Talk ’90s to me

ELIS JAMES of BBC 5Live – “Manics, Super Furries, terrible shoes and MY ’90s”

Diving deep into all things ’90s… Stand-up comic, actor, prolific podcaster, 5 Live fixture and proud ’90s kid Elis James [https://www.elisjames.co/] has led a hectic life, from playing in indie bands in his mum’s wedding dress to selling out the London Palladium. Today he’s here to talk about his ’90s – from his burgeoning obsession with music and the music press as a teenager to the real (read: not so great) fashion of the era, to the thrill of seeing Welsh bands like the Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci make it outside of Wales while still proudly singing in Welsh. And of course he couldn’t not mention the Oasis reunion. Cymru Connection ahoy! ⁠Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Talk90sToMe] Follow us on:  BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/talk90stome.bsky.social]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talk90stomepod/]  TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@talk90stome] Subscribe to our Spotify playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4paiGhhtQFRVB8Djsbe8sh?si=63eef3b968024275] • Buy Miranda’s book Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781399816915] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll be helping the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Advertisers! Want your brand to reach the 3.5 MILLION people who listen to Podmasters podcasts every month? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more. Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Produced by Liam Tait and Amelia Phillips. Audio and video production by Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Soniq Branding from Artlist. Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.  www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Clueless! Why this ’90s classic is still the best teen film of all time

Diving deep into all things ’90s. Observant, razor-sharp, and totally uncynical, there’s a reason why Clueless has stood the test of time. Often referred to as the best teen film ever, it takes Jane Austen’s Emma and transplants her into the plastic-chic world of 90s Beverly Hills. At its centre is Cher Horowitz played by Alicia Silverstone, a blissfully unaware teenager who – while desperate to impart her philanthropic endeavours on others – often misses what is right in front of her face. Today, Miranda Sawyer is joined by film critic and Empire’s Editor-at-Large Helen O’Hara [https://www.empireonline.com/author/helen-ohara/ww.empireonline.com/author/helen-ohara/] to discuss how Clueless infiltrated every part of our culture, from the way we dress to the way we speak, and left its mark on teen cinema and beyond. ⁠Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Talk90sToMe] Follow us on:  BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/talk90stome.bsky.social]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talk90stomepod/]  TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@talk90stome] Subscribe to our Spotify playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4paiGhhtQFRVB8Djsbe8sh?si=63eef3b968024275] • Buy Miranda’s book Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781399816915] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll be helping the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more. Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Produced by Liam Tait and Amelia Phillips. Audio and video production by Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Soniq Branding from Artlist. Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.  www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Paula Yates – The life, loves and tragedy of a Big Breakfast superstar

Diving deep into all things ’90s. Big Breakfast presenter, tabloid icon and 50% of THE rock power couple, Paula Yates was one of the most fascinating and complicated figures of the 1990s. A journalist, presenter, style icon and gossip column fixture, she helped redefine celebrity culture with her unconventional Big Breakfast interviews. Her high-profile marriage to Bob Geldof, and later relationship with Michael Hutchence, made her one of the most talked-about women in Britain. But behind the glamour lay a life shaped by family secrets, fame, heartbreak and tragedy. Miranda Sawyer is joined by Guardian columnist Polly Hudson [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/polly-hudson] to explore the woman who captivated Britain – and the legacy she left behind. ⁠Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Talk90sToMe] Follow us on:  BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/talk90stome.bsky.social]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talk90stomepod/]  TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@talk90stome] Subscribe to our Spotify playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4paiGhhtQFRVB8Djsbe8sh?si=63eef3b968024275] • Buy Miranda’s book Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781399816915] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll be helping the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Produced by Liam Tait and Amelia Phillips. Audio and video production by Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Soniq Branding from Artlist. Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.  www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Select Magazine – How the ’90s greatest music mag launched Britpop and reinvented Glastonbury

Diving deep into all things ’90s. Not many images epitomise Britpop more than Suede’s Brett Anderson in front of a Union Jack with “Yanks go home!” emblazoned across his chest. Suede were not happy… but the readers of Select Magazine – the delinquent lovechild of Smash Hits and NME – loved it. In-your-face, colourful, and never taking itself too seriously, Select brought Oasis, Reeves & Mortimer, hip hop, The Prodigy, Blur DJ culture and crimplene trousers together an era-defining monthly celebration that was about much more than just Britpop.  Former editor (and Miranda’s old boss) Andrew Harrison returns to summon up the glory days and explain how, without Select, we wouldn’t have the Glastonbury we have now. ⁠Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Talk90sToMe] Follow us on:  BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/talk90stome.bsky.social]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talk90stomepod/]  TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@talk90stome] Subscribe to our Spotify playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4paiGhhtQFRVB8Djsbe8sh?si=63eef3b968024275] • Buy Miranda’s book Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781399816915] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll be helping the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more. Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Produced by Liam Tait. Audio and video production by Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Soniq. Branding from Artlist. Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.  www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

* This episode was recorded prior to the sad death of the brilliant Anthony Head on 5 June 2026. Diving deep into all things ’90s. Fangs for the memory! Buffy the Vampire Slayer began life as a teen horror-comedy film that came and went in 1992 with barely any impact. But five years later, creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy back for television, casting Sarah Michelle Gellar in the lead role and somehow transforming the story of a blonde Californian teenager killing vampires into on [https://buffyrevamped.co.uk/]e of the defining shows of the ’90s. At first glance it was all quips, questionable kung fu and a monster-of-the-week procedural tv show. But Buffy was using vampires and demons to talk about the horror of being a teenager which resonated with audiences around the world. Comedian, writer and star of Buffy Revamped [https://buffyrevamped.co.uk] Brendan Murphy joins Miranda to ask: why did Buffy hit quite so hard? And nearly thirty years later, does the Slayer still survive the rewatch? ⁠Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Talk90sToMe] Follow us on:  BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/talk90stome.bsky.social]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/talk90stomepod/]  TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@talk90stome] Subscribe to our Spotify playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4paiGhhtQFRVB8Djsbe8sh?si=63eef3b968024275] • Buy Miranda’s book Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781399816915] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll be helping the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more. Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Produced by Liam Tait. Audio and video production by Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Soniq Branding from Artlist. Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.  www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]