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The Zeroes

The Zeroes

We all have an idea of what the fashion, art, music, cinema and TV of different decades was like, but what about those awkward years that end in zero?Do these years belong to the decade to come - or the one just gone?This podcast series takes a deep dive into the popular culture of the 20th and 21st Centuries through the lens of the years that kick off the decades, or as we call them, The Zeroes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episodes

July 4, 2022

Trailer

A quick explainer of what The Zeroes is all about
July 15, 2022

1990 Fashion and Art

In Episode 1 Muireann takes us on a journey from 1986 to 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and helps us understand where the art and fashion that would define our memories of the 90s comes from. Some li…
July 20, 2022

1990 - The Fall of Thatcher with Alwyn Turner

A look at the 1990 Conservative leadership battle that saw the replacement of Margaret Thatcher with John Major
July 22, 2022

1990 Cinema

In Episode 2 Mik takes us on a journey from earnest 'Nam movies in 1986 to the hyper-irony of 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and guides us month by month through the cinema of that year, as the 90s …
July 27, 2022

1990 - The Foundation of OutRage!, with Peter Tatchell

Human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, reflects on the late 80s and early 90s in the struggle for LGBTI liberation.
July 29, 2022

1990 Television

In Episode 3 Susie takes us from the cosy sitcoms of 1986 to the moral minefield of teen drama in 1994, before landing us back to 1990, and guides us from the safety of Saved by the Bell to Dale Cooper's trip into the Black…