This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast
By Robert W. Schneider
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This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast is the nostalgia podcast that dives deep into the pop culture happenings of yesteryear! Join hosts Ray Hebel and Robert W. Schneider as they delightfully dissect some of the greatest fads, trends, and one-hit wonders from pop culture history. From box office hits to box office flops, from high fashion to low fashion, This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast is your one-stop-shop for all things nostalgia.
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48: MySpace; Or, Facebook Who? (Classic)
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May 07, 2024 |
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118: Charlie Sheen; Or, It’s The Guy of the Tiger (Blood)
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May 02, 2024 |
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33: Reefer Madness; Or, Hearst v. Hemp (Classic)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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117: Betamax vs. VHS; Or, Neither Can Live While the Other Rewinds
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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34: Crystal Pepsi; Or, Things Have Gone Clear Crazy! (Classic)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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116: "The Day After"; Or, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, M.A.D. World
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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30: Stairway To Stardom; Or, The World of Public Access Television (Classic)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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115: The Church Committee and MKUltra; Or, Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Take LSD
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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52: Showgirls; Or, Jessie Spano Goes to Vegas (Classic)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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114: B.F. Skinner; Or, Thinking Inside the Box
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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47: The Chevy Chase Show; Or, A Late Night Nightmare (Classic)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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113: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst; Or, When Theater Kids Go Too Far
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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28: Liza Minnelli on Home Shopping Network; Or, A Bonanza of Sequin and Velvet (Classic)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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112: Who Shot JR; Or, The Shot Watched 'Round the World
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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17: 1930s Dance Marathons; Or, The First U.S. Reality Show (Classic)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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111: The Wrecking Crew; Or, Striking the Right Chords
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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23: The Super Bowl Shuffle; Or, Dick Meyer's Magnum Opus (Classic)
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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110: The 1988 Presidential Election; Or, The Birth of the Modern Campaign Playbook
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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18: ThighMaster; Or, The Empire of Suzanne Somers (Classic)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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109: The Easy-Bake Oven; Or, Burning Down the House
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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14: Vine; Or, Entertainment in Six Seconds or Less (Classic)
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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69: Y2K; Or, Panic Like It’s 1999 (Classic)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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108: The Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue; Or, Amazon's Spiritual Ancestor
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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16: Cabbage Patch Riots of 1983; Or, The Genesis of Black Friday (Classic)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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107: Mark Harris Marries Martha Raye; Or, There’s Gold in Them Dentures
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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9: The Death of William Henry Harrison: Or, The Foundation of the 25th Amendment (Classic)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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106: The Twinkie Defense; Or, A Whole Hostess of Legal Craziness
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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8: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special; Or Fred Silverman’s Main Witch (Classic)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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6: The 1919 World Series Scandal; Or, The Rise of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (Classic)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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27: The Lana Turner Murder Trial; Or, Don’t Stompanato On My Heart (Classic)
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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105: Our Gang (The Little Rascals); Or, The Cowlick Is Strong With This One
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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4: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour; Or, Shake That Brady! (Classic)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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104: Kodak; Or, How A Camera Megabrand Missed Its Shot
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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53: The Jerry Lewis Telethon; Or, The Good, The Bad, and the Nutty (Classic)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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103: Tipper Gore v. The Music Industry; Or, Please Do Stop The Music
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Edwin Booth (Classic Episode)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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102: How Conan Lost ‘The Tonight Show’; Or, When Life Gives You Leno…
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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101: Method Acting; Or, Repeat After Meisner
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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100: The “Got Milk?” Campaign; Or, Lack-tose Intolerance
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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99: Survivor Season 1; Or, Immunity Service
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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98: The Firing of Valerie Harper; Or, Bateman Begins
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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97: The MPAA; Or, The Bleep Heard ‘Round the World
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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96: The Hollywood Blacklist; Or, Lights! Camera! Communists? (Special Extended Episode)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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95: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping; Or, We DO Talk About Bruno
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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94: Dick Tracy; Or, The Case of the Not-Quite Cult Classic
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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93: D.A.R.E.; Or, Just Say Narc
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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92: The Tim Donaghy Scandal; Or, Blowing the Whistle on a Whistle-Blower
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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91: The Zoot Suit Riots; Or, Fashion and Fights in the Forties
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May 31, 2023 |
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90: La Cage aux Folles; Or, The Best of Pride Is Now
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May 23, 2023 |
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89: Love Canal; Or, Don't You Know That It's Toxic?
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May 16, 2023 |
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88: The Monkees; Or, Daydream Believers
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May 10, 2023 |
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87: The Golden Age of Musical Theatre; Or, You Gotta Have Hart (and Rodgers)
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May 02, 2023 |
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86: Chat Rooms; Or, Instant Message In A Bottle
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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85: Baby Jessica; Or, One Well of a Story
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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84: The Death Of George Reeves; Or, In A Justice League Of His Own
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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83: "The Rachel" Haircut; Or, The One With Sun-Kissed Layers
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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82: Bronies; Or, Won’t You Be My Neigh-Bro?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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81: Edith Head; Or, Dressed To Impress
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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80: “The Year of the Bimbo"; Or, Let's Hear It For the Girls
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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79: The 1989 Oscars; Or, Carrnage at the Cinema
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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78: Claus Von Bülow; Or, Trials and Errors
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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77: Planet Hollywood; Or, Die Hard Rocky Cafe
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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76: Men Are From Mars; Or, Fifty Shades of John Gray
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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75: Napster; Or, Enter Shawn-Man
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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74: We Are The World; Or, Now That's What I Call Music (Celebrity Edition)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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73: Howard Johnson's; Or, Get Your Licks on Route 66
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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72: Ernest P. Worrell; Or, Seriously, What Did He Actually Mean?
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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71: The Thomas Eagleton Affair; Or, PPP: Politics, Privacy, and Presidential Backstabbing
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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70: The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; Or, Ferris Wheeler's Day Off
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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69: Y2K; Or, Panic Like It's 1999
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Bonus: Ho, Ho, Holiday Giftz 4 U!
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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68: Tickle Me Elmo; Or, The Furry Red Scare
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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67: Cruising; Or, Poppers with Pacino
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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66: Palimony; Or, I'll Be Suing You
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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65: Crazy Eddie; Or, This Tax Fraud Is Insane!
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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64: Skip E. Lowe; Or, Looking At a Hollywood Legend
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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63: King Tut's Tomb; Or, Curses and Crypts
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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62: Murphy Brown vs Dan Quayle; Or, A Culture War Casserole (Comes With Baked Potatoe)
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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61: The Satanic Panic; Or, Not Today, Satan!
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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60: The Dungeon Master; Or, True Crime In The Upside Down
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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59: Hair Club for Men; Or, Whip Your Weave Back and Forth
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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58: Bat Out of Hell; Or, Meat and Jim's Excellent Adventure
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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57: Dr. Feelgood; Or, Walter White Goes to Washington
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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56: TGIF; Or, Do the Urkel, Bea!
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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55: Weekly World News; Or, Bigfoot, Bat Boy, and the Bizarre
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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54: Shen Yun; Or, Where Are These Posters Coming From??
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Season 2! Or, The Second Coming
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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53: The Jerry Lewis Telethon; Or, The Good, The Bad, and the Nutty
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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52: Showgirls; Or, Jessie Spano Goes to Vegas
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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52: 1 (900) Numbers; Or, Call Me Maybe
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Bonus: Interview with Raymond Michael (Elvis Impersonator, and Ray's Papa)
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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50: Is Elvis Alive? Or, A Little Less Speculation
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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49: Carrie the Musical; Or, A Hog-Wild Show
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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48: MySpace; Or, Facebook Who?
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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47: The Chevy Chase Show; Or, A Late Night Nightmare
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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46: Rich Little; Or, Heeere’s Johnny! (and Richie, Jimmy, and Ronnie)
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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45: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure; Or, May the Merch Be With You
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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44: SNL ‘80; Or, Jean Jean the Dancing Machine
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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43: “The Asylum” Films; Or, Mockbuster Video
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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42: Maude’s Dilemma (Abortion); Or, Bea Arthur Is a Goddess
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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41: The Macarena, Or - Wait, This Song’s About That??
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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40: The Marlboro Man, Or, Save a Horse, Buy a Cowboy’s Cigarette
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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39: Can't Stop The Music; Or, Village People Put On A Movie!
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May 31, 2022 |
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38: St. Elsewhere Finale; Or, How a Snow Globe Erased M*A*S*H
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May 24, 2022 |
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37: From Justin to Kelly; Or, 2003 - A Review on Fashion
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May 17, 2022 |
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36: Flossie Harding; Or, The First Lady Becomes The First Suspect
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May 10, 2022 |
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35: The Aloha Shirt; Or, Boomers Go Boom
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May 03, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Edwin Booth
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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34: Crystal Pepsi; Or, Things Have Gone Clear Crazy!
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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33: Reefer Madness; Or, Hearst v. Hemp
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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32: Miss Cleo; Or, Call Her Now!
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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31: Smell-O-Vision; Or, The Scent of a Gimmick
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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30: Stairway To Stardom; Or, The World of Public Access Television
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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29: Transatlantic Accents; Or, What Is That Old Timey Movie Voice?
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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28: Liza Minnelli on Home Shopping Network; Or, A Bonanza of Sequin and Velvet
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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27: The Lana Turner Murder Trial; Or, Don’t Stompanato On My Heart
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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26: Howard The Duck; Or, George Lucas' Fowl Play
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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25: Pogs; Or, When Circular Cardboard Took Over the 90s
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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24: The History of Personal Ads; Or, Desperation for Posterity
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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23: The Super Bowl Shuffle; Or, Dick Meyer's Magnum Opus
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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22: Zima; Or, the Zailure of the 90z
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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21: The Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor; Or, Modern Marriage in Movieland
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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20: The Trials of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle; Or, Hollywood's First Major Scandal
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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19: Treasure Hunt Comedies; Or, Million Dollar Movies
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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18: ThighMaster; Or, The Empire of Suzanne Somers
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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17: 1930s Dance Marathons; Or, The First U.S. Reality Show
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Competitive Walking Competitions, Or Pedestrianism
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Dec 25, 2021 |
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16: Cabbage Patch Riots of 1983; Or, The Genesis of Black Friday
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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15: Life With Lucy; Or, Lucille Ball Gets Fired
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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14: Vine; Or, Entertainment in Six Seconds or Less
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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13: The Benny Hill Show; Or, The First Victim of Cancel Culture
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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12: Mike Love vs. The Beach Boys; Or, Bad Vibrations
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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11: Batman & Robin (1997); Or, the Death of The Action Hero Film
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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10: McFailures; Or What In The Hula Burger?!
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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9: The Death of William Henry Harrison: Or, The Foundation of the 25th Amendment
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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8: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special; Or Fred Silverman's Main Witch
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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7: Hummels; Or How To Stop The Nazis With Porcelain
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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6: The 1919 World Series Scandal; Or, The Rise of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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5: The Scandals of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker; Or, Praise The Lord and Pass The Cash
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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4: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour; Or Shake That Brady!
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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3: The Davy Crockett Craze; Or, How Baby Boomers Went Awry
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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2: The Balloon Boy Incident; Or Falcon's Big Adventure!
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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1: Jazzercise; Or, Female Empowerment Through Toe Tapping
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Trailer: This Was A Thing
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Jul 18, 2021 |