EPISODE · Aug 24, 2023 · 16 MIN
20. You Can Have It All! Live Your Barbie Dreams
from Fire Up at 55 Plus · host Laurie Adams
“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/WBcXvjI0Q8ULeslie’s website/other presentations: www.lesliegoddard.infoBooks Recommended by Leslie:Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her, by Robin Gerberhttps://a.co/d/jfy0Q9WDressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America’s Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them, by Carol Spencerhttps://a.co/d/1FDcUeBAlso mentioned in this episode:HGTV Barbie Dreamhouse ChallengeEmail me at [email protected] or check out the flaming hot webpage: www.fireupat55plus.comThis episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.
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“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!...
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