{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3c7e853c-db3d-543c-bc32-217a44c5a033/64f1165adf9af20011fad8c0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 118: Barbie","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b7ae0a169562bfe7e95307/1693521295575-8cc8aca162941389125290b9430fbec4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates&nbsp;<em>Barbie</em>, the&nbsp;fantasy comedy film&nbsp;directed by&nbsp;Greta Gerwig&nbsp;from a screenplay she wrote with&nbsp;Noah Baumbach.&nbsp;Based on the&nbsp;Barbie&nbsp;fashion dolls by&nbsp;Mattel, it is the first&nbsp;live-action&nbsp;Barbie film after numerous&nbsp;computer-animated films and specials. The film stars&nbsp;Margot Robbie&nbsp;as&nbsp;Barbie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ryan Gosling&nbsp;as&nbsp;Ken&nbsp;on a journey of self-discovery following an&nbsp;existential crisis. It features a supporting cast that includes&nbsp;America Ferrera,&nbsp;Kate McKinnon,&nbsp;Issa Rae,&nbsp;Rhea Perlman, and&nbsp;Will Ferrell. In this episode hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O'Connell&nbsp;explore the surprisingly weighty themes present in&nbsp;<em>Barbie</em>&nbsp;while marvelling about the stunning production design present in the film. They discuss the&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;the film grew into, the&nbsp;tremendously gifted&nbsp;cast, Greta Gerwig's future following this gargantuan success, and so much more.</p>","author_name":"Welcome To The Party Pal / Osiris Media"}