FF 482: How the Trashy Culture of the Late 90s Shapes Our World Today with Ross Benes

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Ross Benes is journalist, market research analyst and author. As an entertainment industry analyst his writing has appeared in Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. His previous books include Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold and Turned On: A Mind-Blowing Investigation into How Sex Has Shaped Our World. Today we’ll discuss his new book: 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Subscribe to John’s Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.6	Introduce my guest in a moment here.
1:34.2	We're going to be taking a trip back to 1999 to talk about the culture and all things
1:41.8	having to do with that interesting time in life.
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