Binging Barbie: A Barbie Movie Podcast: Recent Episodes
John and Jay
Grab your popcorn, put on your favorite Barbie outfit and join John and Jay for a fun and entertaining journey through the world of Barbie! From the classic animated films to the more recent endeavors, we explore the stories, characters, and themes of these beloved movies.
Have you ever wondered how Barbie compares to Bionicle? How about Christopher Nolan and High School Musical?
In celebration of our 100th episode*, we are ranking every movie we have covered on the podcast!
*This isn't technically our hundredth episode, but when you take out the bonus episodes, it basically is
Years from now they're going to ask us: where were you when Binging Barbie released their Dark of the Moon episode? We're gonna say: we listened!
We are taking a break from Michael Bay to talk about the newest Transformers movie: Transformers One!
Includes Spoilers
We’re turning the Bayhem dial up another notch to talk about the second live-action Transformers movie!
This episode is more than meets the eye, as John and Jay dive into the first of Michael Bay’s Transformers series! We talk about the crazy characters, the military propaganda, and a film which feels at war with itself!
You got the power! The power to listen to the first episode of our new series on the Transformers movies! Join John and Jay as we jump back to the 80s to talk about upbeat rock, brutal character deaths, and Orson Welles!
High School Musical, who says we have to let it go? We’re wrapping up our latest series by ranking all the High School Musical movies!
你好! John, Jay, and returning guest Emma are once again going international to cover the Chinese High School Musical spinoff: College Dreams!
We’re bopping to the top to talk about the final High School Musical spin-off! John and Jay talk about Sharpay, musicals, and Austin Butler!
¡A nostotros no nos gustamos cantar ni bailar, solo queremos escuchar a Binging Barbie! Join John, Jay, and especial guest Emily tackle the three Latin American High School Musical spin-offs!
The boys are back to talk about the final film in the original High School Musical trilogy! John, Jay, and returning guest Emma talk about graduation, existential crises, and spinning hallways!
What time is it? Time for our episode on High School Musical 2 with special guest Samariel! We talk about the crazy dance numbers, the fan theories, and Sharpay!
We’re all in this together! And by “this,” I mean our new series on the High School Musical movies! Join us as we talk about Wildcats, Sharpay, and who the true villain of the movie is!
Gathered friends, listen one last time to the legend of Bionicle. John, Jay, and Toa reveal their rankings of the Bionicle movies!
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
Gathered friends, listen again as John, Jay, and Toa talk about Season 2 of Journey to One, and the end of Bionicle!
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
Gathered friends, John, Jay, and Toa are going back to Bionicle to talk about the 2015 reboot and the first season of the tie-in Netflix show Journey to One
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
We return to Hero Factory to talk about Savage Planet, Breakout, Brain Attack, and Invasion from Below. We wrap up our discussion on what worked, what didn’t, and what might have been if the series hadn’t ended so soon
John and Jay assemble a podcast to talk about LEGO’s attempt to create a successor to Bionicle: Hero Factory
We’re riding our hot air balloon out to cover the latest Barbie movie: Stacie to the Rescue!
Gathered friends, listen again to Binging Barbie. Jay and guest co-host Toa Legend fly off to Bara Magna to talk about reboots, Great Spirit robots, and the end of the Bionicle story!
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
Gathered friends, join Jay, Toa Legend, and Sam as we dive deep into Bionicle lore in this special episode! We’re exploring some of the best years of the Bionicle story, full of mind-control, long-lost civilizations, and a world-changing twist!
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
Serious Business: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seriousbuspod
Gathered friends, listen again to Binging Barbie! Toa Legend and Sam join us to talk about all the lore, the darker tone, puberty metaphors, and (of course) Roodaka!
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
Serious Business: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seriousbuspod
Gathered friends, listen again to Binging Barbie! John, Jay, and special guest host Toa Legend are back to talk about Metru Nui, coming-of-age metaphors, and complicated timelinesToa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
Gathered friends, join us as we begin our exploration of the Bionicle series! John, Jay, and special guest host Toa Legend dig in to all the lore, the backstory, and the hidden meanings of Bionicle: Mask of Light!
Toa Legend: https://youtube.com/@ToaLegend?si=qU_hfqdHjqZ3b6n7
We’re bidding adios to Beverly Hills with the last of these Chihuahua movies, and also ranking the trilogy!
Ay Chihuahua! We’re returning to Beverly Hills to meet Papi and Chloe’s three very annoying pups
Binging Barbie is harnessing the power of the chihuahua as we start our new miniseries on the Beverly HIlls Chihuahua trilogy. Will we be won over by these talking pups?
We’re ranking every Monster High movie, as well as talking about some of our favorite characters and moments!
Join us in the broom closet as we finish up our series on the Monster High movies. Monster High enthusiast Cas joins us to talk about vampire mcmansions, bad metaphors, and the Grim Reaper!
We’re coming out of the dark and following Monster High’s jump into live-action with returning guest Samariel!
We’re bidding farewell to the animated Monster High movies with returning guest Samariel! We talk about Gen 2, bad hair, and zomboys!
We’ve finally made it to the controversial movie debut of Monster High Gen 2. Will we be charmed by the new style?
We’re headed down under for the 12th Monster High movie, and the final of Gen 1: Great Scarrier Reef!
Start spreading the news! Jay and guest host Samariel are hitting the streets of Boo York to talk about the 12th Monster High movie
You will be haunted by three co-hosts! John, Jay, and returning guest Samariel are headed to Haunted High for this latest episode to talk about ghost pirates, painting poltergeists, and nonsensical story logic
It’s alive! We’re joined by returning guest Samariel to talk about Frankensteins, fusions, and zombie unicorns!
We’re packing our bags and trying to make it big in Hauntlywood in this new episode on Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!
Your wish has come true! We have finally released our new episode on Monster High: 13 Wishes!
Join us as we travel to the City of Frights to talk about Monster High’s first international adventure!
The ending of our Dreamtopia series is just a dream away! See if we survived our biggest batch of episodes yet!
Come with us and discover the true meaning of Halloween in Monster High’s first feature movie: Ghouls Rule!
We’re entering the roller-maze in this latest episode on Monster High: Friday Night Frights! Does this movie take the trophy, or will it go home empty-handed?
It wasn’t the airplanes. It was John and Jay that watched Monster High
Join us for our latest episode on Monster High’s riff on King Kong, and a movie with one of the worst posters we’ve ever seen: Escape from Skull Shores!
It’s just a sprinkle, sparkle hop over to your podcast provider of choice to listen to our newest episode on Barbie: Dreamtopia, covering the online shorts and the first 5 episodes of the show!
Why do ghouls fall in love? We try and answer this question on the latest episode of Binging Barbie, diving in to the Monster High Valentine’s Day classic
Freaky just got fabulous over on Binging Barbie as we begin our new series on the Monster High movies! Join us for this special Halloween episode as we talk about New Ghoul at School
Did someone say werewolves, baby cthulhus, and Monster racism? That’s right, it’s time for our episode on Monster High: Fright On!
Did someone say Inception? Join us as we dive into the world of Dreamtopia, talking about the 2016 movie
We’re closing the book on our Christopher Nolan series by finally revealing our rankings of the Christopher Nolan films!
We’ve finally arrived at Christopher Nolan’s first film! Come give us a follow as we talk about no-budget films, people-watching, and boxes
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Join us as we untangle Christopher Nolan’s second film, discussing chronology, noir, complicated characters, and Greek Tragedy
*Episode presented in non-chronological order
Trigger Warning: Brief mentions of domestic violence and assault
Don't fall asleep! Join us for our discussion of Christopher Nolan's third film, the daylit Alaskan thriller Insomnia
We're finishing up our discussion on Life in the Dreamhouse, going through the final episodes on Netflix as well as the shorts that didn't make the cut
We’re closing out our reviews of the Dark Knight Trilogy with a conversation on the first film in the series: Batman Begins. Join John, Jay, and special guest Emma as we talk about Batman’s origins
Trigger Warning: Contains discussions of suicide
Are you listening closely? This week we are talking about Nolan’s mind-bending fifth film: The Prestige
Summer days are breezy, we can take it easy talking about Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse! We’re going through another four episodes of the Netflix release of the series to talk about Ken Dens, Chelsea’s mayoral campaign, and the Amaze Chase!
This is the episode you both need and deserve! We’re back with frequent guest Emma to talk about Nolan’s superhero opus, hockey pants, and broken IMAX cameras
You’re waiting for a podcast episode, an episode that will take you far away. You don’t know where this episode will take you, but it doesn’t matter. Cause Binging Barbie is here to take you on a deep dive into Christopher Nolan’s dream-heist opus: Inception
John and Jay are back to talk about more Barbie: this time her chaotic and hilarious show Life in the Dreamhouse. We talk about endless closets, Dream Campers, friendly bears, and of course Raquelle!
Episode order based on the Netflix release
There's an episode coming, Binging Barbie fans. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna want to spend a couple hours listening to us talk about Nolan’s epic conclusion to his Dark Knight Trilogy.
Music by Guilherme Bernardes William from Pixabay
John and Jay transcend time and space to bring you an episode on Nolan’s space epic Interstellar. We talk all about relativity, space exploration, cool planets, and Timothée Chalamet
We’re diving into the history of Barbie by talking about the Barbie episode of the documentary series The Toys that Made Us. And be sure to stick around till the end of the episode for a special unboxing segment!
Hop in our boat, cause we’re sailing off to France to talk about Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. We talk about it all: from chronology to character arcs to Harry Styles’s acting career
We’re pulling a temporal pincer movement in this episode of Considering Christopher, talking about Nolan’s 11th film: Tenet.
We’re back after our break, and taking a time-tunnel back to 1987 to talk about Barbie’s first animated appearances in the TV specials Barbie and the Rockers and Barbie and the Sensations. We talk about everything from space concerts to time travel to Barbie’s pink space shuttle!
If you love Barbie, if you hate Barbie, this podcast is for you! John and Jay talk in-depth about Greta Gerwig’s new Barbie film: its themes, its characters, its deeper messages, and of course Ken!
Hi Barbie!
Journey into Barbieland with Jay and returning guests Emma, Bethany, Katie, Emma, and Samariel for our first reactions to the new Barbie movie!
Samariel's The Uncanny Productions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAu6eUBV-8Ej_SkvGxA_Dw
We've finally made it! after almost a year of watching and rating Barbie movies, we are ready to reveal our official rankings! Plus, stay tuned to hear Jay's rankings of the films of Greta Gerwig!
Video version available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dEDs6CozTkU
We finally made it! Join us for our review of the last animated Barbie movie (at least for now), as we talk waterparks, daddies, and clown-operated party planes!
Dreams, or destiny? Join John, Jay, and special guests Emma and Bethany as we decide Barbie’s future in this interactive movie! Will you listen to the episode, or let this opportunity pass you by?
Our little audience! Join Jay and special guest Sara as they talk about Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the mermaids lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the trash island attacked. Only the Power Keeper, master of all four elements, could stop them.
We may not live where culture is, but we’re still very excited to talk about Greta Gerwig’s breakout film: the much celebrated 2017 hit Lady Bird. John and Jay talk about dysfunctional parents, rebellious teens, and what makes for a good coming-of-age story.
Hey, we’re podcasting here! John and Jay are back to talk about Barbie’s adventure, where she travels to The Big Apple to attend a prestigious art academy, and meets none other than Barbie. They become fast friends as they navigate life in the big city.
Check your calendars, cause we are going searching for Chelsea’s lost birthday in this latest Barbie adventure, full of animal sidekicks, pink cruise ships, and a talking Tiki statue with the power to set off a volcano.
Join us as we unravel the story behind Barbie's journey to Floravia and discover the true essence of royalty.
Join us as we explore the final Barbie movie of the 2010s, yet another mermaid adventure, though this time with a dash of Free Willy and Finding Nemo.
As podcast listeners who are better than all the rest, there’s an episode we’d like you to beta test! John and Jay and returning guest Emma retrace Barbie’s adventure through cyberspace!
Pack your bags and join us as we chase down this latest Barbie movie. Her sisters and the puppies are back for another adventure!
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of John and Jay, our year-long mission to explore every Barbie movie; to seek out new takes and new observations; to boldly go where no podcast has gone before.
Grab your gadgets and hop in your flashiest sports car, cause we’re talking about Barbie’s first ever spy adventure. Will it leave John and Jay stirred or shaken?
Grab your treasure maps and dust off your adventuring hats, cause it is time for a Great Puppy Adventure! We follow Barbie, sisters, and their puppies as they search for hidden treasure to save their hometown.
John and Jay react to the new teaser and character posters for Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie!
I'm sorry Barbie, but that won't work anymore. We have a new primary user now on this bonus episode: M3GAN. Join us as we talk about this killer android with killer style!
Pack your bags, cause it’s time to go to camp! In this Barbie musical, we explore Camp Royalty and Camp Pop, a memorable cast of characters, and finally answer the question: are John and Jay princesses or rock stars?
In this latest Barbie movie, we follow as she fights for truth, justice, and the Barbie way. Are her super antics super charming, or is this another hero who will be forgotten?
We are five feet to the left and very happy on this latest episode of our bonus miniseries on the films of Greta Gerwig. Join us as we discuss her second collaboration with Noah Baumbach, manic pixie dream girls, and how it all relates back to The Great Gatsby!
Can you keep a secret? Follow us through the magic door into Barbie’s adventure into a land of fairies, unicorns, mermaids, and bratty, spoiled princesses.
Link to Walter P Martishius's website: http://www.waltermartishius.com/animationhomepage.html
Can a long-lost princess, an octopus beauty salon, and a prince who wants to be a botanist come together to create an interesting story? Apparently so. Dive into this latest episode to find out why this is our highest-rated Barbie movie since A Christmas Carol.
The animated moment: https://youtu.be/ZGN4hi1Y8dY?t=91
Gallop with us into Barbie’s first movie set in the Swiss Alps. In this second iteration of the “and Her Sisters” series, Barbie goes on an adventure filled with magic horses, dueling riding academies, and rival Swiss brothers.
Flutter back with us into the world of Barbie: Mariposa in this latest adventure. We bid farewell to some titans of the Barbie movie world in this final Fairytopia spinoff. Will it live up to the high bar set by the first?
Put on your dancing shoes and join John, Jay, and special guests Rachel and Scout, for a magical journey into the world of ballet. We talk about ice queens, Untitled Swan Game, and gay pals who happen to be talent scouts!
Use your magic microphone to change into your best outfit, and join us as we visit the kingdom of Mirabella to watch Barbie’s second adaptation of the classic Mark Twain novel. Do the magic flowers, talking dogs, and washed-up child stars live up to the early Barbie classic?
Come back to the ocean with us as we dive into Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2! We catch back up with Merliah, talk about the beetroot and poi, and celebrate the return of an iconic voice!
We’re back from our holiday break and serving only the best floor cakes as we attend Barbie: Princess Charm School. We are joined by returning guests Emma and Sara to find out if this movie really is charming, or if it bugs us as much as yodeling hand puppets
Ahoy, sexy! On this latest episode of our bonus miniseries, Glimpsing Greta, Jay talks about one of Gerwig’s most iconic roles as the titular character in her and Noah Baumbach’s film Frances Ha.
May the days be aimless. Let the seasons drift. In this final episode of the year, Jay talks about Greta Gerwig’s most recent performance in Noah Baumbach’s White Noise.
Happy holidays! Join us for this special Christmas episode, as we jump into Barbie’s latest Christmas adventure. We’re making a list and checking it twice to figure out if this story of sisters, sleigh-dogs, squirrels, and Skipper (the podcaster), is naughty or nice.
The teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action Barbie movie just dropped, and we wanted to talk about it!
Link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zIf0XvoL9Y
Warning: Adult content
The first episode in our new bonus series on the films of Greta Gerwig! Join Jay as he watches her directorial debut, the often overlooked mumblecore classic, Nights and Weekends. It is a change of pace from the Barbie movies we’ve been covering. Will its intimate storytelling and low-budget charms win us over?
Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone, but we have a secret. Fly with us through Barbie’s latest adventure, full of crazy fairies, insane magical duels, pega-ponies, and the key which might finally unlock the secrets of the Barbie Cinematic Universe!
Pack your bags and throw on your best circa-2010 outfit, as we make our way back to Paris! Barbie enters a new era with this magical tale of creativity, art, and Ken’s various misadventures. Is it très bien, or will it leave it saying “c'est terrible”?
Surf’s up, bow down, we’re the Queens of the Waves! Join John, Jay, returning guest Sara, and Barbie expert Samariel as we dive into Barbie’s second mermaid adventure!
Be sure to check out Samariel's other projects:
Serious Business: https://anchor.fm/seriousbuspod
The FrankenFiles: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUncannyProductions/featured
All for one and one for all! Join the Three Musketeers themselves, John, Jay, and returning guest Rachel, for a look at Barbie's take on the classic Dumas novel!
John and Jay venture into Barbie's latest movie, following the titular Thumbelina as she changes hearts and minds in Barbie's first big message movie.
The Three Ghosts of Christmas: John, Jay, and special guest Jay’s Dad, are here to haunt your ears with a review of Barbie’s first Christmas movie! Are the divas, fangirls, and clumsy cats good additions to the Dickens story, or are they a humbug?
With John off on a different adventure, Jay is joined by three guests, Bethany, Emma, and Katie, in a quest to find the Diamond Castle. Follow them as they meet muses of music, creepy dancing dogs, and of course, cottage-core lesbians in the latest Barbie movie! Special thanks to EmmaTongueDesign for our new artwork!
Join Jay and returning guest Sara as they are whisked away to the School for Good and Evil in this bonus Halloween episode!
Meet us out by the edge of the light for a discussion of the first Fairytopia spin-off movie. Returning guests Emma and Sara come along for a journey filled with Skeezites, Meewahs, and plenty of fluttercorn!
A mash-up of Tarzan and Dr. Doolittle, Barbie's second ever musical promises excitement, adventure, and plenty of talking animals. Swing through the trees with us to discover the exotic locales and fascinating characters of Island Princess!
A mash-up of Tarzan and Dr. Doolittle, Barbie's second ever musical promises excitement, adventure, and plenty of talking animals. Swing through the trees with us to discover the exotic locales and fascinating characters of Island Princess!
Hope you've been studying your magic, cause this week, for our tenth episode, we join Elina and Bibble in their studies at an academy for gifted fairies. There are colorful characters, lurking dangers, and loose teeth in this final entry in the original Fairytopia trilogy. Will we shed tears as we bid "bye-bye" to Bibble?
Also, stick around for a quick look back at our favorite and least favorite Barbie films so far!
Hope you've been studying your magic, cause this week, for our tenth episode, we join Elina and Bibble in their studies at an academy for gifted fairies. There are colorful characters, lurking dangers, and loose teeth in this final entry in the original Fairytopia trilogy. Will we shed tears as we bid "bye-bye" to Bibble?
Also, stick around for a quick look back at our favorite and least favorite Barbie films so far!
Hope you have your best dancing shoes on, cause we're going to be up all night discussing a dozen dancing dames. Special guest, Emma, joins us to talk about Barbie's latest adventure, talking parrots, late-night comedy hosts, and of course, cobbler grease!
Dear Diary,
Today we joined Barbie in her first ever high-school adventure. Did the by-the-numbers story of teenage drama charm us, or did the off-putting animation style wrorph the whole experience? And does John actually wash his clothes?
Sincerely, Binging Barbie
Trade your wings for a tail, and dive with us into the magical underwater kingdom of Mermaidia. This week, we are making a left at this coral to discuss the Fairytopia sequel, nightmarish turtles, and of course Bibble himself! Has the series won us over, or are we still stuck in the Carousel of Confusion?
Soar into the clouds with us as we talk about Barbie's sixth animated adventure...in 3D! Along for the ride we have certified Pegasus fan, Rachel, who will help us navigate this world of princesses, polar bears, and pick-up artists.
Come fly away with us to the magical land of Fairytopia, in Barbie's first original adventure! Does the new creative team find their wings? Will the imaginative settings and colorful design win us over? And what even is a Bibble?
Come fly away with us to the magical land of Fairytopia, in Barbie's first original adventure! Does the new creative team find their wings? Will the imaginative settings and colorful design win us over? And what even is a Bibble?
Barbie stars in her first ever musical, and she's playing two characters! How could we refuse? Our first ever guest, Sara, joins us as we discuss Barbie's turn as the Princess AND the Pauper.
Barbie stars in her first ever musical, and she's playing two characters! How could we refuse? Our first ever guest, Sara, joins us as we discuss Barbie's turn as the Princess AND the Pauper.
Put on your best dancing slippers and get ready to dive into Swan Lake as we join Barbie in her third animated adventure. Is it an improvement on the last two entries? What is the Book of Forest Lore? And why is there a swan full of lakes?
Put on your best dancing slippers and get ready to dive into Swan Lake as we join Barbie in her third animated adventure. Is it an improvement on the last two entries? What is the Book of Forest Lore? And why is there a swan full of lakes?
Climb up a ladder of hair with us, and discover what awaits in Barbie as Rapunzel. What changes have been made to the original story? Is this an improvement on Barbie's first outing? And what kind of animal is Otto anyway?
Climb up a ladder of hair with us, and discover what awaits in Barbie as Rapunzel. What changes have been made to the original story? Is this an improvement on Barbie's first outing? And what kind of animal is Otto anyway?
Magical dolls, dancing fairies, and a rat voiced by Tim Curry await us as we venture into Barbie's first animated adventure: Barbie in the Nutcracker