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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.

Episodes

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Censored! – Queer moments of ’90s TV that changed history – with Scott Bryan

05 Oct 2026
57m
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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...

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

28 Sep 2026
1h 3m
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Kylie! – Michael Hutchence, ‘Indie Kylie’ and those gold hotpants

21 Sep 2026
1h 4m
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Talk '90s To Me - info on our first live show!

16 Sep 2026
3m
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The Face magazine – How the Bible of the ’90s launched Kate Moss and got sued by Jason Donovan

14 Sep 2026
59m
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Mark Kermode – My all-time favourite soundtracks from the ’90s

07 Sep 2026
1h 7m
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The Girlie Show’s Sarah Cawood – “I was never a ladette!”

31 Aug 2026
57m
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DJ legend SMOKIN JO on 90’s clubs – “It was hot, it was sweaty, everyone was off their t*ts!”

24 Aug 2026
1h 0m
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Raving in the ’90s – Pills, acid, warehouse parties and more with author Kirk Field

17 Aug 2026
58m
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Tim Booth from James – “Sit Down? I’d rather keep dancing.”

10 Aug 2026
1h 2m
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Shirley Manson of Garbage – “Weird girls and disobedient women? That’s the ’90s”

03 Aug 2026
1h 11m
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Primal Scream! – Bobby Gillespie on ’90s rock, rave and getting loaded (and having a good time)

27 Jul 2026
1h 5m
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Tony Hawk, RaD magazine, MTV and more – the rebirth of SKATING

20 Jul 2026
1h 12m
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Godfather of Britpop! – Producer Stephen Street on Blur, The Cranberries, Morrissey and more

13 Jul 2026
1h 7m
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ELIS JAMES of BBC 5Live – “Manics, Super Furries, terrible shoes and MY ’90s”

06 Jul 2026
1h 6m
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Clueless! Why this ’90s classic is still the best teen film of all time

29 Jun 2026
53m
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Paula Yates – The life, loves and tragedy of a Big Breakfast superstar

22 Jun 2026
1h 22m
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Select Magazine – How the ’90s greatest music mag launched Britpop and reinvented Glastonbury

15 Jun 2026
1h 1m
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

05 Jun 2026
1h 5m
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Cash, cocaine and chaos – The mad, bad ’90s music biz with author John Niven

01 Jun 2026
1h 1m
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