Why Do We Play With Dolls? with Freyja Hartze...

This week we’re talking: the Final Queer Eye Season, Australia & New Zealand & Comedy Tour, Bag Purchase Update, Supreme Court Abortion Access Hearing, Co-Workers & Politics, and our HBOTW The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus epi ...  Show more

Why do people join cults? JVN is joined by investigative journalist Ellen Huet, who spent years interviewing more than 125 former members to expose how a movement built around empowerment, intimacy, and “sexual wellness” spiraled into coercion, manipulation, and abuse of power. T ...  Show more

<div>This episode is a director's cut version of So we’re all obsessed with dolls right now, including extra discussions on dolls in horror films, "living dolls," the power of Bratz, and an interview with Dr. Jill ...  Show more

Kim Chakanetsa speaks to a psychologist and a doll maker to discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.

Dr Lisa Dinella is an expert on how toys influence the child’s brain, their sense of self and even the opportunities they have in later life. She is a profe ...

Handy is the little princess of the Toy Kingdom. Princess Handy's favorite things to make are dolls, and she runs a toy shop specializing in rag dolls. But someone stole her dolls in a night, who is this thief? If you like this story, subscribe to the podcast and share it with ...  Show more

Clea fills Joanna in on the Murdaugh murders and they learn Emma has been live streaming the trial while at work. Clea and Joanna discover they didn’t have many dolls as kids and discuss how they both don’t want to let their daughters’ part with their American Girl Dolls. They th ...  Show more