In this episode of The 80s and 90s Uncensored, the guys are joined by Ross Benes, author of 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times (Politics and Popular Culture). Together, they dive into some of the cultural low points in music and movies from 1999.
Note: This episode contains a few uncensored swear words throughout.
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We look back at the creation of the Euro; the currency that many European countries switched over to in 1999.
We put Prince’s “1999” against Nena’s “99 Luftballons”. Which song will come out on the top of this music chart?
The guys look at some of the Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) that happed in 1999.
We look at the highest grossing film of 1999, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
Remembering the precursor of mass shootings that are so prevalent in the US today.
When people were worried that computers would not be able to handle the change in date.
The guys debate if 1999 was the best year in movies or not. Jamie thinks it was. Milo is not as sure.
We discuss why we’re doing this miniseries and why 1999 was awesome!
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We look at the rise of Vladimir Putin, who became the prime minister of Russia in 1999 and led the country since.