<div>This episode is a director's cut version of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ttIMfw1Zzg&t=2s">So we’re all obsessed with dolls right now</a>, including extra discussions on dolls in horror films, "living dolls," the power of Bratz, and an interview with Dr. Jillian Hernandez, professor and author of <em>Aesthetics of Excess: The Art of Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment. </em>

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Written by Mina Le, Ella Gray, and Sophie Carter
Edited by Sophie Carter
Music by Olivia Martinez
Cover by Lindsay Mintz </div>


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