Geordie Armstrong and Josh Molina talk Barbie, Sinead O'Connor, Haiti, Old Spanish Days

Geography professor Geordie Armstrong returns for a conversation with Josh Molina about the hysteria surrounding the epic blockbuster movie Barbie. Armstrong explains the patriarchy and how it hurts women and men. She shares stories about her days playing with Barbie and Skipper and how her mother discouraged her from playing with Barbie because she was too "sexy." Armstrong then talks about why Sinead O'Connor's death hit hard, and why she was a significant figure in popular culture. With a shaved head, she broke rules about what femininity was supposed to look like. Armstrong then goes into a masterful explanation of the civil unrest in Haiti and offers a historical telling of what led up to the ongoing crisis. The podcast ends with Armstrong and Molina talking about Fiesta, indigenous people, and colonization. Josh Molina is a journalism instructor at Santa Barbara City College and journalist for Noozhawk. Armstrong is a professor of geography at Santa Barbara City College. If you like this podcast, please subscribe to Santa Barbara Talks. You can consider a contribution at www.santabarbaratalks.com or santabarbarapodcasts.com The Geordie and Josh show is podcast series that explores the world through their shared interests and experiences in music, movies, education, parenting, pop culture and their own childhood trauma.