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Diving deep into a wild decade of chaos, creativity and hedonism – from Oasis to ‘Friends’, from grunge to girl power, from Kate Moss to alcopops to ‘Trainspotting’ and beyond. Join award-winning Observer journalist and Smash Hits graduate Miranda Sawyer as she meets the people who were really there for the decade of Cool Britannia, Cantona and the Chemical Generation.
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A special preview of the kind of thing we're doing over on our Patreon to tide you over the new year! Suede, slim and quietly confident, Gazelles could improve almost any outfit. Worn by everyone from indie kids to people who definitely weren’t trying, they went to gigs, clubs, school and back again without fuss. This week on our Patreon pod shot, Miranda is joined by DJ, journalist and man with some of the best shoes in England, Anthony Teasdale, to find out how, 30 years on, Gazelles are still everywhere.
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Back us on Patreon and get a special extra podcast like this every two weeks. On our first mini-pod, the story of Unfinished Sympathy. Back in 1991, a mystery trio from Bristol were mixing hip hop, soul, dancehall and house into a potent, bass-driven and very danceable sound that would reshape ’90s music. Stand-up comic and fan Carl Donnelly tells Miranda how Massive Attack inspired everyone from Portishead, Mo’Wax, The Chemical Brothers big beat to Björk and U2. Just don’t call it “trip-hop”…
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. In 1994, a 19-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. It proved he was the real deal and set him on course to become more than just an actor. Within a few short years he’d become the ultimate poster boy, with bedroom walls across the globe filling up with Leo pictures carefully snipped from teen mags.
This week on Talk 90s To Me, Miranda is joined by journalist and author of the upcoming newsletter Celebrity Intelligence , Dan Wakeford to revisit the hysteria the tabloids dubbed “Leomania”. From teen magazines and paparazzi economics to Leo’s infamous ‘Pussy Posse’ and the boom years of celebrity gossip, they unpack how the 90s media machine built the cult of Leo.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Jeff Buckley died in 1997 at just 30 years old, leaving behind only a handful of recordings but a huge impression on his fans. In the decades since, the mythology of the singer-songwriter hasn’t really faded. Buckley didn’t leave a long catalogue behind, but what he did leave was enough to make him a legend.
This week, Miranda sits down with music Journalist Jude Rogers to talk about Buckley’s legacy, the lasting impact of his only full album Grace, and his haunting version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, which brought a new audience to the song. Jude also reflects on her own complicated history with Buckley, including an infamous article she wrote for The Guardian in 2007.
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Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Produced by Liam Tait. Audio and video production by Connor Newson. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Soniq Branding from Artlist. Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. British comedy got faster, stranger and more gleefully quotable in the ’90s than ever before. At the centre of it all was John Thomson, the everyman who helped turn The Fast Show into a cultural phenomenon, popped up everywhere from I’m Alan Partridge to Men Behaving Badly, and then pivoted to the Sunday night, must-watch dramedy Cold Feet.
This week, Miranda sits down with Thomson to discuss the dizzying speed of ’90s fame, the catchphrases he still can’t escape, and the darker side of sudden success – phone hacking, tabloid harassment, and learning the hard way that fame in that decade came with very few boundaries.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. 1994, Loaded lands on newsstands and suddenly the tone of British magazines shifts overnight. Louder, cheekier, more irreverent than anything before. At the centre of it all is James Brown, the unlikely magazine wunderkind who rocked the world of ’90s publishing.
This week, Miranda Sawyer sits down with James, author of new fanzine Zine Age Kicks to discuss his beginnings, the swaggering influence of the NME-era music press, and how a DIY, fan-first focus shook things up across the publishing world in the ’90s. But did these lads’ mags simply wink at modern masculinity, or help market a new era of sexism dressed up as irony?
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Pop was trying very hard to look polished, predictable and a little bit American in the early ’90s… then Björk arrived, barefoot, uncompromising, and sounding like the future of music. She didn’t just release hit records. She blew open the idea of what a pop star could be: experimental but chart-friendly, weird but deeply human. In this episode of Talk ’90s to Me, journalist and author of Bjork’s Hegemonic, Emily Mackay joins Miranda to look back on Björk’s astonishing decade. The creative highs, the tabloid lows, the boundary-pushing videos and ask how one Icelandic artist quietly reshaped the entire sound and attitude of the ’90s.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. CK’s iconic black-and-white underwear ads didn’t just sell underwear – they practically defined the style of the ’90s. Slip dresses that looked like you’d forgotten the rest of your outfit, billboards full of brooding half-dressed teenagers, and a minimalist aesthetic all reshaped fashion forever.
Sali Hughes, The Guardian’s beauty columnist and host of the Beyond the Bathroom podcast, joins Miranda Sawyer to look back at the man, the myth and the legend of Calvin Klein. They revisit the campaign that turned Kate Moss into the defining model of the decade, the unisex scent phenomenon CK One, Calvin’s famously salacious personal life, and why CK has stood the test of time when other brands have fallen into obscurity.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. The Disney Renaissance is usually remembered for its big tunes and Broadway bombast, but one of its most long-lasting impacts is the strength of its villains. From a sea witch inspired by the most transgressive drag queen of the ’80s to a Shakespearean lion schemer voiced by Jeremy Irons, these characters defined the era. Louder, stranger and far more interesting than the nice, beige heroes they were supposed to lose to.
This week on Talk ’90s To Me, we’re diving into the gay Disney villains of the ’90s with comedian and host of Welcome to Hell Dan Foxx. We explore why Disney’s baddies were allowed all the flamboyance its heroes weren’t, how queerness became shorthand for glamour, danger and excess, and why these characters have grown in popularity in the decades since.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Brooklyn and Nicola? Pffft. In 1999 David Beckham and Victoria Adams were the two most stratospherically famous people in Britain – and their wedding blew the nation’s collective mind. How did the Posh’n’Becks nuptials change celebrity culture, the media and the minds of everyday people? Diehard Posh’n’Becks fangirl, Guardian columnist and Mirror veteran Polly Hudson joins Miranda to look at the purple outfits, the bespoke thrones, that (ahem) unusual “VD” monogram and the “private wedding alcoves” that made the People’s Royal Wedding.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. In 1999, Britney Spears exploded into pop superstardom. One song, one video, and suddenly she was everywhere with barely any build-up and no room to breathe. Was Britney’s debut a pop miracle, or the start of a life lived on other people’s terms?
This week, Miranda Sawyer is joined by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, author Being Britney, to look back at culture that made her, adored her, and then watched as the consequences played out in public?
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. This week, Miranda is joined by comedian and podcast royalty Josh Widdicombe (who loved ’90s TV so much he even wrote a book about it Watching Neighbours Twice a Day..) to talk about ’90s TV phenomenon TFI Friday hosted by the one and only Chris Evans.
Red hair, loud shirts, laddish chaos, celebrity stunts, flashes of brilliance and moments that make you ask, how did that ever get on TV? Evans wasn’t just a presenter in the ’90s, he was a sensation. TFI Friday captured the decade’s excess and bravado perfectly: thrilling, messy and slightly out of control. We’ll probably never see a TV show like it again. But maybe that isn’t a bad thing…
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Cool. Violent. Funny. Quoted to death. Still feels modern today. This week on Talk 90s To Me, Miranda opens the briefcase on 1994’s Pulp Fiction, the film that didn’t just dominate the cinema, it rewired culture entirely. With non-linear storytelling, electric dance scenes, super cool hitmen and a soundtrack that instantly made you cooler just for owning it.
This week, Miranda is joined by broadcaster, podcast pioneer and film buff Jamie East to unpack how Tarantino’s second film turned him into a household name, resurrected John Travolta’s career, launched a thousand posters, and became the film everyone pretended they understood the first time round.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Did the Great British Christmas Number One peak in the ’90s? Miranda Sawyer sits down with comedian Marc Burrows, author of Mistletoe and Vinyl: The Story of the Christmas No. 1, to get our heads around the annual scramble to be top of the Christmas pops. It’s an epic tale featuring Michael Jackson, the Spice Girls, Queen and even Cliff Richard. Plus: we attempt to answer the most important question of all – what is Mr Blobby, and how did his Christmas Number One help usher in the downfall of the Christmas chart crown?
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Today we unwrap one of the great Christmas gifts: how a lad from Walthamstow wrote the Crimbo anthem of the 90s. Yes, we’re talking about East 17’s Stay Another Day. Miranda sits down with Tony Mortimer to find out how he turned real heartbreak into a perennial festive classic. Plus: the highs and lows of life in a boyband, four legged bandmates, giant puffa jackets, and how the track even beat Mariah Carey to Christmas No. 1 in 1994 — even though it isn’t very Christmassy!
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. Italia ’90 wasn’t just a World Cup, it was a national mood. The summer when Gazza wept, England stumbled heroically, and football suddenly looked… different. Sleeker. Made for TV. This week on Talk ’90s to Me, Miranda Sawyer is joined by Simon Kuper, author of World Cup Fever, to dive back into the tournament that rejuvenated the sport. They talk about the drama and the daftness: Maradona’s chaos, Cameroon’s rise to cult-hero status, and Miranda’s personal choice for the best football song courtesy of New Order and a rap from John Barnes.
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Diving deep into all things ’90s. The British high street was everything in the ’90s. A place to roam, reinvent yourself and blow your wages on whatever you fancied. Fashion maven Mary “Queen of Shops” Portas, author of I Shop, Therefore I Am, joins Miranda to revisit a decade when shop floors became catwalks, window displays turned into art, and the real-life fashion of the decade helped inspire the world of Absolutely Fabulous.
Mary was right there in the thick of it: transforming Harvey Nichols from dowdy to dazzling and helping set the tone for the high street’s boldest reinvention. From celebrity shoppers to the rise of fast fashion, Miranda and Mary unpack how the shops defined the decade for better or worse.
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The brand new podcast that dives deep into all things ’90s. Seinfeld was a “show about nothing” that critics didn’t get, audiences didn’t love at first, and yet somehow became one of the biggest comedy phenomena of the decade. From Jerry’s neuroses and Elaine’s sharp tongue to Kramer’s manic energy and George’s miserable existence, we explore how a strange sitcom rewrote the rules of TV.
To help make sense of its unlikely rise, Miranda is joined by Seinfeld superfans: writer Phoebe Roy and comedian Milo Edwards, hosts of Masters of Their Domain to dig into the show’s legacy, favourite episodes, and answer the all-important question: what’s the deal with Seinfeld?
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The sudden death of Stone Roses bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield aged only 63 shocked music fans everywhere and led to an outpouring of love and appreciation from fans and friends including Liam Gallagher, New Order, Elbow, the Courteeners, and many more. In a special tribute edition Miranda talks to music journalist John Robb of Louder Than War about how Mani’s bass put the funk into what would become Britpop… how his personality glued the Stone Roses together… and why Mani never ever gave in to cynicism. “He was a lover not a fighter,” says John, “and that’s a pretty nice epitaph to have.”
RIP Mani x
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The brand new podcast that dives deep into all things ’90s. This week we’re talking about the Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis blockbuster Thelma & Louise: the renegade feminist road movie that rewired Hollywood’s idea of what a chick flick could be. Miranda Sawyer is joined by screenwriter Sarah Morgan to talk crime, camaraderie and cultural legacy. And yes, we’re going to talk about that Brad Pitt scene.
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Good episode, apart from the pronunciation of certain footballers names. It's what pretentious arseholes do and it's fucking irritating
Sexist coffee table book or sexiest?! 😃
Fab episode 👍 (The Beatles Helter Skelter was the first ever grunge record 😉)