(Originally posted on Oct 9, 2014)

Ever since he was a little boy, John Zanardi loved Barbie dolls but was too ashamed to admit it.

That is until the age of 18, when he moved out on his own and started collecting them. Today he’s amassed over a thousand dolls, estimated to be worth something between 30 and 40 thousand dollars.

Today John Zanardi joins us to talk about his magnificent obsession- collecting Barbie dolls, and why some gay men seem to obsess over these toys marketed to little girls.

Listen as we talk about some more unusual Barbie dolls, Stanley the Barbie Man, Barbie’s breakup with Ken, The BLO, Ken’s cock ring and more amazing but true facts about this iconic American toy.

I’m not sure why people got so upset over Ken’s c*ck ring, it’s not like he has any genitals to put it on.

Plus–

• Catholic groups force an Argentine art gallery to shut down a religious Barbie doll exhibition.If the Vatican put these out, they would make a fortune.

• A new study says comfort foods may not be comforting after all. Did Taylor Kinney and Lady Gaga secretly get married?