“Million Bazillion” is back Oct. 15!
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Bridget, Bridget, check this out. Ryan, what's with that giant wooden crate? I've invested in something that is going to revolutionize million bazillion as we know it. I just need to open it up here. We're a show that answers the questions kids have about money. Do we need to be revolutionized? Nearly there. Whoa, okay, be careful. Splinter. What does that say across the top? The all-questioning questiony?

Oh, Ryan, is this like one of those old vintage fortune teller machines? You put in a quarter and it spits out a card with your fortune written on it? Yeah. Instead of giving out little fortunes, it gives out money questions from our listeners. Really? That is amazing. That could really help us speed up our process. Can you imagine if we could answer more questions per season than ever before? I know. This show would be unstoppable. Okay, let's plug it in.

And all the lights in the building just went out. Hold on. Let me fix that. Well, don't take too long. We've got a whole new season of Million Bazillion to get to. And our listeners have a ton of stuff they want to know about money.

What is the difference between a credit card and a debit card? How does my money grow in a savings account? What are retirement plans and why do people have them? How can you tell that money is not fake? My question is, what does duty free mean and why does it exist? Why do we have pennies? Thank you. Sounds like we're in for more madcap adventures. Sure are. If it helps our listeners and their families learn more about money, from the questions they've always wondered to the money skills they need to succeed, we're on it.

Hey Ryan, when does the new season start again? That'll be Tuesday, October 15th. A new episode every week.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. What's even happening here? Ryan, what's wrong? Is the all-question questiony question machine okay? Now that it's working again, it just won't stop spitting out questions. They're coming so fast. Why don't they print $2 bills anymore? Bridget, what's the answer? Actually, they still do. They're just not as common as other denominations. Next question. Where does the word dollar come from? It's from a silver coin called the thaler, short from Joachimus Thaler.

No time to elaborate. Why is money green? How much money does the president make? What is rental arbitrage? Enough. We can't answer all those questions right now. This is just the trailer to let everyone know when our next full season is going to start. Okay, I'll just unplug it. Okay, maybe just say the important part again? Oh, right.

We're Million Bazillion, the show that answers the questions that kids have about money. We help dollars make more sense. New episodes coming to this podcast feed soon, starting Tuesday, October 15th. Subscribe to the podcast and sign up for our newsletter at marketplace.org slash million to get those episodes delivered straight to your inbox and some extra ideas for getting your kids smarter about money at home. So can we fix the question machine? I don't know. I think I'm gonna have to replace the flux capacitor.

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