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Some people engaging in the world’s most important topics in pop culture and society. But sometimes, not.
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Sports in '61: Intro Trivia (opens the original)
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New month! New year! New theme! We step into 1961 to take a look at the sports landscape. Yes, a full month of sports episodes all centered around that specific year. Is that even possible? Oh buddy, you have no idea just how possible it is. But first, some trivia about some major people, places, and things from the sports world of 1961.
OCC Headline News: August 28 2065 (opens the original)
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Once again, the Einstein-Rosen Bridge has provided us with a news brief. This time from the year...2065! Bad time to be part of the online outrage mob. Great time to be a Browns fan!
1985: The Unabomber (opens the original)
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Our last episode of this potpourri 1985 month finds us turning our oversized Sherlock-esque magnifying glass toward one of the 20th century's most infamous terrorists, Ted Kaczynski, aka The Unabomber. While his run of horrific bombings extended before and after 1985, this year proved to be one of the most active and pivotal times in his 17-year reign of terror, including the first time his bombs killed someone. We'll talk about the infamous manifesto and how it's an extensive look into the mind
1985: Chicago Bears - The Monsters of the Midway (opens the original)
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Our second potpourri episode for 1985 is live, and we are tackling (trying to!) what might be the greatest team in NFL history, the Monsters of the Midway, the 1985 Chicago Bears. If not the greatest team of all time, it is undeniable they had the most dominant season in NFL history, only to cap it with an even more historically dominant playoff run that saw them bully and demolish every single opponent. All while there was infighting amongst the coaches and players, with a nasty rift between le
1985: The Video Game Crash & The Rise of Nintendo (opens the original)
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We are in the hot, sweaty dog days of summer, folks. Which means it's a new month and a new year. For August, we are taking things back to 1985! A pivotal year in the middle of a bunch of really important years for both pop culture and the world at large. Which means, we kind of miss out on some major events and critical pieces of art. But that means we get to freestyle a little bit this whole month. Hooray! First up, a look at how the video game industry nearly buckled before a plucky Japanese
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