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\u201cBarbie\u201d is premiering this weekend and is trying to pull off a seemingly impossible task: taking a doll best known for reinforcing conventional stereotypes of women and rebranding it as a symbol of feminism, all without coming off as a shameless ad for the doll\u2019s maker, Mattel. Willa Paskin, a journalist and host of Slate\u2019s Decoder Ring podcast, recounts her conversation with the film\u2019s director, Greta Gerwig, about how she approached the challenge.\n\nGuest: Willa Paskin, Slate\u2019s television critic and the host of Slate\u2019s Decoder Ring podcast.