History of the 90s

In the 1990s four Canadian women dominated the charts, each with their own style and type of music. Over the next two episodes of History of the 90s, we are looking back at their journeys to fame and success in a male dominated industry. These are the stories of Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette. Guest Info: Andrea Warner [https://www.theandreawarner.com/], author of "We Oughta Know: How Celine, Shania, Alanis and Sarah Ruled the 90s and Changed Music and co-host of the Pop This! [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pop-this/id1063900842]podcast. 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]

For seven seasons in the 1990s a TV show that featured musclebound men and women doling out punishing hits while dressed in star spangled spandex outfits became a pop culture phenomenon. In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at American Gladiators with help from Jim Starr better known as Laser, the only Gladiator to appear in every season of the show. SHOW INFO: TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast] Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/] Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In 1990, a plan to expand a golf course in Oka, Quebec led to a 78 day standoff with the Mohawks of Kanesatake who claimed the disputed land belonged to them. During the tense standoff a provincial police officer was killed, mobs of locals burned effigies and harassed Indigenous people and ultimately Canadian Forces soldiers were deployed to the area. In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at what led up to the Kanestake Resistance and how it forced Canada to confront a new reality in its relationship with Indigenous people. GUEST INFO: Kahente Horn-Miller, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and Associate Vice President Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research at Carleton University Facebook: @kahente [https://www.facebook.com/kahente] SHOW INFO: TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast] Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/] Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

This year marks 30 years since Friends debuted on NBC and changed the face of television. Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey quickly became a cultural phenomenon as millions of viewers tuned in each week to watch them navigate that time in your life when your friends are your family. This week we revisit an episode from 2019 which took a deep dive into the making of the iconic sitcom and tries to answer the question why Friends continues to endure, despite some of its obvious flaws. Contact: Twitter: @1990shistory Facebook: @1990shistory Instagram: @that90spodcast Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca [90s@curiouscast.ca] Guest: Kelsey Miller, author of I’ll Be There for You: The One About Friends [https://www.harlequintradepublishing.com/shop/books/9781335928283_ill-be-there-for-you-the-one-about-friends.html] Twitter: @mskelseymiller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In October 1994 a young mom from a small town in South Carolina reported that she was carjacked on a rural road. Susan Smith claimed that an unknown Black man forced her out of her car at gunpoint and then drove away with her two toddlers in the backseat.   The search for the boys and Smith’s emotional pleas for their return drew media attention from around the world for nine days. On this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora looks back at the case and the shocking outcome.   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]