1996: 'Mike Harris', 'Media Moguls', 'Mapquest' and 'Manufactured Pop' W/ Maggie Reid

Weeeee’re back! It’s 1996, Maggie returns and we are talking about all the things. Topics include: the formation of our friend group (3:54), the status of Maggie’s mushroom cut (6:20), how much Ontario Premier Mike Harris sucks (7:52), neoliberalism 101 (10:57), the internet (20:11), births & deaths (21:22), the Atlanta Olympics (26:30), residential schools (31:50), and the telecommunications act & its churnalistic aftermath (36:39). We also dig into some important firsts & introductions (46:19), book releases (59:26) - huge shoutout to The Beach (1:01:49) - and finally reach the most important part of each episode: celebs, movies, music (1:03:17), duh. We ask WWJTTD? (1:06:40), what was on TV (1:08:25) and also we discuss my obsession with tornadoes (1:08:40), kids movies (1:11:09), the Kids Choice & MTV Awards (1:12:55), Romeo+Juliet and the moment I fell in love with Young Leo (1:19:05). Finally, we get into music (1:25:31), the significance of Spice Girls AND we start putting the pieces together for my full & thorough investigation in the pop music renaissance. And that’s our show! Thanks for listening!