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.

Latest Stories (236)

ReMarket Podcast: The Marketplace Intern Report

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

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

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.
Students dancing at prom.
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Families choose to splurge for prom

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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