Mary Childs

NPR "Planet Money" Co-host, Financial Journalist, Author

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Mary Childs Biography

Mary Childs (she/her) is a co-host and correspondent for NPR's award-winning "Planet Money" podcast. A well-versed journalist, Childs joined the NPR team in 2019. Before her tenure at NPR, she was a senior reporter at Barron's magazine, where she covered the alternatives industry, the bond market, and capitalism. Prior to Barron's, she served as a correspondent for the Financial Times and contributed extensively to Bloomberg News.

Childs is also an accomplished author, having written "The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All," which garnered attention as one of LitHub’s most anticipated books of the year. Her insightful reporting has been recognized as The New Yorker’s “Best Business Reporting.” Beyond her written work, she has appeared as a commentator on several television networks including Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, Yahoo TV, and Nikkei TV, bringing her expertise in finance and economics to a wider audience.

Mary Childs is a graduate of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where she earned a degree in business journalism. Her academic work included an honors thesis on the use and significance of media sting operations in the U.S. and India. Additionally, she was a 2015 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Honoree, reflecting her impact and innovation in financial journalism. Before her career in journalism, Childs explored the world as a Watson Fellow, painting portraits and embracing diverse cultures. She currently resides in Virginia with her family.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/08/2024.

Mary Childs Videos

  • How Mary Childs Wrote The Bond King
    Mary Childs, business journalist and co-host of NPR's "Planet Money," shares her hard-earned tips and tricks for reporting on the rich and powerful...
  • The Tale of "The Bond King"
    When day traders on Reddit brag about their investing prowess, they're usually talking their picks in stocks, stock options and crypto. Then there's...

Mary Childs Books

  • The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
    The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All

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