone like this? I'd love to talk before 130 ET. shughes@marketplace.org / 267-388-1450
Is this you, or do you know someone like this? I'd love to talk before 130 ET. shughes@marketplace.org / 267-388-1450
DeSantis said "that a younger workforce could be part of the solution to replacing “dirt cheap” labor from migrants in the country illegally."
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Legislation to loosen child labor laws was written by DeSantis’ office, records show
DeSantis’ involvement in writing the bill was not previously known.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
DeSantis said "that a younger workforce could be part of the solution to replacing “dirt cheap” labor from migrants in the country illegally."
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“Things were good in mid-March, but what do they look like in mid-September?”
My pessimistic take on the coming damage to the US labor market, in conversation with @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org :
www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/e...
My pessimistic take on the coming damage to the US labor market, in conversation with @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org :
www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/e...
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Things were good in mid-March, but what do they look like in mid-September?”
My pessimistic take on the coming damage to the US labor market, in conversation with @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org :
www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/e...
My pessimistic take on the coming damage to the US labor market, in conversation with @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org :
www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/e...
I wrote "9 pm" on my to-do list and drew a box around it earlier today, and now I am struggling to remember ... why. What do you think is happening at 9 tonight?
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I wrote "9 pm" on my to-do list and drew a box around it earlier today, and now I am struggling to remember ... why. What do you think is happening at 9 tonight?
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I'm honestly running out of words I can use on the air to describe what's happening in and to this economy
March 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm honestly running out of words I can use on the air to describe what's happening in and to this economy
There's a special room in hell where you're on customer service with an AI that won't let you through to a human.
March 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There's a special room in hell where you're on customer service with an AI that won't let you through to a human.
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Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Computational Journalist
New York, New York, United States
boards.greenhouse.io
March 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
"He not busy being born is busy dying."
Dylan this morning. Feels right.
Dylan this morning. Feels right.
March 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"He not busy being born is busy dying."
Dylan this morning. Feels right.
Dylan this morning. Feels right.
In today's episode of @marketplace.org Tech, I get much more attached to an AI chatbot than I expect to be.
Excellent insights from Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project, great production by @jesusalv.bsky.social
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Excellent insights from Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project, great production by @jesusalv.bsky.social
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In tech’s “intimacy economy,” teens may prefer relationships with bots to people - Marketplace
Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project says companion chatbots are offered as a solution to loneliness and that some users are as young as 13. She calls the trend fascinating as well as dangerou...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In today's episode of @marketplace.org Tech, I get much more attached to an AI chatbot than I expect to be.
Excellent insights from Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project, great production by @jesusalv.bsky.social
www.marketplace.org/shows/market...
Excellent insights from Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project, great production by @jesusalv.bsky.social
www.marketplace.org/shows/market...
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This week, @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and I have been busy reporting and producing our new series "The Infinite Scroll" for #MarketplaceTech, looking at how minors use social media, the harms that come with that online presence and the guardrails that exist to protect these young users.
March 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This week, @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and I have been busy reporting and producing our new series "The Infinite Scroll" for #MarketplaceTech, looking at how minors use social media, the harms that come with that online presence and the guardrails that exist to protect these young users.
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Re-upping my story from last week: Tariffs on Canada could raise energy prices in the Northeast.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Re-upping my story from last week: Tariffs on Canada could raise energy prices in the Northeast.
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My computer clock seems permanently stuck at 9:04, which--in a deadline world, is not going to work
March 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My computer clock seems permanently stuck at 9:04, which--in a deadline world, is not going to work