Tom talks us through a mere 2,500 years of North Macedonian history to commemorate their entry into the UN on April 8th 1993. Meanwhile, Garreth gets snippy about clips in “So It’s Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show”, which first aired just seven days earlier. We get double hit singles, a shocking Mandela effect moment, some epithet intrigue, and something revealed via unzipping (fnarr!)
4 Feb 2026
Episode 76 – Last Exit To Janet Reno
We’ve got a strike on our hands in “Last Exit To Springfield”, first aired on March 11th 1993, the very same day that Janet Reno was appointed attorney general of the USA. We’ll learn all about American counties, witness too many Batman references, scoff at sexism in education, meet a celebrity gameshow contestant (that isn’t Tom) and a horrendous cult stand-off. But on the plus side, Garreth’s Christmasses come at once with this episode’s chart smash!
6 May 2025
Episode 75 – Jobless
It’s hard times for the UK economy with the announcement that three million people were unemployed on February 18th 1993.
We’re sure they didn’t take any consolation in the debut of “Duffless” in the US that day. In this episode, Homer battles alcoholism and Lisa reprograms Bart’s brain, all of which is funnier than it sounds.
Along the way we’ll tackle dance crazes, guitar faces, sadistic foley artists, Tory sleaze, negative equity and various “black” days. Please listen and share!
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