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Fresh Air Weekend: 'Barbie' casting director Allison Jones; Nazi jazz propaganda

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Fresh Air Weekend: 'Barbie' casting director Allison Jones; Nazi jazz propaganda

From Freaks and Geeks to Barbie, Jones decides who gets on-screen. Maureen Corrigan reviews The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff. NPR host Scott Simon talks about his audiobook, Swingtime for Hitler.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Barbie' casting director Allison Jones; Nazi jazz propaganda

James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini and Seth Rogen in Freaks and Geeks, left, and Issa Rae in Barbie. Getty Images / Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption

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Fresh Air Weekend: 'Barbie' casting director Allison Jones; Nazi jazz propaganda

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Barbie' casting director Allison Jones; Nazi jazz propaganda

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