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I'm MG Lord.

And I'm Antonia Serejido, and we're hosts of L.A. Made from L.A.S. Studios, telling the stories of bold local innovators.

In the new season, we look at Barbie. She's a cultural icon, but what do you really know about her?

We hear from Ruth Handler, who invented Barbie, Jack Ryan, who was responsible for her outrageous plastic

body, and designer Charlotte Johnson, who created her iconic wardrobe. And we hear from the

marketing visionaries and strategist who helped make Barbie the best-selling fashion doll in the world.

Stay tuned to hear episode one. Subscribe to LA.A. Made, the Barbie Tapes, for new episodes, available wherever you find great podcasts.

On a surprisingly brisk April morning, I walked into a vintage industrial building in the chic Los Angeles Arts District.

I went past the doorman, up in the

elevator, and rang the doorbell. Thank you for coming. Let's get started. Let's do it.

Inside of the apartment awaited a treasure that I knew was going to unlock the origin story of a national icon.

The person whose loft I was standing in is someone who LAS listeners are already probably pretty familiar with,

the fabulous M.G. Lord, cultural critic, USC professor, and host of L.A. Made Season 1, Blood, Sweat, and Rockets.

I haven't touched these things since 1994, as you can probably tell.

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