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)

'The Founder' tells the contentious story of how McDonald's became a fast-food giant

Jan 17, 2017
Director John Lee Hancock tells us how Ray Kroc, played by Michael Keaton, helped the McDonalds brothers expand before buying them out.
Director John Lee Hancock on the set of "The Founder" with actor Michael Keaton.
Daniel McFadden

How to make lunch at your desk less sad

Let Bon Appetit's Adam Rapoport teach you how to eat like you work at a fancy food magazine.
Martijn van Exel/flickr

My Economy: What it’s like to be the parent of a disabled child

Jan 9, 2017
Margaret Enos of Pennsylvania says it’s a full-time job.
Margaret Enos (L) and family.
Courtesy Margaret Enos

Twitter is struggling to turn relevance into revenue

Jan 9, 2017
Despite it being the President-elect's main form of communication
A selection of recent Trump tweets. 
Twitter

Mark Bittman makes pancakes

Dec 21, 2016
Mark Bittman shares one of his easiest and most requested recipes
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DSC Logistics CEO wants to 'crack through the top' for women in corporate leadership

Dec 20, 2016
Ann Drake says things are getting better for women in the workplace, but there's more to be done.
Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics.
Mary Rafferty

Apart from winter, music is coming

Dec 19, 2016
Ramin Djawadi, composer of Game of Thrones, Westworld, and Iron Man soundtracks talks about the creative process.
 A full orchestra performs during the announcement of the Game of Thrones® Live Concert Experience featuring composer Ramin Djawadi at the Hollywood Palladium on August 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live nation Entertainment

The Big Book recommendations of 2016

Dec 9, 2016
We talk to a lot of authors on our show. Here are some titles that stood out in 2016.
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How this woman went from nurse to inventor

Dec 9, 2016
Bessie Blount Griffin cared for soldiers who lost limbs and was inspired to invent a special tool for them.
An illustration of Bessie Blount Griffin, American nurse and inventor. 
Sophia Foster-Domino

The legacy of early female astronomers

Dec 6, 2016
We explore cracks in the glass ceiling from a very long time ago.
Dava Sobel, author of "The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars"
Mia Berg