Join two culture critics in their twenties, as they delve into the most memorable pop culture from twenty years ago.
Are you ready to go back to the year 2000? Combining storytelling and commentary, this podcast returns to some of the noughties’ biggest cultural moments, trends and figures, and explores them with the added benefit of twenty years’ hindsight.
The world of entertainment is re-examined by hosts Simran Hans and Tara Joshi, two self-proclaimed fangirls who grew up on the internet. Film critic, Simran, and music critic, Tara, explore how it feels to return to the defining songs, shows and sleepover movies of their childhoods, and what they tell us about pop culture today. Special guests will be joining the hosts each month.
Diving into everything from Destiny’s Child to High Fidelity, Big Brother and Zadie Smith, join us on a journey into the new millennium, a period of change and optimism, examining the surprising, funny and poignant parallels between then and now.
Twenty Twenty launches 6 October 2020 – new episodes available every Tuesday. It will be available on Apple, Google, Spotify and your podcast player of choice.
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“Both the year 2000 and 2020 are these moments of dramatic change and opportunity. As a critic, it feels really exciting to be making connections between the art that has come out of these two parallel cultural resets.”
Meet the hosts
Tara Joshi
Tara Joshi is a writer and music editor at Gal-Dem. She has written for the New York Times, Observer New Review, the Guardian, Dazed, Crack, The Quietus, Notion, and Complex UK.
Simran Hans
Simran Hans is a film critic, culture writer and broadcaster based in London. She has been a film critic for the Observer New Review since 2017. Bylines include Dazed, Empire, The FADER, the Guardian, New Statesman, Sight & Sound and VICE among others.
“Pop culture, nostalgia and overthinking things are some of my favourite pastimes, so a podcast where we’re analysing the culture of our childhood seemed a perfect fit. Both of us are arts critics, so it’s a space to interrogate accepted wisdom in our fields and to consider who devises “the canon” in the first place. ”
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We have episodes on Destiny’s Child, High Fidelity, Reality TV and Zadie Smith in the works. With much more to come. Watch this space 👀
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