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Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureHow the 90s Ended: What You Leave BehindHow did you know when the '90s were over? (Apart from the date on the calendar!) Was it 9/11? The cancellation of "Beverly Hills, 90210"? When the cell phone started to eat your brain? Audra and Raymond close out Season 2 with this examination of era-ending events and trends. Thank you to the dear Retrophilia listeners for helping the research efforts. This is our 27th episode and we've had a great time wading in and out of the sea of nostalgia. We will be back with...something! In the meantime, please join Retrophilia on Instagram and Facebook, and continue to...
2025-02-191h 25
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureWrestling in the ‘90s: Conversation with Bob CalhounPro-wrestling really had a chokehold on our imaginations in the ‘90s. Whether our brains were being bodyslammed by WWF (WWE) or beat down by WCW, we loved every choreographed minute of the glammy, absurd high drama. Perhaps the most ‘90s of all wrestling shows of that time was the punk rock DIY version, Incredibly Strange Wrestling, which got its start in San Francisco in 1995 and then toured the world. Imagine an even more unhinged take on pro-wrestling mixed with the spirit (and sometimes masks) of Luche Libre and in-your-face Jackass-style antics. Add a few punk bands and a lot of t...
2024-10-241h 21
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture'90s NoirAudra and Raymond are back from an unintentional sabbatical to discuss Neo Noir films from the 1990s. Not to be confused with “Erotic Thrillers,” Neo Noirs echo the first wave of Film Noir in both content and style. Certain American crime thrillers of the ‘40s and ‘50s were dubbed Film Noir by French critics for their similarities: dark subject matter (usually crime mixed with fateful romance), anti-heroes with confused morals, and stylistic use of shadows and low-key lighting. These were often B-movies and almost certainly featured a Femme Fatale to lure the hero down a dark moral alley. Her appeal a...
2024-10-1054 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureMalls in the '90sCalling all Mall Rats, Mall Goths, Mall Punks, and Mallternatives! Malls fulfilled our dreams and socials scenes for generations, but they are quickly turning from a safe haven for teenagers to abandoned monuments to late stage capitalism. Born of the suburbs, malls had their last great era in the 1990s. Audra and Raymond talk mall movies, mall history, and read some very provocative listener mail on the topic. Join Retrophilia on Instagram and Facebook, and share your memories too.
2024-02-291h 21
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureSuburban Landscapes and Rites of Passage: The Story of Church Youth GroupsWere the ‘90s the Suburbs Decade? Raymond and Audra discuss the explosion of the suburbs and its hand in creating the Church Youth Group, Youth Pastors, and even Christian Rock. Raymond’s personal experiences (and listener input), help flesh out this very ‘90s phenomenon. Audra finally gets to ask the burning question, “What’s up with the whole Christian haunted house thing?!” PS: King of the Hill episode “Reborn to be Wild” (S8.E2) is heavily referenced. Join Retrophilia on Instagram and Facebook, and share your memories too.
2023-11-301h 11
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureEnd Times: Horror and the MillenniumIt's end times fun times here at Retrophilia as we discuss how anxieties for Y2K expressed themselves in 90's cinema via apocalypse-themed movies. It was a decade full of 'em, but we'll focus on two movies that share several themes in common: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994) and THE NINTH GATE (1999).
2023-10-3157 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture'90s Cable TVIf television was your babysitter, this episode is for you! Audra & Raymond discuss sweet sweet cable TV, why it was invented and how we spent our childhoods (and beyond) parked in front of it. From Nickelodeon to MTV to Skinemax, Retrophilia unscrambles shows like "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," VH1's "Behind the Music," "USA Up All Night," and many more. Plus, listener memories! Join Retrophilia on Instagram and Facebook, and share your memories too.
2023-09-051h 01
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture1994: The Year Alternative Became MainstreamRetrophilia is back, baby! Audra and Raymond are thrilled to return to the ‘90s after a year-long sabbatical living in the present day. They dive right back in with the year the music changed. 1994 was the peak year of crossover madness. Find out how Alternative, Modern, and College Rock went blazing into the mainstream, and how Green Day, NIN, Pearl Jam, Beck, and Ween (?!) became household names (and how flannels ended up in your Sears catalog). Join Retrophilia on Instagram and Facebook.
2023-07-3155 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture90's Alt. ComedyJust like music and film, comedy went through a transformation in the 1990s. Perhaps in reaction to the glut of mediocre and shallow comedians of the '80s, comedy shows like MR. SHOW, KIDS IN THE HALL, and SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST upended expectations with their alternative brand of social commentary and changed the way we think about comedy today.
2022-07-2153 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture90's Alt. ComedyJust like music and film, comedy went through a transformation in the 1990s. Perhaps in reaction to the glut of mediocre and shallow comedians of the '80s, comedy shows like MR. SHOW, KIDS IN THE HALL, and SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST upended expectations with their alternative brand of social commentary and changed the way we think about comedy today.
2022-07-2153 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureVideo Store AuteursThe advent of the video rental store made a wide variety of films available for study and this changed the landscape of cinema. Video stores birthed a new breed of filmmaker in the '90s, including Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith. Were these auteurs the culture-bearers of film history or self-indulgent dude bros? Or both? Audra and Raymond take a look at RESERVOIR DOGS and CLERKS, and discuss their relevance then and now.
2022-06-3057 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureVideo Store AuteursThe advent of the video rental store made a wide variety of films available for study and this changed the landscape of cinema. Video stores birthed a new breed of filmmaker in the '90s, including Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith. Were these auteurs the culture-bearers of film history or self-indulgent dude bros? Or both? Audra and Raymond take a look at RESERVOIR DOGS and CLERKS, and discuss their relevance then and now.
2022-06-3057 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe RebelWhat was there to rebel against in the '90s? Whaddaya you got? Raymond and Audra examine the '90s Rebel archetype through the lens of two film classics of teen rebellion: PUMP UP THE VOLUME and GHOST WORLD. Talk hard!
2022-05-2044 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe RebelWhat was there to rebel against in the '90s? Whaddaya you got? Raymond and Audra examine the '90s Rebel archetype through the lens of two film classics of teen rebellion: PUMP UP THE VOLUME and GHOST WORLD. Talk hard!
2022-05-2044 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureMTV AnimationAt the dawn of the '90s, a magical thing happened when MTV began diversifying their programming - they launched a cutting-edge animation show called LIQUID TELEVISION, which changed animation forever. AEON FLUX and BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD sprung from this fertile anthology show, bringing the avant-guard and the hilariously puerile into homes across the world. The success of these shows lead to hits like DARIA, THE HEAD, THE MAXX, and more!
2022-05-0643 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureMTV AnimationAt the dawn of the '90s, a magical thing happened when MTV began diversifying their programming - they launched a cutting-edge animation show called LIQUID TELEVISION, which changed animation forever. AEON FLUX and BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD sprung from this fertile anthology show, bringing the avant-guard and the hilariously puerile into homes across the world. The success of these shows lead to hits like DARIA, THE HEAD, THE MAXX, and more!
2022-05-0643 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureNew Age '90sOccult, Self-Help, Personal Development...call it what thou wilt. Raymond and Audra delve into the New Age movement of the '90s from music to bookstores to community. Somewhere between PURE MOODS and THE CRAFT, lies the secret to the universe. Sail away, mutha fakkas!
2022-04-2648 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureNew Age '90sOccult, Self-Help, Personal Development...call it what thou wilt. Raymond and Audra delve into the New Age movement of the '90s from music to bookstores to community. Somewhere between PURE MOODS and THE CRAFT, lies the secret to the universe. Sail away, mutha fakkas!
2022-04-2648 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureWoodstock '94 vs. Woodstock '99A revival and a revival of a revival, Woodstock '94 and Woodstock '99 were fitting bookends to a culturally tumultuous decade. Boomer nostalgia and a new kind of voracious consumerism simultaneously meshed and clashed at these two benchmark events. The results ranged from sublime to tragic. Join Audra and Raymond as they sift through the dynamics of this muddy situation. Sometimes third time is not a charm, but rather a traumatic disaster.
2022-04-171h 14
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureWoodstock '94 vs. Woodstock '99A revival and a revival of a revival, Woodstock '94 and Woodstock '99 were fitting bookends to a culturally tumultuous decade. Boomer nostalgia and a new kind of voracious consumerism simultaneously meshed and clashed at these two benchmark events. The results ranged from sublime to tragic. Join Audra and Raymond as they sift through the dynamics of this muddy situation. Sometimes third time is not a charm, but rather a traumatic disaster.
2022-04-171h 14
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CulturePam & Tommy & Celebrity TapesToo hot to handle or too sad to celebrate? Audra & Raymond discuss the explosion of celebrity tapes in the ‘90s and review the Hulu limited series, PAM & TOMMY.
2022-03-3046 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CulturePam & Tommy & Celebrity TapesToo hot to handle or too sad to celebrate? Audra & Raymond discuss the explosion of celebrity tapes in the ‘90s and review the Hulu limited series, PAM & TOMMY.
2022-03-3046 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureAgainst the '70s: Classic Rock in the 1990sThe 1990s saw a gigantic resurgence of "Classic Rock" from the late '60s and early '70s, as it was discovered by children of Boomers. Was this classic status deserved or was it a distraction from the music and culture of our own generation? Look what it did to Mike Watt!
2022-02-1852 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureAgainst the '70s: Classic Rock in the 1990sThe 1990s saw a gigantic resurgence of "Classic Rock" from the late '60s and early '70s, as it was discovered by children of Boomers. Was this classic status deserved or was it a distraction from the music and culture of our own generation? Look what it did to Mike Watt!
2022-02-1852 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureWhen Conspiracies Were FunRaymond & Audra discuss conspiracy culture of the '90s, from "Slacker" to "X-Files" to the "Fox Alien Autopsy," and some of the literary history behind it all. Hail Eris!
2022-02-0551 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureWhen Conspiracies Were FunRaymond & Audra discuss conspiracy culture of the '90s, from "Slacker" to "X-Files" to the "Fox Alien Autopsy," and some of the literary history behind it all. Hail Eris!
2022-02-0551 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureLost Children of SuburbiaBored teens, absent parents, and nowhere to go but the Christian rock show. This episode takes a look at "The Lost Children of Rockdale County," a documentary about an STD epidemic among suburban teenagers in 1996.
2022-01-2845 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureLost Children of SuburbiaBored teens, absent parents, and nowhere to go but the Christian rock show. This episode takes a look at "The Lost Children of Rockdale County," a documentary about an STD epidemic among suburban teenagers in 1996.
2022-01-2845 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Death of CoolAudra and Raymond discuss coolness circa 1999 and revisit the groundbreaking documentary "The Merchants of Cool." We're live from the Redneck Riviera this week on Retrophilia!
2022-01-1344 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Death of CoolAudra and Raymond discuss coolness circa 1999 and revisit the groundbreaking documentary "The Merchants of Cool." We're live from the Redneck Riviera this week on Retrophilia!
2022-01-1344 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Future Ain't What It Used To BeScience fiction often looks forward to the future, but always contains elements of the era in which it was written. The 1990's were no different. By examining the sci-fi of the era, we step into the strange world of the 90's Future.
2022-01-0649 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Future Ain't What It Used To BeScience fiction often looks forward to the future, but always contains elements of the era in which it was written. The 1990's were no different. By examining the sci-fi of the era, we step into the strange world of the 90's Future.
2022-01-0649 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture90’s Erotic ThrillersTitillating transgressive film genre or a dark window into the women-fearing anxieties of men? Audra & Raymond investigate the phenomenon, looking into its roots in film noir and the sexist media circus of the early 1990s. Up for debate are Paul Verhoeven’s BASIC INSTINCT and Barry Levinson’s DISCLOSURE. It's a Michael Douglas film festival this week on Retrophilia!
2021-12-3055 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture90’s Erotic ThrillersTitillating transgressive film genre or a dark window into the women-fearing anxieties of men? Audra & Raymond investigate the phenomenon, looking into its roots in film noir and the sexist media circus of the early 1990s. Up for debate are Paul Verhoeven’s BASIC INSTINCT and Barry Levinson’s DISCLOSURE. It's a Michael Douglas film festival this week on Retrophilia!
2021-12-3055 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureTeen Dramas at HalloweenRaymond and Audra examine three prime time teen drama Halloween specials of the ‘90s – BEVERLY HILLS 90210, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, and FREAKS AND GEEKS. In all three, Halloween provides a crucible for the “teen mid-life crises,” or the struggle between childhood and teenhood.
2021-12-2351 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureTeen Dramas at HalloweenRaymond and Audra examine three prime time teen drama Halloween specials of the ‘90s – BEVERLY HILLS 90210, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, and FREAKS AND GEEKS. In all three, Halloween provides a crucible for the “teen mid-life crises,” or the struggle between childhood and teenhood.
2021-12-2351 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Experiment: Part 2The thrilling conclusion to Raymond's experiment in which he attempted to live in the 1990s for a week. How long can a Millennial survive without a smart phone, streaming movies, and Coke Zero? Tune in to find out. Errata: During the segment on radio, Raymond was actually referring to WSRV, not WKLS.
2021-12-1639 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Experiment: Part 2The thrilling conclusion to Raymond's experiment in which he attempted to live in the 1990s for a week. How long can a Millennial survive without a smart phone, streaming movies, and Coke Zero? Tune in to find out. Errata: During the segment on radio, Raymond was actually referring to WSRV, not WKLS.
2021-12-1639 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Experiment: Part 1Attempting to live like it's the 1990s for a week, Raymond will put his sanity and digital addiction on the line in the name of armchair anthropology. In this episode, Audra and Raymond lay out the ground rules for the experiment in an attempt to strip away anything and everything to do with the 21st century!
2021-12-1037 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Experiment: Part 1Attempting to live like it's the 1990s for a week, Raymond will put his sanity and digital addiction on the line in the name of armchair anthropology. In this episode, Audra and Raymond lay out the ground rules for the experiment in an attempt to strip away anything and everything to do with the 21st century!
2021-12-1037 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Edgelord TrilogyThe '90s were an edgy time. Revisit THE MATRIX, FIGHT CLUB, and AMERICAN BEAUTY, and answer the burning question... how is an Edgelord made?
2021-12-021h 12
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureThe Edgelord TrilogyThe '90s were an edgy time. Revisit THE MATRIX, FIGHT CLUB, and AMERICAN BEAUTY, and answer the burning question... how is an Edgelord made?
2021-12-021h 12
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureGoth KidsAudra and Raymond compare and contrast being a goth kid in 1991 vs 1999. Audra survived a golden age of being a goth kid. Raymond was too young and got Hot Topic leftovers. Can they find common ground? Peter Murphy doubts it.
2021-12-0258 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & CultureGoth KidsAudra and Raymond compare and contrast being a goth kid in 1991 vs 1999. Audra survived a golden age of being a goth kid. Raymond was too young and got Hot Topic leftovers. Can they find common ground? Peter Murphy doubts it.
2021-12-0258 min
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture1991: The Year It All BeganFrom the fall of the Soviet Union to the world-shattering release of Nirvana's "Nevermind," 1991 set the stage for the alternative music and culture that defined a generation.
2021-12-021h 09
Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture1991: The Year It All BeganFrom the fall of the Soviet Union to the world-shattering release of Nirvana's "Nevermind," 1991 set the stage for the alternative music and culture that defined a generation.
2021-12-021h 09