Flushed Away From Memory
The world’s biggest metal band is hardly a Culture Dump, but their 2002 documentary “Some Kind of Monster” and the album that followed “St. Anger” are definitely Culture Dumps. A high paid therapist, aging rock stars, a massive societal shift in how music is consumed, what could go wrong???
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Live television is risky, especially when gangsters are involved. In 1986 Geraldo Rivera entered the basement of a run down Chicago hotel in hopes of discovering lost treasures of the golden age of gangsters. What he found was a successful career and the biggest joke in live television history. Spoiler alert, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE!
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In our most upsetting episode yet we dive into the rise and fall of Jared Fogle aka Jared, the Subway Guy. At one time he was the most recognizable spokesperson in the world, now he is serving a 15 year prison sentence. Warning: this episode deals with sexual abuse, discretion is advised.
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This week Ryan is joined by Eric D, the mind behind Meth Syndicate. They discuss one of the staples of 1990’s television advertising: “Pure Moods.” What began as a compilation of the most cutting edge music the easy listening genre had to offer ended as a minor footnote in popular culture.
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