{"podcast":{"title":"History of the 90s","slug":"history-of-the-90s-435262","podcast_index_feed_id":435262,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69e7d0abd2febdbec9d567a0","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/history-of-the-90s","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69e7d0abd2febdbec9d567a0/1776803377698-14a34b10-beba-4af8-9f4d-6c45e54d61fa.jpeg","author":"Kathy Kenzora","episode_count":189,"summary":"On History of the 90’s we travel back in time through the stories that defined a decade. The last 10 years of the 20th century was a time like no other, from Columbine to Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Seinfeld, Air Jordan, and the Spice Girls …if it happened in the 90’s you’ll hear about it on this podcast. Join Kathy Kenzora as we journey through the History of the 90's every other Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T14:18:24.192997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-90s-435262"},"episode":{"title":"The History of Rent | 159","slug":"the-history-of-rent-159","published_at":"2026-06-24T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-90s-435262/the-history-of-rent-159","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-90s-435262","url":"https://shows.acast.com/history-of-the-90s/episodes/the-history-of-rent-159","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69e7d0abd2febdbec9d567a0/e/6a398f6a7b6a25ccae4fdd0e/media.mp3","summary":"This year marks 30 years since the groundbreaking rock opera Rent opened on Broadway and revolutionized American musical theatre. In this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora is joined by Rent's longtime musical director Tim Weil to trace Jonathon Larson’s long journey to create a musical that celebrated the lives of marginalized young artists in New York's East Village. Guest Info: Tim Weil, musician, composer and musical director. His new book is called \"Making Rent, The Story Behind the Musical that Changed Broadway\" www.tim-weil.com Show info: Instagram: @that90spodcast Email:  1995podcast@gmail.com Substack: @historyofthe90s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This year marks 30 years since the groundbreaking rock opera Rent opened on Broadway and revolutionized American musical theatre. In this episode of Histo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2474,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-of-the-90s-435262/episodes/the-history-of-rent-159/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-90s-435262/the-history-of-rent-159.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}