Chris Farrell is Senior Economics Contributor for Minnesota Public Radio and for American Public Media's Marketplace, both nationally syndicated public radio business and economic programs.

He is co-host of the podcast, small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood. and a columnist for PBS Next Avenue, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Marketwatch. He has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, New York Times, Kiplinger’s, and other publications.

His most recent book is Purpose and a Paycheck: Finding Meaning, Money and Happiness in the Second Half of Life. He and I first met in connection with his previous book, a fan favorite, Unretirement: How Baby Boomers are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community, and the Good Life, in which he coined the term "unretirement."