Money Talks: Barbie’s Dirty Laundry - Slate Money

In this Money Talks: Journalist and author <a href="https://tarpleyhitt.net/about/">Tarpley Hitt</a> joins <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck">Emily Peck</a> to discuss her new book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Barbieland/Tarpley-Hitt/9781668031827">Barbieland: The Unauthorized History</a> which reveals the shady history behind the super-star doll. They’ll get into inventor Ruth Handler’s so-called "inspiration" by a popular German doll, Mattel’s industry spies and many, many lawsuits, and how Handler single-handedly prevented Nixon-era maternity leave policies. Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888"> Apple Podcasts</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX"> Spotify<...