1995 Revisited: OJ, Pop Culture, and the Birth of Reality TV
Description
1995 was a year of transformation — for culture, media, and the way we consume stories. Ed Conroy of Retrontario joins Shane Hewitt for a nostalgic look back at the year that reshaped television and celebrity.
The OJ trial dominated screens, shifting daytime television and setting the stage for reality TV. Music, fads, and pop culture — from the Macarena to the rise of Amazon and eBay — added to a year defined by both cultural highs and lows. The conversation draws direct lines from the spectacle of the OJ trial to today’s social media-driven world, where fascination with real-life drama has only grown.
It’s a reflection on how one year continues to echo in our media and cultural landscape nearly three decades later.
GUEST:
Ed Conroy
retrontario.com
@retrontario
Originally aired on 2025-10-02
United States
