History of the 90s

In July 1992 the Canadian government banned cod fishing along Newfoundland’s east coast in an effort to help restore cod stocks that had been depleted due to overfishing. The moratorium was supposed to last 18 months but ended up being extended indefinitely. The collapse of the industry ended nearly five centuries of cod fishing, led to the largest industrial layoff in Canada, devastated Newfoundland’s economy and shook the province’s identity to the core. Show Info:  Instagram: ⁠@that90spodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/]  Email: ⁠90s@curiouscast.ca⁠ [90s@curiouscast.ca]  Guest info:  Jenn Thornhill-Verma, journalist and author of: ⁠Cod Collapse, The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland’s Saltwater Cowboys  ⁠ [https://nimbus.ca/store/cod-collapse.html?srsltid=AfmBOoo3ANipmfBz-dRBkXcpTl8QDEzsXGxsepuxir3jj30M5tu5789n]  ⁠www.jennthornhillverma.com⁠ [http://www.jennthornhillverma.com/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

This year marks 30 years since two of Britpop’s biggest bands went head to head in a chart battle that gripped the UK, reinvigorated the music scene and defined an era. In this episode of History of the 90s we revisit Oasis vs Blur with help from musician and rock and roll historian Daniel Rachel. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90s@curiouscast.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [90s@curiouscast.ca] Guest Info: Daniel Rachel, musician, rock and roll historian and author of Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia Told by Those Who Were There www.danielrachel.com [https://danielrachel.com/] Daniel Rachel – Musician-turned-award winning author [https://danielrachel.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

This year marks 30 years since Toronto’s NBA team played its first game. Since then it has built a loyal fan base, helped grow the sport in Canada and influence a generation of players.  Along the way the team also managed to win the NBA championship in 2019. On this episode of History of the ' 90s we’re going back to the beginning to find out how it all started.  This is the conclusion of the Toronto Raptors' origin story. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90s@curiouscast.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [90s@curiouscast.ca] Guest info: Alex Wong, author and podcast host ⁠⁠⁠Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable origin story of the Toronto Raptors⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.triumphbooks.com/prehistoric-products-9781637272015.php] ⁠⁠⁠Hello and Welcome⁠⁠ [https://hellowelcome.show/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

This year marks 30 years since Toronto’s NBA team played its first game. Since then it has built a loyal fan base, helped grow the sport in Canada and influence a generation of players.  Along the way the team also managed to win the NBA championship in 2019. On this episode of History of the ' 90s we’re going back to the beginning to find out how it all started.  This is the origin story of the Toronto Raptors. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90s@curiouscast.ca⁠⁠⁠ [90s@curiouscast.ca] Guest info: Alex Wong, author and podcast host Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable origin story of the Toronto Raptors [https://www.triumphbooks.com/prehistoric-products-9781637272015.php] Hello and Welcome [https://hellowelcome.show/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora will give you the 4-1-1 on how a teen movie with a modest budget adapted from a 200 year old book became a cultural juggernaut that continues to be felt thirty years later. This is the story of Clueless. Show Contact Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90s@curiouscast.ca⁠⁠⁠ [90s@curiouscast.ca] Guest info: ⁠Veronica Litt, ⁠ [https://www.cbu.ca/faculty-staff/directory/veronica-litt/]assistant professor of English at Cape Breton University and author of: ⁠Ugh! As if!: Clueless⁠ [https://ecwpress.com/products/ugh-as-if] ⁠https://ecwpress.com/products/ugh-as-if ⁠ [https://ecwpress.com/products/ugh-as-if] Additional Sources for this episode: ⁠As if! The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew By Jen Chaney⁠ [https://inkwellmanagement.com/books/as-if] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]