Poppin' Culture Podcast

This is our season 2 finale and our 1 year anniversary! Thanks for sticking with us for a whole year. We have had so much fun and can't wait to start season 3. This episode we are closing out the 1990's with the the Trial of the Menendez Brothers.  Be sure to follow us everywhere and check out our patreon for some behind the scenes edits.
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Sources:

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/menendez-brothers/crimes

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/04/17/Chronology-of-the-Menendez-brothers-murder-case/8612829713600/ 

https://www.grunge.com/820696/will-the-menendez-brothers-ever-get-out-of-prison/ 

https://thecinemaholic.com/are-lyle-and-erik-menendez-married-who-are-their-wives/ 

This week Jarad (from Serial Killer Anon and OLYMPIA, WA MISSING PERSONS (PNW BOLO/AMBER ALERT/SILVER ALERT & MORE) ) joins MJ to discuss Julio Gonzalez and the Happy Land Social Club Murders that occurred March 25, 1990. Eighty seven innocent people lost their lives when an angry man decided to set fire to the building. Kiki is out celebrating the big 40 so be sure to send her some birthday love on our social media pages.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Land_fire

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/nyregion/julio-gonzalez-arsonist-who-killed-87-at-new-york-club-in-90-dies-at-61.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/706201367/?terms=%22happy%20land%22&match=1 Newsday Anthony DeStefano and Alison Carper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire 

This week we chat about the unfortunately titled Jenny Jones Murder. The story of Scott Amedure and Jonathan Schmitz. We also talk Mike Tyson and Johnny Depp trial. 

Sources:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/daytime-talk-shows 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Donahue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Jones_(presenter)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Scott_Amedure

https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/the-jenny-jones-show-murder-the-scott-amedure-story

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schmitz-jonathan.htm

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/trial-by-media-where-is-jonathan-schmitz-now#:~:text=In%20August%202017%2C%20Schmitz%2C%20then,Associated%20Press%20at%20the%20time. 

Do you remember the 90's? Kiki does. Check out this little recap of the decade that made us. We also give our opinion of the Will Smith Chris Rock slapageddon. Because you were holding your breath for our take on the foolishness, weren't you?

Sources:
https://mentalitch.com/guide-to-90s-music/ 
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/interesting-90s-pop-culture-facts
https://www.simplemost.com/biggest-pop-culture-moments-1990s/
https://www.90sfashion.com/epic-pop-culture-moments/

A little late dropping this episode, but it was a doozy. We explore the Heaven's Gate Cult and all the craziness that surrounds Do and Ti. 

Sources:
HBO series
https://www.newspapers.com/image/398992619/?terms=ufo&match=1

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/29/us/from-religious-childhood-to-reins-of-a-ufo-cult.html#:~:text=Applewhite%20grew%20up%20in%20a,building%20churches%20at%20each%20stop 

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/marshall-herff-applewhite 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Nettles 

We are missing Kiki this week, she's on a little vacay, but Jarad  joins MJ and we talk about another infamous serial killer that was executed in the 1990's. John Wayne Gacy, the killer clown, raped and murdered at least 33 young men in the 1970's. His execution was not completed until May 10, 1994. This is our take on this truly evil murderer.

Check out https://dnadoeproject.org/ to help locate missing people.

Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wayne-Gacy

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/gacy-john-wayne.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy

https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-john-wayne-gacy-victims-20181215-htmlstory.html 

This is episode we have a special guest, Jared Howard, the founder of Serial Killers Anonymous: podcasts, documentaries, news and Stories. This week we talk about Jeffrey Dahmer the notorious serial killer. He falls in our 90's category because he was captured and sentenced to 900 years in prison, during the 1990's. We make a lot of inappropriate jokes at the expense of Jeffrey Dahmer, but we truly respect the victims and their families. The devastation this man caused is unbelievable and his life is not to be respected or remembered as anything but horrendous. This was a remote podcast and the connection isn't the best, but it is still well worth the listen. Enjoy!

Sources:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/jeffrey-dahmer
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Dahmer
https://charleyproject.org/case/steven-walter-tuomi
https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dahmer-jeffrey-victims.htm
My Friend Dahmer movie 2017
Fresh Meat: Jeffrey Dahmer 2021

Wow, this was a fun episode. We take a deep dive into the world of the Viper Room in the 90's. This little piece of Hollywood is what Kiki calls the Cecil Hotel of the bar scene. Take a nostalgic ride with us back in time to all the debauchery you can handle at the Viper Room. 

Sources:
https://www.viperroom.com/

https://la.eater.com/2022/3/3/22959990/the-viper-room-closing-west-hollywood-johnny-depp-nightlife-am-intel 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Viper_Room

https://www.foxella.com/the-guy-got-killed-and-our-actor-quickly-got-out-of-sight-and-stayed-out-of-sight-for-about-a-year/

Kiki is back!!! A big thanks to Ronnie for keeping her seat warm, we will definitely have to have him back on. Kiki and MJ dive right back into the 90's by analyzing the best teen drama ever, Beverly Hills 90210. What an amazing show. Don't forget to follow us on all the socials, rate, and review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_90210

https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/8/7/20757684/90210-beverly-hills-best-moments 

https://www.eonline.com/news/1062791/trashed-dressing-rooms-co-star-couplings-fist-fights-and-firings-secrets-of-the-original-beverly-hills-90210-revealed 

https://www.nickiswift.com/146746/the-untold-truth-of-luke-perry/ 

This week we are still missing Kiki, don't worry she will be back soon. In the meantime MJ and Ronnie breakdown the best and worst toys of the 90's. If anyone has the yellow and blue crack bat, let me know.