History of the 90s

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]

When Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman first created four teenage crime fighting turtles it was little more than a bit of fun for the aspiring illustrators.    But over the next few years, the heroes in a half shell became a cultural phenomenon that peaked in the 1990s with a series of live action movies.   In this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora takes you into the sewers of New York for a look back at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Turtlemania.  GUEST INFO:   Isaac Elliot-Fisher, cinematographer and production designer at Definitive Film  [http://www.definitivefilm.com/]   Documentary: Turtle Power: The Definitive Story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles   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]

From Alice in Chains and Green Day to Aaliyah and TLC 1994 was a monumental year in music.  On this episode of History of the 90s we continue are look back at some of the records that dominated the music charts 30 years ago.  This is part two of 10 Classic Albums from 1994.    GUEST INFO:  Mike Donnelley and Adam Zurbruegg from You’ve Got 90s, New York/New Jersey’s cover band experience  www.youvegot90s.com [http://www.youvegot90s.com/]      Instagram: @youvegot90sband [https://www.instagram.com/youvegot90sband]  SHOW INFO:  Instagram: @that90spodcast    [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en]  TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast]   Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

From Alice in Chains and Green Day to Aaliyah and TLC 1994 was a monumental year in music.  Over the next two episodes of History of the 90s we travel back 30 years for a closer look at some of the records that dominated the music charts.  This is part one of 10 Classic Albums from 1994.    GUEST INFO:  Mike Donnelley and Adam Zurbruegg from You’ve Got 90s, New York/New Jersey’s coverband experience  www.youvegot90s.com [http://www.youvegot90s.com/]      Instagram: @youvegot90sband [https://www.instagram.com/youvegot90sband]  SHOW INFO:  Instagram: @that90spodcast    [https://www.instagram.com/that90spodcast/?hl=en]  TikTok: @90spodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@90spodcast]   Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]