Bring the Noise • 2019 • episode "S1E4" • 1989: The Year that Made the Modern World

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Chuck D and Arsenio Hall discuss the pop-culture revolution of 1989 that raised the collective social consciousness.

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1989: The Year that Made the Modern World • 2019 • 6 episodes •

From Communism to Terrorism
22:15
From Communism to Terrorism

A year of revolution around the world; Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's new policies lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall; a government crackdown follows protests in Beinjing's Tiananmen Square; a power shift sweeps across Eastern Europe.

2019 • People

If It Bleeds It Leads
22:15
If It Bleeds It Leads

A look at tabloid journalism in the late 1980s; sensational TV shows focus on sex, scandal and celebrities, instead of politics; TV show hosts Larry King, Connie Chung and Maury Povich reveal how this new format blurred the lines.

2019 • People

Show Me the Money
22:15
Show Me the Money

James Brooks and Peter Guber peel back the curtain on the world of entertainment, revealing how the overnight success of Bart Simpson, Batman and the Little Mermaid turned the old show business model into the multifaceted modern industry it is today.

2019 • People

Bring the Noise
22:15
Bring the Noise

Chuck D and Arsenio Hall discuss the pop-culture revolution of 1989 that raised the collective social consciousness.

2019 • People

The Dawn of Digital
22:15
The Dawn of Digital

Filmmaker Kevin Smith and a host of tech insiders examine the dawn of the digital age in 1989, the year the first modern GPS satellites roamed above the earth, the Game Boy appeared, and the World Wide Web debuted.

2019 • People

World in Revolution
22:15
World in Revolution

From the protests of Tiananmen Square to the fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989 transformed global politics in profound ways that still resonate today; former Secretary of State James Baker and journalists provide eyewitness accounts.

2019 • People

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