

Talk ’90s to me
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. Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky for clips, behind the scenes content and to send us your questions & thoughts! You can now support us on Patreon! Help support the podcast and get episodes early and ad-free, bonus content and some EXCELLENT merch. Talk ’90s To Me – could a podcast BE any more brilliant? Talk ’90s To Me is a Podmasters production.
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Censored! – Queer moments of ’90s TV that changed history – with Scott Bryan
Television served as a critical, albeit often restricted, beacon for queer identity throughout the 1990s, a decade defined by the repressive Section 28 legislation. This law, which banned the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools, created an information vacuum that forced queer youth to rely on subtle, often accident...

Andrew Weatherall – From Primal Scream to Warp Records and beyond, the Guv’nor of British dance music

Kylie! – Michael Hutchence, ‘Indie Kylie’ and those gold hotpants

Talk '90s To Me - info on our first live show!

The Face magazine – How the Bible of the ’90s launched Kate Moss and got sued by Jason Donovan

Mark Kermode – My all-time favourite soundtracks from the ’90s

The Girlie Show’s Sarah Cawood – “I was never a ladette!”

DJ legend SMOKIN JO on 90’s clubs – “It was hot, it was sweaty, everyone was off their t*ts!”

Raving in the ’90s – Pills, acid, warehouse parties and more with author Kirk Field

Tim Booth from James – “Sit Down? I’d rather keep dancing.”

Shirley Manson of Garbage – “Weird girls and disobedient women? That’s the ’90s”

Primal Scream! – Bobby Gillespie on ’90s rock, rave and getting loaded (and having a good time)

Tony Hawk, RaD magazine, MTV and more – the rebirth of SKATING

Godfather of Britpop! – Producer Stephen Street on Blur, The Cranberries, Morrissey and more

ELIS JAMES of BBC 5Live – “Manics, Super Furries, terrible shoes and MY ’90s”

Clueless! Why this ’90s classic is still the best teen film of all time

Paula Yates – The life, loves and tragedy of a Big Breakfast superstar

Select Magazine – How the ’90s greatest music mag launched Britpop and reinvented Glastonbury

Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror
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