History of the 90s

This year marks 35 years since Nelson Mandela was released from prison and apartheid was dismantled in South Africa. To mark the anniversary we are revisiting an episode that looks at some of aspects of the anti-apartheid struggle that you might not know: pirate radio and protest songs. Pirate radio was a weapon used by the African National Congress to inspire black South Africans and to counter propaganda and misinformation by the apartheid government. While protest songs performed by western musicians played a pivotal role in raising awareness in the rest of the world about the injustices in South Africa. Songs mentioned in episode: Biko, by Peter Gabriel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw] Free Nelson Mandela, by The Special AKA https://youtu.be/FmKiq0mQd8c?si=5J-EdHYYZU4rbusW [https://youtu.be/FmKiq0mQd8c?si=5J-EdHYYZU4rbusW] Sun City, by Artists United Against Apartheid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIvf-ZlJNc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIvf-ZlJNc] Guest Info: Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi (Ph.D.) Associate Professor of History University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg SHOW INFO: Show Info:  Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en]  TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast]  Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

It’s a summer night in 1998. Vienna, Austria. And petty thief Daniel Blanchard is about to carry out the heist of a lifetime. Stealing a crown jewel. The last remaining diamond Sisi Star. His plan? A daring night-time parachute jump. Daniel is no ordinary thief. His heists are ingenious, meticulously planned; his escapes from the law defy belief. And Daniel knows that if he can get his hands on the star, it will launch him into the criminal big-leagues. Daniel’s exploits unleash a relentless game of cat-and-mouse, as police track him across continents yet vanishes from their grasp.  What he doesn’t know is that the Sisi Star has a history. A dark history. Its original owner, the legendary Empress Elisabeth of Austria, used it to carve her own legacy of absolute beauty and power. That pursuit drove her to her very limits.  And now Daniel’s fate is fixed to that same star. But how long can Sisi’s star stay lucky for Daniel?  This is A Most Audacious Heist – it’s the story of a master thief, an intercontinental manhunt, and the jewel that changes everything. Contact: Facebook: @BlanchardHouseStories [https://www.facebook.com/BlanchardHouseStories/] Instagram: @BlanchardHouseStories [https://www.instagram.com/blanchardhousestories/?hl=en] X (formerly Twitter): @BlanchardTweets [https://twitter.com/blanchardtweets?lang=en] Blanchard House website: blanchard-house.com [http://blanchard-house.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

During the 1990s TV’s approach to LGBTQ+ characters underwent a dramatic transformation. Groundbreaking storylines on numerous shows including My So Called Life, Roseanne, Ellen and Will and Grace played a crucial role in increasing queer representation on television. On this Episode of History of the ‘90s we look back at some of the characters and shows that helped bring more queer content into the mainstream. GUEST INFO: Stephen Tropiano, Professor and Program Director of Ithaca College’s JB Pendleton Center in Los Angeles. Author of The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV Ron Becker, Professor of Media and Communication and Strategic Communication at Miami University. Author of Gay TV and Straight America SHOW INFO: Show Info:  Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en]  TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast]  Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Tennis in the 1990s was dominated by several young and talented players who helped usher in a new era on both the men’s and women’s tours. In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the flashy, style of Andre Agassi and his highly talented rival Pete Sampras who faced off in one of the greatest tennis rivalries ever. As well as the equally exciting rivalry between Steffi Graf and Monica Seles which came to a premature and tragic conclusion. Guest Info: Tony Hagen, co-host of the Gay Tennis Podcast www.thegaytennispodcast.com [https://thegaytennispodcast.com/] Instagram: @thegaytennisopod [https://www.instagram.com/thegaytennispod/] Show Info:  Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en]  TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast]  Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

There are some years when it seems like the world has gone a bit mad and 1995 was one of those years. Deadly terrorist attacks in the US and Japan shocked the world, while an assassination in Israel ended any hope for peace in the middle east. Meantime, high profile murder trials fascinated the public in Los Angeles and Toronto and Quebec came within a hair of separating from Canada. In this episode of History of the 90s we’re taking a look back at those stories and several others as we count down ten of the most memorable events of 1995. (And sometimes words aren’t enough here’s the link to watch Bill Gates and Steve Balmer dancing at the Windows 95 Launch party: https://youtu.be/lLPAUHdyjRI?si=ar2zY1FEYzM50-V9 [https://youtu.be/lLPAUHdyjRI?si=ar2zY1FEYzM50-V9] ) Show Info:  Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en]  TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast]  Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]