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163. The History of Nirvana
39:27||Ep. 163This year marks 35 years since Nirvana released their breakthrough album "Nevermind" and altered the trajectory of music history. With the words "Here we are now, entertain us," Nirvana introduced grunge to mainstream ears and almost overnight Kurt Cobain became the unwilling spokesperson for a generation. The pressure and unrelenting stomach issues led Kurt down a path of destruction that came to a devastating conclusion less than three years later.Guest info:Alan Cross, host of The Ongoing History of New Musicwww.ajournalofmusicalthings.com Show contact:Instagram: @that90spodcast Email: 1995podcast@gmail.com
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The History of Biosphere 2 (Rewind)
34:46|It's been 25 years since four men and four women embarked on an unprecedented mission to live inside in Biosphere 2 for two years. On September 26, 1991 they entered the futuristic glass and metal structure in the Arizona desert marking the beginning of one of the most exciting and controversial experiments of the 20th century.On this episode of History of the 90s we look at how the Biosphere 2 mission went from a media darling to what scientists called a colossal failure.This episode originally aired on May 17, 2023Guest Info:Dr. Mark Nelson, ecologist, author and biospherian. www.marknelsonbiospherian.com Show contact:Instagram: @that90spodcast Email: 1995podcast@gmail.com
162. The History of Milli Vanilli
37:34||Ep. 162When Svengali producer Frank Farian revealed that Milli Vanilli was a fake it nearly broke apart the world of pop music. The reaction from the media and the public was outrage tinged with racism and homophobia and the easy target for all the hate was the two young men hired to be the faces of the Euro-pop dance duo. It has taken 40 years for the world to realize that Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan weren't the only ones to blame. In this episode a look back at the History of Milli Vanilli with help from Sarah Sahagian and Sadaf Ahsan from The Reheat podcast.Guest Info: Sadaf Ahsan; writer, editor and web producer.www.sadafahsan.comInsta: @canadawhoreSarah Sahagian; journalist and podcasterInsta: @sahagiansarahShow info:Instagram: @that90spodcastEmail: 1995podcast@gmail.comSubstack: @historyofthe90s
The Tupac Murder Trial: A Guilty Verdict
10:38|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: 1995podcast@gmail.comSubstack: @historyofthe90sThe Tupac Murder Trial: Closing Arguments Today
11:20|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: 1995podcast@gmail.comSubstack: @historyofthe90sThe Tupac Murder Trial: The Defence Rests
11:02|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: 1995podcast@gmail.comSubstack: @historyofthe90sThe Tupac Murder Trial : The Prosecution Rests Its Case
10:30|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: 1995podcast@gmail.comSubstack: @historyofthe90s