Episodes
08. The Simple Life
Do you loves it? 2003 was a monumental and genre-defining year for reality television, but there was one show that stood out from the rest: The Simple Life, starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. The two socialites lived in...
07. Rich Girls with Hannah Becker
Is it a coincidence that in the fall/winter of 2003 two shows aired about pairs of wealthy heiress best friends? In our first episode of the two part series on Eat The Rich television, Helen and guest Hannah Becker discuss MT...
06. Myspace with Tiffany Kwak
One of the TOP 8 inventions of 2003 was undoubtedly Myspace, which launched in August of ’03 and quickly became one of the most important social networking and music discovery platforms of the aughts. Helen speaks with Tiffan...
05. Lawrence v. Texas with Professor Wes Phelps
Twenty years ago this week, the Supreme Court released their landmark decision Lawrence v. Texas, which declared sodomy laws unconstitutional. Professor Wes Phelps of University of Northern Texas joins to discuss the Texas so...
04. America's Next Top Model with Zoë Klar
WANNA BE ON TOP? Helen and guest Zoë Klar discuss Cycle 1 of one of the most important, genre-defining shows in reality television: America's Next Top Model. LINKS! Song of the week: In Da Club by 50 Cent https://www.youtube....
03. Howard Dean with Heath Eiden
During the summer and fall of '03, leading up to the 2004 presidential race, there was one candidate who emerged as the unlikely frontrunner: Vermont governor Howard Dean. Dean is remembered today for an unfortunate audio gaf...
01. It's Raining Teens with Aliza Kelly
July 2003. Vanity Fair releases an issue with ten shimmery starlets on its cover and declares "It's Totally Raining Teens!" Inside, 28 of Hollywood's youngest up and comers are each given a pop quiz, subjected to the gaze of ...
02. Pirates of the Caribbean with RJ Aguiar
Helen and guest RJ Aguiar discuss one of the most influential films from the early 2000s: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. But Jack Sparrow wasn't the only pirate who made headlines in 2003. NOTE: Discu...
Class of '03 Trailer
Welcome to the Class of '03 Podcast, a show about the year 2003 and the ways it still affects us today, 20 years later. Each week on the show, we discuss one or more subjects from that year — anything from politics to pop cul...