In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the new megahit film, Barbie.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Barbie, directed by filmmaker Greta Gerwig, is a box-office blockbuster. Natalia drew on this MSNBC piece she wrote about the doll’s complicated legacy, and Niki reflected on this New York Times article about the film’s salience in a post-Roe era. We all drew on Anne-Helen Petersen’s Culture Study newsletter on the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia recommended Marisa Meltzer’s forthcoming book, Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Glossier’s Emily Weiss.
· Neil discussed Charlie Mahtesian and Madi Alexander’s POLITICO story, “‘This Is a Really Big Deal’: How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP.”
· Niki shared about the latest season of FX’s series The Bear.
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Episode 405: Controversies over Christmas “Classics”
Episode 404: George Santos
Episode 403: Nikki Haley
Episode 402: Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages
Episode 401: The History of Drive-Thru Dining
Episode 400: The History of U.S. Divorce Laws
Episode 399: Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos
Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations
Episode 397: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours
Episode 396: The History of Historic Preservation
Episode 395: TED Talks and the History of Public Speaking
Episode 394: Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code
Episode 393: Ibram X. Kendi and the Controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research
Episode 392: The New Crisis of Masculinity
Episode 391: The History of Telemarketing
Episode 390: A History of the Mugshot
Episode 389: West Virginia University and the Attack on American Universities
Episode 388: The Hollywood Strike
Episode 387: Trigger Warnings
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