T minus 20

This week marks 20 years since the firestorm that hit Canberra’s suburbs during a hot and terrifying Saturday. We talk about our experience during that disasters and break down the events that led to one of the worst days in the national capital’s history.

We also try and have a bit of fun when we discuss the 2003 Big Day Out as well as all the pomp and ceremony from to 2003 People’s and Critic’s Choice award ceremonies.

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Passengers grounded after Qantas received a bomb threat, a plane crashes in North Carolina and the Centra Coast is overrun by carnies.

Children of Bodom release their sophmore album 'Hate Crew Deathroll, 50 Cent drops "In Da Club" much to the chagrin of Ja Rule and Irv Gotti and a magical mystery of missing Beatles tapes is solved! 

Plus heaps more! 

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It's the second and final part of our summer programming before we hit 2003. 

We talk about the biggest news stories to hit the second half of 2002 including SARS, the Washington Sniper and the Moscow Theatre Siege. 

We look at the biggest films of the year and we discuss the year in Google search where we dissect all the trending topics for 2002. 

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It's summer programming time as we re-cap all the biggest news stories from the first half of 2002. We also look at what was happening in music, the biggest toys of 2002, the best book and a bunch of people who were born then and are famous now. 

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After a year of controversy Britney's contract with Pepsi does not get renewed and neither is the Canberra Cannons as they slip into voluntary administration and out of the NBL. 

Nelly doesn't get paid for his Nike endorsement, Blue and Elton John say sorry under difficult circumstances and the Emos give zero effs about Christmas albums. 

Big movies are out for the holidays though, Lord of the Rings, bit releases for JLo and Nicole Kidman and Scorsese drops the mighty Gangs of New York. 

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United Airlines goes bust, Ronaldo is named the best in the world and Tatu debut amidst a storm of controversy. 

Plus we can't believe that 20 years ago paid maternity leave only existed within 30% of the Australian workforce. We break down Pru Goward's plan to get us out of the dark ages once and for all. 

And what's a week in the early 2000s with a little bit of fear mongering as President Bush announced a smallpox vaccination program to protect against bioterrorism. 

All that and so much more!

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Someone mixed up their envelopes in an elaborate Anthrax hoax concerning billionaire Bill Gates, Ivan Milat get's read his rights on privacy and Google gets Froogle in a failed online shopping venture. 

Plus Delta hits the big time with Born to Try, Peter Garrett bails from the Oils and we see yet another riot break out thanks to Guns n' Roses. 

Jay Z gets new shoes, Sauron gets a couple of Towers and Nicolas Cage stars in one of his most successful films to date.

All that and more this week, on T minus 20! 

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Napster rises from the ashes thanks to Roxio, George W establishes the Department of Homeland Security and Australia embraces this new fangled DVD technology. 

We've got a big release on the German charts, discover that Will Smith had issues way back then and talk about the piece of shizzle that was Doggy Fizzle Televizzle. 

And we bid a fond farewell to the great Brian Henderson, arguably Australia's best news reader, as he announces his retirement. 

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20 years ago Michael Jackson, his baby son and a balcony, a catwalk invasion at the Victoria’s Secret show, and violence at the Miss World pageant in Nigeria.

In tech and health news laptops burn your plums. In music Ja Rule has his Last Temptation and supergroup Audioslave make their debut. 

In entertainment Madonna runs out of money, Star Wars Clone Wars hits Cartoon Network and we saw the now iconic shot of Halle Berry emerging from the ocean in an orange bikini and one of your favourite video games was released.

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SARS. Remember that? 20 years ago is when the first case was found and it’s very interesting to revisit post-COVID. Plus one of the biggest ecological disasters at the time and one of the biggest social disasters when online gaming becomes a legit thing. 

We also talk LL Cool J, Opeth, Eminem, Westlife and Mick Jagger.

Harry Potter is back in the box office with his first sequel, and Brittany Murphy has a birthday! 

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