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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)

My Economy

My Economy: What full employment actually looks like

by Kai Ryssdal , Tommy Andres and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 5, 2015
Manufacturing in Alabama and hopes for the future.
Tommy Andres
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My Economy

My Economy: Hard work, risk and opportunity in Alabama

by Kai Ryssdal , Tommy Andres and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 4, 2015
What's really behind an unemployment statistic? We got to Alabama to find out.
Kai tackles the catfish economy in Greesnboro, Alabama.
Tommy Andres/Marketplace
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How a secret meeting on Jekyll Island led to the Fed

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 20, 2015
Author Lowenstein explains the 'patriotic conspiracy' behind the central bank.
The Jekyll Island Club.
Evangelio Gonzalez/Flickr
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'Razzle Dazzle' and why Broadway came back

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Mukta Mohan
Oct 16, 2015
A look at how theater on the Great White Way changed Time Square's reputation.
Front row, from left to right: Jerry Schoenfeld, former chairman of the theatrical producing company The Shubert Organization; Bernard Jacobs, former president of The Shubert Organization; and Phillip J. Smith, the current CEO of the company. 
Courtesy Betty Jacobs
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Dr. Ben Carson on the economy, taxes and debt

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 7, 2015
In one of his only in-depth interviews about the economy, Carson laid out his plan.
Dr. Ben Carson
Tobin Low/Marketplace
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Fred Savage on-screen again for 'The Grinder'

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 28, 2015
The actor turned director-producer talks about the four pillars of his work ethic.
After many years behind the camera, Fred Savage is returning to TV for Fox's "The Grinder."
Tony Wagner/Marketplace
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The Volkswagen scandal is bigger than we thought

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 22, 2015
Dan Neil weighs in on the emissions hack of 11 million diesel vehicles.
The Environmental Protection Agency says that Volkswagen had installed software into tens of thousands of its diesel cars to manipulate emissions test results. 
Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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American Futures

American Futures from Detroit to Fresno

by Kai Ryssdal , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 21, 2015
The Fallows have been on a road trip across the country to learn what it's like in small towns.
 A view of downtown Detroit. 
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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Detroit: Then and Now

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 17, 2015
A new book looks at how Motor City shaped American culture.
David Maraniss in front of the home in which he spent the first six years of his life. It's now a pile of rubble.
Tommy Andres/Marketplace
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It's not just big oil that's struggling

by Kai Ryssdal , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 17, 2015
Smaller companies are getting by plugging wells for customers.
Small oil companies are feeling the squeeze of falling prices, too.
Courtesy Plants & Goodwin Inc.
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