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The Ridiculous History of the 90s and Low Culture, with Ross Benes

The 1990s were a time of chaos, aspiration, and, above all, ridiculous things. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max welcome returning guest Ross Benes, the author of 1999, for an in-depth exploration of talk shows, crime, transformative media and pop culture forensics. (Ben here: of course we get to films, video games and Juggalos.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  CLASSIC: Idiomatic For The People, Part I

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  Spontaneous Human Combustion: A Bizarre Controversy

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  IP, Part Three: A Copyright for Everyone!

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  CLASSIC: Was there a real-life Rapunzel?

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  Ridiculous Maps: That Time Everyone Thought California Was An Island

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  The Chicago Tylenol Murders

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  CLASSIC: Benjamin Franklin's Advice On "Finding A Mistress"

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  Wait! Can a tree really own itself?

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  Doc Holliday Was, In Fact, A Deadly Dentist

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  CLASSIC: What does "Idaho" actually mean?

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  The Ridiculous History of Dog Food

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  Bir Tawil: The Ridiculous Tale of "Earth's Worst Real Estate"

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  CLASSIC: Uncle Sam Tried to End World War II With Bat Bombs

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  The Ridiculous History of the "Ice Cream Sundae"

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  Zombies, Part Two: The Movies!

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  CLASSIC: The American Soldiers Who Defected to North Korea and Became Movi…