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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 (53)

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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A new edition of Million Bazillion Academy!

Mar 5, 2024
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From "Financially Inclined": How to make the workforce work for you

Feb 7, 2024
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From our friends at "Financially Inclined": How to save money

Nov 21, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 5 | Episode 6

What's up with those claw machines?

Oct 17, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 5 | Episode 5

Who sets the price of rent?

Oct 10, 2023
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Latest Stories (236)

Politics Inside Out

Third time was the charm

by Andrea Seabrook , Gina Delvac , Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Kimberly Adams and Bridget Bodnar
Jul 27, 2016
Bill Clinton didn't exactly talk at length about the economy or policy during his Tuesday night speech at the DNC.
Bill Clinton speaks on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Why some towns are un-paving their roads

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jul 25, 2016
Ripping up pot-hole filled asphalt and replacing it with gravel makes more financial sense.
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Corner Office

Scott Free TV's chief on riding the content wave

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jul 19, 2016
David W. Zucker talks about running the TV side of the company and the flip side of the content bubble.
David Zucker, left, the president of TV at Scott Free Productions, and writer/executive producer Frank Spotnitz speak during the "The Man in the High Castle" panel discussion at the 2015 Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills, California.  
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What Diane Keaton can teach you about working women

by Bridget Bodnar
Jul 14, 2016
Is it easier to find a movie with positive depictions of women in the workplace in the 1980s than it is today?
Diane Keaton in the 1987 comedy "Baby Boom."
United Artists Films
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We finally know how much U.S. debt is owned by Saudi Arabia

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
May 18, 2016
The answer to a question you didn't even know you had.
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"Colony" creators reflect on entertainment industry

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 16, 2016
Carlton Cuse and Ryan Condal talk about "Colony," their show on USA Network.
Executive producers Ryan Condal and Carlton Cuse speak onstage during the 'Colony' panel discussion at the NBCUniversal portion of the 2016 Winter TCA Tour at Langham Hotel on January 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. 
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Corner Office

A new CEO and new strategy for American Apparel

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 17, 2016
Paula Schneider needs to turn around the fashion-basics firm. Here's her plan.
American Apparel's advertising is "still super sexy, not highly sexualized," Schneider says.
Tommy Andres/Marketplace
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Ever wonder why you bought that ugly sweater?

by Molly Wood , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 24, 2015
The way a store looks, sounds, and even smells has a major impact on your spending.
Stores and malls make a conscious effort to create an aesthetic that draws in customers.
John Macdougall/Getty Images
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Don't call it 'Black Friday.' It's 'Golden Friday' at one mall in Montana

by Molly Wood , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 23, 2015
The Butte Plaza Mall is focusing on small businesses for the holidays.
The job report for December was strong.
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Shelf Life

The young Italian who revolutionized menswear

by Bridget Bodnar and Robert Garrova
Nov 18, 2015
How Brioni suits became the formal wear of choice for American presidents… and John Wayne.
John Wayne gets the Brioni fit.
Gaetano Savini: The Man Who Was Brioni
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