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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 by Bridget (36)

Million Bazillion | Season 4 | Episode 6

Why are there so many of the same stores?

Mar 14, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 4 | Episode 5

Why do some people get paid more than others?

Mar 7, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 4 | Episode 4

"Million Bazillion" Presents: "Money Mania" game show

Feb 28, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 4 | Episode 3

Why do countries have different currencies?

Feb 21, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 4 | Episode 2

What is insurance?

Feb 14, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 4 | Episode 1

What is the black market?

Feb 7, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 4

"Million Bazillion" returns Feb 7

Jan 31, 2023
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Million Bazillion | Season 3 | Episode 8

Why can't kids have jobs?

Aug 9, 2022
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Million Bazillion | Season 3 | Episode 7

What is cryptocurrency?

Aug 2, 2022
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Million Bazillion | Season 3 | Episode 6

What do grown-ups do with all their money?

Jul 26, 2022
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Latest Stories (236)

Why it’s important to talk with your kids about money  

by David Brancaccio , Bridget Bodnar and Erika Soderstrom
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.
Not talking to your kids about money already teaches them one lesson ... that money can be stressful.
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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.
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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.
Stained glass artwork hangs at Judson Studios in South Pasadena, California.
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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.
A bowl of menudo Rick Martinez had for breakfast in Zacatecas one morning.
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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.
Cafeteria workers prepare lunches for school children at the Normandie Avenue Elementary School in South Central Los Angeles.
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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.
A truck is parked in front of a home in the historic Fauborg Marigny neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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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.
Steve Fields
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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.
Matt Staver
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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.
Caroline Yang
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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.
Amiee Stubbs
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