1991 in Canada sounds like Nirvana’s Nevermind, but what else do you remember about that year? This Throwback Thursday trip puts the album beside baseball, politics and the cost of everyday life. See which parts still feel familiar and which are harder to imagine now.
The Toronto Blue Jays were a team on the rise. Looking back at that excitement from the perspective of a disappointing season today brings a question every fan knows: were the best years ahead, or already behind?
Recession, interest rates and fuel prices shaped the conversations of 1991. Compare those worries with the ones heard today, then recall another concern that seemed impossible to escape at the time: the ozone hole. How different was that year from this one?
Topics: 1991, Nirvana, Toronto Blue Jays, recession, ozone hole
Originally aired on2026-09-24
