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 (59)
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)
Why it’s important to talk with your kids about money
Jul 12, 2022
“You are teaching them about money, even if you're not saying anything,” says Bridget Bodnar, co-host and senior producer of "Million Bazillion" — Marketplace’s podcast for kids.
How to sell the future
by
Bridget Bodnar
and Charlton Thorp
Sep 7, 2020
A look at how advertising execs sold computers before any of us knew what they were.
How a stained glass business is holding up in a shaky economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Jul 9, 2020
A family business that's endured for five generations figures out new ways to stay relevant.
What menudo can tell us about Mexico
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 11, 2020
There's more to Mexican cuisine than tacos and burritos.
What lunch shaming tells us about how we think about poor people
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 10, 2020
The way we talk about poverty and the the people living in it could be getting in the way of solving inequality. One example? Lunch shaming.
Could we be doing more to help people on parole?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Alli Fam
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 2, 2020
A former New Orleans parole officer reflects on what could be done better to help parolees stay out of jail and build new lives.
Meet Steve, 55, professional driver
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 18, 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics would categorize Steve’s job as “production, transportation, and material moving” along with butchers, sewing machine operators and furniture makers, to name a few. One in 10 workers in the U.S. labor force are in this category.
Meet Kate, 24, new account representative at a bank
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 18, 2020
Kate's work is part of the "Sales and Office Occupations," category, like 20% of the U.S. labor force. She has an associate's degree.
Meet Derrick, 40, college dean
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 18, 2020
Derrick's work is characterized as "management, professional, like 40% of the U.S. workforce.
Meet Stephanie, 49, executive director of a movie theater
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 18, 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics would categorize her under “management, professional, and related occupations," along with four in 10 U.S. workers. This category also includes teachers, dentists, CEOs and a wide range of other professions.