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Bridget Bodnar

Senior Producer

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I'm the senior producer of Marketplace podcasts Million Bazillion and Make Me Smart.

What was your first job?

A receptionist at a real estate office … in 2007. Things got interesting the next year.

In your next life, what would your career be?

Talent manager to a celebrity cat. Or a reclusive mystery writer.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

All the TV subscriptions … all of them …

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

The photo of my daughter from when she was about 3 weeks old and still in that "looks-like-a-turnip" phase. It makes me smile whenever I see it.

Episodes Hosted by Bridget (22)

Million Bazillion | Season 3 | Episode 1

What is a credit card, and how does it work?

Jun 21, 2022
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Million Bazillion | Season 3

"Million Bazillion" is back June 21!

Jun 14, 2022
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Million Bazillion | Season 2

We're looking for your money jokes, poems and tips!

May 19, 2022
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 8

Why do prices end in $0.99?

Aug 10, 2021
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 7

Why are jobs so important?

Aug 3, 2021
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 6

What is the stock market?

Jul 27, 2021
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 5

Why is our money green?

Jul 20, 2021
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 4

Why can girls’ things cost more than boys’ things?

Jul 13, 2021
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 3

The history of banks

Jul 6, 2021
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Million Bazillion | Season 2 | Episode 2

Taxes pay for the things we care about

Jun 29, 2021
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Latest Stories (235)

American Futures

Snapshot: Sioux Falls

by Bridget Bodnar
Sep 3, 2013
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ReMarket Podcast: The Marketplace Intern Report

by Bridget Bodnar
Aug 3, 2012
If you’ve been following our ReMarket podcasts, you’ve heard from a lot of our hosts, producers, senior editors, our reporters. This week, we peek into the world of a few of our future newsmen and women for the Marketplace Intern Report.
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Santa Monica business hurt by British expats departing

by Bridget Bodnar
Jul 20, 2012
The Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica is sometimes called "Little Britain." That's because of the number of British expats living there. But "Little Britain" is changing.
An afternoon tea party laid out by revelers on the The Mall as thousands gather for The Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4, 2012 in London, England.
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Prom spending keeps rising

by Bridget Bodnar
Jun 8, 2012
Would you spend $1,000 to go to prom? Many do. The recession, if anything, is a bigger motivator to go big for a high school dance party.
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Families choose to splurge for prom

by Bridget Bodnar
May 18, 2012
It's prom season, and surveys show that American families will be spending $1,000 on average for prom this year, up a third from last year.
Surveys show that American families will be spending $1,000 on average for prom this year, up a third from last year.
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