Where Were You in '92?

Echoing the main complaint! The host is wonderful. But dude, it’s torture sometimes without the actual music being referenced.

I love this podcast. I was 13 years old in rural Michigan in 1992, sneaking to watch MTV when my mom wasn’t around. This podcast has been a time machine back to those days. I’ve learned so much about the true stories of these songs and about the cultural landscape then. Please keep the episodes coming.

In 1992 I was a nonEnglish speaking 17 year old skipping class to stay home learning English by watching MTV. I was also passionate about any hints of political commentary in the local and international world, coming from a country that would soon see not only a coup-de-etat but major guerrilla related incidents. There are so many good things in documenting ability and well executed production aspects of this podcast but that’s because of the position of power the host has. Power and no integrity to evaluate and examine the events with an open mind and to inform everyone. Instead he is narrowly focused on telling the stories that suit his ideology. This podcast pretends to tell you what happened based on a clearly revisionist agenda about access and excess. Excess is bad if their perpetrators were male chauvinists which at the time were simply called rockstars. Excess is reinterpreted when the host gets access to some of the most misogynist artists of the time and then their work is reinterpreted to suit current extremista ideas of social interactions. Rather than a critical analysis of the factual events, and a well informed interpretation, the host seems to already have an agenda in mind and constructs each episode and their stories to fit his revisionist view. Yes, 1992 was incredibly transformational. But it was not all contained within that year. Yes, some major issues were redefined in those years, but it was and continues to be a process of decades, and not always in the direction Mr. Lamphier dictates. So, where were you in ‘92? I was alive and awake. Present and very aware. This podcast is a reflection of a person’s ideology who seeks to take the memories of many of us regular folk, and rehash them into self-centered talking points for his personal power agenda.

Loved listening to this and remembering all of the songs! How were they all in 92! Love the host and his commentary. Do wish there was the original music included but it was fun to go back and watch the videos on YT!