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*PROGRAMMING NOTE: this version of the episode inexplicably has about 20 minutes of dead silence after the reading of the Godly Wives. there is no secret message! we just fucked up! love you <3

The girlies review the movie that’s taken over our zeitgeist and turned everything pink — BARBIE 💕👱🏻‍♀️With help from film critic and Barbie movie expert Zoë Rose Bryant, they explore whether or not a two-hour toy commercial can be feminist, whether or not we need it to be, and most importantly... BEAUTIFUL gowns. Digressions include manosphere nightmares, putting on our tinfoil hats to talk about The Aliens, and one listener’s helpful expertise in maritime law. Follow Zoë on Twitter and Letterboxd. Check out our merch here!

Comments

Peter Shelley

you posted this right when I needed 🙇🏼

Sienna

Please watch “they cloned Tyrone” on Netflix for a really funny and well-executed sci-fi/mystery/fun movie that is a great commentary of racism in the USA.

Mimi Lou

i’ve been waiting for this one!

Kat Wille

Currently having a panic attack about the fish

meghan madigan

I SAID THE EXACT SAME THING ABOUT TUMBLR AND THE MONOLOGUE

meghan madigan

Also half the movie was about ken and they said men singing is annoying yet give him a 10 minute musical number?

Sienna

I had the same thoughts as Eliza… thank you for sharing and your service 🫡🫡 I had the same thought about that I had seen the monologue speech on tumblr. But I do agree with that it sent a feminist message that appeals to a more mainstream audience is a positive and appreciate this take as it was grounding to hear.

Hannah

can someone tell me if julia and eliza liked it or not because i really loved it and i don’t want to hear criticism

Maddie G

love miss gerwig very much and have written entire papers abt her filmography but the america ferrera monologue Did Not Hit for me after witnessing the march sisters monologues in little women 🤷‍♀️

Maddie G

maybe a bit unfair of me to pit greta’s children against each other tho

maggie prider-wint

just got out of my second time watching barbie this is perfect timing

sophie

binchtopia x zoe rose bryant is something soooooo important to me…….

Em

this is my superbowl 😭

ssteph

i’m usually a hater of musical numbers in tv/movies and feel they’re usually unnecessary but i’m just ken sent me to the moon lmao i was obsessed

Martha Godstone

The way I didn’t let myself have a single critical thought about this movie until I hear ur takes

Lulu Wilson

I don’t think the aliens are from out solar system

cend

is there just 20 minutes of dead air after the patreon shout out or am i going insane

ryan guggenheim

i recommend you watch the movie Dead Calm ! it is about crimes at international water and Nicole Kidman 😌

Hannah Green

slayyyy perfect timing i just got out of the barbie movie

Sophie M

i was so curious about what content we would receive AFTER the godly wives?? for 20 minutes???

Sally Paik

The 20 minutes of silence for the fallen godly wives

Grace

Love the Barbie movie but have any binches watched Oppenheimer and now obsessed with Cillian Murphy or what

Rebecca Thornley

Why do I feel like i need to listen to the twenty minutes of silence in case I miss something

Anastasia

Julia liked, Eliza was unsure but by end of episode decided she liked

Isø

Love this love Barbie love women love Ken 🥲💖💖💖

georgiashakey

Sam Smith’s pronouns are they/them I believe! just an fyi!

bodil

As a european the fact that americans believe in aliens is INSANE its always the us military! Every single time...

Amanda R

look up the other two creators bc they look JUST like brooke and cary

blake frost

Im only 17 minutes in and the mention of this ongoing pandemic in the past tense is painful for high risk binchies and the people that love them. Please please please look into disability Justice and find disabled content creators online who are doing the work to educate & share their life experiences! I highly recommend checking out Imani Barbarin’s work - crutches & spice on social media.

Caitlin Feely

anyone else really enjoy chewing on Polly pocket clothes as a child

Grace

Started it the other day it’s so good he’s wowwww

Nat

The 20 mins is actually a message from the aliens if u play it backwards

Rhiannon Ellis

not me crying at you talking about crying at the barbie movie

Tiff

I saw a take on tik tok about how the monologue was moving because she was explaining the patriarchy to Barbie, who is just discovering the real world and we as the audience can identify with Barbie in that moment because we were once young and also realizing the patriarchy and feminism at a very basic level too.

Danielle

Hi! Tinfoil hat comment. I recently was freaked out by a rabbit hole of Illuminati TikTok’s, stemming from Tom Holland and Jim Carrey interviews. I’m having a moment of weakness and am unnerved by it, and how Hollywood is deeply evil place. Help!

Danielle

Yes to me the monologue is to help open the eyes of those who have never thought about it before!

blake frost

I heard that as I listened further!! It made me breathe a small sigh of relief!! I would still love if Julia & Eliza could further clarify their thoughts on where they’re currently at in terms of Covid and what we owe to each other in terms of accessibility and community care now that Covid is here to stay.

Sam

see everyone thought I was a FREAK when I said he was sexy in Batman Begins in 2005, but I was just way ahead of all of y'all

Emily

As someone who has caught oarfish many a time on animal crossing I am simply unfazed by its appearance😌😌

Ella

GREAT episode ladies!

Isabella

are you watching the gOdFatHeR

Emily Michelle

hi so me and my bestie have tickets for the monday brooklyn show and she has a lab practical for school that got rescheduled to that night....would anyone be gracious and kind enough to switch tickets for the sunday show and with us?? we've both had a rough summer and this is the only event keeping us afloat and now she cant go 😭✌️

Danielle

To me I’m most excited this movie is bringing these convos mainstream

Shaelan Donovan

Appreciate this convo as I had very similar thoughts to Eliza - like what is this film about? We have Barbie's goals of self-actualization and then the 2012 era feminist appeal mixed together. But, also plenty of laugh out loud funny moments and over the top camp. Not sure if this has changed my perception of the movie but I really appreciated hearing from Julia and Zoe.

Alice Zhang

hi binchies i’m selling one ticket to the brooklyn show on 8/13!!! pls lmk if ur interested <3

zoe

susan faludi is my dad’s ex gf & the last person he dated before my mom 🫡

Victoria Wilde

My boyfriend literally made me go to a movie museum because they had the desk from The Godfather (I’ve never seen it) and two days later we were watching the Barbie movie and when that part happened he physically CRINGED and was like “do you hate me??”

Ally Vanny

Boston Binchies!! I have two tickets to the late show — the two people I was going to go with bailed and none of my other friends listen/ are able to go. I’d still like to go (but not alone 🥺🥺🥺) so hmu if two of you are interested in meeting and hanging out with a fellow binchie 💞I’m otherwise open to selling all three tickets!

Janey Amend-Bombara

Hi!! I am randomly visiting my family in Boston this week and would LOVE to go!! Im from VA and the dc tickets went sooo fast :(

sophie!

heads up for julia + any other adhd binches, apparently if you dissolve vyvanse in water and let it sit, it can lose it’s potency!! so it’s ideal to keep the powder and dissolve it only when you’re about to take it

Kate Tsourmas

Offended by Eliza calling Idaho undesirable. 🥔❤️🍟💔

Bailey Whitehead Price

PLS HELP I have crippling anxiety and I am spiraling about Eliza’s comment about the physic predicting nuclear warfare and it’s all I can think about and I keep crying can someone say it’s not true to make me feel better 😛

Carley Gougeon

Barbie movie is like probably partly about Abortion because can you really have a movie that's women centered without abortion being incorporated? The cost of having a womb

Chloe Starr

the way i jumped bc my name is chloe, i'm a case manager, and have been bitten by a dog

Emily Klingaman

I’m so happy to hear the Salt and Straw praise…. It was the one thing to do next to my college. I can’t tell you how many first dates I’ve been in there but yes, it slaps. Try the vegan CHOO mint chip :)

Emily Klingaman

Next time y’all are in Portland, OR go to the flagship Salt & Straw!! They have flavors you can’t find anywhere else.

Kat

There’s actually a pattern of the government talking about aliens and the US doing some shady shit internationally like i’m sure aliens are real but like…. why are you telling us about it now

Sunbeam

It made me spiral too! The world is not ending. We will be ok. Do your best to just focus on one day at a time 🤍

alexa schnur

i’m selling two meet and greet tickets to the 7pm philly show! ideally selling for 62$, which is what i paid. they include preferred seating and meet and greet! please respond to this if you’re interested and we can get in touch :)

Cherise Detwiler

Selling ticket to the late night show in Boston! Reply if interested!!

Savannah

question: is it better for the binches numbers to listen to main eps on spotify or patreon

Lola

HI is anyone anyone anyone selling a ticket to the Brooklyn show? Pleaseee please let me know I will pay extra! Need to see my Girlssssss

Lola

If there are two tickets even better but please if anyone is selling a ticket to any of the Brooklyn shows please respond! Let me know! Very much appreciated. <3

jessie

i agree with eliza’s original takes. barbie was weirdly meta

freya

can we talk about how barbie is miles better than oppenheimer

Vanessa Rae

For me seeing the way the movie has brought all of these women out and connected us in some way means it did something right. Being surrounded by so many girlies laughing and crying at the same times all dressed in pink made me so happy and honestly like reconnected to my femininity

Vanessa Rae

Also when I left the theatre there was this group of 4 women maybe in their 70s dressed in all pink waiting to go in together and if that doesn’t make you cry and feel connected to other women idk what will it was so sweet

Maddy short

Driving 5 hours round trip tomorrow to the closest theater to see Barbie so I can listen to this episode 💕

Jo

Hi yall i have an extra ticket to their dc show i would like to sell! Per dc improvs email, i cannot return it but i can transfer it to a friend! Happy to do this if someone needs a ticket (as long u promise not to scam me😎)

Peter Shelley

Does anyone know what company they talked about when they talked about ordering shroom microdoses? I’m interested in learning more

miah

glad to see plenty of support and only legitimate critiques in these comments <3 on an extremely related note, abolish the binchtopia subreddit

Sienna

It is so refreshing looking at Patreon comments for the kindness in difference of opinion. Thank you for saying that last part… literally abolish…

alexa schnur

philly binchies last call before i go to ticketmaster!!! i’d love to get my tickets directly to a binchie instead, please reply to this if you’re interested : i’m selling two meet and greet tickets to the 7pm philly show! ideally selling for 62$, which is what i paid. they include preferred seating and meet and greet! please respond to this if you’re interested and we can get in touch :)

Zoe

still only like 40 mins in but i so agree with eliza!! After watching the film, i took to social media to tell people, “some of y’all never read the second sex”…. But then what julia & zoe said is SO TRUE: NOT everyone has read the second sex!! Maybe i need to appreciate i have probably been in a bit of a feminist bubble for the past 12 years or so

Kate Tsourmas

I commented this on my sister’s account and I realize I can’t say things in her name. My name is Amy. 😎

Coco

PRINCESS AND THE PAUPERRRRR OMG

carly koprevich

sincere tinfoil hat comment (julia don’t read xoxo): aliens are real and have been showing up a lot more lately (but everyday ppl who see them always get written off as crazy and maybe the aliens use that to their advantage!!!!). i personally think they’re tryna scout out what will be left on our dying planet. pls look up the incident at the Ariel school in Zimbabwe 1994

Naila Speaks-LaBrie (NY-EE-LA)

Aliens don’t just show up for government officials though! There are countless accounts of normal people having weird ass encounters with extraterrestrials throughout the years to the point that like…they can’t all be lying.

Zoe

Eliza covered the Ariel school in one of the drunk history eps! So fascinating!

Julia

Maybe go to the Reddit post on r/Binchtopia! I think they have a specific post on there

Julianna Faye

the way i started tearing up just at the MENTION of the billie eilish montage

leafy

def recommend checking out American hysteria’s episode about Barbie history

Gabrielle Showalter

HI GUYS i thought i’d be in nyc this month but it turns out i won’t, so i’m selling my 2 tickets for the august 13th show in nyc!! message me for details ❤️ want them to go to a caring binchie home

Allie Meger

aliens are so fucking scary

Jesse

allow me to present the theory that barbie and oppie actually DO have much in common cause they are both thematically about death but just approach it from opposite directions (obvi)

baby.yogurt

Julia if ur able u should share the moving company that was super late on getting ur stuff sent to u, so we can know to avoid them! Also this episode was incredible, I already knew I loved this movie for deeply personal reasons but it was so lovely and Illuminating to hear Zoe speak more on the specifics of what it rly had to Say and also what it meant to her 💜💗Obv it is not a perfect movie by any means but there’s so much to love. also I loved Kate McKinnon’s weird Barbie she was so funny to me but tbh I loved all the Barbies and I can’t stop making Barbie references at home I’m so Barbied!!

baby.yogurt

Also the dad who was trying to speak Spanish poorly at the end of the Barbie movie made me laugh so much bc my bf has just started learning Spanish since I’ve been studying Spanish for a long time, and seeing the dad struggling to pronounce “estoy muy orgulloso de ti”and America’s character trying to correct him I was like ……that’s sooo so true for me

Amelia

i’m going to the late show and was hoping to find someone to go with !

Ally Vanny

Janey, Kate, Amelia - send me a dm request on Instagram @allisonvantwix, that’s probably the best way to chat about details!

Marwa

listening to this episode at 3am locked outside my new apartment with my kitten inside😛👍

Jo

Hey so sorry i missed the patreon notif that you commented!!! Are you still interested

Naila Speaks-LaBrie (NY-EE-LA)

Tbh growing up in Cali my whole life I had the same preconceived notions about Idaho but I visited for the for first time last month on a road trip to Yellowstone and it was breathtaking!! It was sooo green and luscious

miah

a lot of the posts on there aren’t constructive or honestly necessary. lots of attacks on the girls’ character, work ethic, etc. overall just a negative space when ppl are reacting to episodes

Naila Speaks-LaBrie (NY-EE-LA)

I definitely notice that, my biggest qualm is when people complain about them making more $… like huh? I’m stoked to see our binchettes having financial stability!

abby

I’m going to the late show by myself! my insta is @abbyc0604

KP Dwyer

I have a 1 VIP brooklyn bell house ticket for Aug 13th dm me on insta @kpatrid if you're interested 💌 wanted to go so bad but adhd brain double booked myself w a flight the day before

Catherine

off topic but wait a damn minute. y’all gross over $250k a year each from patreon??? go off

Helen Hicks

hi! if you’re still selling an nyc ticket feel free to dm me on ig! it’s @ h3l3nh1cks

baby.yogurt

if true this information is going to make me cry.....some ppl will just get so lucky in life and I'll never be like them..........

Caroline Meade

Whose the author of “the deep”??

Sarah

Obsessed with the 25 minutes of silence at the end of the episode lmao

Bonnie Joe

Hi so rabies vaccines for dogs are *technically* good for three years in an urban areas and one year in a rural areas. Obviously, I think you should keep your animal up-to-date on shots and I am all for vaccines, but thankfully, I think our binchie bestie that got bit by dog will be OK😅

Averi

i think the barbie movie is one of my top movies of all time. i literally cried 6 times and the rest of the time i was smiling and laughing. i agree there was nothing groundbreaking about what they were saying but i think it just made me emotional how many people including young girls were going to watch that movie and the impact that might have. it made me optimistic for the future which might be dumb but who doesn’t need that rn lol

Averi

not to mention the aesthetics alone were immaculate. they went all out on the set and wardrobe

Bella Romero

i know y’all only spoke about them for a second but i’m pretty sure sam smith uses they/them pronouns! <3

Bella Romero

i say this with all the love but i do think it’s irresponsible to claim barbie is not revolutionary. i know it’s not that deep but i just feel like it needs to be said. barbie is the first blockbuster film to gross this high for this long with as a woman directed film. and again echoing much of what zoe said, the movie’s reach is far more vast than just large liberal cities where people often like to critique culture from a leftist lense. even in a place like nashville which is considered blue, there is a lot of ignorance. creating a huge movie like this, that is so widespread with a large presence, that includes many leftist and feminist undertones is truly incredible imo. i think it’s important to keep in mind that seeing these conversations in a blockbuster movie is actually quite revolutionary and important. there are people in the south or underfunded areas or appalachia that need a movie like this to push these conversations to the forefront. anyways! love y’all 🫶🏽

Han🦋

Zoe thank you for sharing your personal view point of the Barbie movie, you expressed yourself so beautifully and it made me smile! Bring Zoe back on someday besties🩵

Kelsey

Girl Omaha is not a small town lmao

Tess Knoll

i have never returned to the subreddit after someone posted saying they’re annoyed that the girls “want to be oppressed so bad” because julia talks a lot about being jewish 😭 and that they mention that they’re bi women sometimes. like get a grip fr

Grace Dolan

PLEASE have Zoë back as much as you can!!

Emmaliese Confer

THAT was such a crazy comment i remember a few posts later they were like “i get ATTACKED for giving my OPINION!” and i was like…. you certainly did not

Teagan

currently writing a paper about the misconstruction of Barbie’s feminism as it pertains to their treatment of Kens, but as a hopeful fan of the movie ty for basically writing the argument against my take 🫶 crediting you in my citations fr xx