Christopher Setterlund, In My Footsteps : tabloid

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

The 4th anniversary of the podcast! The birthday of the podcast host! A new podcast logo! There is so much to celebrate!
Episode 169 starts off Year Four of the podcast with loads of fun nostalgia.
It begins with the 3rd installment of Blink & You'll Miss It Retro. This time we will look at toys that were here and gone quickly. Some you might remember, others might be totally new to you, but one thing is for sure, they all did not last very long.
We go way Back In the Day for a heavy dose of humor and weirdness as we do a deep dive into the legend of tabloid newspapers that was Weekly World News. Bat Boy? Elvis is alive? Aliens and Bigfoot are everywhere? What other insane stories were in the pages of this staple of the checkout racks of the grocery store?
It's a special Top 5 this week as we go over the best songs that were #1 on my actual birth date. Luckily when you get to be my age there are plenty of songs to choose from. Which ones made the list?
There will be a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around the mysterious death of magic legend Harry Houdini.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Famous and infamous tabloid talk shows. Some of the myths you believed growing up. How school was different in the 1980s.
Episode 160 of the podcast is a trip back in time as kids go back to school.
It begins with some shows that might have been on rotation during school sick days in the 80s. With the recent death of pioneering talk show host Phil Donohue we take a look at his revolutionary show as well as some of the other tabloid-style talk shows that he helped usher in during the 1980s.
Iconic author Edgar Allan Poe said, “Believe nothing you hear and only one half that you see.” This goes double for myths you believed as kids. We go way Back In the Day to discuss some of these myths from the innocent(the moon is chasing the car), to the more ominous(gum stays in your stomach for 7 years).
In honor of Back to School this week's Top 5 looks at some ways that school was different in the 1980s compared to the present day. From technology to fashion, and some actual education, it's all here.
There is also a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around the very first science fiction movie A Trip To the Moon.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 169: Podcast 4th Anniversary, Blink & You'll Miss It Retro(Toys), Weekly World News, #1 Songs On My Birthday, King Tut's Tomb(11-6-2024)

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 160: 1980s Tabloid Talk Shows, Myths You Believed As A Kid, How School Was Different In the 80s, the First Sci-Fi Movie(9-4-2024)