Y2K Pop Culture

07 Aug 2025 • 29 min • EN
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We are 25 years into the 2000s, so we wanted to debate: what’s the most definitive piece of Y2K pop culture? We try to pinpoint the essence of that period when teens ruled the culture, viral internet memes first became a thing, and everyone was freaking out about stocking up on duct tape. We talk about Spice World, Get Over It, Britney Spears’ “Oops… I Did It Again” music video, and Janet Jackson’s “Empty.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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