The Countdown to Y2K | 145

In January 1991 the arrest of a Texas mom made headlines around the world after it was revealed she was accused of trying to hire a hitman to help her daughter win a spot on her high school cheerleading squad. Police said Wanda Holloway would stop at nothing to help her daughter ...  Show more

On Tuesday a judge sentenced Duane "Keefe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison. Davis was found guilty in September for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996. Tupac's sister and step brother made victim impact statements before the judge delivered her sentenced.Show ...  Show more

In the late 90s, the Y2K bug was a big news item. People worried that everything from toasters to airplanes would fail as computer systems mishandled the change from 1999 to 2000. But what was really going on, and why did Y2K come back last year? Learn more about your ad-choices ...  Show more

Y2K was a special time when we all thought nothing bad would really happen at the stroke of midnight, but secretly worried the world would end. Turns out the mitigation efforts worked and we hardly noticed. 

Kyle Mooney dreams up a New Year’s Eve 1999 apocalypse. Historian Zachary Loeb explains why the real Y2K wasn't one. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Anouck Dussaud, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean R ...  Show more