Lisa Frank became an absolute 1990s icon among children with her colorful, cheerful cartoon&nbsp; animals. The truth behind the Lisa Frank company, however, is anything but sunshine and rainbows. Joining Tess to talk through the whacked out truth behind this school supplies queen is <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6WDBBmVMBXQu3mh72lZLFW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tess Bellomo</a>, co-host of the “<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/right-answers-mostly/id1580439220" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Right Answers Mostly</a>” podcast.&nbsp; Watch the documentary<a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Glitter-and-Greed-The-Lisa-Frank-Story/0IV6D5TQRHPCSLIXKCUHZGDLCV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story”&nbsp;</a> Follow Pop Mystery Pod on <a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @popmysterypod&nbsp; Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tesstifybarker</a>. Produced by Tyler Hill.&nbsp; Theme song by Rick Wood <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Rickw00d</a>. Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. <a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/PopMysteryPod</a> Follow Tess’s other podcasts <a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady to Lady</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxic: The Britney Spears Story</a> wherever you get your pods.&nbsp; Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&nbsp; See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;Lisa Frank became an absolute 1990s icon among children with her colorful, cheerful cartoon&amp;nbsp; animals. The truth behind the Lisa Frank company, however, is anything but sunshine and rainbows. Joining Tess to talk through the whacked out truth behind this school supplies queen is &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6WDBBmVMBXQu3mh72lZLFW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Tess Bellomo&lt;/a&gt;, co-host of the “&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/right-answers-mostly/id1580439220" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Right Answers Mostly&lt;/a&gt;” podcast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the documentary&lt;a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Glitter-and-Greed-The-Lisa-Frank-Story/0IV6D5TQRHPCSLIXKCUHZGDLCV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Pop Mystery Pod on &lt;a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @popmysterypod&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@tesstifybarker&lt;/a&gt;. Produced by Tyler Hill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song by Rick Wood &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@Rickw00d&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;patreon.com/PopMysteryPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Tess’s other podcasts &lt;a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lady to Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Toxic: The Britney Spears Story&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Lisa Frank became an absolute 1990s icon among children with her colorful, cheerful cartoon  animals. The truth behind the Lisa Frank company, however, is anything but sunshine and rainbows.

Pop Mystery Pod

The F**d Up World of Lisa Frank (with Tess Bellomo)

The F**d Up World of Lisa Frank (with Tess Bellomo)

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