Y2K
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 26 min
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Episode description
Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.
This week, the Hose Boys kick off Season Five by dialing the clocks back almost a quarter century to the night of Dec. 31st, 1999. Y2K was on everyone's lips. Society was going to collapse at the stroke of midnight. How did we manage to survive? And how long until the next digital disaster?
Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:07 - Housekeeping
00:06:17 - 5-Star Review Corner
00:10:40 - We’re Talking Y2K
00:15:32 - Y2K basics
00:22:15 - HelloFresh
00:23:52 - How the Problem Started
00:34:39 - Y2K Etymology and linguistics
00:40:29 - Y2K in Pop Culture
00:44:24 - BetterHelp
00:46:05 - Y2K in Pop Culture Continued
00:59:40 - All Hands on Deck
01:03:24 - After Midnight
01:10:24 - The Fix
01:17:17 - Mini Y2Ks and AI
01:26:52 - The Fear Tier
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This week, the Hose Boys kick off Season Five by dialing the clocks back almost a quarter century to the night of Dec. 31st, 1999. Y2K was on everyone's lips. Society was going to collapse at the stroke of midnight. How did we manage to survive? And how long until the next digital disaster?
Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:07 - Housekeeping
00:06:17 - 5-Star Review Corner
00:10:40 - We’re Talking Y2K
00:15:32 - Y2K basics
00:22:15 - HelloFresh
00:23:52 - How the Problem Started
00:34:39 - Y2K Etymology and linguistics
00:40:29 - Y2K in Pop Culture
00:44:24 - BetterHelp
00:46:05 - Y2K in Pop Culture Continued
00:59:40 - All Hands on Deck
01:03:24 - After Midnight
01:10:24 - The Fix
01:17:17 - Mini Y2Ks and AI
01:26:52 - The Fear Tier
NOTE: Ads out of our control may affect chapter timing.
Visit this episode’s show notes for links and references.
And the show notes for every episode can now be found on our website.
Want even more out of SATT? You can SUPPORT THE SHOW and grab yourself ad-free episodes, a welcome button, and more by joining SATT PREMIUM.
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