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A weekly TV, Film and History podcast
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When people think about Elvis Presley's Las Vegas years, they generally think about Elvis' decline - bloated Elvis, drugged up Elvis, and the much ridiculed gaudy white jumpsuited Elvis.  But when Elvis started his first of many residencies at
In 1999, the world was preparing for the impending Y2K apocalypse.  My memory was that we treated Y2K both with annoyance (my computer's not going to work) and with the slightest undercurrent of anxiety (no one's computer is going to work!!). 
Is there any food more nostalgic than ice cream?  It's the one food that just about every kid loves and has special memories of.  On this episode of REWIND, we travel back in our Mister Softee Time Machine to an age when supermarket ice cream c
In 1998, there was no Survivor, no Big Brother, and no American Idol.  But there was The Truman Show, the classic Jim Carrey movie about Truman Banks, the unsuspecting main character who was living in his own 24-hour reality show.  Today on REW
In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company company, after 99 years of unparalleled success in the soft drink industry, decided to change the formula to its iconic Coke soda pop.  Let's just say that it didn't work out so well.  This week on REWIND, Pete an
The Soundtrack of all your favorite '80s Teen Movie songs.  Don't You (Forget About Me), The Power of Love, Footloose, and many, many MORE!!
Life moves pretty fast.  If you don't stop and listen to this episode of REWIND all about '80s teen movies, you could miss it.  In 1978, 74% of the movie-going audience was between the ages of 12 and 29, fertile ground for the next decade of fi
Get on board this week's episode of REWIND, where we go 40 leagues deep on a certain smooth style of music from the late 70s and early 80s - none other than Yacht Rock.  Put on your captain's hat, as Pete chats with JD Ryznar, the inventor of t
The best of Yacht Rock!!  What A Fool Believes, Heart To Heart, I Keep Forgettin', Peg, Hold The Line, One Hundred Ways, Never Gonna Let You Go, Whenever I Call You Friend, How Long, Human Nature
September marks the 50th anniversary of the last album the Beatles recorded, Abbey Road.  While you can debate the albums merits, its massive importance in the rock annals is clear.  Renowned Beatles expert Scott Freiman joins Pete for a great
Seinfeld turns 30 this week!!  Makes you feel kind of old, doesn't it?  The first episode of "The Seinfeld Chronicles" aired on July 5, 1989 to very little fanfare.  Although it took a few years before the show about nothing became something re
Today, college basketball is a multi-billion dollar business - and the Final Four is the 2nd most popular sporting event in America, more popular even than the NBA Finals or the World Series. But in 1968, that wasn’t the case.   Before the Janu
On this week's episode, Pete and his guests talk all about the big shows of 1988 - The Wonder Years, thirtysomething, The Cosby Show, Cheers, The Golden Girls, and, of course, Jake and the Fatman.  With guest, TV veteran Ken Hommel.
This week’s episode takes us back to the movies of 1968.  While the British musical Oliver! Won the Best Picture Oscar, there are other movies that have stood the test of time from ‘68 much more favorably, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rosem
On this episode of REWIND, we go back to the music of 1988, when N.W.A. and Public Enemy were redefining hip-hop, when George Michael's Faith album dominated the charts and when "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was both a hit on the radio and George Bus
In 1978, disco reigned supreme, punk and new wave were fighting for their space on the pop charts, and the soundtracks to Saturday Night Fever and Grease occupied the #1 spot on the album chart for 36 weeks.  In the end, it was the year of Barr
This week on REWIND we look at the great enduring sports images of 1978 - the Yankees coming from 14 games back to beat the Red Sox in a thrilling 1-game playoff, Affirmed beating Alydar to win the Triple Crown, Jimmy Connors’ beating Bjorn Bor
This week on REWIND, we're talking about everything from Rain Man to Rambo III, from Who Framed Roger Rabbit to Working Girl, and from Big to Beetlejuice.  Pete talks to New York Times Senior Staff Editor Aisha Harris.  They discuss the good an
This week’s episode of Rewind goes way back to a time when Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In was the #1 show on television, Star Trek was in its third and final season, and Mr. Rogers had just moved into his Neighborhood - 1968.   Pete and TV historian
If you’re getting a little tired of listening to hearing Mariah Carey sing “All I Want for Xmas Is You” for the 100th time in the last two weeks, take a listen to the REWIND Holiday Special, where we get all egg nog drunk on all things related
In this episode of Rewind, we look at both the most memorable movies of 1978 and at how the '70s was a decade of great transition and creativity in film. Pete talks to Richard LaGravenese, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and co-director of the doc
In this episode, we’ll meet Trip Hawkins, gaming pioneer and the creator of John Madden Football (now Madden NFL), which was released in 1988.  He’ll tell us how this legendary coach and TV commentator became a video game icon. Plus, Adam and I
This installment of Rewind transports us back to a time when television was much simpler - there were only three TV networks, you had to get off the couch and turn a knob on your TV set to change the channel, and a banal show like "Three's Comp
In this episode, Pete talks to the great rock writer Anthony DeCurtis about how world events affected the music of 1968 and vice versa.  It was a seminal year for music, with new releases by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Velvet Undergrou
Welcome to REWIND, your trip to pop culture's past.  This episode introduces you to Pete Gaffney, as he explains this new podcast's reason for being.  And join Pete and his co-host Adam Victor, as they try to understand what the hell they're do
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