
Mary Childs
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cohost @planetmoney @npr
author of THE BOND KING @flatironbooks
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I love this profile of the great Kyla Scanlon if you don't follow her excellent work, you should! wsj.com/personal-finan…

There’s a tremendous Arthur Burns impression by Mary Childs in the latest Planet Money (great episode on how Nixon pressured Burns from Mary and Kenny Malone): “The Nixon Tapes: A Cautionary Tale for Fed Independence : Planet Money” npr.org/2025/01/10/122…

On Trying (and Really Failing) to Design My Own Book Cover by Mary Childs lithub.com/on-trying-and-… via Literary Hub

.Mary Childs recounts the experience of trying (and failing) to design her own book cover. lithub.com/on-trying-and-…


I had a great time nerding out with Mary Childs this week about daily treasuries and data transparency. Listen to the latest NPR's Planet Money for more on how the daily data Treasury shares is useful to wonks like me (and beyond)! npr.org/2025/02/14/123…



'But the Budget Lab at Yale did a nice analysis, and found Wednesday’s tariffs boosted the US’s effective rate another 11.5 percentage points to 22.5 per cent, the highest level since 1909.' mint summ. alexandra scaggs Robin Wigglesworth ft.com/content/e025d7…

This is a great episode of NPR's Planet Money with explaining the complexities of tariffs (uses, motivations etc...) in a clear and engaging way - and featuring our Co-Director Ha-Joon Chang. Have a listen - it's only 20 mins! npr.org/2025/04/02/124…



speaking of bonds, one of my favorite finance books is Bond King by Mary Childs — not just because she’s an esteemed member of the three letter club





We are thrilled to announce that Natalie Kitroeff and Rachel C. Abrams will be joining Michael Barbaro as co-hosts of “The Daily.” nytco.com/press/natalie-…

obviously Joe Weisenthal is a karaoke star but the dark horse MVP candidate was Mary Childs