The Wayback Machine

Host(s): 
Justin Grossman
Timeslot: 
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 1:00pm
Length: 
1 hour
Type of Show: 
Talk

Past Episodes

  • 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.

  • The Wayback Machine 6/12/2015 Aired: Thursday, June 12, 2025

    Fellow History PhD Claire Becker joins me as we relive our college years and travel back to 2015. We discuss the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, social media, and the hope of the Obama era. We also dive into digital music and the search for authenticity in parasocial relationships. Songs include tracks from PC Music Volume 1, Kendrick Lamar, and A.G. Cook.

  • The Wayback Machine 6/5/1968 Aired: Thursday, June 5, 2025

    We have our first guest! George Elkind joins me back in 1968 to discuss some of the biggest news in politics and movies. We talk about the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy after the California Democratic Primary, the impact of the Vietnam War on the Presidential race, and the rise of political violence. We also dive into the five movies nominated for the 1968 Academy Awards (shout out to Mark Harris and his book Pictures at a Revolution) and George explains the new direction of Hollywood represented by films such as The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde.

  • The Wayback Machine 5/29/1830 Aired: Thursday, May 29, 2025

    We dive back almost two centuries to listen to some American vocal hymns, spirituals, and Mary Had a Little Lamb?! We also discuss the Indian Removal Act, Romanticism vs. Classicism in the French Theater, and heavyweight boxing.

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