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Today, Explained

The truth about Y2K

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

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 Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Kyle Mooney in a still from "Y2K," the film he directed and starred in. Photo credit: Nicole Rivelli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

25 years ago, if you were alive, you or someone close to you, was wondering what would happen when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve?

0:15.8

Would the power go out? Would planes crash? Would ATM start spitting out money all over the world? But then, nothing

0:24.4

happened. But what if something did? That was 15 when Y2K happened. And for those of us who were

0:32.1

alive during Y2K, it was a letdown. Nothing really happened.

0:40.6

And I think I've always been sort of minorly obsessed with that.

0:47.4

So one day, the idea kind of struck me to make up a movie about teenagers go to a party and Y2K actually happens.

0:52.5

On today, explained, Kyle Mooney is going to tell us about his new movie, Y2K.

0:57.0

And then we're going to hear why Y2K didn't happen. With an Intel AIPC, AI assistance helps you save time.

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1:29.7

Hey everybody. I'm Ashley C. Ford, and I'm the host of Into the Mix, a Ben and Jerry's

1:36.0

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1:42.3

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1:49.9

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1:52.8

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1:57.5

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2:08.0

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2:12.0

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2:16.3

We're going to take a screen. Thank two, one, today explained.

2:23.1

Sean Ramos for him, you might know me from today explained.

2:25.7

Kyle Mooney, you might know from his pitch, perfect inside SoCal Quicks.

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