In this week’s episode of the “Power Kid Podcast,” host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design welcomes legendary toy designer Eddy Goldfarb and his daughter Lyn to the show.
Eddy Goldfarb is a prolific inventor that holds 300 patents. During the course of his career, nearly 800 of his products — including KerPlunk and Hydro Strike — have been brought to market. He was a 2003 inductee into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame and a 2010 recipient of the TAGIE Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lyn Goldfarb’s short documentary, Eddy’s World went viral last month after being featured in The New Yorker. The Oscar-eligible short was honored with the Best Short Documentary Award at the Port Townsend Film Festival and a Jury Award for Best Short Documentary at the Raw Science Film Festival.
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