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
Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 7
What does money have to do with climate change?
May 21, 2024
Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 6
Make Me Smart | Episode 1158
Million Bazillion | Season 6 | Episode 4
Why does it feel so good to spend money?
Apr 30, 2024Latest Stories (236)
What happens when a robot can lay bricks?
by
Bridget Bodnar
and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 23, 2020
The story of how a small band of inventors and engineers built a machine that could lay bricks. It's way harder than it sounds.
Here's what American businesses want you to know about the trade war
by
Bridget Bodnar
, Andie Corban
and Bennett Purser
Jan 14, 2020
Business leaders are united on one thing: the trade war has changed how they run their companies.
A flower shop in Maine roots for newly arrived refugees
by
Bridget Bodnar
and Kimberly Adams
Dec 13, 2019
In Cynthia Anderson's "Home Now," Somalis and Congolese transform a former mill town. At a flower shop there, wariness turns to warmth.
Do you work part time in a restaurant?
Nov 22, 2019
We're especially interested in talking to those of you who do not have a college degree.
Is there any data that says secondhand car seats aren't safe?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 14, 2019
Manufacturers and retailers suggest car seats expire every six years or so. But what if that's not true?
The "Joy of Cooking," reintroduced
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 11, 2019
The great-grandson of the woman who wrote the beloved cookbook "The Joy of Cooking" has updated the classic for a new generation.
"The next Steve Jobs might just be named Stephanie."
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 4, 2019
A new book outlines the experience of 31 female founders and CEOs in business today.
Bon Appétit on making the perfect Thanksgiving dinner
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 4, 2019
Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport also has some tips.
The art of the airline map
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 29, 2019
Original airline maps made flying all the more glamorous.
One Californian pie shop's place in the global economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 28, 2019
From doing business in Japan, to concerns about NAFTA and the trade war in China, this American company has its eye trained on the bigger picture.