#162 - Whoomp! There It Is: A Look Back at 1993 (with Jenny Rapson)

Even though we’re focused on starting summer and looking forward to all our fun plans for the season, it’s not just time to look ahead. Today I’m joined by my good friend (and good friend of the show) Jenny Rapson, and we are taking a look back. Jenny is a longtime friend of The Couch, but she’s also now hosting her own podcast. Disaster Queen examines disasters that have taken place in the past and reflects on what these parts of our history mean and what we can learn from them. So in honor of her new show, Jenny joined me this week to go back 30 years to the pop culture of 1993. I know. It’s incredibly rude of us to point out that 1993 was three decades ago. I promise you we’re just as upset about this as you are. Still, existential crises aside, it’s fun to remember the biggest movies, TV shows, music, and news of 1993. So much happened that year! And, of course, because this is The Couch, where side notes and rabbit trails are always welcome, we also get into the joys of growing up without social media and generally unsupervised, reboots from Animaniacs to Murphy Brown, our eternal love of Whitney Houston, my incredibly picky taste when it comes to reading thrillers, and our shared experience of failing our first driving tests. It’s a whirlwind and a virtual trip in the time machine—and I know you’re going to love it. Let’s get started! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Couch episode #40 (Jenny and I look back at 1994) The first Got Milk commercial (Aaron Burr!) The top songs from each week in 1993 NOT-SO-GUILTY PLEASURES: A Small Light on Disney+ Looking for more tame thrillers like The Last Flight (free on Kindle Unlimited right now), The Lies I Tell, I Have Some Questions for You, and The Last Thing He Told Me (adapted into a new series on Apple TV+) DON’T FORGET: Join The Couch on Facebook! It’s so much fun! Find Jenny on Twitter, Instagram, and her website. Find her new podcast, Disaster Queen, on Instagram or wherever you stream podcasts! And you can find me on Instagram at @marycarver or at marycarver.com. Welcome to The Couch! This post may include affiliate links. This means that if you click and purchase, I might receive a small commission at no extra charge to you.