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21 Years (TwentyOneYears) is a podcast that explores the greatest time in pop culture history, 1980-2001! Every episode is about the stories behind the stories you've forgotten about. Your host El Dangeroso takes you on a journey exploring some of the greatest pop culture events and news stories of the times. Episodes will include "Was Just Say No Successful?", "The story of Swatch", "Why Coke Decided to Market New Coke", "How Michael Jackson Saved Record Stores", "The Jim Bakker Scandal", "What Happened to MTV?", "What Happened in Waco?", "The Mysterious Disapperance of Arsenio Hall", Back to the Future and the story of the Delorian" Plus More!
Episodes
Tuesday May 25, 2021
How Cyndi Lauper Made Hulkamania a Reality
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
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Cyndi Lauper changed the face of wrestling by helping push Hulkamania to the moon! How? Its all right here on the story behind the story of Hulkamania. Give it a listen and check it out. Don't forget to follow and share!
Saturday May 08, 2021
Did Napster Kill Record Stores?
Saturday May 08, 2021
Saturday May 08, 2021
What happened to record stores? That's easy...Napster! Actually no, well not completely. If anything Napster was a warning the record companies ignored or they might still be around today. In this episode we talk about Malls, How Michael Jacksons "Thriller" saved record stores in the early 80s and how it's success also played a part in their demise. Buckle in Pop Culture Vultures we're visiting the late 90s to witness the slow death of our favorite record stores.
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Bonus Episode: The Max Headroom Incident.
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
We all remember Max Headroom, but do you remember the Max Headroom "Incident"? One of television broadcast greatest mysteries.
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Heritage USA: The Christian Theme Park Surrounded by Scandal and Greed!
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Heritage USA was a Christian Theme Park and it became the 3rd largest theme park behind Disneyworld and Disneyland boasting 6 million visitors a year at one point. Families came from all over the world to visit the vision of Televangelist Jim Bakker. The park was extremely successful making $128 million a year... well thats what the crooked accounting books said anyway, in reality we may never know because the entire theme park was surrounded by lies, greed and scandal. Lets revist 1987, the Bakkers, the scandals and the theme park. WELCOME TO HERITAGE USA!
Monday Apr 12, 2021
The Story Behind "The Mystery of Al Capones Vault"
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
April 21st 1986 at 7PM CST the world was waiting on pins and needles for the live event of the century! Geraldo Rivera promised us a wild adventure by opening a vault that once belonged to Al Capone. What would be in it? The entire world speculated. Was it money, cars or bodies? We found out with 90 seconds left in the broadcast as the last brick came down.
This episode is about the story behind the story of how Al Capones Vault was even discoverd, how hard it was to put together, and how Geraldo Rivera even got involved.
Suit up Pop Culture Vultures....we're going back to 1986!
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
The Story of New Coke
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
In 1985 Coke made a product change that many considered to be "the worst marketing decision in history", when they changed their original soft drink recipe after 99 years to compete with rival Pepsi. In this episode we explore why the decision was made and how it actually helped Coke become the number one soft drink despite its failure. Turn on your Flux Capacitors, grab your Gremlins and pack yourself a Watchmacallit because we're going BACK to 1985...this is the story behind New Coke.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Did the "Just Say No" Campaign work? Plus a fashion icon....The Swatch
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
In this premiere episode we talk about the "Just Say No" campaign. Why it was developed, who developed it and did it even work? If not...why? Plus we talk about the impact of the Swatch! 21 Years discusses the stories behind the stories from the 80's and 90s. Every episode is an adventure into the past. Please subscribe and follow!