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Holly Hughes Takes a Trip to Barbieland

Aug 29, 2023 · 1h 31m 56s
Holly Hughes Takes a Trip to Barbieland
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For all the jobs Barbie’s had over the years, her most lucrative gig yet is now movie star, as the Barbie movie has just surpassed the billion dollar mark in...

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For all the jobs Barbie’s had over the years, her most lucrative gig yet is now movie star, as the Barbie movie has just surpassed the billion dollar mark in worldwide box office sales.

It is now Warner Brothers studio biggest money making film release in history.

This widely popular feminist film, directed and co-written by filmmaker Greta Gerwig, is set to not just to shape the future of films, but how we talk about gender and sexual equality.

Today, Weird Barbie in real life, performance artist Holly Hughes joins us to take a look at the Barbie movie phenomenon and why young girls love horses so much.

In the early 90s, Holly Hughes became widely known as part of the NEA Four, when her solo theatrical work became a political target for conservatives and her funding was revoked by the federal government.

CHECK OUT HOLLY HUGHES:
★ facebook.com/holly.hughes.7771
★ stamps.umich.edu/people/holly-hughes

Plus--
• Mattel releases its first product tie-in from the movie, the Weird Barbie Doll.

• Why America Ferrrera’s monologue from the film resonates so deeply.

Warning! We have a few spoilers in this podcast, so please listen with caution.

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