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99@25 #07 - April 1-20 1999, the Columbine Episode

99@25 #07 - April 1-20 1999, the Columbine Episode

From1999: The Podcast


99@25 #07 - April 1-20 1999, the Columbine Episode

From1999: The Podcast

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Length:
87 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're taking a slightly different approach to this one, covering 20 days of April 1999 instead of 15, and, frankly, we're focusing mostly on the 20th, because that's when the Columbine massacre occurred.
Columbine was not the first school shooting, but it was - at the time - the most unthinkable one in terms of scope and scale. 25 years later, it has become significantly less unthinkable, as so many instances of gun-based mass murders in schools have occurred in the meantime that it's difficult to name them all.
But Columbine is also a hotbed of misconceptions and misinformation, and since Jenn works in true crime and John works in a high school they couldn't not talk about it.
But they do sandwich their thoughts on this horrific tragedy with SOME fun, including John's rant on Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine and a brief chat about Tal Bachman's "She's So High".
Here is the essay John references in the episode:
Retrospective: 20 Years Later, "Bowling for Columbine" is a Disgrace to Documentary Filmmaking
 
Released:
Apr 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (68)

Was 1999 the best year in movie history? We think it might be! John Brooks and Joey Lewandowski will work their way through all the year has to offer, one movie at a time, and we’ll ask special guests to share their memories of this amazing year and the movies that made it unforgettable. Unfortunately, nobody can be told what 1999: The Podcast is… you have to hear it for yourself!