"From the outset, parents saw Barbie not as a toy, but as a tool!" - SIMONE POLANEN, 'Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party', Not Past It #NotPastIt #Barbie #NationalBarbieDay #SimonePolanen

"Yes, it is." - SIMONE POLANEN, Episode #2: 'So No One's Getting High on the Pitch?', Past Perfect #PastPerfect #PastPerfectPodcast #SimonePolanen

"By 1959, Barbie was ready for the mass market!" - SIMONE POLANEN, 'Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party', Not Past It #NotPastIt #Barbie #SimonePolanen

"And moments later, he's slapping handcuffs on her wrists." - SIMONE POLANEN, Zsa Zsa Slaps a Cop, Not Past It #NotPastIt #NationalHandcuffDay #SimonePolanen

"And another thing that they sort of contribute to this ad campaign, is they create these M&M® cartoon characters." - SIMONE POLANEN, How The Green M&M Got Sexy, Not Past It #NotPastIt #NationalChocolateCandyDay #SimonePolanen

"Remember Beanie Babies™?" - SIMONE POLANEN, Your Beanie Babies Are Worthless, Not Past It #NotPastIt #StupidToyDay #SimonePolanen

"He and his family lived in the north of Phoenix in a neighborhood surrounded by hills." - SIMONE POLANEN, A UFO in the Southwestern Sky, Not Past It #NotPastIt #ufo #ufos #SimonePolanen

"And people are like, how did that happen?" - SIMONE POLANEN, United States of Illuminati, Not Past It #NotPastIt #SimonePolanen

"Research is coming out that LSD, combined with therapy, may be able to treat alcohol addiction and depression." - SIMONE POLANEN, The LSD No-Hitter, Not Past It #NotPastIt #SimonePolanen

"The 2000s was a big time for animation!" - SIMONE POLANEN, Episode #3: 'Immediately Disqualified from Half the Dating Pool', Past Perfect #PastPerfect #PastPerfectPodcast #InternationalAnimationDay #SimonePolanen