Marketplace Morning Report
Marketplace Morning Report

Maybe going into the office isn't so bad?

December 24, 2025

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: This fast-paced news radio broadcast from Marketplace Morning Report dives into economic and workplace trends through host narration, expert reports, and a lively on-air interview, delivering upbeat insights on modern work life in an energetic, professional tone.
  • The Format: A news broadcast featuring host segments, a guest interview, and quick-hit reports.
  • The Key Players:
    • Host: Sabri Benishure, stepping in for David Broncaccio, guides the show with smooth transitions between stories on office returns, economic data, and tech mishaps.
    • Guest: Sky Atondo, a 29-year-old event coordinator at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, shares his genuine enthusiasm for in-office work as a relatable example of younger workers embracing the office comeback.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 29-year-old event coordinator for Milk Studios in Los Angeles, shares insights on in-office work preferences amid 2025 return-to-office trends.
  • 2 Host Sabri Benishure fills in for David Broncaccio, notes surge in companies requiring full-time office presence (JP Morgan, Amazon, AT&T, Dell).
  • 3 Cites New York Fed and university research highlighting upsides like better training and advancement opportunities, especially for younger employees.
  • 4 Transitions to guest Sky Atondo's experience at Milk Studios, a hub for events, shoots, and creative spaces.
  • 5 Sky affirms research on remote work limitations.
  • 6 Sky's past remote work experience reinforces preference for in-person involvement over being "outside looking in."
  • 7 Host notes Sky's evident job enjoyment before segment close.

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Show Notes

2025 has been the year of getting dragged back to the office for plenty of workers — some part-time, but many full-time in the case of big finance and tech corporations. Thing is, in-person work appeals to many younger workers. Today, we'll hear the perspective of one. Then, the State Department says it will deny visas to five European citizens, including a former top EU official, and domestic production is still adjusting to tariffs.

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