Barbie's Schemehouse | 114
Scamfluencers
Wondery
4.1 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Ruth Handler is a mom and small business owner when a sex doll gives her inspiration for a toy that will change everything: Barbie. She becomes the proto-Girl Boss who’s willing to lie, cheat and steal to make Mattel the biggest toy company in the world. And she’s having a good day every day, until shareholders and the SEC catch her making pretend with business documents.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, scamfluencer's fans, Sarah here. If you love the drama, deception, and mind-blowing |
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| 0:17.9 | today. A heads up to our listeners, this episode includes a brief reference to thoughts of |
| 0:23.2 | self-harm. |
| 0:24.3 | Please listen with care. |
| 0:31.6 | Sachi, do you have a favorite childhood toy that you still remember loving so much? |
| 0:37.1 | Yes, I had a Barbie that had a yo-yo attachment |
| 0:41.1 | and she would yo-yo. And she had different types of yo-yo's you could get. And I had a |
| 0:48.9 | Barbie caravan that like pulled out into a whole barbecue set. I loved it so much. |
| 0:54.6 | I remember I was trying very hard to impress my older brother |
| 0:58.1 | and I begged my parents to get me a tonka truck, |
| 1:00.8 | which I really did love, but also like Barbies were the thing, |
| 1:04.9 | which, as you know, they had a very big moment last year. |
| 1:08.1 | I do recall hearing some whispers of that, for sure. |
| 1:13.1 | Well, Barbies were the dominant toy when we were girls, but the story of how they got so |
| 1:18.0 | popular is actually a little scammy, which, of course, was not covered in the billion-dollar |
| 1:23.7 | blockbuster. |
| 1:24.8 | Get ready, Sachi. |
| 1:28.7 | It's 1979 and beloved TV host Merv Griffin is on the set of his long-running talk show. |
| 1:35.6 | He's in his 50s, tan with short white hair, and oozing confidence and charm. |
| 1:40.7 | He's an Emmy-winning host who's interviewed icons like Vincent Price, Joan Crawford, and Salvador Dali. |
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