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
90's Gadgets | 42
The 90s were an era filled with new and inventive tech toys. It seemed liked every year another new gadget hit the market causing a buying frenzy at toy stores.
Some were fads that quickly fizzled ou…
00:37:41 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Princess Diana and the Paparazzi | 41
When Princess Diana, along with her boyfriend and driver were killed in a car crash on August 31, 1997, the course of history changed. The ‘People’s Princess’ and the mother to a future King was dead…
00:47:10 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
The X Files | 40
When the X-Files debuted in 1993 no one could have predicted it would become one of the defining TV shows of the decade.
The show about a couple of FBI agents investigating aliens and other supernat…
00:36:02 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
The Top 10 Stories of 1991 | 39
Like every year in the 90s, 1991 was a year of incredible change. From the fall of the Soviet Union, to the birth of the World Wide Web, it was a roller coaster ride of exciting new paths being forge…
00:42:35 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Boy Bands | 38
Every generation seems to have its own version of an iconic boy band but the 90s was the first-time boy bands essentially took over pop music.
On this episode of History of the 90s were looking back …
00:43:04 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
Introducing: Whatever Happened To...?
You’ve heard the stories. You’ve felt for the people involved. But what happens after the cameras shut off and the reporters walk away? Just because a story disappears from the news doesn’t mean it’s…
00:11:00 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Mike Tyson | 37
The 1990s are consider by many to be the last great era of heavyweight boxing. Fighters like Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Riddick Bowe dominated the sport. But there was one boxer who stood o…
00:33:47 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin | 36
At the beginning of the 1990s it seemed as if the world was taking a new turn toward peace. Germany was reunited, Nelson Mandela was released from prison and an historic peace deal was reached betwee…
00:32:55 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Introducing... 13 Hours: Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre
The deadliest shooting spree in Canada’s modern history left us with far more questions than answers. Join Sarah Ritchie, a reporter for Global News in Halifax, as she tries to unravel how something …
00:11:17 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
The 90s Witch Craze | 35
On this episode of History of the 90s we are looking back at the decade’s obsession with witches. From The Craft to Charmed, witches were everywhere in popular culture with a slew of movies and tv s…
00:39:39 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Introducing... Crime Beat - Season 3
Ride along with 25 year veteran Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, from Global News, on her award winning podcast Crime Beat as she takes you through some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Real P…
00:13:06 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Vanilla Ice | 34
On this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the complicated legacy of Vanilla Ice who was the first rapper to have a number one song on the Billboard music charts.
His album To the Extreme,…
00:33:46 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Fall of the Berlin Wall and German Reunification | 33
This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most historic moments of the 1990s. On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany were reunited after 45 years of cold war separation.
The reunificatio…
00:33:43 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
Abortion Sniper | 32
On this episode of History of the 90's we look back at an era when unprecedented violence against abortion providers gave rise to a serial shooter, known as the abortion sniper.
Abortion doctors in …
00:34:29 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Comedy from Stand-up to Sitcom - Part 2 I 31
On this episode we continue our look back at the stand-up sitcom boom of the 1990s. Following the success of shows such as Roseanne and Seinfeld, networks scrambled to find more comics who could beco…
00:41:08 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
Comedy from Stand-up to Sitcom - Part 1 I 30
In the 1990s there was a massive flood of stand-up comedians making the leap to television to star in their own stand-up sitcoms thanks in part to the success of the Cosby Show and Roseanne.
Those sh…
00:46:23 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Ipperwash | 29
25 years ago, this September, a long simmering dispute over First Nations’ territory in Southwestern Ontario turned deadly when police shot and killed an unarmed protestor. Dudley George was among a …
00:51:33 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
The L.A. Riots | 28
On this episode of History of the 90's we look back at the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the various factors that led to the largest and most violent case of civil unrest in United States history.
The a…
00:45:15 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Doomsday Cults Part 4: Branch Davidians | 27
On this episode of History of the 90s we finish up our look back at Doomsday Cults at the end of the 20th century with the story of the Branch Davidians and the complicated legacy of the deadly siege…
00:38:15 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Doomsday Cults Part 3: Heavens Gate | 26
On this episode of History of the 90s we continue our look back at the rise of doomsday cults in the years leading up to the new millennium.
In March 1997, Heaven’s Gate made headlines around the wor…
00:29:19 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
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