History of the 90s

• The Rise & Fall of David Duke I 148

  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: ⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠ Guest Info: Tyler Bridges, author of The Rise and Fall of David Duke www.tylerbridges.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Toronto Blue Jays - Part 2 I 147

  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: ⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠ Guest Info: Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today on 640 Toronto X:  ⁠@gregbradyx⁠ Instagram: ⁠@gregfbrady⁠   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Toronto Blue Jays - Part 1 I 146

  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: ⁠@that90spodcast⁠ Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠90spodcast Guest Info: Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today on 640 Toronto X:  @gregbradyx Instagram: @gregfbrady   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Introducing... Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy | Through A Glass Darkly | 1

  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: ⁠⁠@BlanchardHouseStories⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@BlanchardHouseStories⁠⁠ X (formerly Twitter): ⁠⁠@BlanchardTweets⁠⁠ Blanchard House website: ⁠⁠blanchard-house.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Countdown to Y2K I 145

  If you were around in the 90s it may have felt like the Y2k computer 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: ⁠@that90spodcast⁠ Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠90spodcast Guest Info: Zachary Loeb, Assistant Professor of History at Purdue University Robert David Loblaw Nancy P. James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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