A reporter's take on putting people at the center of stories about the economy

NPR | By Adrian Ma,

Stephan Bisaha

Published July 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM CDT

NPR's Stephen Bisaha breaks down how he reports on the economy, looking at the real lives behind numbers.

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Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.

Stephan Bisaha

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