Why Greta Gerwig's BARBIE is Cynical and Vapid


Author: Andrew Keen August 3, 2023 Duration: 33:29
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Why Greta Gerwig's BARBIE is Cynical and Vapid

EPISODE 1632: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Celeste Marcus, Managing Editor of Liberties Quarterly, about Greta Gerwig's complete failure  in BARBIE to make a serious movie about women

Celeste Marcus is the managing editor of Liberties. She is writing a biography of Chaim Soutine

Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.


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