Peak 2000s

Spotify Studios

Hosted by Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin, Peak 2000s is the show that throws it all the way back to the turn of the millennium to relive the most scandalous, famous and infamous pop culture moments of the aughts.

  1. 05/11/2022

    I Still Love New York on VH1 - Pt. 2

    Despite being passed over twice by Flavor Flav on the hit VH1 show Flavor of Love, everyone could see Tiffany Pollard, aka 'New York,' was a star. The self-proclaimed "HBIC" went on to have a slew of shows of her own and is central to some of the most memorable memes in history. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Columbia University Professor Racquel Gates get to the bottom of why we STILL love New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    I Still Love New York on VH1 - Pt. 2

  2. 05/11/2022

    D-listers Find Love on VH1 - Pt. 1

    In 2004 rapper Flavor Flav and actress Brigitte Nielsen confused everyone when they fell in love in front of cameras on VH1's absurd reality show, The Surreal Life. The romance gave rise to the spinoff, Strange Love. But once the couple broke up Flav went looking for love, competition style. The dating game show, Flavor of Love, saw 20 women vying for Flav's attention week after week and spawned an entire genre of D-list celeb-reality dating shows. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and culture writer Madeleine Davies re-examine what was so entertaining about dating D-list celebrities like Bret Micahels and Flavor Flav. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    D-listers Find Love on VH1 - Pt. 1

  3. 05/04/2022

    Chopped and Screwed: The Houston Rap Takeover

    In the 80s and 90s the rap music scene was dominated by the East and West Coast. But in the early 2000s the Dirty South began to gain national attention, and in Houston, Texas, rappers created a unique sound of their own. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Houston native Brandon Caldwell slow it way down to understand how chopped and screwed music made its way into the mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Chopped and Screwed: The Houston Rap Takeover

  4. 04/27/2022

    Tyra Banks: America’s Next Problematic Fave [audio]

    For a long time supermodel Tyra Banks was known as the first Black woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. She was a trailblazer in the modeling world. But Tyra had television aspirations and went on to host the now cringe-worthy America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Buzzfeed culture writer Michael Blackmon smize while unpacking the problematic television era of Tyra Banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tyra Banks: America’s Next Problematic Fave [audio]

  5. 04/20/2022

    TRL and 106 & Park Were the Only Places to Be after School

    In the 2000s a hit music video could make you a star. And for a time, the shows TRL and 106 & Park were THE places to see the most popular videos. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and co-host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour Aisha Harris reminisce about the most memorable celebrity appearances, mishaps, and videos on TRL and 106 & Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    TRL and 106 & Park Were the Only Places to Be after School

  6. 04/13/2022

    Perez Hilton and the Rise of the Blogarazzi

    In the early 2000s blogs were brand new, and one celebrity-obsessed troll combined the intrusiveness of the paparazzi with the nastiness of a burn book to create one of the most infamous gossip blogs of all time. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and the host of the Senior Superlatives podcast, Greta Titelman, unpack how Perez Hilton went from internet hater to hated on the internet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Perez Hilton and the Rise of the Blogarazzi

  7. 04/06/2022

    Stealing or Sharing? Napster Kicks Off the Online Music Boom

    At the turn of the millennium, if you wanted an artist’s newest album, you almost certainly had to buy it from a physical record store. But by the early 2000s, two guys in their twenties upended the music industry with one of the most iconic peer-to-peer file-sharing services, Napster. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and the host of Broken Record podcast Justin Richmond go back to that strange time and question whether users were stealing music or just sharing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Stealing or Sharing? Napster Kicks Off the Online Music Boom

  8. 03/30/2022

    The Janet & Justin Super Bowl Halftime Whoa!

    In 2004 during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII Justin Timberlake proclaimed he’d have you “naked by the end of this song,” and he wasn’t lying. No one remembers the outcome of the game because all anyone could talk about for weeks, months, and even years to come was how Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance resulted in 144 million viewers seeing Janet Jackson’s right nipple. Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and comedian and host of the podcast Inside the Closet Matteo Lane break down how a millisecond of boob changed the world and Janet’s career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosted by Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin, Peak 2000s is the show that throws it all the way back to the turn of the millennium to relive the most scandalous, famous and infamous pop culture moments of the aughts.

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  • Creator
    Spotify Studios
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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