History of the '90s

By Kathy KenzoraSociety & Culture Documentary History

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October 21 The History of the Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot
In January 1991 the arrest of a Texas mom made headlines around the world after it was revealed she was accused of trying to hire a hitman to help her daughter win a spot on her high school cheerleading squad. Police said Wanda Holloway would stop at nothing to help her daughter but Wanda claimed she was set up by her ex-husband and his brother. In this episode of History of the 90s, a look back at the strange but true story that put Channelview, Texas and cheerleading in the spotlight.

Guest Info:

Jason Lapeyre, filmmaker and photographer based in Vancouver, Canada. He directed and produced the documentary The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot. It's streaming on HBO Max (US) and Crave (Canada).

www.jasonlapeyre.com

Show contact:
Instagram: @that90spodcast
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36 min
October 14 The Tupac Murder Trial: Duane "Keefe D" Davis Sentencing
On Tuesday a judge sentenced Duane "Keefe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison. Davis was found guilty in September for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996. Tupac's sister and step brother made victim impact statements before the judge delivered her sentenced.

Show contact:
Instagram: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
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9 min
September 30 The History of Nirvana
This 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 Music
www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com

Show contact:
Instagram: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
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40 min
September 26 The History of Biosphere 2 (Rewind)
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, 2023

Guest Info:
Dr. Mark Nelson, ecologist, author and biospherian.
www.marknelsonbiospherian.com

Show contact:
Instagram: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
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35 min
September 16 The History of Milli Vanilli
When 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.com
Insta: @canadawhore

Sarah Sahagian; journalist and podcaster
Insta: @sahagiansarah

Show info:

Instagram: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
Substack: @historyofthe90s
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38 min
September 01 The Tupac Murder Trial: A Guilty Verdict
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: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
Substack: @historyofthe90s
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11 min
August 31 The Tupac Murder Trial: Closing Arguments Today
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: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
Substack: @historyofthe90s
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12 min
August 28 The Tupac Murder Trial: The Defence Rests
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: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
Substack: @historyofthe90s
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12 min
August 27 The Tupac Murder Trial : The Prosecution Rests Its Case
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: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
Substack: @historyofthe90s
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11 min
August 26 The Tupac Murder Trial: Gangs 101 and Testimony From EDI Mean
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: @that90spodcast
Email: [email protected]
Substack: @historyofthe90s
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16 min

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From the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise of reality TV History of the '90s will help you understand what happened in the 1990s and why it still matters today.

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