82: Dissecting the social impact of the Barbie movie

This episode features a deep dive on the master class in social impact that is the Barbie movie with friend of the podcast Megan Gregory, our editor Nick Case, and our producer Kait Grey.

Regardless of how you felt about its messages, there’s no denying that this was a new way of deeply weaving impact into film

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dRtxJTOInb4

Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker

Producer: Kait Grey

Editor: Nick Case

Recording date: 

11/1/23

Chapters

0:00 – Intros

5:43 – The Hype

9:25 – What is it About Barbie?

16:36 – Gloria’s Monologue 

25:57 – Triangle vs Circle 

31:33 – Sasha’s Monologue 

40:49 – Millennial Parenting 

43:38 – Ruth’s Monologue 

48:27 – Mental Health 

55:30 – The Male Complex 

1:01:46 – Soundtrack 

1:05:05 – Examine Your Relationships 

1:11:30 – Mattel Over the Years 

1:30:39 – Takeaways 

1:36:25 – How to be a Better Ally