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TV Game Shows

About This Episode Before the days of media streaming & binging, we were often glued to our sets to watch contestants compete for cash and prizes! From quizzes, to puzzles, to trivia and more, game shows both entertain and allow us to play along at home. So, hands on your buzzers: it’s time to look […]

February 29, 2024

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The Early Internet

About This Episode Today, life screeches to a halt when your wi-fi goes down, but just three short decades ago, the internet was a brand new thing that we had no idea we even needed. In this episode we look back at the origins of the internet and how we experienced it in its early […]

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October 15, 2020

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Backtrack: Celebrity Charity Events

About This Episode Back in the 80’s Bob Geldof, a singer and activist, started Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Whether it was intentional or not, that started a wave of celebrity activism which raised millions for various causes and created a few number one music hits as well. In this […]

Jon

December 13, 2018

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’90s Monday Night Wrestling Wars

About This Episode In the mid-’90s, the two powerhouse wrestling franchises, WWF & WCW, were in a heated battle for viewership. As wrestling popularity was skyrocketing, both used cut-throat tactics on- and off-screen to steal one another’s audiences. In this Backtrack, we’re jumping off the top-rope with an atomic elbow of knowledge all about the […]

January 6, 2022

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The GenX Mall Experience

About This Episode Today, shopping malls are struggling to keep their doors open, but a few decades ago they were booming. To many kids who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, the mall was a favorite hangout, an entertainment center, a cafeteria, and even a date night destination! In this episode, our parents have […]

Jon

August 19, 2021

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Movies You Can’t Make Today

About This Episode We all love movies and have a particular affinity for the films we watched and enjoyed growing up in the ’80s. But we often hear it said of some of our favorites, “That movie would never be made today!” That got us thinking, so in this Backtrack, we run through a few […]

September 28, 2023

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