Mary Childs is a co-host of National Public Radio’s Planet Money, and the author of the best-selling book THE BOND KING, published by Flatiron Books. You can order it here!

She’s been on TV, consulted for HBO on a finance-y show, and worked at Barron's magazine, the Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. She’s a 2023 Arthur F. Burns Fellow and a 2015 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Honoree, NPR’s Senior Silly Bandz correspondent, a leading world expert on cashmere pants. She also drew this bear. Before starting in journalism, she was a Watson Fellow, painting portraits around the world. She lives in Virginia, with her partner, kids, and very good dog.

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She is represented by United Talent Agency, and Heraty Law.

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