{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 385: Barbie","description":"In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the new megahit film, Barbie.&amp;nbsp; Support Past Present on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week\u2019s show: &amp;nbsp;  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Barbie, directed by filmmaker Greta Gerwig, is a box-office  blockbuster. Natalia drew on this MSNBC piece she wrote about the doll\u2019s complicated legacy, and Niki reflected on  this New York Times article about the film\u2019s salience in a post-Roe era. We all drew on Anne-Helen Petersen\u2019s Culture Study newsletter on the \u201cBarbenheimer\u201d phenomenon. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History:  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Natalia recommended Marisa Meltzer\u2019s forthcoming book,  Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Glossier\u2019s Emily Weiss.  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Neil discussed Charlie Mahtesian and Madi Alexander\u2019s POLITICO story, \u201c\u2018This Is a Really Big Deal\u2019: How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP.\u201d  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Niki  shared about the latest season of FX\u2019s series The Bear. ","author_name":"Past Present","author_url":"http:\/\/pastpresentpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27617802\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/157058379"}