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St. Louis Fed
Peter Coy: How to Use Storytelling as a Teaching Tool
27 minutes Posted Jul 23, 2026 at 3:10 pm.
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As a young reporter, Peter Coy jumped at an unexpected opening on the economics beat. He got the job and launched a long career explaining complicated economic trends as a writer for The Associated Press, Businessweek and now The New York Times, where he is a freelance contributor. In this episode, Coy joins St. Louis Fed Economic Education Officer Scott Wolla to discuss how good storytelling is a teaching tool that can make complex ideas accessible for students and the public alike.