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Bridget Bodnar

Senior Producer

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Bridget is the director of podcasts at Marketplace. She's also the host and co-creator of “Million Bazillion,” Marketplace's award-winning podcast for kids about money.

Bridget has worked at Marketplace since 2011 when she started as an intern. Since then, she's worked across multiple shows and podcasts, including for several years on the flagship evening broadcast of “Marketplace.” She was the senior producer of “Million Bazillion” and “Make Me Smart.”

Bridget is originally from Michigan but now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughters. They have a lot of cats.

Episodes by Bridget (58)

Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 8

Why is there so much gold at Fort Knox?

May 28, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 7

What does money have to do with climate change?

May 21, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 6

How does the economy work? (and other important money questions)

May 14, 2024
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Make Me Smart | Episode 1158

What grocery aisle gossip can tell us about the economy

May 10, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 5

What is bankruptcy?

May 7, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 4

Why does it feel so good to spend money?

Apr 30, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 3

How do people pay for college?

Apr 23, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 2

What are unions?

Apr 16, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 1

How are cars made?

Apr 9, 2024
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Million Bazillion | Season 6

"Million Bazillion" is back April 9!

Apr 2, 2024
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Latest Stories (236)

'The Founder' tells the contentious story of how McDonald's became a fast-food giant

by Molly Wood and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 17, 2017
Director John Lee Hancock tells us how Ray Kroc, played by Michael Keaton, helped the McDonalds brothers expand before buying them out.
Director John Lee Hancock on the set of "The Founder" with actor Michael Keaton.
Daniel McFadden
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How to make lunch at your desk less sad

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Tony Wagner
Jan 12, 2017
Let Bon Appetit's Adam Rapoport teach you how to eat like you work at a fancy food magazine.
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My Economy

My Economy: What it’s like to be the parent of a disabled child

by Robert Garrova and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 9, 2017
Margaret Enos of Pennsylvania says it’s a full-time job.
Margaret Enos (L) and family.
Courtesy Margaret Enos
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Twitter is struggling to turn relevance into revenue

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 9, 2017
Despite it being the President-elect's main form of communication
A selection of recent Trump tweets. 
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Mark Bittman makes pancakes

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 21, 2016
Mark Bittman shares one of his easiest and most requested recipes
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DSC Logistics CEO wants to 'crack through the top' for women in corporate leadership

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Dec 20, 2016
Ann Drake says things are getting better for women in the workplace, but there's more to be done.
Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics.
Mary Rafferty
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Apart from winter, music is coming

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Dec 19, 2016
Ramin Djawadi, composer of Game of Thrones, Westworld, and Iron Man soundtracks talks about the creative process.
 A full orchestra performs during the announcement of the Game of Thrones® Live Concert Experience featuring composer Ramin Djawadi at the Hollywood Palladium on August 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Big Book recommendations of 2016

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 9, 2016
We talk to a lot of authors on our show. Here are some titles that stood out in 2016.
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How this woman went from nurse to inventor

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 9, 2016
Bessie Blount Griffin cared for soldiers who lost limbs and was inspired to invent a special tool for them.
An illustration of Bessie Blount Griffin, American nurse and inventor. 
Sophia Foster-Domino
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The legacy of early female astronomers

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Dec 6, 2016
We explore cracks in the glass ceiling from a very long time ago.
Dava Sobel, author of "The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars"
Mia Berg
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