History of the 90s

After only three hours of deliberations the jury at the Tupac Murder Trial returned with a verdict finding Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of first degree murder in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting death of Tupac Shakur. Davis will be sentenced on October 13, 2026.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up today at the Tupac Murder Trial closing arguments followed by jury deliberations. During testimony over the past two weeks jurors heard audio recordings of Duane Davis talking about the night Tupac was shot. Now they have to decide if he was telling the truth.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duane Davis’s defence attorney rested his case on Thursday after calling just three witness, all of them former Las Vegas police officers.Davis opted not to take the stand in his own defence. The entire case put on by his lawyer Michael Sanft took just over an hour. Next up closing arguments on Monday morning.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The prosecution rested its case on Wednesday after eight days of testimony and 25 witnesses. The Defence will begin its case on Thursday afternoon with closing arguments expected on Monday.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very busy day in court on Tuesday at the Tupac Murder Trial. Six witnesses took the stand including a rapper who witnessed Tupac’s shooting and a former Compton police detective who gave the jury a 101 on street gangs. Plus, jurors saw evidence removed from the Las Vegas home of Duane "Keffe D Davis house when police executed a search warrant in the summer of 2023. The evidence included newspaper clippings about Tupac’s drive-by shooting found in a plastic tub in Davis’s garage alongside what the prosecution described as scrap book.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Tupac Murder Trial on Monday jurors heard an audio recording that defendant Duane "Keefe D" made during an interview he did for a Death Row Records documentary. In it Davis is asked admits being in the car with the shooter who killed Tupac. He is asked if he would like to apologize to the Shakur family and he says no because he didn't do nothing. Plus a heated rivalry between the defense and a prosecution witness over who speaks first.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up on Monday as the Tupac Murder Trial enters second week of testimony the jurors will continue hearing raw audio recorded during the making of the documentary The Death Row Chronicles. The 2018 series was the first time Duane "Keefe D" Davis spoke publicly about being involved in the murder of Tupac.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday at the Tupac Murder Trial the majority of the day was spent listening to a secret interview Duane Davis gave to police in 2008.Jurors heard Davis describe in his own words how he orchestrated the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac. The candid three hour long interview is a major part of the state's case and mirrors what Davis wrote in his 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short day in court on Wednesday so there was only time to hear from two witnesses but the jury leaned a lot more about the man charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur.In addition to being a leader or shot caller in the Southside Crips street gang jurors also learned from two retired law enforcements officers that Duane Keefe D Davis is a convicted drug dealer who at one time bragged he had southside Compton sewn up meaning he controlled the drug traffic in that area. Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some tense moments in a Las Vegas courtroom on Tuesday as a former gang member took the stand at the trial of Duane "Keefe D" Davis.James Macdonald made it very clear that he didn’t want to be there because even though he doesn’t like Keefe D he doesn’t want to be responsible for sending him to prison. Macdonald was one of eight witnesses called by the prosecution on the second day of testimony including a Clark county medical examiner, a first responder and Reggie Wright Jr. who was the head of Death Row security.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tupac Murder Trial is set to begin today with the highly anticipated opening statements from the prosecution.When things get starts at 9:30 PT Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo will lay out in detail the case he intends to prove against Duane "Keefe D" Davis who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jury selection at the Tupac Murder Trial is entering the final phase. The initial pool of 125 people has been whittled down to 36 prospective jurors. Beginning this afternoon the prosecution and defence will use their peremptory challenges to pick the final 12 jurors and 4 alternate jurors who will decide the fate of Duane "Keefe D" Davis.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jury selection continued for a second day at the trial of Duane Keefe D Davis at a courthouse in downtown Las Vegas12 more people made it through to the next step in the process and will come back on Thursday for the final phase of questioning.Some of the questions being asked by the prosecution and the defence are starting to paint a picture of what to expect when testimony begins next week.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jury selection has started at the Las Vegas murder trial for Duane Keefe D Davis and lot’s happened on day one including a few unexpected mentions of Sean Diddy Combs. Plus Davis waived his right to be sentenced by a jury if he is found guilty of first degree murder in connection with the drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in September 1996.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The trial of Duane "Keefe D" Davis is set to start this morning inside the 8th Judicial District Court in Las Vegas. Davis is facing a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The first order of business in the court today will be selecting the jurors who will decide the fate of 63 year-old Davis who prosecutors say ordered the killing in retaliation for a gang fight.History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora is in court and will provide daily updates on the trial that has been 30 years in the making.Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly 30 years the question of who killed Tupac Shakur has remained unanswered. During that time a cottage industry of books, documentaries, podcasts, conspiracy theories, and on-line sleuthing has grown up around the unsolved murder. Now we are just days away from the beginning of a Las Vegas trial that may finally answer the question who killed the rapper. Here's everything you need to know about the case before it starts.History of the 90s will be in court covering the trial and providing daily updates in this feed beginning August 10Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beginning August 10, 2026 the only person to be charged in connection with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur will go on trial in Las Vegas. Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996 and for nearly 30 years the murder has gone unsolved. Now 63-year-old Duane Keefe D Davis is accused of arranging the hit and getting the gun in retaliation for an attack on his nephew earlier that night. History of the '90s host Kathy Kenzora will be in Las Vegas covering the case and provide daily updates and analysis in one of the most anticipated celebrity trials in decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In July 1996 TWA Flight 800 took off from JFK Airport headed for Paris. Just 12 minutes later, the Boeing 747 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean killing all 230 people on board. The search for what caused the crash led to one of the biggest investigations in aviation history and birthed some of the internet's first online conspiracy theories.Guest info:Christine Negroni, aviation journalist and author of: Deadly Departure - Why the Experts Failed to Prevent the TWA Flight 800 Disaster and How It Could Happen Againwww.christinenegroni.comShow info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been 30 years since a back pack bomb rocked the Summer Olympics in Atlanta killing one person and injuring over 100 others. The bomb had been left under a bench in the middle of Centennial Olympic Park on the eighth day of the games. Security Guard Richard Jewell discovered the bomb and helped to start clear the area before it went off. Jewel was hailed a hero until he became the number one suspect.In this previously aired episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora looks back at the tragedy that struck the 100th games and the police investigation that followed.  Show Contact: Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]:Kent Alexander, former US Attorney for the Northern District of GeorgiaTwitter: @KentbaleKevin Salwen, JournalistTwitter: @KevinSalwenThey co-authored: The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, The FBI, The Media and Richard Jewell, The Man Caught in the Middle.www.TheSuspectbook.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1990s is considered by many to be the golden age of sneaker culture and there was one catalogue sneakerheads could not get enough of. The Eastbay Catalogue was a portal into an exclusive community no matter where you lived in the world. In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora talks to the founders of the mail order publication that is remembered as the sneakerhead bible.Guest info:Rick Gering and Art Juedes cowrote The Book of Eastbay with Brandon SneedShow info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Presenting an episode of American Criminal, a podcast that takes a deep dive into the stories of America’s most fascinating, devious and shocking criminals. The show is currently running a special five part season on Eric Rudolph. He’s the guy who planted a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and you may not know this but he also bombed an abortion clinic and a couple of gay bars before hiding out in the Appalachian wilderness for five years.In this episode host Jeremy Schwartz looks back at Rudolph’s early days to try to understand how he became a bigoted anti-government extremist.You can listen to the whole series as well as many other great episodes of American Criminal wherever you stream podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In April 1996, a gunman killed 35 people in what was and still is Australia's worst mass shooting. The attack by Martin Bryant devasted the nation and inspired the government to quickly enact tough new gun laws that have been a model for other countries ever since.Guest info: Claire Braund, in 1996 she was a reporter for The Examiner Newspaper in Tasmania. Today she is the Executive Director of Women on Boards, an organization she co-founded in 2006Show info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year marks 30 years since Backstreet Boys released their debut album and kicked off the '90s boy band craze. In this episode of History of the 90s, originally broadcast in 2020, we look back at the rise of boy bands, from screaming fans and synchronized dance moves to the fierce rivalry between Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.Documentaries referenced in this episode:Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of (2015)The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (2019)Guest info: Maria Sherman, author of Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTSwww.mariasherm.comShow info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: [email protected]: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you were a kid, a young teen or even a parent in the early 1990s there’s a pretty good chance you spent most Friday nights sitting in front of the TV watching a two-hour block of programing that included some of the most iconic family friendly comedies of the era.In this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora looks back at ABC’s blockbuster Friday night line up. From Full House and Family Matters to Dinosaurs and Sabrina the Teenage Witch -- this is the story of TGIF. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  [email protected] Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠Substack: @historyofthe90sW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In November 1999, a 5-year-old Cuban boy was found clinging to an innertube in the waters off the coast of Florida after surviving a tragic boat journey that took the life of his mother and ten others.   Elian Gonzalez and his mother were among tens of thousands of people who attempted to escape Cuba on small rafts and boats during the 1990s.In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the Cuban Rafter Crisis and the international custody battle over Elian Gonzalez.Guest Info:Lillian Guerra, Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History at the University of FloridaShow Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  [email protected] Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠Substack: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been 30 years since FBI agents finally captured the man who mailed more than 16 bombs to unsuspecting victims in the US, killing 3 and injuring 23 others. For two decades officials searched for the elusive terrorist known as the Unabomber. His victims appeared random, his motives unclear and the only sighting of him resulted in a nowfamous composite drawing of a man in a hoodie with aviator sunglasses. In this episode, originally broadcast in 2021, we explore the investigation and capture of Ted Kazinski.This is The Long Hunt for the Unabomber. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠GUEST INFO:Max Noel, retired FBI Special Agent Terry Turchie, retired FBI Special Agent and former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI Counterterrorism DivisionThey co-authored with their colleague Jim Freeman; Unabomber: How the FBI Broke Its Own Rules to Capture the Terrorist Ted Kaczynski Capturing The Unabomber: The FBI Insiders' Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1990s there was a new wave of improvisational rock groups known as jam bands.By far the biggest was the genre defying foursome Phish from Burlington, Vermont.In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at their rise from college band to a touring sensation capable of attracting tens of thousands of obsessed fans to far flung locations.This is the story of Phish and the 90s jam band explosion.Guest Info:Brian Weinstein: Host of the podcast Attendance Bias which invites Phish fans to talk about the band’s most memorable concerts. www.attendancebias.buzzsprout.comMike Ayers: Journalist and author of Sharing in the Groove: The Untold Story of the 90s Jam Band Explosion and the Scene that followed. www.mike-ayers.comShow Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In July 1991 President George HW Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court. Initial reaction to the nomination suggested there would be a contentious Senate confirmation battle that would probe Thomas’s conservative views on issues such as abortion and affirmative action.  But there was no real concern that Bush’s pick might not be approved. That is until one woman’s testimony threatened to derail the entire process. In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the moment when the little know concept of workplace sexual harassment was catapulted into public consciousness.  This is the testimony of Anita Hill. Guest Info: Rev. Dr. Traci C. West;   Professor of Christian Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School in Madison, NJwww.traciwest.com Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snowboarding exploded in popularity during the 1990s, but its road to legitimacy was anything but smooth. On this episode of History of the 90s, Kathy Kenzora traces the rebellious roots of snowboarding, from outlaw status at ski hills to its mainstream breakthrough and eventual Olympic debut. Joining the show is Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati, who made history at the 1998 Nagano Games by winning the very first Olympic gold medal in the sport. Together they trace snowboarding’s wild early days, the cultural clashes with the skiing establishment, and what it was like to stand at the center of a sport redefining winter athletics. It’s a deep dive into how the 90s helped turn snowboarding from counterculture to global phenomenon. Guest info:Ross RebagliatiInstagram: ⁠⁠@rossrebagliati98⁠⁠Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In one of the most shocking scandals in sports history, figure skating collided with true crime. This episode dives into the bitter rivalry of Olympic skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, and the 1994 attack that stunned the world just weeks before the Winter Olympics.Kathy Kenzora unpacks what really happened, how the media shaped the narrative, and why this story still sparks debate more than 30 years later.Guest Info:Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz host the podcast: Keep the Flame Alive www.flamealive.com Show Info:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 90s delivered iconic moments year after year and 1996 was no exception.It was a year marked by tragedy and triumph at the Atlanta Summer Olympics -- as well as high profile murders that continue to be surrounded by questions and conspiracy theories decades later. In this episode of History of the 90s we pick up where we left off at the end of the last episode as we continue counting down ten of the most unforgettable events from 1996.Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like every single year in the 90s, 1996 was jam packed with unforgettable events and cultural moments. It was an era when the world seemed smaller and slower because without social media, news stories lasted longer and dominated headlines for weeks and months as information came to us in dribs in drabs.In this episode of History of the 90s we are going to dig a little deeper into the stories that captured our attention thirty years ago.These are 10 of the most memorable stories from 1996.Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whispers echo through the halls of this 1840 resort and not every footstep belongs to the living. The Briars Resort and Spa in Georgina, Ontario is a beautiful location for a Christmas getaway and a perfect place to savour what the season has to offer. It is also a fabulous go-to destination if you wish to experience unexplained phenomena or to perhaps see a ghost or two.Support the Show:Donate:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ buymeacoffee.com/hauntedcanadapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  to Haunted Canada Podcast Email: [email protected]: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hauntedcanadapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@edmontonghosttours⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@edmontonghosttours⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more information about this podcast please visit us at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.HauntedCanada.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To learn more about the Edmonton Ghost Tours visit us at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.EdmontonGhostTours.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more by visiting ⁠https://www.briars.ca/⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1990s were loaded with great holiday movies. From "Home Alone" to "A Nightmare before Christmas" there was something for everyone.In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at five Christmas classics that have stood the test of time.Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early 1990s David Duke became one of the most famous racists in the United States. After winning a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives the former leader of the KKK, mounted multiple political campaigns seeking higher office, including President of the United States. His rising popularity revealed a growing racial divide in the United States. In this episode of History of the 90s we are looking back at the rise and fall of the man who tried to mainstream Neo-Nazism and White Supremacist beliefs in US politics. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info:Tyler Bridges, author of: The Rise and Fall of David Dukewww.tylerbridges.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After winning the World Series in 1992 Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick did another major overhaul of the Toronto baseball team in an effort to win the Commissioner's Trophy for a second year in a row. In this episode of History of the 90s we continue looking back at Canada's baseball team with Part Two of The Toronto Blue Jays. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info:Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today on 640 TorontoX:  ⁠@gregbradyx⁠Instagram: ⁠@gregfbrady⁠  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early 1990s the Toronto Blue Jays won back-to-back World Series with legendary players like Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar and John Olerud. Over the next two episodes of History of the 90s we look back at the first Canadian team to win the Major League Baseball championship. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info:Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today on 640 TorontoX:  @gregbradyxInstagram: @gregfbrady  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taj Khyber Rowland knows he’s not who people think he is but he can’t quite remember how his life went so off course. He decides to spool backwards, to his younger self. A daredevil seven year old Chellamuthu, living happily, but in abject poverty, with his large family in rural India. But when Chellamuthu disobeys his mother and goes to play at the bus station, he’s persuaded to board a bus with some bigger boys. He’s kidnapped. And there’s no going back.Contact:Facebook: ⁠⁠@BlanchardHouseStories⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@BlanchardHouseStories⁠⁠X (formerly Twitter): ⁠⁠@BlanchardTweets⁠⁠Blanchard House website: ⁠⁠blanchard-house.com⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you were around in the 90s it may have felt like the Y2kcomputer problem came out of nowhere.  But in fact it was something that programmers were always aware of. In this episode of History of the 90s we’re looking back at the steps taken to make sure a problem with the world’s computers didn’t wreak havoc on society on January 1,  2000. And depending on who you talk to it was either a major success or a massive hoax.Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info:ZacharyLoeb, Assistant Professor of History at Purdue UniversityRobert David LoblawNancy P. James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1995 a small community in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley was rocked by the brutal attack on two teenage girls by a mysterious man armed with a bat.  Misty Cockerill escaped but her friend Tanya Smith was found dead the next morning in a nearby river.  Over the next seven months the killer led police on a wild game of cat and mouse as he taunted them with phone calls and other disturbing messages.  In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the hunt for the Abbotsford Killer. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info:Mike Browne, author and podcast hostDark Poutine Podcast Murder, Madness and Mayhem: 25 Tales of True Crime and Dark History Strange, Spooky and Supernatural: Curious Tales of Fascinating People, Places and Things Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Released in 1994 and directed by Alex Proyas, The Crow is more than just a revenge tale. It’s a journey through grief, justice, and the supernatural. Based on James O’Barr’s graphic novel, the film tells the tragic story of Eric Draven and Shelly Webster who are murdered by a Detroit gang. A year later Eric is resurrected from his grave to avenge their deaths and soothe the guilt he feels for failing to protect his fiancé.With its haunting visuals, unforgettable soundtrack, and the tragic real-life story of Brandon Lee—whose performance became his legacy—the film carved out a permanent place in pop culture.In this episode of History of the 90s we track The Crow’s journey from comic book series to cult classic.Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info: Alisha Mughal, journalist, film critic and author of ⁠It Can’t Rain All The Time: The Crow⁠ ⁠www.alishajournalist.wordpress.com⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year marks 35 years since Vanilla Ice released a song that, whether you like or not, had a huge impact on rap musicTo mark the occasion we are revisiting an episode of History of the 90s that dives into the lore of Ice Ice Baby. Including a famous story that involves Vanilla Ice being dangled from a balcony by a certain rap mogul.Watch Vanilla Ice at the 1991 American Music Awards: https://youtu.be/Wg6F4wG-i7wShow Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In July 1992 the Canadian government banned cod fishing along Newfoundland’s east coast in an effort to help restore cod stocks that had been depleted due to overfishing.The moratorium was supposed to last 18 months but ended up being extended indefinitely.The collapse of the industry ended nearly five centuries of cod fishing, led to the largest industrial layoff in Canada, devastated Newfoundland’s economy and shook the province’s identity to the core.Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest info: Jenn Thornhill-Verma, journalist and author of: ⁠Cod Collapse, The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland’s Saltwater Cowboys  ⁠ ⁠www.jennthornhillverma.com⁠  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year marks 30 years since two of Britpop’s biggest bands went head to head in a chart battle that gripped the UK, reinvigorated the music scene and defined an era.In this episode of History of the 90s we revisit Oasis vs Blur with help from musician and rock and roll historian Daniel Rachel. Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:  ⁠[email protected]⁠Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠Guest Info:Daniel Rachel, musician, rock and roll historian and author of Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia Told by Those Who Were Therewww.danielrachel.comDaniel Rachel – Musician-turned-award winning author Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year marks 30 years since Toronto’s NBA team played its firstgame. Since then it has built a loyal fan base, helped grow the sport in Canada and influence a generation of players.  Along the way the team also managed to win the NBA championship in 2019. On this episode of History of the ' 90s we’re going back to the beginning to findout how it all started.  This is the conclusion of the Toronto Raptors' origin story.Show Info:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest info:Alex Wong, author and podcast host⁠⁠⁠Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable origin story of the Toronto Raptors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hello and Welcome⁠⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year marks 30 years since Toronto’s NBA team played its firstgame. Since then it has built a loyal fan base, helped grow the sport in Canada and influence a generation of players.  Along the way the team also managed to win the NBA championship in 2019. On this episode of History of the ' 90s we’re going back to the beginning to findout how it all started.  This is the origin story of the Toronto Raptors.Show Info:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠Guest info:Alex Wong, author and podcast hostPrehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable origin story of the Toronto RaptorsHello and Welcome Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora will give you the 4-1-1 on how a teen movie with a modest budget adapted from a 200 year old book became a cultural juggernaut that continues to be felt thirty years later.This is the story of Clueless.Show Contact Info:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠Guest info:⁠Veronica Litt, ⁠assistant professor of English at Cape Breton University and author of: ⁠Ugh! As if!: Clueless⁠⁠https://ecwpress.com/products/ugh-as-if ⁠Additional Sources for this episode: ⁠As if! The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew By Jen Chaney⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora is joined by singer/songwriter Jann Arden as they discuss her journey from busker to Canadian icon. Show Contact Info:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Guest Info:www.jannarden.comInstagram: @jannarden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the 1990s a doll that taught kids about American History became a major force within the crowded toy market. The 18 inch historically accurate dolls were expensive and only available by mail order, but they managed to capture the imagination of an entire generation and in the process made inventor Pleasant Rowland incredibly wealthy. On this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the cultural phenomenon of American Girl.Show Contact Info:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Guest info:Emilie Zaslow, professor at Pace University in New York and author of Playing With America's Doll: Cultural Analysis of the American Girl Collection www.emiliezaslow.comDominique Jean-Louis, the chief historian of the Center for Brooklyn History at the Brooklyn Public Library. Previously as a curator of history exhibits at the New York Historical Museum she worked on an exhibit that focused on the history and significance of Black Dolls in American history.X: @DominiqueJL15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On January 1, 1994, masked indigenous rebels burst from therainforest in Chiapas, Mexico to launch an uprising that was years in themaking.  The Zapatista Army declared war on the Mexican Government demanding basics rights for the diverse Mayan communities who lived in extreme poverty through out the region.  The rebellion, which captured the world’s attention thanks in part to the Zapatista’s charismatic leader, coincided with the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement and was disastrous for Mexican President Carlos Salinas who had promised his trade partners that Mexico was a modern, peaceful democratic country.Show Contact Info:Instagram: ⁠@that90spodcast⁠Email: ⁠[email protected] Info:Neil Harvey, Professor New Mexico State University andauthor of :The Chiapas Rebellion; The Struggle for Land and Democracy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.