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Money Talks: Barbie’s Dirty Laundry

Category: Business
Duration: 00:33:53
Publish Date: 2026-01-06 08:00:00
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In this Money Talks: Journalist and author Tarpley Hitt joins Emily Peck to discuss her new book Barbieland: The Unauthorized History which reveals the shady history behind the super-star doll. They’ll get into inventor Ruth Handler’s so-called "inspiration" by a popular German doll, Mattel’s industry spies and many, many lawsuits, and how Handler single-handedly prevented Nixon-era maternity leave policies. 

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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.



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