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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Before She Became The Most Famous Gal In Malibu, Barbie Grew Up In Wisconsin
Description: Today in 1959, Mattel brought a new toy to the North American International Toy Fair in New York City. The Barbie doll has since become famous all over the world, but few places have more of a connection to Barbie than the state of Wisconsin. Plus: today in 1965, a story in The News-Star newspaper with the headline "Clumsy Burglars." And boy were they. 5 things we know about Willows, the fictional Wisconsin city where Barbie was born (Milwaukee Record)Inept Criminals #3 (Weird Universe)Back our show on Patreon so we can keep bringing all the K...