Elvis learns the joys of karate and amphetamines. TVs get their own patron saint. And America's youth is switchblade happy. It's 1958!
28 Mar 2022
1994
The Loch Ness monster and Tonya Harding and George Foreman and Chunnel People. It's 1994!
18 Mar 2022
2020
We're back! On the two year anniversary of us ghosting from your lives, we return to talk about the year that we all want to forget. Besides this one.
14 Feb 2022
1955
Year of the Week goes back to the future with an old episode rerun! 1955 was crazy, you guys. Everybody was on meth, but they thought it was monkey gonads. Kermit the Frog became a thing. We meet the Crying Greek from Cripple Creek, and Marty McFly taught everybody how to shred.
Enjoy this oldie but whatever-y, and look forward to the debut of Season Three, any time now!
18 Mar 2020
1982
The emoticon was invented! Ciabatta bread was invented! Crystal Light was invented! And Drakkar Noir was born! What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1982.
12 Feb 2020
1900
The Boxer Rebellion kicks into high gear. The Paris Metro opens in all its Art Nouveauness. And Max Planck gets his constant thingie. What year is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1900.
29 Jan 2020
1963
The Beatles release their first album turning teenagers into British crazed lunatics. Flipper turns audiences into dolphin crazed lunatics. And a crazed lunatic launches a conspiracy theory industry in Dallas. What is your favorite year? This week ours is 1963.
15 Jan 2020
1993
An FBI agent is determined to find the truth (which is out there). A swarm of grasshoppers spoil the Rocketman’s day. And an MLB player’s skull hits a home run. What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1993.
Welcome to Season Two!
21 May 2019
1968
Stanley Kubrick took us on the ultimate trip. Peggy Fleming won the only gold medal for the USA at an Olympics. And then some truly horrible events that show how things today could be much much worse. Seriously, don’t even Google it because it will destroy you. But other stuff happened too! What’s your favorite year? Well, it’d be weird for us to say that 1968 is ours. Here’s 1968!
8 May 2019
2000
Y2K fails to destroy Earth. Dora the Explorer begins her reign of terror. And Letters to Cleo officially ends the 90’s by disbanding. What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 2000.
24 Apr 2019
1976
Viking 1 lands on Mars and takes the Face on Mars photo on its way down. Anne Rice’s “Interview with a Vampire” is published. And Peter Finch was losing his mind in “Network.”
What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1976.
9 Apr 2019
1970
Earth had its own day. New York City had its first marathon. And the Odd Couple gave America a weekly dose of Jack Klugman and Tony Randall.
What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1970.
26 Mar 2019
1989
The Bangles were turning 8th graders into love sick fools with Eternal Flame. A protester holding groceries stood strong against a line of Chinese tanks. And the Berlin Wall came down.
What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1989.
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12 Mar 2019
1996
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) took over the universe and made us forget all of our worries. Trainspotting made us realize our lives weren’t so bad. Rupert Murdoch launched Fox News and gave us all a reason to unite against something horrible.
What is your favorite year? This week, ours is 1996.
9 Feb 2019
1980
Welcome to Year of the Week!
We tell you the most important things that happened in the most important years. Until we get sidetracked.
What is your favorite year? Ours is 1980, this week.
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