T minus 20
The year is 2005... Anakin turns to the dark side, YouTube makes its debut and we’re all couch-jumping for Maria, McDreamy and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo…
T minus 20, rewind to this week in history 20 years ago with Joe and Mel.
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iTunes launches podcasts and Ned Kelly becomes Aussie merch royalty
Rewind to 26 June 2005 to 2 July 2005🎧 Podcasting goes mainstream. iTunes officially jumps on the podcast bandwagon and suddenly your weird uncle with a headset mic thinks he’s the next Ira Glass. Everyone’s got a pod...
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Episode 24
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From fake news to digital cults: Reddit is born
Rewind to 19 June to 25 June 2005This week, we’re talking digital disasters, newspaper nightmares and sports meltdowns so epic they’re still rage-tweeted about today.🧻 Wikitorial wipeout. The LA Times tried letting the...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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Brangelina soft launches and Tyson taps out
Rewind to 12 to 18 June 2005, when Mike Tyson retired mid-fight, Brangelina launches with explosives, Etsy was born and Florence Aubenas emerged from the shadows of war. 🧨 Mr. & Mrs. scandal. Brad and Angelina pla...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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Ringtone royalty: the rise of the crazy frog
Rewind to 5 to 11 June 2005 when Crazy Frogs topped the charts, Coldplay went full galaxy-brain and a Chinese spy scandal had Aussie politicians sweating harder than a velour tracksuit in summer.🕵️♂️ Defection d...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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Deep Throat unmasked and Gordon Ramsay unhinged
Rewind to 29 May to 4 June 2005 — a week of anonymous sources, screaming chefs and beauties meeting geeks.🕵️ Deep Throat outs himself.After three decades of whispers, Watergate’s ultimate whistleblower was revealed: 91-yea...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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