All Episodes
Everything is a Primary Source — 214 episodes
Episode 212: Roger Corman's Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Episode 211: Lost Moon / Apollo 13
Episode 210: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Episode 209: Historic Preservation in Los Angeles
Episode 208: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Episode 207: Aerosmith
Episode 206: Dinoland
Episode 205: An 1853 Rowland Robinson Letter
Episode 204: Iraq War Playing Cards
Episode 203: Telephones
Episode 202: The Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
Episode 201: The Beatles on 8-Track
Episode 200: An Enemy of the People, the 1882 Henrik Ibsen play
Episode 199: 1907 Oregon Postcard
Episode 198: Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good"
Episode 197: Road Maps and Travel Culture
Episode 196: The Atari 7800 Pro System
Episode 195: Woman's Day Magazine
Episode 194: Mayflower II
Episode 193: Uncle Sam
Episode 192: E Pluribus Unum: Looking at The American Revolution (2025) as a Document of Here and Now
Episode 191: 1918 AEF Quartermaster Orders
Episode 190: Life Magazine
Episode 189: Unsolved Mysteries
Episode 188: The Erie Canal
Episode 187: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Episode 186: Repo Man (1984)
Episode 185: The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Episode 184: Make Way for Duckings by Robert McCloskey
Episode 183: Storage Unit 217
Episode 182: Calvin and Hobbes (1985 to 1995)
Episode 181: The New York State Fair 1890-Present
Episode 180: The Battle of Gettysburg
Episode 179: Walt Disney World Silhouette Portrait Souvenirs
Episode 178: Scuba Diving
Episode 177: Popular Science
Episode 176: A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War by Elaine Makas, PhD. (2020)
Episode 175: 20th Century Road Maps
Episode 174: The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (1999-2005)
Episode 173: The Old Man of the Mountain
Episode 172: Atari Force (1982 to 1986)
Episode 171: Batman the TV Series (1966-68)
Episode 170: Pokemon Go (2016)
Episode 169: Goodwill Outlets
Episode 168: Commemorating The Revolutionary War and The Civil War
Episode 167: Las Vegas
Episode 166: Elvis at the International Hotel (1969-1976)
Episode 165: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (1968/1971)
Episode 164: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Part II
Episode 163: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Part I
Episode 162: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939)
Episode 161: Rock n Roll T-Shirts
Episode 160: Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Green River" (1969)
Episode 159: Spider-Man (1962 to Present)
Episode 158: Zorro Movies (1920 - Present)
Episode 157: Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle Again" from Rocks (1976)
Episode 156: Houston Astrodome (1965 to 2009)
Episode 155: Wendy's (1969 to Present)
Episode 154: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Episode 153: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts (1979 - Present)
Episode 152: Liss & the Culper Spy Ring (1776-1781)
Episode 151: A conversation about media literacy
Episode 150: Jeep (1940- ) with Jeep Show author Robert O'Connor
Episode 149: John Adams, the HBO Miniseries (2008)
Episode 148: Stereographs (Late 19th Century)
Episode 147: Sports Illustrated 1992 The Year in Sports Video
Episode 146: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Tunes/We Wish You A Turtles Christmas (1997)
Episode 145: TMNT Nintendo Game (1989)
Episode 144: Disney Adventures Digest (1990-2007)
Episode 143: Tron (1982)
Episode 142: Betty Crocker Recipe Cards (1971)
Episode 141: Little Golden Books, Alice in Wonderland (1951) and The Poky Little Puppy (1942)
Episode 140: The Sound of Music (1965)
Episode 139: Indiana Jones (Character) 1981 -present
Episode 138: Ouija (1880s - )
Episode 137: Midsommar (2019)
Episode 136: Batman Year One (1987)
Episode 135: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)
Episode 134: Charlotte's Web (1952)
Episode 133: Star Wars Soundtrack (1977)
Episode 132: The Game of Life (1977 Version)
Episode 131: The Brady Bunch (1969 - 1974)
Episode 130: Liberty's Kids/ Declaration of Independence decorative tray
Episode 129: Cycling Canada /The Trans-Canada Highway
Episode 128: Photographer Rowland Scherman
Episode 127: Forrest Gump (1986 Novel & 1994 Film)
Episode 126: Ghostbusters (1984)
Episode 125: Super Size Me (2004)
Episode 124: Eve Online (2003)
Episode 123: Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs (1885) and the National Civil War Wax Museum (1962)
Episode 122: RMS Titanic & "Titanic" (1997)
Episode 121: "Over There" (1917)
Episode 120: Beech-Nut
Episode 119: Garbage Pail Kids / TMNT Trading Cards
Episode 118: The Critic (1994-1995)
Episode 117: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Episode 116: The Great Migration and Pop Culture
Episode 115: "We Are the World" (1985)
Episode 114: Blast from the Past (1999)
Episode 113: "Yeah" by Usher ft. Lil John and Ludacris (2004)
Episode 112: Blazing Saddles (1974)
Episode 111: Green Day's "Dookie" (1994)
Episode 110: Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Episode 109: Disney Yearbook 1988/ Lafayette's Grand Tour
Episode 108: Love Actually (2003)
Episode 107: A Charlie Brown Christmas / Die Hard / Hook
Episode 106: Treaty of Portsmouth / JFK's Funeral / George and Martha Washington Salt and Pepper Shakers
Episode 105: Prescott Park Arts Festival / American Independence Museum / The Moffatt-Ladd House Museum
Episode 104: John Philip Sousa / The Beach Boys / Civil Rights Music / 90s Alternative Rock
Episode 103: Joan of Arc (1948)
Episode 102: Billy Joel's "Piano Man" (1973)
Episode 101: The War of the Worlds (1938 Radio Drama)
Episode 100: Back to the Future Part 2 (1989)
Episode 99: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Episode 98: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones' "Checkered Flag"
Episode 97: Charles in Charge
Episode 96: ESPN & SportsCenter (Part 2)
Episode 95: ESPN & SportsCenter (Part 1)
Episode 94: The Power of Primary Sources with Laurie Halse Anderson
Episode 93: The Beatles and the Civil Rights Movement
Episode 94: Laurie Halse Anderson Preview
Episode 92: Oregon Trail
Episode 91: Wii
Episode 90: MS Blues Trail and Million Dollar Quartet Musical
Episode 89: Neon
Episode 88: Saturday Night Live
Episode 87: Dungeons and Dragons
Episode 86: Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Episode 85: T2: The Arcade Game
Episode 84: Strong Museum of Play & National Toy Hall of Fame
Episode 83: Ben Casey and Dr. Kildare
Episode 82: Amazon.com
Episode 81: Pizza Hut
Episode 80: Diners
Episode 79: Pokemon
Episode 78: Cobra Kai
Episode 77: Kidz Bop
Episode 76: Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Episode 75: Garfield
Episode 74: Super Bowl I
Episode 73: NYC Parkways
Episode 72: Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited"
Episode 71: A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
Episode 70: Cleveland's The "A Christmas Story" House
Episode 69: Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express
Episode 68: Howard Johnson's and Holiday Inn
Episode 67: Road Rash II
Episode 66: The Breaking Bad Store ABQ
Episode 65: Home Alone (1990)
Episode 64: Malls
Episode 63: Taking Back Sunday
Episode 62: "Out of Vermont Kitchens" Cookbook
Episode 61: Stickney and Poor’s allspice
Episode 60: McDonald's Goes International
Episode 59: Jurassic Park Promotional Cup
Episode 58: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
Episode 57: Star Wars Toys by Kenner
Episode 56: Star Wars (1977)
Episode 55: The Office (UK)
Episode 54: The Hardy Boys
Episode 53: Disney's Haunted Mansion Rides
Episode 52: Glow Sticks/ The Mask (1994)
Episode 51: "Micro Generation" : Analyzing the youth of the 80s and 90s as Primary Sources with TIM ELVIRUS
Episode 50: New Kids on the Block & Desert Storm Topps Trading Cards
Episode 49: Django Unchained (2012)
Episode 48: Charles Lindbergh Commemorative Plate / Frasier
Episode 47: UFC 1
Episode 46: "Endless Summer" by the Beach Boys / "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Episode 45: "Les is More": Talking guitars as primary sources with Jon McCormack
Episode 44: Mr. Potato Head / Abraham Lincoln Finger Puppet/ 1984 LA Olympics
Episode 43: Wheel of Fortune
Episode 42: Amusement Park Postcard/ Viewmaster
Episode 41: "Everyone Has a Story" Looking at I SHALL NOT BE MOVED with the author, Leah Angel Daniel
Episode 40: Grease Soundtrack
Episode 39: The Ramones
Episode 38: Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH
Episode 37: Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 8-Track
Episode 35: Raggedy Ann
Episode 34: Plastic Recycled/ The Sims
Episode 33: Baseball Cards / Little Shop of Horrors / Hand-drawn Maps
Episode 32: Craft Beer
Episode 31: The Knock: A Collection of Childhood Memories
Episode 30: Pet Care
Episode 29: TMNT's Rat King/ Twin Peaks
Episode 28: Anime
Episode 27: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (1990)
Episode 26: Stand-up Comedy
Episode 25: Paranormal Investigations
Episode 24: Free Comic Book Day
Episode 23: The Queers (punk band)
Episode 22: The Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938
Episode 21: Legos
Episode 20: Dropkick Murphys' 2001 album "Sing Loud, Sing Proud"
"You lot write Rancid lyrics" Excerpt from my interview with Al Barr of Dropkick Murphys
Episode 19: "90s Con Part Deux: The Recap"
Episode 19: "90s Con"
Episode 18: Classically Trained Chefs
Episode 17: Beetle House NYC
Episode 16: The Ramones' "End of the Century" (1980)
Episode 15: U2's 2002 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Episode 14: Commando (1985)
Episode 13: "Celestial Eyes" (1925 Cover Art for THE GREAT GATSBY)
Episode 12: Northwest Passage (1940)
Episode 11: Disney's Robin Hood (1973)
Episode 10: Carrie Cutter - Treating the Civil War Hero's 1930 Memorial Marker as a Primary Source
Episode 9: Seinfeld (1989-1998)
Episode 8: 1986 Colorized VHS of "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946)
Episode 7: "Snoopy's Christmas" by the Royal Guardsmen
Episode 6: The novelization of Home Alone
Episode 5: John Denver & The Muppets, A Christmas Together
Episode 4: Peter Pan
Episode 3: Mortal Kombat The Movie (1995)
Episode 2: Batman (1989)
A Word About Primary Sources