EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 39 MIN
Episode 88: We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999 — with Ross Benes
from The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast · host Charles C. W. Cooke, Ross Benes
On episode 88, Charles talks to Ross Benes about his new book, 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Among the topics they discuss are how Jerry Springer helps explain Donald Trump, how 'kayfabe' took over the world, how porn explains much of Internet, how video games became respectable, and whether it matters that the elite class watches completely different television than most voters.The dial-up tone in the introduction was recorded by lintphishx and is used under a CC 3.0 License. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Embed this episode
What this episode covers
On episode 88, Charles talks to Ross Benes about his new book, '1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.' Among the topics they discuss are how Jerry Springer helps explain Donald Trump, how 'kayfabe' took over the world, how porn explains much of Internet, how video games became respectable, and whether it matters that the elite class watches completely different television than most voters.
NOW PLAYING
Episode 88: We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999 — with Ross Benes
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.