About this episode

Bridget and Ryan explore why the U.S. stopped making pennies while being approached to write a movie about it.

Bridget and Ryan are approached by a big film producer to write the next summer blockbuster — a movie all about the penny! The timing couldn’t be better because so many of you have been wanting to know: why did the U.S. stop making pennies? The answer comes down to dollars and cents. But … will this be “Million Bazillion”’s big break into Hollywood? Listen now to find out.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bridget, Ryan

Topics covered

• pennies
• U.S. currency
• Hollywood
• blockbuster movies
• economics

Keywords

• penny
• U.S. currency
• blockbuster
• economics
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hollywood

Products: penny

Places: U.S.

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