The Wayback Machine

Host(s): 
Justin Grossman
Timeslot: 
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 1:00pm
Length: 
1 hour
Type of Show: 
Talk

Past Episodes

  • The Wayback Machine 8/21/2008 Aired: Thursday, August 21, 2025

    The August 2008 retrospective continues with a look in from Beijing, a breakdown of the summer's comedy blockbusters, and an update on the Global War on Terror. Films discussed include Tropic Thunder, Step Brothers, Mamma Mia!, and Pineapple Express.

  • The Wayback Machine 8/14/2008 Aired: Thursday, August 14, 2025

    The August 2008 retrospective continues with an inside look at the Presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain, updates from the Summer Olympics in Beijing, and a discussion of Teen pop culture. We have music from Hannah Montana, High School Musical, and the Jonas Brothers as well.

  • The Wayback Machine 8/7/2008 Aired: Thursday, August 7, 2025

    The Wayback Machine's August 2008 retrospective begins with a preview of the Olympic Games in Beijing and a breakdown of the conflict simmering between Russia and Georgia. We also listen to some Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, and Natasha Bedingfield.

  • The Wayback Machine 7/31/2002 Aired: Thursday, July 31, 2025

    Guest Steve Doyle and I revisit the War on Terror, the reality T.V. boom, and blockbuster franchise movies such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Spiderman in this 2002 edition of the show.

  • The Wayback Machine 7/24/1925 Aired: Thursday, July 24, 2025

    Travel back exactly 100 years to relive the Scopes Monkey Trial, Jazz Age, and Prohibition in this 1925 episode.

  • The Wayback Machine 7/17/1960 Aired: Thursday, July 17, 2025

    Its the year of African Independence, the height of Soviet might in technology, economics, and sports, and a visit from Khrushchev to the United States?! Listen to some music of Africa and the Diaspora, communist social realism, and do the Twist as we take you back to 1960 for this episode.

  • The Wayback Machine 7/10/1988 Aired: Thursday, July 10, 2025

    History PhD candidate Elizabeth Sapere and I talk Reaganomics, culture wars, and the Satanic Panic in this 1988 episode of The Wayback Machine. We also play and discuss the rise of gangsta rap, Don Henley's Boys of Summer, and the LA batter-ram.

  • The Wayback Machine 7/3/1976 Aired: Thursday, July 3, 2025

    We celebrate America's bicentennial with some disco, funk, and prime time television. We also talk about a recent Supreme Court decision that expands abortion rights, the Wimbledon Final between Bjorn Borg and Ilie Nastase, and the reunification of Vietnam.

  • The Wayback Machine 6/26/1995 Aired: Thursday, June 26, 2025

    Rose Mournighan from the University of Rochester shares some Brit-Pop and insight into the developments of home computing and video games as we journey back to 1995. We also discuss the release of Toy Story, the Sony Playstation, and Windows 95.

  • The Wayback Machine 6/19/1865 Aired: Thursday, June 19, 2025

    In this special Juneteenth edition of The Wayback Machine we discuss the plight of the freedmen and the country's decisions over the future of race relations in The United States. We also play songs of slavery and emancipation recorded in the 1930s by the descendants of former slaves.

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