Rad History

By 80s90s History

A history podcast ONLY about the 80s and 90s. The music, the movies, the people, the politics, the culture and more. Rad history for our troubled times.

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

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December 01, 2025 17. New Jack Swing
As the 80s turning into the 90s, one sound of young America was Grunge. The other was New Jack Swing. Did New Jack Swing help inspire Pharrell, Bruno Mars, and... KPop?
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34min
November 24, 2025 16. Phil Hartman Part 2
The second half of Phil Hartman's career. Leaving SNL. NewsRadio. The tragic murder-suicide that ended his life. And what might have been...
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32min
November 21, 2025 15. Phil Hartman Part 1
You might know him from... but did you know he had a flourishing career before comedy designing 70's album covers? Did you know that he co-wrote the movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure? How did he become "the glue" at Saturday Night Live, but also, the guy everyone wanted to write for on The Simpsons? This is the first part of the Phil Hartman story.
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28min
November 20, 2025 14. Why The 80s Looked Like That: The Memphis Group
Why did the 1980s look like the 1980s? Nickelodeon, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Miami Vice, Saved By The Bell? I'll tell you why: The Memphis Group was a short-lived but highly influential Italian design and architecture collective, founded by Ettore Sottsass in 1980. They radically challenged the era's prevailing minimalism and functionalism by creating postmodern furniture and objects with bold colors, geometric shapes, and playful, clashing patterns. THIS IS why the 1980s looked the way it did.
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28min
November 19, 2025 13. The 1982 Tylenol Murders
It's one of the biggest, unsolved mass-murder/serial killings of the 1980s. It changed how every product you buy appears in a store. It changed how crisis management happens. The 1982 Tylenol murders/poisonings is one of the craziest/most tragic stories of the 1980s.
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31min
November 18, 2025 12. Total Request Live
This episode explores how MTV's Total Request Live changed the evolution of teen culture in media, how engagement with fans and the impact of social media have transformed entertainment for young audiences. The dynamic interaction between producers and fans and artists, laid the groundwork not only for reality television, but for social media.
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26min
November 15, 2025 11. Bo Jackson Part 2
Part 2 of the Bo Jackson legend. The glory years with the Raiders and the Royals. The ubiquitous ads. The injury that ended his career. What Bo has been up to in recent years.
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24min
November 10, 2025 10. Bo Jackson Part 1
This episode delves into the remarkable early part of the legend of Bo Jackson. His hardscrabble early life. His discovery of his remarkable athletic prowess, excelling in football, baseball and track-and-field. His extraordinary performances and the impact he had on Auburn football, including the unforgettable Iron Bowl against Alabama, and his recruitment first into professional baseball and then the NFL, ending with his unique deal with Al Davis: baseball first, football second.

Part 2 will go into his professional career.
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23min
November 27, 2024 9. America's Funniest Home Videos
Did America’s Funniest Home Videos not only predict YouTube and social media, but did it invent reality television as well? How did Bob Saget feel about the show? And how did producers make sure that video of Dad getting hit in the nuts was real and not staged. We’ve got laughs from coast to coast because today, Rad History is taking a look at America’s Funniest Home Videos.
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14min
November 20, 2024 8. The Challenger Disaster
It is maybe the one moment of tragedy where most 80s kids remember where they were when it happened. Today, RAD! 80s90s History is looking at the Challenger disaster.
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