Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture

Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture

By Raymond Wiley & Audra WolfmannMusicHistory
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Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture episodes

  • The Rebel

    What was there to rebel against in the '90s? Whaddaya you got? Raymond and Audra examine the '90s Rebel archetype through the lens of two film classics of teen rebellion: PUMP UP THE VOLUME and GHOST WORLD. Talk hard!



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    45 min
  • MTV Animation

    At the dawn of the '90s, a magical thing happened when MTV began diversifying their programming - they launched a cutting-edge animation show called LIQUID TELEVISION, which changed animation forever. AEON FLUX and BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD sprung from this fertile anthology show, bringing the avant-guard and the hilariously puerile into homes across the world. The success of these shows lead to hits like DARIA, THE HEAD, THE MAXX, and more!



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    45 min
  • New Age '90s

    Occult, Self-Help, Personal Development...call it what thou wilt. Raymond and Audra delve into the New Age movement of the '90s from music to bookstores to community. Somewhere between PURE MOODS and THE CRAFT, lies the secret to the universe. Sail away, mutha fakkas!



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    49 min
  • Woodstock '94 vs. Woodstock '99

    A revival and a revival of a revival, Woodstock '94 and Woodstock '99 were fitting bookends to a culturally tumultuous decade. Boomer nostalgia and a new kind of voracious consumerism simultaneously meshed and clashed at these two benchmark events. The results ranged from sublime to tragic. Join Audra and Raymond as they sift through the dynamics of this muddy situation. Sometimes third time is not a charm, but rather a traumatic disaster.



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    1 hr 15 min
  • Pam & Tommy & Celebrity Tapes
    Too hot to handle or too sad to celebrate? Audra & Raymond discuss the explosion of celebrity tapes in the '90s and review the Hulu limited series, PAM & TOMMY.

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    47 min
  • Against the '70s: Classic Rock in the 1990s
    The 1990s saw a gigantic resurgence of "Classic Rock" from the late '60s and early '70s, as it was discovered by children of Boomers. Was this classic status deserved or was it a distraction from the music and culture of our own generation? Look what it did to Mike Watt!

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    53 min
  • When Conspiracies Were Fun

    Raymond & Audra discuss conspiracy culture of the '90s, from "Slacker" to "X-Files" to the "Fox Alien Autopsy," and some of the literary history behind it all. Hail Eris!



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    52 min
  • Lost Children of Suburbia

    Bored teens, absent parents, and nowhere to go but the Christian rock show. This episode takes a look at "The Lost Children of Rockdale County," a documentary about an STD epidemic among suburban teenagers in 1996.



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    46 min
  • The Death of Cool

    Audra and Raymond discuss coolness circa 1999 and revisit the groundbreaking documentary "The Merchants of Cool." We're live from the Redneck Riviera this week on Retrophilia!



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    46 min
  • The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

    Science fiction often looks forward to the future, but always contains elements of the era in which it was written. The 1990's were no different. By examining the sci-fi of the era, we step into the strange world of the 90's Future.



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    50 min

About Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture

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A podcast anthology series exploring the eras, subcultures, and obsessions we can't leave behind. In this season, hosts Raymond Wiley (Out There Radio, Disinformation, The Shadow of Ideas) and Audra…