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

  • 90's Erotic Thrillers

    Titillating transgressive film genre or a dark window into the women-fearing anxieties of men? Audra & Raymond investigate the phenomenon, looking into its roots in film noir and the sexist media circus of the early 1990s. Up for debate are Paul Verhoeven's BASIC INSTINCT and Barry Levinson's DISCLOSURE. It's a Michael Douglas film festival this week on Retrophilia!



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    56 min
  • Teen Dramas at Halloween

    Raymond and Audra examine three prime time teen drama Halloween specials of the '90s – BEVERLY HILLS 90210, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, and FREAKS AND GEEKS. In all three, Halloween provides a crucible for the "teen mid-life crises," or the struggle between childhood and teenhood.  



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    52 min
  • The Experiment: Part 2

    The thrilling conclusion to Raymond's experiment in which he attempted to live in the 1990s for a week. How long can a Millennial survive without a smart phone, streaming movies, and Coke Zero? Tune in to find out. Errata: During the segment on radio, Raymond was actually referring to WSRV, not WKLS.



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    40 min
  • The Experiment: Part 1

    Attempting to live like it's the 1990s for a week, Raymond will put his sanity and digital addiction on the line in the name of armchair anthropology. In this episode, Audra and Raymond lay out the ground rules for the experiment in an attempt to strip away anything and everything to do with the 21st century!



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    38 min
  • The Edgelord Trilogy

    The '90s were an edgy time. Revisit THE MATRIX, FIGHT CLUB, and AMERICAN BEAUTY, and answer the burning question... how is an Edgelord made?



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    1 hr 13 min
  • Goth Kids

    Audra and Raymond compare and contrast being a goth kid in 1991 vs 1999. Audra survived a golden age of being a goth kid. Raymond was too young and got Hot Topic leftovers. Can they find common ground? Peter Murphy doubts it.



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    59 min
  • 1991: The Year It All Began
    From the fall of the Soviet Union to the world-shattering release of Nirvana's "Nevermind," 1991 set the stage for the alternative music and culture that defined a generation.

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    1 hr 10 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…