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Bridget Bodnar

Senior Producer

SHORT BIO

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)

Steel industry looks to Trump advisor

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 10, 2016
Lisa Goldenberg, CEO of Delaware Steel, talks about what's next for her company after Trump's win.
   
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Memoirs + Biographies

What you learn from sheep on Twitter and Instagram

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 7, 2016
James Rebanks comes from a long line of shepherds and shares photos from his daily life on Twitter and Instagram.
James Rebanks/The Shepherd's View
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The Commerce Secretary on the digital economy's future

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 1, 2016
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker talks about her department's attempts to modernize its role in the digital economy.
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Corner Office

How YouTube became YouTube, told with YouTube videos

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 24, 2016
CEO Susan Wojcicki talks about running YouTube and watching Palo Alto — her hometown and the city at the heart of Silicon Valley — grow.
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, talks with Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal.
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Abercrombie & Fitch tries to shed "mean girl" reputation

by Molly Wood and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 20, 2016
Can Abercrombie & Fitch convince teens and 20-somethings that the brand is still cool?
Pedestrians walk by an Abercrombie & Fitch store in San Francisco, California. 
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Corner Office

Ford CEO Mark Fields on self-driving cars and Henry Ford

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 12, 2016
Ford Motor Company's CEO has futuristic plans for the auto giant.
President and CEO of Ford Motor Co. Mark Fields arrives at a press event for CES 2016 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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How "Jurassic Park" inspired one doctor

by Bridget Bodnar
Oct 5, 2016
In "Wonder Women," Sam Maggs details the accomplishments of trailblazing women. Here's one of their stories.
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Corner Office

Nasty Gal creator on building a media empire

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 4, 2016
Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss brand extends to books, a podcast, and a Netflix show.
Cover art from Sophia Amoruso's book "Nasty Galaxy."
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Corner Office from Marketplace

Sophia Amoruso, founder-author-podcaster-extraordinaire

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 4, 2016
Sophia Amoruso founded her clothing company, Nasty Gal, over ten years ago. Now she's well on her way to becoming a media empire.
Sophia Amoruso attends Girlboss-Prudential Brunch at NeueHouse Los Angeles on September 9, 2016 in Hollywood, California.
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Shelf Life

How to solve a plane crash

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 28, 2016
Christine Negroni's new book, "The Crash Detectives" details how investigations work and what they find.
The Joint Investigation Team presents the first results of its criminal probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.    
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