Thank Goodness It's Funny | 156

The History of the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing | Revisited @ 30

It's been 30 years since a back pack bomb rocked the Summer Olympics in Atlanta killing one person and injuring over 100 others.  The bomb had been left under a bench in the middle of Centennial Olympic Park on the eighth day of the games. Security Guard Richard Jewell discovered the bomb and helped to start clear the area before it went off. Jewel was hailed a hero until he became the number one suspect. In this previously aired episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora looks back at the tragedy that struck the 100th games and the police investigation that followed.   Show Contact:  Instagram: @that90spodcast Email: 1995podcast@gmail.com Guests: Kent Alexander, former US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Twitter: @Kentbale Kevin Salwen, Journalist Twitter: @KevinSalwen They co-authored: The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, The FBI, The Media and Richard Jewell, The Man Caught in the Middle. www.TheSuspectbook.com [http://www.thesuspectbook.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The History of Rent | 159

This year marks 30 years since the groundbreaking rock opera Rent opened on Broadway and revolutionized American musical theatre. In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora is joined by Rent's longtime musical director Tim Weil to trace Jonathon Larson’s long journey to create a musical that celebrated the lives of marginalized young artists in New York's East Village. Guest Info: Tim Weil, musician, composer and musical director. His new book is called "Making Rent, The Story Behind the Musical that Changed Broadway" [https://apollopublishers.com/index.php/making-rent/] www.tim-weil.com [https://www.tim-weil.com/] Show info: Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en] Email: 1995podcast@gmail.com [1995podcast@gmail.com] Substack: @historyofthe90s [https://substack.com/@historyofthe90s] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The History of the Sneakerhead Bible | 158

The 1990s is considered by many to be the golden age of sneaker culture and there was one catalogue sneakerheads could not get enough of. The Eastbay Catalogue was a portal into an exclusive community no matter where you lived in the world. In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora talks to the founders of the mail order publication that is remembered as the sneakerhead bible. Guest info: Rick Gering and Art Juedes cowrote The Book of Eastbay [https://store.hbr.org/product/the-book-of-eastbay-two-friends-and-the-catalog-that-changed-the-sneaker-business-forever/10785?srsltid=AfmBOoqFnaQtgIGJqqlvMffgjqJfdABLZMjvt1T02TUN0eDmU60FWH0f] with Brandon Sneed Show info: Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en] Email: 1995podcast@gmail.com [1995podcast@gmail.com] Substack: @historyofthe90s [https://substack.com/@historyofthe90s] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Presenting: American Criminal

Presenting an episode of American Criminal, a podcast that takes a deep dive into the stories of America’s most fascinating, devious and shocking criminals. The show is currently running a special five part season on Eric Rudolph. He’s the guy who planted a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and you may not know this but he also bombed an abortion clinic and a couple of gay bars before hiding out in the Appalachian wilderness for five years. In this episode host Jeremy Schwartz looks back at Rudolph’s early days to try to understand how he became a bigoted anti-government extremist. You can listen to the whole series as well as many other great episodes of American Criminal wherever you stream podcasts. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The History of the Port Arthur Massacre | 157

In April 1996, a gunman killed 35 people in what was and still is Australia's worst mass shooting. The attack by Martin Bryant devasted the nation and inspired the government to quickly enact tough new gun laws that have been a model for other countries ever since. Guest info: Claire Braund, in 1996 she was a reporter for The Examiner Newspaper in Tasmania. Today she is the Executive Director of Women on Boards, an organization she co-founded in 2006 Show info: Instagram: @that90spodcast [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en] Email: 1995podcast@gmail.com [1995podcast@gmail.com] Substack: @historyofthe90s [https://substack.com/@historyofthe90s] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.