The truth about Y2K
Update: 2024-12-061
Description
Kyle Mooney dreams up a New Year’s Eve 1999 apocalypse. Historian Zachary Loeb explains why the real Y2K wasn't one.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Anouck Dussaud, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast
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Kyle Mooney in a still from "Y2K," the film he directed and starred in. Photo credit: Nicole Rivelli.
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i recall it was ramadhan n me doing suhur with family while news of boris yelson resigning..that was kind of odd usually Russian leaders dong step down..i remember being a nostradamus end times internet nerd on nntp or forums. crazy 16 yr old me on dial up internet.our family took turns to use Internet on a 550 mhz compaq presario.. boy those were some interesting times.. families were more united n cohesive now everyone has gadgets n so isolated. lets bring back good ol days..invest more in human 2 human connection..i make all effort to talk to strangers when at supermarket n have a good laugh or two, life is short. hopefully ill meet a wife this way.. love n commitment ooo too scary in 2024 let me cling to my laptop n Netflix.. comfortable ahh.. 😀