Aired 5 months ago 0:27

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Welcome to LGBTQ&A. On this podcast feed you can find over one hundred episodes of LGBTQ&A featuring interviews with Roxane Gay, Cameron Esposito, and Trixie Mattel.For all new episodes of this show head to LuminaryPodcasts.com or download the Luminary app — there’ll be a new episode published there every week.

Aired 7 months ago 27:15

Hasbro vs Mattel - The Shotgun Wedding | 5

A few months ago, Mattel’s revenues were just fifty million dollars behind Hasbro’s. But now that Hasbro’s swallowed Tonka—the classic maker of Nerf, Play-Doh, and Monopoly—Mattel is half a billion dollars behind, and CEO John Amerman isn’t happy about it. Ever since Hasbro turned British fashion doll Sindy into a Barbie lookalike, the two toymakers have been at war. Now Amerman is looking to make a couple strategic acquisitions: one to put Mattel back in pole position, and the other, to spite Hasbro. You can find new episodes of Business Wars, completely ad-free, only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com/wondery and use promo code WONDERY.Support us by supporting our sponsors! Blinkist - Go to Blinkist.com/BW to start your free trial or get three months off your yearly plan.LinkedIn Marketing - To redeem a free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to LinkedIn.com/BW

Aired 6 months ago 32:16

Hasbro vs Mattel - Screen Dreams | 6

With the world plugging into the Internet, toys are under pressure. Kids are swapping plastic play for screen-based entertainment and both Mattel and Hasbro need to adapt. The question is: how?Mattel’s also finding out the hard way that Barbie’s reign as the queen of dolls is no longer secure. Challengers to her throne are emerging and the first strike against the dream doll comes not from Hasbro, but from within its own offices.You can find new episodes of Business Wars, completely ad-free, only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com/wondery and use promo code WONDERY.Support us by supporting our sponsors! Hello Monday - Find Hello Monday on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.Zoom - Visit Zoom online, set up a FREE account today, and try the most affordable and most reliable video communications solution on the market.

Aired 8 months ago 4:56

Mattel, on Rebound, to Debut Barbies with Disabilities

Today is Thursday, February 21, and we’re looking at Mattel vs. Hasbro.

Aired 4 months ago 22:38

RuPaul's Drag Race All-Star Trixie Mattel

In honor of International Pride Month/Stonewall 50, Talking Points is celebrating. This episode features the inimitable Trixie Mattel, a RuPaul's Drag Race All Star and named one of the Most Powerful Drag Queens in America by NY Magazine in 2019. Trixie chats with Brian Kelly about traveling in drag, her flight rituals, and why she's are ultra brand-loyal to Delta.