This week on Chat and Bother, we’re rewinding to a time when the news didn’t just break—it spilled, fell apart, and in one case… got cut short.
We’re unpacking three of the most can-you-believe-this-was-real stories from the 80s and 90s:
– the Exxon Valdez oil spill, when corporate responsibility ran aground, and cleanup plans clearly weren’t shipshape;
– Milli Vanilli, who taught us that sometimes the music hits… but the truth skips;
– and Lorena Bobbitt, a story so shocking it had America clutching pearls, cracking jokes, and learning way more anatomy than anyone asked for.
These headlines dominated classrooms, talk shows, and dinner tables, shaping how we learned to distrust big companies, pop stars, and the phrase “based on a true story.” We break down what really happened, how the media ran with it, and why these moments still live rent-free in our Gen X brains.
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