Why "Cool" Died in 1999

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of 'cool' culture in the late 1990s with insights from Chappell Roan and Ione Skye's new role in tourism.

We chat Chappell Roan, accountability, Ione's new role as a rep for Tourism Australia, Rupert Murdoch and the death of #sellout culture in the late 1990s. Dive deeper into #weirdertogether world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Ione Skye

Guest: Chappell Roan

Topics covered

• cool culture
• 1990s
• accountability
• sellout culture
• tourism

Keywords

• cool culture
• 1999
• Chappell Roan
• Ione Skye
• Rupert Murdoch
• sellout culture
• Tourism Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tourism Australia

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