20. You Can Have It All! Live Your Barbie Dreams
Episode description
“When I close my eyes, it’s a fantasy. Perfect plastic life from a magazine. Then when I wake up, it’s reality. I can have it all, live my Barbie dreams”—so goes Fifty Fifty’s song Barbie Dreams. In just two weeks the blockbuster Barbie movie about the iconic, best-selling doll of all time, became the first-ever billion-dollar film solely directed by a female, Greta Gerwig. Why has the movie hit such a nerve? Why has Barbie persisted from your childhood to your grandchildren’s? Let’s dive in!
You-Tube Barbie Illustrated Presentation by Leslie Goddard, Ph.D.:
https://youtu.be/WBcXvjI0Q8U
Leslie’s website/other presentations: www.lesliegoddard.info
Books Recommended by Leslie:
Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her, by Robin Gerber
https://a.co/d/jfy0Q9W
Dressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America’s Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them, by Carol Spencer
https://a.co/d/1FDcUeB
Also mentioned in this episode:
HGTV Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge
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This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.