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It Happened One Year1984 Episode 38 - Wiseguys, Cannoli, and Manhattan MurdersA relic from the days of yore! It Happened One Year finally rolls out its episode about the New York mafia of the 1980s, recorded so long ago we still thought there was a chance Donald Trump might go to prison! Ah, those innocent days! Sarah & Joe - at the tail end of Memorial Day weekend, 2024 - tackle a variety of mob related antics from 1984 and the surrounding days, including Rudy Giuliani's RICO takedown of organized crime (a story which was very fresh in the news again nine months ago), Big Paul Castellano's murder, the rise of John Gotti, Jo...
2025-03-0749 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 28 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionRecorded on the day Joe Biden decided to drop out of the presidential race, Sarah & Joe take a pretty unhinged tact in attempting to discuss the cult classic film pitting Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers against Dr. Emilio Lizardo aka John Whorfin and his gang of aliens! Kamala Harris's chances as the potential first female president, the greatness of Ellen Barkin, Donald Bigbooté, rankings of all significant northeast Pennsylvania figures, the future Joe Biden Presidential Library, lamenting the Buckaroo Banzai sequel that never was, Perfect Tommy, Liz Cheney, the Syracuse University history department, and much more fills th...
2024-08-0239 minIt Happened One YearBiden's Gaffes and Trump's Survival at the End of the WorldOriginally intended as the wrap-up to Episode 27's discussion of 1984 and Joe Biden's floundering campaign, this follow-up recording went completely off the rails with the hours-old assassination attempt on candidate Donald Trump, and so - in order to not overwhelm the creaky narrative of that show - here is the rest of Sarah & Joe's conversation from that day. Enjoy?
2024-07-1935 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 25 - This is Jeopardy!Back-to-back game show episodes?! Well, sort of! Recorded an absurdly long time ago, Sarah & Joe go into all things Jeopardy - from the original Art Fleming show straight through to this year's wild three-rounded Celebrity Jeopardy, with all the Ken Jennings and Becky Lynch trivia along the way! What is the eerie fate that befell both longtime show hosts? How does Pluto offering a Jeopardy channel affect the IHOY hosts' lives? What other programs did Alex Trebek helm before (and during) his record setting run reading the answers? Also - as this show was recorded on a significant commemorative ho...
2024-06-2649 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 21 - Sisters are Doing It For the First Time!Strap in, folks! It Happened One Year commemorates recording on International Women's Day with tales of exploration, politics, murder, and music, with some truly unhinged interludes along the way! Listen as Sarah & Joe wander off into the pointlessness of space walks! Gasp at Sarah's suggested names for this episode, and whether this sets feminism back decades in the doing! Marvel at the hosts' high school superlatives! Experience possibly the greatest song ever written about one's own grandfather being poisoned!
2024-05-1053 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 19 - All of Me, the Steve Martin/Lily Tomlin/Carl Reiner ClassicThe fourth and final pairing of Steve Martin and Carl Reiner created arguably their best movie, in the form of 1984's All of Me, and It Happened One Year is there to discuss! Sarah & Joe breakdown their memories of the star's films, why this movie may not be resonating down through the ages like some of their other projects, the somewhat odd circumstances of seeing both of these legends in person, and much more, including cameos from show favorite Speed, making friends on the internet, The X-Files, Louise Fletcher's parents, and Sarah forgetting how we typically wrap up an episode
2024-03-2847 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 16 - The Macintosh Apple Super Bowl Commercial"You'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984!" With this is awkward-ass phrase, the era of Super Bowl commercials fully began, and home computers took over the world. Sarah & Joe cover the impact of this short Ridley Scott directed spot, take a trip down internet-laden memory lane, and go over some of their favorite Super Bowl commercials - with many cameos from Budweiser, McDonald's, Groundhog Day, wrestlers, Mean Joe Greene, David Letterman, and the walking horror that was Puppy Monkey Baby.
2024-02-1233 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 14 - Hulk Hogan vs. The Iron Sheik for the WWF Title!An obvious pick by Sarah for topics - when Hulk Hogan fully emerged as a huge pop culture icon in the decade at Madison Square Garden in January of 1984! Just in time for this year's Royal Rumble, It Happened One Year finally enters the wrestling arena and talks a little leg-dropping and camel-clutching! Sarah & Joe break down the lives and careers of Hogan and the Iron Sheik, their glancing and not-so-glancing personal interactions with pro wrestling over the years, and discuss whether 1998's Brawl For All was the worst thing to ever happen in the history of sports. Along t...
2024-01-2653 minIt Happened One Year1984 Episode 2 - The Midnight Ride of the Baltimore Colts, plus Payton Beats Brown!Football is upon us once again, and It Happened One Year is getting flagged for excessive celebration, as per usual! Sarah & Joe make their yearly predictions for 2023 NFL outcomes, but only after taking a look at two big events from 1984's football season - Walter Payton becoming the all-time leading rusher, and the events surrounding the Baltimore Colts hightailing it out of Maryland in the middle of the night. Along the way, there is much discussion about the Chicago Bears potentially moving to the suburbs, why the rushing record may never be broken again, how many times Sarah will go...
2023-09-0444 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 41 - The 200 Millionth AmericanLife may be a numbers game, but as that great American Ned Ryerson said, it's also "one big crap shoot, any-hoot." So how significant really is the fact that the 200 millionth American was born (probably) on November 20th, 1967? After an introduction by friend of the show and Visitors to Nova Scotia star Kristin Mann, Sarah & Joe dig deep into U.S. and World population, from the predictions made in '67 about where these numbers would be in 2000 and 2015, to where they might be headed in 2050, and why these guesses ended up so far off. Along the way, the hosts...
2023-05-1545 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 40 - The March on Washington to Levitate the PentagonSometimes the powers that be need to know of the public's general displeasure, so we take up our signs and we march! It Happened One Year's near-miss scripted episode morphed into this Branson, Missouri recorded dissection of the great Vietnam War protest that gripped Washington D.C. and the Pentagon in October of 1967, replete with discussions of the Yippies, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and how comatose inducing Mexican drug trips brought about this historic event! Was the Pentagon really levitated off the ground? Did public opinion of the war change after this march? Was the Pentagon exorcised and de...
2023-05-0832 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 39 - Beatles vs. Stones!It's an epic throwdown for the ages as It Happened One Year wanders into one of the great debates in music history! Sarah & Joe don't exactly see eye-to-eye on these bands' particular outputs in 1967, but with The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request on the turntables, a heady, trippy time was bound to be had by all! After an introduction by friend of the show and Visitors to Nova Scotia star Shannon Hosey, the conversation ducks and weaves through favorite songs and albums from the bands, what The Who was up t...
2023-05-0144 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 38 - The Debut Films, Albums, and Shows!There were a ton of newcomers to the entertainment industry in 1967, and It Happened One Year is there! After an introduction by friend of the show and ReconCinemation co-host Jon Deiner, Sarah & Joe unroll the landmark TV debuts, first albums, and inaugural feature film directing efforts coming out of '67 - covering a vast spectrum of the media universe, including The Flying Nun, The Producers, Surrealistic Pillow, Dragnet, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Who's That Knocking at My Door? and many more! Cameos abound from the likes of Gary Busey, Claude Debussy, the Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Strawberry Alarm Clo...
2023-04-1943 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 37 - One Last Trip to Shag Harbour - This Time, With Facts!In what will absolutely be the final time It Happened One Year covers the UFO sighting over Nova Scotia on October 4th, 1967, Sarah & Joe discuss the actual, known facts of the event, plus their own opinions about what this might have been. The Visitors to Nova Scotia's non-fiction percentage is guessed at, along with some random discussion of the film Women Talking and the most recent NFL season, as well as other theories and speculation that has swirled around the Shag Harbour incident in the decades since.
2023-04-1027 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 36 - UCLA’s March MadnessSurprise road episode! Recorded in lovely Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sarah & Joe decide to tackle the NCAA University Division Tournament of 1967, culminating in UCLA's defeat of Dayton for the title! After an intro by friend of the show Dane Bower, the hosts go into their picks for the current men's bracket - and how that instantly went sideways - and the women's bracket (all in on Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes!), plus an extensive look at the Bruins dynasty circa the late '60s, featuring John Wooden, Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and a discussion about the best athlete performances in...
2023-04-0334 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 30 - Our Final Foray Into Friday Fall TelevisionWhat, November 3rd again? That's right, IHOY-heads! A surprise return to that landmark date in television spanning the decades of It Happened One Year! After an intro by friend of the show and The Visitors to Nova Scotia cast member Danielle Harris, Sarah & Joe take a generous look at three more shows from that fateful Friday - NBC's Accidental Family (airing directly after Star Trek), ABC's western Hondo (the only ABC show from 11/3/67 still available, apparently), and NBC's Kirk/Spock lead-in, Tarzan! Alongside the previously covered CBS offerings Wild, Wild West and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., a free-rangin...
2023-02-2741 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 29 - The Singing Stockbrockers of How Now Dow JonesWhen the universe provides a topic, It Happened One Year listens! After an intro by friend of the show and Visitors From Nova Scotia cast member Alex Ferrer, Sarah & Joe cover how they came to discuss the short-lived Broadway musical How Now Dow Jones at all, and the critical, commercial, and awards success it had (or didn't have) in 1967. The careers of those involved - Tony Roberts, Brenda Vaccaro, Arthur Penn, etc. - get a quick look, along with some attention to the show's obvious predecessor - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Cameos abound from the lik...
2023-02-2031 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 28 - Southwest Airlines and New Line CinemaWelcome to Business Corner, It Happened One Year style! A rarely used room in the complex, but still a vital, vibrant sector of 1967! After an introduction by Angie Buonincontro - appearing in The Visitors to Nova Scotia (stick around after the credits for fifteen new seconds of audio from the upcoming event!) and no little discussion of this season's Chicago Bears disaster and the household bets pertaining, Sarah & Joe breakdown the landmark new businesses of '67, including JanSport and Big Lots!, but primarily Southwest and New Line! Ten-minute turnarounds, Wanna Get Away fares, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The L...
2023-02-1038 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 27 - Chicago Returns!The second in a two part look at the Windy City showcases all the ribbon cutting and unveiling and local club gigging taking place in the big town in 1967! After an introduction from beloved friend of the show and ReconCinemation co-host David Munchak, Sarah & Joe stroll up Michigan Ave and over to City Hall and west on Madison and east on Ontario to discuss the reopening of the Auditorium Theatre, Mayor Daley's election to a fourth term, the expansion Chicago Bulls' first season, the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art, the formation of the Chicago Transit Authority (later, ju...
2023-02-0149 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 26 - Disaster Befalls Chicago!Between Mayor Daley's election to a fourth term, the Cubs hanging up a 22nd straight season losing out on the pennant, and Green Bay winning the first Super Bowl, 1967 was already kind of a mess in Chicago - but factor in unexpected chaos and mayhem and you have a disaster for the ages along the lakefront! After an intro by friend of the show Jim Warner, proud Chicago residents Sarah & Joe (transplanted for a total of 32 years, at present) recount the swath of destruction wreaked by the fire at McCormick Place, the worst single-storm snowfall in city history, and...
2023-01-2334 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 25 - Sowers of Chaos1967 saw the departure of two individuals who played key roles in events that shaped the century and America and the world forever after - atomic bomb designer J. Robert Oppenheimer and the man that killed the man that "killed" the president, Jack Ruby! After an introduction by great friend of the show, The Batman himself (appearing in the upcoming The Visitors to Nova Scotia - trailer out now!), Sarah & Joe go deep into detail on the Manhattan Project, the Cold War, HUAC, conspiracy theories, alternate potential futures, the Kennedy assassination, the ridiculousness of the Warren Commission, and how these t...
2023-01-0950 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 24 - It Happened One Yule! Stevie Wonder vs. Barbra Streisand!Another fabled It Happened One Year road episode, this time quite literally! Recorded on I-80 East through the wintry barrenness of Ohio, Sarah & Joe take finding-time-to-record-an-episode to a new extreme, multitasking at the risk of life and limb! Not really - traffic was slow - but the Christmas jams of 1967 were hot, with the releases of Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album and Stevie Wonder's Someday at Christmas! Listen as the hosts break down the classics and forgettables from these albums, plus go into their personal holiday favorites, the songs they can't stand, and why Barbra's "Jingle Bells" is the Die Ha...
2022-12-2037 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 23 - Star Trek Into ComedySarah & Joe boldly go where they've planned to go before, but never quite got around to it, with It Happened One Year's look at the original Star Trek series, specifically the season two episode "I, Mudd," airing November 3rd, 1967! After an intro by friend of the show Lana Cooper, the hosts touch on what was skipped by season one's 1994 omission of Generations and The Next Generation finale, their respective (and somewhat limited) personal exposure to the film and TV franchise, and discuss just how misogynistic (or not?) the show was in its early days. There's also a quick look at the...
2022-12-1243 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 22 - The Wild Wild West/The Ballad of Robert Conrad’s PantsThe recap of television on November 3rd, 1967 continues, with the lead program on CBS - the two-fisted steampunk western comic adventure The Wild Wild West! After an intro by friend of the podcast Kristen Gaydos, Sarah & Joe break down the show's relatively brief, memorable run in the late '60s, from the controversy over its violence to the miraculous fabric that seemingly doesn't tear during the many fights scenes. Along the way, show favorite James Gregory makes an appearance, alongside series stars Robert Conrad and Ross Martin, with additional discussions of the 1999 Will Smith feature adaptation (and that year's R...
2022-12-0127 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 21 - Gomer Pyle’s Impossible DreamIt may have no connection to NBC's Blackout Thursday promotion of 1994, but It Happened One Year is not about to let November 3rd go - and so, get ready for a three-part look at television on this random Friday in 1967! Kicking it off, on CBS at 8:30/7:30 CST, the #3 show of the season - Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.! With an intro by legendary friend of the podcast Dave Gardon, Sarah & Joe look at the program's history, the success and failure of backdoor pilots/spinoffs, Gomer's tap dancing around the Vietnam war, Friends' handling of 9/11, and the best possible cast...
2022-11-2129 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 19 - The Ronald Reagan Halloween Spectacular!OOOooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOO! Welcome, guys and ghouls, to It Happened One Year's terrifying fright-fest look at California's spookiest governor, former film star and future president, a movie monster like no other - Ronald Reagan! Recorded on location in lovely Palm Springs, CA, Sarah & Joe look at the events leading to Reagan's 1967 inauguration as Sacramento's top man, including the highlights of his silver screen career, his descent in Republicanism after being a longtime FDR supporter, Pat Brown's implosion as governor, and the wild primaries on both sides, all leading to his convincing victory! With guest appearances along the way from Richard Nixon, 50 C...
2022-10-3139 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 18 - THE Bigfoot SightingFive and a half decades ago today, the famed Patterson/Gimlin Bigfoot video was captured in northern California, and It Happened One Year is there! Sarah & Joe break down all the key figures in this hoax-leaning adventure, with commentary cribbed from Hollywood make-up artists and effects specialists, theories highly probable and completely unlikely, and a shoutout to the block-of-ice Sasquatch they saw, on display at all times in Austin, TX (big ups, Museum of the Weird!). The hosts go on mental journeys from belief to disbelief, discuss supernatural creatures and their prevalence in far flung world cultures, and speculate w...
2022-10-2042 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 17 - The Impossible Dream Boston Red Sox (Who Lose the World Series to the Cardinals)Just in time for the playoffs! The underdog of underdog teams grabs the It Happened One Year spotlight this week, as the 1967 Boston Red Sox come out of nowhere to make their first World Series in 21 years, garnering the "Impossible Dream" nickname and potentially saving the franchise! Sarah & Joe get deep into Red Sox Nation and that '67 run - how Joe became a Red Sox fan, how the franchise and the fan base has changed since 2004, Carl Yastrzemski's Triple Crown season, the tragedy of Tony Conigliaro, the greatness of Bob Gibson, the surprise appearance of Roger Maris, and a...
2022-10-1045 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 16 - Austin Powers? or Movies Set in 1967 vs. ’67 AccuracyYes, that is actually what's going on in this episode! What starts out as a fun road episode - recording at the McHenry Outdoor Theatre Drive-In in McHenry, Illinois - devolves into something else entirely, as Austin Powers & Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me don't exactly prove to be a firm, foundational topic for this '67 podcast. Witness as Sarah & Joe struggle with wholly expected car battery related issues at a drive-in theater! Listen as they delve into other, later films set in the Summer of Love! Marvel at the amount of hamburgers and hot dogs they consume! It H...
2022-10-0329 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 15 - The Outer Space TreatyCan you open a car wash by the Sea of Tranquility? Can you aim rockets at your neighbors' house from the exosphere? Can you open your own personal restaurant at the end of the universe? Well it's all laid out in 1967's Outer Space Treaty, and It Happened One Year is breaking it down for you! Listen as Sarah & Joe debate their future space travel plans! Watch Pres. 45's attempts to subvert the treaty by cobbling together a Space Force! How does the Antarctica Treaty inform this outer space legislation? Can the country of Chad legally take over the m...
2022-09-2034 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 14 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Are You Experienced?With so much music to cover from that fateful year of 1967, Sarah & Joe decided to start big with the debut album from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, going deep on the formation of the band, their brief, legendary run, and primarily the lasting impact of Are You Experienced? Witness the formative Hendrix exposure, by way of White Men Can't Jump and Wayne's World! Listen for the unexpected comparisons to one-hit wonder White Town! Learn the tale of Cynthia Plaster Caster and how it segues us to another epic Dong Watch! Revisit the classic story of Grover Cleveland's grave in Princeton, NJ! I...
2022-09-1234 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 13 - Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City ChiefsAs another season of gridiron greatness starts, It Happened One Year is taking it all the way back to the beginning of the Super Bowl era! Sarah & Joe breakdown the circumstances behind the initial AFL-NFL Championship Game in January of 1967, the surprising popularity of the junior league orchestrating the merger, and the wild differences in game play from fifty-five years ago to today. Along the way, there's a new IHOY Hall of Famer inducted, a brief segway to mention the band We Were Promised Jetpacks, predictions for the upcoming NFL season, more Chicago Bears talk than is probably warranted, the...
2022-09-0134 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 12 - The All-Time Greatest Celebrity Birthday - February 20th, 1967Finding two or three famous and semi-famous people born on the exact same day isn't super difficult, if you do a little digging. But turning up fully eleven celebrities from the worlds of movies, music, sports, television, and modeling is basically unheard of - but that's where the 1967 research led us! February 20th is discussed for its position on the calendar, speculation of what was happening nine months prior, and how this near-dozen group might reflect on Pisces in general. We've got Olympians and centerfolds! NFL greats and Futurama cast members (plural)! We've got Rock 'n' Roll Hall of F...
2022-08-2443 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 11 - The Well Sung Games and Snacks and Inventions of ’67The marketplace was changed forever by the advent of today's topic products, all introduced to the public in 1967! Sarah & Joe walk through the notable inventions and creations of the year, from the mundane but useful (handheld calculator) to the useful but waning (automated teller machine) to the fun party game/tool of the industrial prison complex (electronic breathalyzer). Along the way, landmark childhood staples like Lite Brite, Battleship, Skip-Bo, Gatorade, and Ho Hos get a look, alongside lengthy discussions about McDonald's and the Big Mac, St. Louis and the Gateway Arch, a truly unhinged commercial for Fiddle Faddle, and...
2022-08-1544 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 10 - Raquel Welch’s Bikini Skydiving Thriller - Fathom!Through the spy movie craze of the 1960s, some films were deemed more forgettable by the public at large than others, and so for every Goldfinger there were at least a half dozen knockoffs and cash-ins. However, few went with the dental hygienist turned scantily clad espionage skydiver except for 1967's Fathom! How Sarah & Joe happened across this epic of schlock is discussed, with plenty of love and shade thrown at the Movies! TV Network, Raquel Welch films in general, how the last two years may have made them stupider, the countries of Africa, how the '60s Batman con...
2022-08-0344 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 9 - Hair - The American Tribal-Love Rock MusicalHarmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abound in this ninth foray into 1967, covering the legacy and impact of the groundbreaking hippie musical extravaganza, Hair! Sarah & Joe discuss the freewheeling nature of the show's composition, from its initial off-Broadway premiere in '67 to its triumphant run on Broadway and the West End to becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Much attention is paid to creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado, their other projects in subsequent years, the too-late film adaptation by Milos Forman in 1979, the massive controversies surrounding Hair virtually everywhere it played, and how the show influenced and changed musical theater...
2022-07-2047 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 8 - A Threesies of Sports LegendsThe show is consistent in its love of a good threesies, and #8 is no exception - as sporting greats Bubba Smith, Kathrine Switzer, and Evel Knieval have their 1967s examined! Sarah & Joe take us through the '67 NFL Draft and cover highlights from #1 pick Smith's careers as a footballer and an actor, then look at the Boston Marathon intrigue surrounding Switzer's attempt to run in disguise. Finally, the New Year's Eve Caesars Palace fountain jump by Knieval is discussed, with many stops along the way to talk Who's the Boss?, helicopter parenting, marathon rules, the Police Academy series, the dea...
2022-07-1141 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 7 - The Secession of Winneconne, WisconsinWhat would happen if an American city decided it no longer wanted to be part of its assigned state? Could it just leave? Could it join up with a different state? Could it become its own nation?? That's (kind of) what happened in the tiny village of Winneconne in central Wisconsin, circa July of 1967! Sarah & Joe, having just returned from a brief visit to the cheese empire, delve into the wacky aspects of city secession, appointing a new cabinet, designing a national flag, and annexing nearby towns. Along the way, they discuss potentially leading the charge to have their...
2022-07-0127 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 6 - Elvis Presley’s Triple FeatureWith the imminent release of Baz Luhrmann's big screen biopic, It Happened One Year checked the 1967 release schedule and found not one, not two, but three big movies starring the King of Rock 'n' Roll, and figured it was high time to give them a watch. They aren't Elvis's best films, they aren't his best known films, but they are all, in their own odd ways, fascinating hunk-a hunks of entertainment - Double Trouble, Easy Come Easy Go, and Clambake! With such luminary co-stars as Elsa Lanchester, Bill Bixby, Michael Murphy, Pat Harrington, Pat Priest, Will Hutchins, and Shelley Faba...
2022-06-2055 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 5 - The First Live Global TV Event - June 25th’s Our World SpecialTelevision and satellite broadcasting took a giant leap for mankind, and It Happened One Year is there! Sarah & Joe delve into the segments bizarre, fascinating, and deadly dull that comprise the intercontinental TV production Our World, airing June 25th, 1967! At the time (supposedly) the most viewed program in history, this BBC-led production featured live events from across the globe - most notably Japan, Australia, Mexico, Sweden, France, Germany, Canada, and the U.S. of A. From half-baked athletic competitions to behind-the-scenes filmmaking, from pedantic traffic reports to Saturn V rocket tests, from Leonard Bernstein to The Beatles, this slice of...
2022-06-1032 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 4 - The First Cryogenically Frozen Man!It's science-fiction madness come to life in this fourth chilling episode of It Happened One Year's look at 1967! Sarah & Joe take a close examination at the business of freezing corpses with aims toward eventual reanimation, by way of the the story of the first human being to undergo this procedure - James Bedford! A harrowing tale of his body's journey across western American states and the optimists and charlatans involved unfolds in standard, jokey IHOY fashion. What other notables are currently in the fridge in Scottsdale, Arizona? And would the hosts be willing to take the subzero adventure themselves? Al...
2022-05-3046 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 3 - The Easter Sunday Elysian Park Love-InThe counterculture brought all their flutes and vegetables to the park on March 26th, 1967, and the Love-In commenced! It Happened One Year plunges you into the midst of this glorious, groovy event as Sarah & Joe talk flower & incense based protest circa the Summer of Love, and then spiral it out to the Be-Ins of the time, the simultaneous Central Park event of Easter '67, more aggressive protests to come, and whether or not The Monkees joined in with the fun and frivolity. Attention is paid along the way to Les Blank's God Respects Us When We Work..., the psychedelic band...
2022-05-1638 minIt Happened One Year1967 Episode 2 - The White House Wedding of Lynda Bird JohnsonA large portion of American society has never gotten to experience the cultural mania of a wedding being held in the home of the president, but in the late '60s and early '70s, this joint was a hotbed of matrimonial hullabaloo. Sarah & Joe captain a journey through time as they explore the history of White House nuptials, stretching back multiple centuries, while focusing on the union of Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird to Marine Corps officer and future governor and senator from Virginia Chuck Robb! From the guest list to the menu to the intrigue surrounding LBJ's...
2022-05-0242 minIt Happened One YearSeason Two Begins! 1967 Episode 1 - The Great Potato Dumpling WarWelcome back, IHOY Heads! It's a new year in season two as Sarah & Joe do their level best to tackle the landmark lovefest that was 1967! Kicking things off is the famed (and forgotten?) tale of Munich artist Helmut Winter, a man who would not take it anymore as a hundred NATO planes flew over his neighborhood each and every day, and took matters into his own hands in a hilariously creative way. Witness the valiant efforts that affected real change for his community! Be there as the It Happened One Year Hall of Fame is finally established! Hear the host...
2022-04-2523 minIt Happened One YearBONUS: The 2000 Presidential ElectionThere have been some questions about It Happened One Year's freeform, under-researched trial episodes - well, fear not, as this last Bonus Episode before Season Two begins stays mostly on subject and features actual concrete opinions! Recorded in February of 2021 (which is handy to know, given references in the discussion), Sarah & Joe go full Marvel What If...? on the world in their recollections and breakdown of the nail-biter 2000 Election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. What would've happened had Gore won? Do all the early '00s wars still happen? Does the Patriot Act exist? Who could've been el...
2022-04-1830 minIt Happened One YearBONUS: The Fall of the Roman EmpireWhile still debating which year would be covered by Season Two of It Happened One Year, Sarah & Joe took a mighty swing at 476 A.D., with decidedly mixed results! Sure, the Roman Empire finally collapsed for good, but the hosts have a hard time even staying on that momentous event, getting distracted by the secular naming convention for years, the fifth century Pope Simplicius, Joe Biden's State of the Union Address, and how calendars worked before the birth of Christ. Be thankful that 476 didn't emerge as the winning subject of the new year!
2022-04-1115 minIt Happened One YearComing Soon - IHOY Season Two!We're doing it again! Sarah & Joe are rolling out another season of events big and small, famed and forgotten! It's a new year from the history books to explore and a massive new slate of topics across politics, sports, world events, literature, movies, television, innovations, oddball human interest, pet judging contests, mundane weather, and so much more!
2022-04-0403 minIt Happened One YearBONUS: The Hundred Years’ WarIt's another ancient archive recording this week, as It Happened One Year unearths this test episode from pre-season one - Sarah & Joe's quick hack through all 116 years of the Hundred Years' War! Listen as they dispute this clearly inaccurate naming convention! Watch in horror as they speculate about the leaders of the countries, the countries involved, the relevance of the Crusades, and whether or not the Americas were somehow tangentially involved in the conflict! There are even a handful of references to World War III, making this 13 month old recording particularly impactful given the current state of the world. Te...
2022-03-2810 minIt Happened One YearBONUS: The Johnstown Flood of 1889As season two continues under construction, It Happened One Year is again making with the bonus oddities - this week, Sarah & Joe kick around what they know of the Johnstown Flood of 1889, thus the abbreviated running time! Listen as the discussion quickly ranges between what people might've kept in their basements in the late 19th century to a frustrating argument with the Alexa over Jack the Ripper facts.
2022-03-2112 minIt Happened One YearBONUS: 1987’s Baby JessicaBonus episode! From deep in the vault comes this bizarro rarity - a pre-It Happened One Year "episode," before the show had recorded a single minute of actual content. Listen in as the married hosts try to determine if they have any sort of podcast chemistry, while kicking around the legendary tale of that stumbling baby who fell down a well. Plenty of questions are raised about the famous event, and about wells in general, as Sarah & Joe worked to develop the show that would ultimately emerge.
2022-03-1413 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 52 - The Great Trivia Showdown Season Finale!Finally, 1994 is coming to an end! Sarah & Joe's grand pandemic era experiment in nostalgia wraps up this week, with this wholly trivial fifty-second episode! Listen in to that most riveting of podcast adventures - the hosts battling it out for knowledge supremacy, with all questions pertaining to the broad podcast topic they've revisited week after week for the past year. Past episodes are discussed, missed subject opportunities discovered, and hints for the future of It Happened One Year dropped along the way. Many favorites resurface through the course of the game - including Speed, Kurt Cobain, The Lion King, For...
2022-03-0759 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 51 - The In Memoriam Segment 1994 *Cue Music and Applause*In the second-to-last episode of this It Happened One Year season, Sarah & Joe take a look back at the rest of the celebrities we lost way back in the landmark year of 1994. The major figures of politics, literature, sports, film & television, crime, music, and more are given that classic IHOY send off. Hey, what takes place on an awards show before they reach their grand finale? Gotta give a nod to the dear departed! Richard Nixon, Jackie Kennedy, Kurt Cobain, Burt Lancaster, Wilma Rudolph, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Jack Kirby, Harry Nilsson, Peter Cushing, Raul Julia, Jersey Joe Wal...
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Bachelor Therapy HourClayton on the Couch: Clayton, Episodes 6 & 7Sarah & Joe are joined by fellow clinical psychology doctoral student Emily Ahles, who helps us to break down two jam-packed episodes rife for analysis! We process Shanae's demise, break down Mara's conflict with Sarah, and, of course, analyze all angles of the Freudian-inspired psychoanalysis group date.
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2022-02-281h 52It Happened One YearEpisode 50 - Now You’re Playing With Power! Super Power!It Happened One Year's landmark fiftieth episode delves into one of the show's little-covered corners of 1994 entertainment - video games, specifically the blockbuster titles from the Super Nintendo, with cameos by the Sega Genesis, and a few long forgotten products from both. Sarah & Joe cover their respective paths of console enjoyment in the early '90s, touching on the top selling games of the year - including Donkey Kong Country and Super Metroid - and the wildly creative by necessity Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball. Along the way, various PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Game Cube, and Wii discussions pop...
2022-02-2142 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 49 - Jack Nicholson’s Wolf Man ExtravaganzaLove is in the air this Valentine's Day, and what is more romantic than the Jack Nicholson/Michelle Pfeiffer cult (?) classic monster melee Wolf?! It's another Dealer's Choice - the first one in a while - and the result brings us straight to the full moon doorstep of horror, suspense, lust, and highbrow literary society circa 1994! Sarah & Joe discuss werewolf films of the era (which this film only basically fits into), making difficult comparisons with An American Werewolf in London and that all-time show favorite Teen Wolf, why anyone involved actually made this movie, and the stunning pedigree of the...
2022-02-1451 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 48 -The Great Motion Picture Yearbook - 1994 EditionIt's time to take a look at the good, the lucrative, and the flops coming from the motion picture industry in 1994, in this cinematic forty-eighth episode! Sarah & Joe's lengthy trip around the film universe covers the biggest box office grossers, the proliferation of unsuccessful sequels & remakes versus the gangbusters industry of today, the Oscar winners and nominees, and the movies they feel stand the test of time and are all-time classics. Dozens of films get a glance, from your Hoop Dreams, Pulp Fiction, and Ed Wood to your Exit to Eden, A Million to Juan, and Cops and Robbersons! Cult f...
2022-02-0759 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 47 - Gillooly & KaelinTwo of the absolute icons of 1994 are featured in this legendary forty-seventh episode of It Happened One Year! Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and Nicole Simpson's ex-house guest Kato Kaelin had lives of varying success and public interest prior to the events of '94, but afterward they would become household names forever, and for very different reasons. The tribulations of the Gillooly/Harding union are explored, up to and including The Crime of the First Half of the Year, followed by as much as could be unearthed about Gillooly (now Jeff Stone) ever since. The exact circumstances that led...
2022-01-3153 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 46 - The India Plague of 1994, or How We Spent Our 23 Month Coronavirus QuarantineThis super-sized forty-sixth episode is legitimately way too much - everyone involved would agree. But in order to cover (briefly) the events of the plague on the sub-continent in 1994 and (more expansively) everything personally connected to the COVID pandemic of 2020, 2021, 2022, and so on requires a whole bundle of time! Sarah & Joe take us on a rollercoaster of emotion, swinging from discussions about all the breads and pastries made over the past two years to passionate worry about the end of American democracy as we know it. Many, many topics pop up along the way - the popular TV shows...
2022-01-241h 32It Happened One YearEpisode 45 - The Day the Blobs Fell From the Sky!It's a special brand of sci-fi suspense this week, as this gelatinous forty-fifth episode tackles the eerie, inexplicable events in Oakville, Washington from August of 1994! Sarah & Joe attempt to concoct theories as to what caused pellets of goo to rain down in unholy terror on the unsuspecting residents of this small northwest town, causing some to fall ill and causing some Fidos and Meow-Meows to go off to that big PetSmart in the sky! Along the way, the hosts try to relate these bizarre goings-on to vintage X-Files episodes, speculate whether something similar on a much larger scale is r...
2022-01-1729 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 44 - The Lost Comedians of 1994While an especially bad year for celebrity deaths, 1994 was particularly devastating on the field of comedy, taking a big group of super talented folks from us, and many at far too young an age. Sarah & Joe, in typical fashion befitting longtime death pool participants, focus on the positives, and try to celebrate the joy brought to us all from these major figures in the field. Batman TV actor Cesar Romero, stand-up legend Bill Hicks, beloved star John Candy, SNL trailblazer Danitra Vance, and National Lampoon/SNL writer/performer Michael O'Donoghue all get a piece of the spotlight in this week...
2022-01-101h 02It Happened One YearEpisode 43 - Ernst Stavro KojakIt may be a new year for the world, but it's still 1994 around these parts! Sarah & Joe take a quick look at the life and times of famed actor and pitchman Telly Savalas, who left behind quite the body of interesting work 28 years ago! Almost certainly best remembered for his massive hit detective show of the 1970's Kojak, Savalas' lengthy career before and after is explored, through discussions of his one-shot as James Bond nemesis Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, landing the role of Pontius Pilate in The Greatest Story Every Told, and his status as a leg...
2022-01-0324 minBachelor Therapy HourBros, Foes, and Sad Joes: Michelle, Fantasy SuitesShould you wish to forgo your individual rooms, please use this key to unlock Sarah & Joe's Fantasy Suite episode! In this delirious and goofy episode, Sarah and Joe compare each remaining contestant to a different psychotherapy modality, discuss the unique appeal of each suitor, and determine their predictions for the finale.
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2021-12-211h 02It Happened One YearEpisode 41 - The Great Boondoggles (or the Buffoondoggles!) of 1994It wasn't all hand-over-fist success stories back in 1994, no sir! There were also ego driven flights of fancy and wild money-making schemes that backfired royally! Sarah & Joe dive deep into this pack of '94 boondoggles, including the Steven Spielberg theme restaurant Dive!, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 sequel Closing Time, the Canadian Football League's ill-advised expansion into America, and Fox's abortive live-action Krusty the Clown spin-off from The Simpsons. The restaurant industries of Los Angeles and Las Vegas get a glance, plus the fanbases and appetites for foreign football in places like Sacramento, Shreveport, Baltimore, and Memphis, random spin-off football leagues like...
2021-12-131h 01It Happened One YearEpisode 40 - Justice Stephen Breyer Needs to Retire ImmediatelyA show centered squarely in 1994 shouldn't often try to influence modern decision making, but the ongoing Supreme Court crisis cannot be ignored here at It Happened One Year! Sarah & Joe take us along separate, parallel journeys through court history, as Sarah details the life and times of '94 appointee Stephen Breyer, his early life, education, judicial career, and opinions opposite Joe's journey back through history, highlighting the other dozen men to occupy this Supreme Court seat. Finally, the hosts contemplate modern America's rolling conservative nightmare, with its minor public support and the crooked dealings that brought us to this...
2021-12-0650 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 39 - Saoirse, Give Me Strength!It's further adventures in audio chaos as It Happened One Year looks at the life and career of 1994 baby Saoirse Ronan! From her near-miss casting in the Harry Potter series to her many Academy Award nominations, Ronan's place as darling of the indie circuit is discussed, along with Sarah & Joe's speculation as to if/when she will finally land in a major Hollywood franchise and make that sweet franchise money. Along the way, much discussion is given to potential future Oscar winners, the best strategies for taking home the top film honor, lesbian period dramas, recent Muppet films, Wes...
2021-11-2932 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 38 - Tonya & Nancy & John & Lorena & Weird AlOstensibly designed to discuss three large news stories in the general vicinity of 1994 - Michael Fay's walloping adventure in Singapore, the epic showdown between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan at the Lillehammer Olympics, and the violent dissolution of John and Lorena Bobbitt's marriage - this entry in the IHOY catalog spends the most time gushing over the sheer genius of one "Weird Al" Yankovic, whose '94 song "Headline News" forms the basis of this discussion. Dial in as Sarah & Joe talk about their earliest memories of the famed parodist, his classic albums Bad Hair Day and Even Worse, his Chr...
2021-11-2247 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 37 - The First It Happened One Year Book Club!Gather up your literature cronies, put the kettle on, and cozy up to a roaring fire as Sarah & Joe invite you to quite possibly the only book club episode this season! 1994 featured plenty of popular book releases - with the usual suspects topping the sales charts, such as John Grisham, Stephen King, and Robert James Waller. When choosing a subject for this read-along episode, the hosts debated the format and the novel itself a while, but ended up with best, craziest option imaginable. Recorded over a month's time, featuring a litany of wild plot predictions and horrified reactions to...
2021-11-1558 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 36 - Around the World in 4,834 DaysDid you ever think how breathtakingly loopy it would be to grab one of your dumb buddies and attempt to circumnavigate the globe using only human power? No engines, no sails - nothing! Just spit and sweat and gumption! Well, that's basically what two intrepid, inexperienced British lads chose to do, setting off from Greenwich, London on July 12th, 1994! Sarah & Joe contemplate the many obstacles and trials faced by Jason Lewis and Steve Smith on their journey around the world nicknamed Expedition 360, where they encountered everything from wild crocodiles, drunk drivers, malaria, and schizophrenia to how wise roller skating...
2021-11-0820 minBachelor Therapy HourThe Narcissism Schism: Michelle, Episodes 2 & 3Sarah & Joe, two married mental health professionals, discuss how Peter and Jamie reflect different manifestations of narcissistic traits. They also conceptualize Jamie's personality development and map his "villainous" actions onto criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
Content warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide and self-harm. If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal ideation, we recommend calling the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Local listeners can also connect with mental health providers through the Indiana Suicide Prevention resource locator at in.gov/issp.
2021-11-061h 25It Happened One YearEpisode 35 - The Neon Lights are Bright on Broadway, 1994The 1994 Broadway season was highlighted by the industry-shaking arrival of the stage adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast - an otherwise unremarkable show which nonetheless changed the way musicals got made from that point forward. Previous successful movie-to-stage musical transformations of the '80s and '90s - including Kiss of the Spider Woman, Nine, Grand Hotel, and Little Shop of Horrors - are discussed, plus the complications around turning Beauty and the Beast into a live-action product, and all the lessons Disney learned from this endeavor. Since '94, it has been a parade of these sorts of show...
2021-11-0150 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 34 - The Crossroads of AmericaWhile sitting at the 49'er Drive-In Theatre in Valparaiso, Indiana waiting for Jungle Cruise to begin, Sarah & Joe made the ill-fated decision to find all the news items and notable firsts that took place in the Hoosier State in 1994. The result? This brief, chaotic thirty-fourth episode of It Happened One Year! The 78th Indianapolis 500 is given a hearty look, along with season recaps for the Indiana Pacers, the Indianapolis Colts, the University of Indiana football and basketball programs, and that the minor league Indianapolis Indians probably need to change their mascot. It's not just sports though - Dick Lugar's thi...
2021-10-2528 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 33 - My So-Called MatlockIt Happened One Year famously broke down NBC's cross-sitcom promotion of November 3rd, 1994, "Blackout Thursday", way back in Episode 13, but then wondered, what were the counter offerings on that fateful night of television? This unearthed the insane ABC pairing of the legendary high school drama My So-Called Life and the elderly courtroom antics of Matlock - which brought up a lot of questions. Sarah & Joe get to the bottom of this bonkers slate of TV, looking at the 10th MSCL "Other People's Mothers" and the 180th Matlock "The Tabloid". The critical reception to the teen drama is reviewed, plus poss...
2021-10-1840 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 32 - The Not Particularly Unsung Greats of 1994In direct opposition to the earlier episode covering forgotten wonders, this week It Happened One Year heralds the heavy hitters, the master blasters, the success juggernauts that emerged in 1994! Sarah & Joe have much debate over the title of this episode, before launching into an extended, uncomfortable look at Sex.com and the adult website industry, before pivoting to safer tech spaces like Amazon and Yahoo and Webcrawler. Bottled water giant Aquafina emerged that year, while the Wonderbra made its American debut, and the Sony Playstation made waves overseas. The engineering marvel The Chunnel opened (and the hosts reveal their...
2021-10-1153 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 31 - Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, MuppetationalTo commemorate this week's brand new Halloween special on Disney+, It Happened One Year is taking a look at the status of Jim Henson's Muppets circa 1994, through the lens of that year's projects Muppet Classic Theater and the comedy album Kermit Unpigged! Sarah & Joe breakdown what works and doesn't in this era, following the impact of Jim and Richard Hunt's deaths, and how MCT was indicative of the franchise's direction for years to come. Along the way, plenty of time is given to Frank Oz's recent comments about Disney, characters that got pushed aside in the '90s, the Mup...
2021-10-0446 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 30 - Three Days of Peace & Music & MudIt's a psychedelic, mud-splattered trip back to the music festivals of yore, as It Happened One Year covers the landmark concert sequel Woodstock '94 from Saugerties, NY, in this groovy thirtieth episode! Sarah & Joe compare and contrast various elements from the original 1969 concert and the disastrous 1999 version with the somewhat overlooked middle show, from the lineups to the amount of available shade to the price of booze. Along the way, the hosts hold up their experiences at modern-day Lollapaloozas with these older multi-day extravaganzas, and draw conclusions as to how they've evolved. The multiple other Woodstock reunion concerts from 1979, 1989...
2021-09-2754 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 28 -The Art of the HeistThings get mad highbrow this week on It Happened One Year, as Sarah & Joe wander down the unfamiliar avenues of the art world and the famed, low-tech thefts of 1994! Come along as they discuss the retrieval of the long lost, largely forgotten, considered possibly mythical Raphael painting "Madonna and Child with Lamb" or "Madonna With the Hay," with no few Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and singer/actress Madonna jokes tossed in for good measure. The second half covers the wild tale of former European footballer Paal Enger (or Pål Enger), who stole Edvard Munch's "The Scream" from the N...
2021-09-1340 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 27 - The Bills Make Me Wanna ShoutThe comprehensive tragedy of the early '90s Buffalo Bills culminated with their fourth consecutive championship game loss in Super Bowl XXVIII against the Dallas Cowboys in January of 1994. So monumental is this event that Sarah & Joe are not podcasters enough to handle it alone, thus It Happened One Year is bringing in special commentators to share the excitement! Western New York natives abound as the unofficial mayor of Buffalo Dave Gardon discusses the history of the franchise, memories of that epic run, and optimism for the current squad, while his wife and local legend Tracey Rice Gardon talks...
2021-09-0640 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 26 - Opportunities Seized!In a transitional year across the spectrum of world events, politics, entertainment, and sports such as 1994, certain voids naturally open up and rare chances present themselves. Two groups who absolutely capitalized on these lucky opportunities are the seemingly disparate entities of the NBA's Houston Rockets and the G.O.P. of the American political structure! Sarah & Joe discuss how Michael Jordan's shocking first retirement opened the door for the rest of beleaguered basketball to try and snatch a title, and the fascinating, tragic aftermaths for 75% of the teams in that year's conference semi-finals. Then, the hosts tackle that most...
2021-08-3050 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 25 - F. Lee Bailey: It’s a Blunderful LifeIt Happened One Year delivers its landmark twenty-fifth episode, looping all the way back to the premiere with a deep dive into the late F. Lee Bailey's career! Sarah & Joe talk O.J. yet again (including wild speculation about who may have committed the murders, if the Juice is to be believed), and then delve into the Bailey case history for a look at the famed Sam Sheppard trial, the "Boston Strangler" Albert DeSalvo, the SLA and Patty Hearst, Carl Coppolino, Claude DeBoc, and more. Along the way are cameos from Joseph Goebbels, wrestling legend Mankind, Clarence Darrow, Gloria...
2021-08-2339 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 24 - The Unsung Greats of 1994In a year as jam packed with classic entertainment and landmark inventions as 1994, some things were bound to fall through the cracks of history – but Sarah & Joe are here to thrust them back into the limelight in this heroic twenty-fourth episode! Come along as the hosts whirl from personal favorite films (Love Affair, The Fantastic Four) to TV shows (Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Herman’s Head) to new commercial products (the Dodge Neon, the Nutrageous candy bar) before finally arriving at the MVP of unsung greatness from this year – Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs cereal. Along the way...
2021-08-1656 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 23 - Mitch Don't Kill My VibeWrapping up this tour of '94 born luminaries is the tale of former Chicago Bears quarterback and local media punching bag Mitchell Trubisky! From the mysterious circumstances surrounding the Bears drafting the Tar Heel hurler in 2017 through his being named the Nickelodeon's Valuable Player in his final game with the team (a playoff loss to the Saints this past January), Sarah & Joe go deep into Chicago football fandom, raise a number of spurious arguments for a conspiracy against them personally, break down who the Bears could have had from that stacked draft class, and look forward to the future...
2021-08-0933 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 22 - Courtney Stodden: Sixteen Will Get You TwentyThe second piece of a valiant effort to highlight some 1994 babies rolls out with model/media personality Courtney Stodden, best known for marrying the considerably older Doug Hutchison back in 2011 (when he was 51 and Courtney was all of 16) and for their role in the somewhat-ongoing apology tour of Twitter figure/celebrity Chrissy Teigen. Sarah & Joe struggle to use the correct pronouns (Courtney came out as non-binary in 2021) and also float the concept of Diet Toast across the first segment, before the show again reveals an It Happened One Year: What Could Have Been in the form of the Harding...
2021-08-0930 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 21 - White Squall (1996) Predicted All of ThisA misguided belief that three 1994 babies could be covered in a single episode brings us to the first in a trio of episodes, also centered on a misguided belief! Child of '94 Fredrick Brennan is in the spotlight as we explore his major contribution to society - the nightmarish imageboard 8chan - and its most infamous members, the hyper conspiracy-trolling, insurrection-inspiring, downfall-of-rational-thought community known as QAnon! So as not to wind up the episode in too depressing a fashion, Sarah & Joe also reveal the ancient recording when It Happened One Year almost centered on the year 1792 B.C.! The...
2021-08-0238 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 20 - Like a Blind Man at an Orgy...The gang from Police Squad! pulled it together one final time in the spring of 1994 to supply a third film in the Naked Gun series, right before O.J. effectively torpedoed the whole franchise! Sarah & Joe take an extensive look at the entire Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker catalog, from the Kentucky Fried Movie through to the 21st century knock-offs of the genre, while also exploring the mysteries of the Naked Gun movies. Were there actual plans for a fourth film? Does O.J.'s presence sully the enjoyment of these movies? How did Priscilla Presley get cast with such limited acting experience? How...
2021-07-2651 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 19 - The Biggest Liar!Finally, the fabled Biggest Liar episode arrives! The actual topic only manages to occupy about half of the runtime this week, as much discussion centers around the journey this story took to finally reach podcast audiences. Sarah & Joe explore the original concept as recorded many months ago, why it no longer could be released, and ultimately devolves into a surprising conversation about general mental health during the pandemic. But in between all that - the greatest round of golf in human history, courtesy of North Korean Supreme Leader circa 1994 Kim Jong Il, plus the many towering lies surrounding his...
2021-07-1931 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 18 - You Can't Touch Duane Barry!Trust no one, except Sarah & Joe! It should come as no surprise that It Happened One Year is finally swerving hard into an extensive look at The X-Files, in this eighteenth spooky episode! 1994 featured one of the great, early two-parters in the run of the series - season two's Duane Barry and Ascension, featuring the great villainous work of Steve Railsback opposite David Duchovny's Mulder and Gillian Anderson's Scully! This wide ranging discussion covers the bumps of the show's early years, the conspiracy episodes versus stand-alones, Vancouver's prominent role standing in for Washington D.C. and the rest of Ame...
2021-07-1258 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 16 - IHOY Radio: 1994 Hitz, Powerhouse Ladies Edition!Part one of an ambitious dual episode holiday weekend delivery, where Sarah & Joe take us through some of the big hit songs of 1994 in an interactive guessing game contest! Sarah is in the driver's seat here, quizzing about the song titles and artists around the major successes straight from the ladies! Hear the stunning missteps and shocking gaps in Joe's knowledge! Listen to bizarre anecdotes about live country music concerts and Geico commercials! Experience again a dazzling array of tunes stretching from Celine Dion to Reba McEntire to Brandy, and marvel at the guesswork in this symphonic sixteenth episode!
2021-07-0532 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 14 - Love & PrenupsFinally, there's an opportunity for a full-on follow-up episode, as Sarah & Joe revisit a very, very briefly mentioned incident from back in Episode 2 - Love & Chaos, discussing the dissolution of a big 1994 celebrity marriage - Bill & Melinda Gates! Following fresh on the heels of Jeff Bezos's divorce, other potential super rich break-ups on the horizon are explored, while trying to mine details out of the Gates' rocky conclusion. Infidelity? Corporate strife? Jeffrey Epstein?? In addition, extensive shout-outs are given to other celebrities keeping their '94 unions afloat, including IHOY favorites Leila Kenzle and Harry Connick/Jill Goodacre. Credit where...
2021-06-2129 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 13 - Blackout Thursday on NBC!They don't do epic theme crossover television nights like they used to! That's the overriding conclusion of this thirteenth murky episode of It Happened One Year, delving into NBC's wild New York City based crossover of November 3rd, 1994! Sarah & Joe get into the night's programming scheme and the general history of Mad About You, Friends, Seinfeld, and Dabney Coleman's short lived Madman of the People! The discussion ranges from evaluating these shows at this point in their respective runs, why Seinfeld didn't participate in the blackout theme (and their proposal if the network insisted), tossing around theories as to...
2021-06-1453 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 12 -"Who the F*ck is Justin Bieber?"A rollicking new It Happened One Year segment is upon us, as Sarah & Joe delve deeply into the existential and literal question - Who is 1994 baby Justin Bieber? This twelfth bewildering episode attempts to address this through the use of very foggy memories and wild speculation, all subsequently fact-checked and highlighted in the episode with dings and buzzers, to let you know which guesses were on the money! Some names randomly thrown around include Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Demi Moore, Xavier Cugat, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Donny Osmond, Brenda Song, and Taylor Momsen as the hosts hack through the forest...
2021-06-0724 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 11 - Dinah!The first of our In Memoriam: 1994 collection features that favorite darling of American television from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s - the late great Dinah Shore! Hear Sarah & Joe attempt to recount the highlights of the famed songstress's life, and mostly get hung up on her extensive dating accolades. Burt Reynolds, Tarzan's Ron Ely, Johnny Carson, and Hoda Kotb all make appearances as a new found brainteaser emerges to stump society - who looked better than Dinah Shore for as long as she did? The answers won't surprise you! Come see the U.S.A. in your C...
2021-05-3119 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 10 - One Hoax Over the LineDumb internet hoaxes didn't originate with your step-uncle getting scammed out of his social security number by Russian teenagers, heck no! This week, Sarah & Joe take us back to the early, early days of stupid nonsense people believed in cyberspace on this tenth techno-funktastic episode of It Happened One Year! 1994 saw the famed Good Times Virus burst onto the scene, followed in short order by a popular satirical news bulletin wherein Microsoft was going to purchase the Catholic Church. And if that isn't daring enough, actual cybercrime takes centerstage as super hacker Kevin Mitnick goes to prison, while prankster...
2021-05-2445 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 9 - Three Weddings, a Funeral, and Another WeddingThe wheel of chance is trotted out once again for this newest Dealer's Choice episode, wherein the winner selects the topic of discussion and the loser can suck eggs. This week - 1994's dreamiest and most acclaimed romantic comedy, Four Weddings and a Funeral! Sarah & Joe go into all facets of this famed British nuptial fest - from its inventive plot structure to establishing the Hugh Grant phenomena of the mid-nineties. Along the way, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, and Richard Curtis are given their fair due, while director Mike Newell and ostensible star Andie M...
2021-05-1744 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 8 - Shaquille O’Neal: The Big AristotleMore than any other single person, one man towered like a colossus over all forms of media in 1994, the subject of It Happened One Year's slam-jammingest eighth episode - Shaquille O'Neal! Sarah & Joe explain how this episode ballooned from a mere nugget of trivia into a gold rush of stories surrounding the then Orlando Magic center - from his wildly successful gold and platinum rap albums (Shaq Diesel and Shaq Fu: Da Return) to his less well-received video game, from his hit autobiography to his popular appearances with World Championship Wrestling. '94 Shaq was possibly the greatest Shaq of...
2021-05-1043 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 7 - 30th Anniversary Spectacular!The journey gets nostalgic and retrospective as Sarah & Joe celebrate It Happened One Year's 30th anniversary in this seventh star-studded episode! Come for the wild adoration of the teeming crowd, with special shoutouts to Sarahs and Joes from throughout the ages, and stay for a teary look back at past favorite episode moments plus previews of shows arriving in the coming weeks. It's a podcast bonanza unlike any other - IHOY: 30th Anniversary! Grab your champagne and your handkerchiefs!
2021-05-0619 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 6 - The Many Failed Assassination Attempts of Bill ClintonSic Semper Bubba! The many attempts to murder the 42nd President of the U.S. Bill Clinton in 1994 are explored in this sixth perilous episode of It Happened One Year! Marvel as Sarah & Joe rundown the efforts half-assed and otherwise of Ronald Barbour, Frank Corder, Francisco Duran, and Marcelino Corniel to snuff the democratically elected leader! Chortle at the stunning ineptitude on display from these would-be John Wilkes Booths! And woven through the episode, the hosts touch on other lesser known assassination bids, including amazing tales of survival, revolution, and retribution concerning Teddy Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, Harry Truman, Richard...
2021-05-0346 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 5 - ThreesiesRecord-setting achievements in movies, television, and literature are examined in this triumphant fifth episode - It Happened One Year: Threesies! What a gross title! Sarah & Joe's multi-section exploration focuses on the three-pronged, 1994 exclusive successes from Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb & Dumber), Tim Allen (The Santa Clause, Home Improvement, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man), and Michael Crichton (ER, Disclosure, and, er, Disclosure). Number one films! Number one shows! Best-seller novels and biographies! The accomplishment juggernaut is full steam on this week's IHOY: Threesies! Yuck!
2021-04-2646 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 4 - Michael Moore, Michael Moorer, Michael MorrisTied through a loose naming convention and shaggy thematic chaos, this dazzling fourth episode explores more and more Michaels of 1994! Sarah & Joe continually butt heads over whether any of this holds together, as filmmaker Michael Moore, boxer Michael Moorer, and I.O.C. Honorary Life President Michael Morris are profiled and compared ad nauseum!
Moore's NBC show TV Nation is put into career context with The Awful Truth, Roger & Me, Fahrenheit 9/11, and more, while Moorer's six month reign as heavyweight champion through fights with Evander Holyfield and George Foreman is explored. Finally, with trademark controlled mayhem, the...
2021-04-1955 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 3 - Jan de Bont’s Speed - Pop Quiz, HotshotThe first in a subset of Dealer's Choice episodes, wherein the dastardly wheel of fate is spun and the winner chooses the discussion topic. To kick things off, it's Jan de Bont's action-suspense-traffic hell masterpiece Speed! Sarah & Joe discuss the ins and outs of the film reaching the screen, from narrow-miss casting debacles to Dennis Hopper's maniacal laugh. Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Twister, Madonna, Ellen DeGeneres, Tippi Hedren, a bunch of Baldwins, and, naturally, Speed 2: Cruise Control make cameos in the wide ranging discussion. Is it the best movie of 1994? Or not even the best movie released...
2021-04-1257 minIt Happened One YearEpisode 2 - Love & ChaosThe many famous and infamous marriages, divorces, and romantic-ish crimes of 1994 are explored in this dreamy second episode! Come along as Sarah & Joe rattle through the likes of Michael Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley, R. Kelly, Anna Nicole Smith, Robert Kennedy Jr., Richard Gere, Cindy Crawford, and many more! Who is named (un)official MVP of Vows for '94? How much mileage can be ground out of Harry Connick Jr. and Jill Goodacre's ongoing marital success? And how can there be a Donald Trump story wherein he isn't the wackiest component? IHOY: Love & Chaos is throwing affection and haymakers with...
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