Extinction Of Experience, The Truth About Barbie, and The Tiktokfication of The Beckham Family Drama with Tarpley Hitt
In this episode, we talk about the Extinction of Experience (the loss of nature-human interactions), the wild and untold story of Barbie and Mattel (lawsuits, corporate espionage, and theft!), the Tiktokfication of celebrity news (the Beckhams and Scandoval), plus a surprise inside pick.
About this week’s guest: Tarpley Hitt is an author, journalist, and an editor / contributor to The Drift magazine. She has previously reported on culture and money for The Daily Beast and Gawker, and her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, The Guardian, and Air Mail, among others. Her first book is Barbieland.
Show notes!
This week’s sponsor: The Working Garden Project
Tarpley’s website
Barblieland
Barbieland’s NYT book review
The Drift magazine
Things we talked about:
Extinction of experience: the loss of human-nature interactions
Reborn Dolls
End It Like Beckham (on Hulu)
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