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Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett cover the 1974 school book burning of Slaughter House Five.  Lucy eats up her time reading it like a crazy person, only to suggest therapy to the author.  Lots of talk about World War 2 and aliens, so it all makes perfect sense.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talk about the educational toy, Speak & Spell, by Texas Instruments.  That is right it is time to play with a brightly colored calculator and learn something to boot.  You never know it may be the thing to need to "phone home."

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talk about the 200th and 250th birthday for the United States and all the problems that come with getting older.  Lots of talk about what is appropriate to wear and burn.  

Send us Fan MailCorbett and Lucy are talking about the 1976 Olympic Gold winning Dorothy Hamill.  Dorothy may have been the most popular Hamill of the 70's... maybe, I guess time will tell.  Lots of talk about figure skating and how little we know about it.  But we get to really talk about the most important thing, the Dorothy Hamill hair, because you have to have priorities.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talk about the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, and a lot about what space travel has become.  Was leaving the planet a good idea or just something to do for the weekend.  

Send us Fan MailWhat show was the Canadian counter to Saturday Night Live?  SCTV has a cast of character actors that would last for decades to come:  John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, and Andrea Martin.  Lucy and Corbett talk about SCTV origins and were it all went.  They even go so far as talking about the differences in British, American, and Canadian humor, because everyone loves talking around humor instead of listening to the actual funny stuff.

Send us Fan MailIt is that time of year, when peoples hearts turn to thoughts of love.  Lucy and Corbett are talking about Video Dating and comparing it to "swiping".  Finding love is no easy trick, but maybe these two can help navigate through it, or you can get a few laughs and not have to think about it.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talking about the dance that took on the world in 1996, The Macarena.  Long before we "Shook it off" but after "The Twist", the Macarena stood tall as one of the fads to engulf the world.  We also find out if Taylor Swift is a Doctor or not, spoiler... she isn't.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett discuss what the world was like before seatbelts were put into laws.  Some of it was wild and others were wild as well.  Lets face it, sometimes a little restraint can be a lifesaver.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett are talking about Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve, the party that spanned a continent. Memories of the 1979 New Years and a little talk on what Blondie and the Village People were all about.  Happy New Year!

Send us Fan MailHave you ever spilled your drink and made a mess on the kitchen table.  Well, imagine that your drink is fifty million gallons of crude oil and the kitchen table is Alaska.  Lucy and Corbett talk about one of the more notable oil spills in the last thirty years, and yet it doesn't even register in the top ten of all oil spill disasters.  That is just crazy.

Send us Fan MailNothing like a good fight after a big meal.  Corbett and Lucy are talking about the Geraldo show fight in 1988.  What happens when you put two polar opposite sides in the same room, someone throws a chair.  With Thanksgiving on the way it is time to put on the gloves and get ready for a traditional family get together.  TV was never this crazy, or maybe it was exactly this crazy.

Send us Fan MailEveryone loves a good party, and when you have a suitcase full of sound the party travels with you.  Lucy and Corbett are talking about the magic music box that brings a whole neighborhood to life.

Send us Fan MailWe have seen the rise and fall of many walls.  This time around, Lucy and Corbett are talking about the fall of the Berlin Wall that happened in 1989 and some of the things that led up to it and happened after.  We get to learn how the division of people bring them all back together.  Keep it together everyone.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talk about the scare of 1982, that made everyone not trust their medicines and candys.  The Tylenol scare was a a pretty big scare of the time, but we made it out and now we seal everything with love and fear.  Happy Halloween!

Send us Fan MailAnyone with a bike has tried to jump some small hole or use a ramp, because we all gotta live a little.  In this episode we talk about one of the classic daredevils of the time, Evel Knievel!  Lucy and Corbett go into details about the Snake River Canyon jump in 1974 and a lot of little details surrounding the motorcycle jump of the century.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett review Uncle Buck and talk about babysitting, parenting, and big pancakes.  Yes, another John Hughes film to review, it seems like they just defined a whole era... at least for suburb family's in Chicago, in the 80's.  

Send us Fan MailCorbett and Lucy cut loose and talk about MTV and everything that comes along with that.  Favorite music videos and love for music in general is a must.  Or is it a commercial for Spotify in disguise.  We will leave it up to you to decide.

Send us Fan MailTalking about mail.  Getting it, sending it, and reading it, but also talking about the post office shootings of the eighties.  Also, the Samantha Smith letter that calmed nuclear hostilities in the early eighties.  

Send us Fan MailLucy gets a lesson in what AI was in 1985 and how it affected the world... at least for a short time.  Corbett gets to talk and talk about the sensation that is, or was, Max Headroom.  Was he an AI, maybe.  Did he take over the world, kind of.  Will there be super secret things to learn, meh.  Buckle up and enjoy the show.

Send us Fan MailDon't blow your top, it is a new episode for those of you that want to know what happened the day that America got a continental volcano.  Is it weird and was it bad, yes to both.  It was just another day in 1980 when part of Washington State blew up and covered a large part of the United States in an ash cloud for a few months.  Corbett gets to tell Lucy all about it and you get to listen in, so enjoy!

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talk about the true way to listen to music, in a cassette with eight tracks.  Why is an eight track only four tracks?  How can you be the main character in your life?  What songs really annoy Lucy?  Listen in and find out.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett discuss the comedy/acting of Jim Varney and the importance of being Ernest.  We compare and contrast what Ernest was all about and what Jim Varney did to contribute to the genre.  Knowwhatimean!

Send us Fan MailMany people remember the good old days of trying to eat a meal and choking on a cloud of smoke.  Ahh, the good times keep rolling with Lucy and Corbett talking about the time when you could smoke on a plane.  Is smoking bad for you, sure.  Will you look cool while getting lung cancer, maybe.  Is it better now or better then, who is to know.  Sit back and smoke'em if you got'em.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett have a return guest, Mike from the Found in the Ruins podcast, and they are talking about The Day After (and the Cold War in general).  When the bombs are dropping we only have our desks to hide under.  A lot of discussions about what living under the constant threat of nuclear annihilation felt like and how numb everyone is from it.  You can only squeeze a few laughs out of that lemon, but Corbett and Lucy are making all the lemonade that they can.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett talk about the 1985 film 'Better Off Dead'.  We have our ups and downs, but surprisingly Lucy comes out unscathed.  We both have a few laughs and talk about the drug problems together.  Ahh, the bonding with parent an child over some confusing 80's cinema.

Send us Fan MailLucy is traumatized when Corbett has her watch a comedy classic, Weekend at Bernie's, though it may not be as traumatizing as finding out there was a sequel.  Just the same, it is a fun romp talking about having fun with a corpse and finding out all those crazy connections back to it.  

Send us Fan MailHave you ever won an award and just said, "Nah"?  Well this is the time that Marlon Brando won the Oscar for the Godfather and turned it down, by causing a scandal.  Lucy and Corbett have a special guest Sam (Corbett's Sister and Lucy's Aunt, so definite nepotism is involved), to talk about the problems that have been around since America was settled and it all comes down to an award show, who would have thought.  Who knows maybe the Oscars can be their own reality show if this kind of drama keeps happening.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett check in for the end of Black History Month and Talk about Good Times.  Sure we could always use some good times, but this was all about the 1970's sitcom, Good Times.  Lots of little trivial bits to know about the show and then Lucy wraps it up, talking about some more contemporary shows.  It may not be the best time for a podcast, but there are always Good Times.

Send us Fan MailIt is Valentines Day and there is nothing more romantic than talking about a couple that have long since been divorced.  Sonny and Cher were America's sweethearts.. at least at one point they were.  We are talking about the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and a little on Sonny Bono and Cher's general history together.

Send us Fan MailEveryone loves phones, though phones thirty years ago and phones now are two different animals.  Lucy and Corbett take on the monopoly breakup of the phone company of the 1970's and 1980's and follow it up with what we are doing in the future.

Send us Fan MailWonderful, wonderful!  We are starting off the new year and being fancy, by talking about The Lawrence Welk Show and Champagne Music.   We find out how soap can make you dirty and the secrets of Tic Tok.  It is a fun ride of being fancy, so sit back and give it a listen.

Send us Fan MailAs we all know the world ended 25 years ago, which is why we are going to talk about it now.  That's right, Y2K panic was all over the headlines.  When the clock struck midnight, planes would fall out of the sky, everyone would be forced to move to Canada, money would have no meaning, and dogs and cats would be living together... MASS HISTERIA!!  Bit of a spoiler, the world just kept happening and we are all still here.  Hooray for boring stuff!

Send us Fan MailThe Eighties were dark times, filled with bright neon colors and roving bands of people in jeeps, but there was a moment during the holidays when peoples hearts are filled with love.  So much love that they must show it by hurting other people in order to get the doll they so rightly deserve.  This episode we talk about the dolls that nearly destroyed Christmas in 1983.  Merry Christmas!

Send us Fan MailWith a special guest host, Mike Stewart from the Save for Half Podcast, we are talking about Satan, and how everyone got really religious way back when.  As it turns out, Satan apparently needs a hobby, because all he has been doing has been corrupting the young.   

Send us Fan MailJust a simple discussion about going to the movies.  We find how how many drive-in theaters there are still left, and that the oldest one of those is still in operation.  We all get to learn about the best way to sneak in food too!  

Send us Fan MailJust Lucy and Corbett remembering when gas was so expensive it was fifty-five cents a gallon.  Outrageous!  Can gas prices affect Sunday football?  Does Corbett really like road-tripping, or is Lucy going to rat him out.  Grab your gas can, get in line,  and tune in for a few reminders of a pivotal moment that really drove the world. (Yeah, we went there.)

Send us Fan MailTime for Lucy and Corbett to sit down and talk about the real problems in life, detention.  Talking about The Breakfast Club, another review of the John Hughes film and the characters that it revolves around.  Will Lucy and Corbett figure out some deep rooted problems with the world, or will they just give you a few minutes to think about other things.  Give it a listen and find out for yourself.

Send us Fan MailGet up and get down!   Corbett and Lucy are talking about Disco, the music, the era, and the style.  We learn that it is just too hard to stop dancing and Disco Duck is an acquired taste.  So sit back and listen in for a generational discussion about one of the most despised music genres.

Send us Fan MailLucy and Corbett discuss what happened when the students of China demonstrated the need for freedom and the government answered with a tank brigade.  Not a happy-go-lucky episode, but definitely one that needed to be covered. 

Send us Fan MailA follow up from the King, to the Prince.  A discussion of two different generations talking about Prince, and the artist formerly known as Prince.  All the little memories of apparently a prince of a guy.  Make sure to listen to it with Pancakes!

Send us Fan MailA discussion of the death, Hawaii, and life of Elvis.  We romp back and forth covering a lot of information, and random notes on history as it looks now.  So, Aloha and welcome to the discussion of an icon.

Send us Fan MailCorbett and Lucy discuss the workout videos of the 80's, led by Jane Fonda.  They cover the history of Jane Fonda in general, her exercise video empire, and what going the to gym is all about.  Lets get physical!

Send us Fan MailA wildly, off topic, discussion of the Royal Wedding between Charles and Diana.  We veer from the original wedding to about every conspiracy and just how wild does it get, well even we start to give up at one point.  But a really got ad for The Crown and they is money in the bank. 

Send us Fan MailOne of the patriotic episodes, where we talk about the Statue of Liberty, specifically the restoration done in the eighties.  We do cover the really long background and history behind the grand statue and sum it all up with "American Tail" the movie.  Happy Independence Day!

Send us Fan MailEveryone will one day have a last meal that many will reflect on, but today we are talking about our first meals from School.  How cool is it to have a lunch box and what lunches were like.  Then we cover what happened in the future... you know, now.

Send us Fan MailCorbett and Lucy talk about playgrounds from the past, the distant past, and the more recent iterations.  Are children safer or are we just kidding ourselves.  Listen in to remember the ways you may have hurt yourself so long ago.

Send us Fan MailA memory of Earth Days past.  Lucy and Corbett talk about oil spills, recycling, and how much better off we are for it.  Granted they also talk about abandoning Earth to live on Mars.  I guess you have to ask yourself how annoying is it to separate out your recycling, versus breathing and stuff.

Send us Fan MailNot everything in history or a lifetime is pretty, and this episode is no exception.   Corbett and Lucy cover the events of the Rodney King events and the after affects.   We really hate to bring up the tough times, but this is definitely one of those events that we should make sure to never forget and certainly never repeat.

Send us Fan MailThis little episode Lucy and Corbett discuss a hot topic, the Sun, or more specifically what it meant to get tanned in the 80's.   We ramble on about George Hamilton's leathery hide and how tanning is for our family.