History of the 90s
On History of the 90’s we travel back in time through the stories that defined a decade. The last 10 years of the 20th century was a time like no other, from Columbine to Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Seinfeld, Air Jordan, and the Spice Girls …if it happened in the 90’s you’ll hear about it on this podcast. Join Kathy Kenzora as we journey through the History of the 90's every other Wednesday.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 166
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Introducing "Everything 80's"
It was a classic battle between good and evil and it gave us one of the greatest toys of all time. Today, we journey back to revisit the history of the iconic Transformers.
From their early days in J…
00:28:44 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Top Songs of 1992 | 80
When the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 1992, George H.W. Bush was still the US President….The Canadian Prime Minister was Brian Mulroney….Roseanne was the number one sitcom……Hook was the numb…
00:37:35 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
George Michael | 79
The 1990s was a tumultuous era for British singer George Michael. He began the decade as one of the biggest popstars in the world, riding high on his wildly successful debut solo album. But secretly …
00:31:15 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
Quebec Biker Wars | 78
In the 1990s a vicious turf war between the Hell’s Angels and rival bike gang The Rock Machine turned the streets of Montreal into a deadly battleground.
Over an eight year period bombings, arsons an…
00:33:16 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Sports Trading Cards | 77
In the early 1990s millions of people around North America were swept up in an unprecedented sports trading card boom.
As prices for rare baseball and hockey cards soared, the hobby which was once ju…
00:32:27 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Princess Diana and the Paparazzi @ 25 I 76
It's been 25 years since Princess Diana was killed in a car crash along with her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and their driver Henri Paul. The shocking news that the “People’s Princess” was dead was made …
00:48:29 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Introducing... Driven By Her: Women Who Rocked the 90s
Women helped changed the face of ROCK as hair metal from the 80’s gave way to brand new sounds and VERY different attitudes in the 90's. On this episode of "Driven by Her" presented by our friends at…
00:28:56 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Matthew Shepard | 75
In October 1998 a gay college student in Laramie, Wyoming was brutally beaten by two men he met in a local bar. The men pretended they were gay to lure 21 year old Matthew Sheppard into their truck w…
00:37:01 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Black Sitcoms | 74
Following the success of The Cosby Show and its spinoff A Different World in the 1980s,TV networks were eager to include more Black programming.
In particular they wanted more Black sitcoms and th…
00:41:28 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
In Living Color | 73
In April 1990, the first episode of In Living Color aired on Fox TV changing the face and tone of television.
The half hour sketch show created by Keenan Ivory Wayans was called a Black Saturday Nigh…
00:31:42 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
HIV/AIDS Advocacy | 72
In 1992 HIV/AIDS hit a grim milestone in the United States when it became the number one cause of death among men ages 25 to 44.
Since there was still so much stigma attached to the illness, people w…
00:37:47 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
The Life and Legacy of Ryan White | 71
During the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the North American blood supply became contaminated with HIV from infected donors. As a result, by the mid-1980s, about 10,000 hemophiliacs were infected w…
00:37:14 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Barney | 70
Sheryl Leach, a working mom in Texas was stuck in traffic when she dreamt up the idea of a plush-toy dinosaur that comes to life and entertains a backyard full of kids with songs and games.
Within a…
00:32:11 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
The Pam and Tommy Sex Tape | 69
Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were one of the most famous celebrity couple of the 90s. So when a homemade sex tape from the couple’s honeymoon was stolen from a safe in their garage it became the big…
00:35:56 |
Wed 18 May 2022
The 1994 Baseball Strike | 68
The World Series has been a reliable tradition since 1904. It’s been played during both World Wars, the Depression, after 9-11 and more recently during the COVID pandemic. But there was one time that…
00:35:07 |
Wed 04 May 2022
MTV's The Real World and the rise of reality TV | 67
In the early 1990s reality TV as we know it today didn’t yet exist.
Then everything changed when a cable channel known for music videos put cameras inside a New York loft with 7 strangers.
The Real W…
00:33:16 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Donovan Bailey | 66
In 1996 Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey won gold at the Atlanta Olympics, breaking the world record in the 100 metre event. The achievement helped Canada climb out from behind the shame of the Ben J…
01:14:46 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Twin Peaks | 65
When the television show Twin Peaks began airing in 1990 it didn’t just push boundaries, it shattered them completely. A mix of murder mystery, nighttime soap opera and dark comedy all rolled into on…
00:35:20 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
Ruby Ridge | 64
Randy Weaver and his family moved to a remote cabin in Northern Idaho when their extreme views on race and religion became an issue with friends and family back in Iowa.
They wanted to live off the g…
00:32:26 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
The Rise of The Snowboarder | 63
In the 1990’s there was a generational battle between Gen Xers and Baby Boomers as snowboarders began taking over ski resorts. The sport which had been underground since the early 80s was finally bec…
00:34:51 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
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