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 29 episodes available.

Rad History episodes:

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.
Our guest is @fmanjoo
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1h 17min
November 13, 2024 7. The Rubik's Cube
How many possible permutations are there on a Rubik’s Cube? How did the Rubik’s Cube come out of the Soviet block before even Tetris did? And did the creator get rich off of his investment or not? It’s the 50th anniversary of its creation so today we’re looking at the history of the Rubik’s Cube.
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19min
November 06, 2024 6. The Answering Machine - With Toni Trucks!
Did you know that we could have had the answering machine decades before we actually got to buy one? Why the 1980s and 90s was an unusual time for an innovation explosion in communications technology. The history of the whole AT&T/Ma Bell breakup by the government. And how much did YOU beg your parents to get your own phone line in your bedroom?
The guest this episode is the actress Toni Trucks. @tonitrucks
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1h 8min
October 30, 2024 5. Fernando Valenzuela
Why was Fernando Valenzuela’s screwball so difficult to hit? Why did he have that crazy pitching motion that batters initially laughed at? And was he the first great Mexican American baseball icon? We’ve got Fernandomania today, because Rad History is tackling the legend of the recently departed Fernando Valenzuela.
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18min
October 23, 2024 4. Calvin And Hobbes - With Daniel Kibblesmith
Was Calvin And Hobbes the greatest comic strip ever? Or maybe a great work of art of the 20th Century? Why did Bill Watterson disappear? Was Calvin "good" (morally)? Was Hobbes "real"? Why were there never any toys? Would we ever really want Calvin and Hobbes to come back?
With special guest @kibblesmith!
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1h 33min
October 16, 2024 3. Goldeneye 007 - With John Gruber
Did Nintendo try to kill GoldenEye 007 before it was completed? Why did Shigeru Miyamoto keep telling the development team to tone down the violence. And why did the famous multiplayer aspect of the game almost didn’t happen? It’s slappers only on Rad History, because we’re diving into the history of THE game of the late 1990s, GoldenEye 007.
With Special Guest: John Gruber
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54min
October 09, 2024 2. Blockbuster Video - With MG Siegler
Why was Blockbuster so successful? Was it the DVD that killed Blockbuster? What was the deal with late fees? Is there any way Blockbuster, not Netflix, could have won out in the end?
Special guest: Venture Capitalist and Writer MG Siegler!
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1h 24min
October 09, 2024 1. The Golden Girls - With Christina Warren
Among other things, learn how Miami Vice inspired the Golden Girls, how the Golden Girls helped finance the making of the movie Reservoir Dogs, whether or not Betty White and Bea Arthur hated each other, where the Golden Girls house was, and the real ages of the actresses when they were playing Golden Girls.
Special guest, Christina Warren, @film_girl!
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1h 2min
September 06, 2024 Introducing: RAD! 80s90s History!
Announcing the new history podcast, RAD! 80s90s History! Coming October 9.
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