It Happened One Year

1967 Episode 20 - The Jungle Book at the Threshold of Armageddon

Surprise episode! Recorded last night in the midst of a very surprising Election Day here in America, Joe - and moreover Sarah - goes through the emotions of a rollercoaster ride for the Democrats and Republicans in what broadly could have been the final day for democracy as we know it. And all that takes place against the backdrop of a somewhat unsuccessful discussion of Disney's 1967 classic The Jungle Book, as the hosts sporadically attempt to extol the virtues of the animated musical while commenting on the returns as they roll in from across the country. With cameos from Hershel Walker, Kamala Harris, King Louie, Ron DeSantis, AOC, Beyonce, Gretchen Whitmer, Baloo, Steve Kornacki, Beto O'Rourke, Robin Hood and Little John, Chuck Grassley, Kay Ivey, JB Pritzker, Mowgli, Stacey Abrams, Colonel Hathi, JD Vance, Walt Disney, and many more, plus an intro from LBJ himself, this wild episode is one highly unlikely to be replicated (before November 5th, 2024, anyway!).

1967 Episode 19 - The Ronald Reagan Halloween Spectacular!

OOOooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOO! Welcome, guys and ghouls, to It Happened One Year's terrifying fright-fest look at California's spookiest governor, former film star and future president, a movie monster like no other - Ronald Reagan! Recorded on location in lovely Palm Springs, CA, Sarah & Joe look at the events leading to Reagan's 1967 inauguration as Sacramento's top man, including the highlights of his silver screen career, his descent in Republicanism after being a longtime FDR supporter, Pat Brown's implosion as governor, and the wild primaries on both sides, all leading to his convincing victory! With guest appearances along the way from Richard Nixon, 50 Cent, Doc Brown & Marty McFly, Dinah Shore, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Bono, and more, IHOY's historic first West Coast episode is loaded with thrills, chills, and horrifying portents for democracy!

Be sure to get out and vote next week! Your life may depend on it!*

(*true of virtually every election from this point forward)

1967 Episode 18 - THE Bigfoot Sighting

Five and a half decades ago today, the famed Patterson/Gimlin Bigfoot video was captured in northern California, and It Happened One Year is there! Sarah & Joe break down all the key figures in this hoax-leaning adventure, with commentary cribbed from Hollywood make-up artists and effects specialists, theories highly probable and completely unlikely, and a shoutout to the block-of-ice Sasquatch they saw, on display at all times in Austin, TX (big ups, Museum of the Weird!). The hosts go on mental journeys from belief to disbelief, discuss supernatural creatures and their prevalence in far flung world cultures, and speculate whether the Mrs. Bigfoot from this video is a Scorpio or not.

1967 Episode 17 - The Impossible Dream Boston Red Sox (Who Lose the World Series to the Cardinals)

Just in time for the playoffs! The underdog of underdog teams grabs the It Happened One Year spotlight this week, as the 1967 Boston Red Sox come out of nowhere to make their first World Series in 21 years, garnering the "Impossible Dream" nickname and potentially saving the franchise! Sarah & Joe get deep into Red Sox Nation and that '67 run - how Joe became a Red Sox fan, how the franchise and the fan base has changed since 2004, Carl Yastrzemski's Triple Crown season, the tragedy of Tony Conigliaro, the greatness of Bob Gibson, the surprise appearance of Roger Maris, and another game seven defeat in the 86-year losing drought. Along the way, some discussion of Aaron Judge's home run "record" chase, feelings about the steroid era's continuing debates, and very half-assed predictions for this year's champion ensue! Get your peanuts and Cracker Jack, folks!

1967 Episode 16 - Austin Powers? or Movies Set in 1967 vs. ’67 Accuracy

Yes, that is actually what's going on in this episode! What starts out as a fun road episode - recording at the McHenry Outdoor Theatre Drive-In in McHenry, Illinois - devolves into something else entirely, as Austin Powers & Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me don't exactly prove to be a firm, foundational topic for this '67 podcast. Witness as Sarah & Joe struggle with wholly expected car battery related issues at a drive-in theater! Listen as they delve into other, later films set in the Summer of Love! Marvel at the amount of hamburgers and hot dogs they consume! It Happened One Year's second episode at an outdoor movie theater proves to be the best one yet. Let's all go to the movies!

1967 Episode 15 - The Outer Space Treaty

Can you open a car wash by the Sea of Tranquility? Can you aim rockets at your neighbors' house from the exosphere? Can you open your own personal restaurant at the end of the universe? Well it's all laid out in 1967's Outer Space Treaty, and It Happened One Year is breaking it down for you! Listen as Sarah & Joe debate their future space travel plans! Watch Pres. 45's attempts to subvert the treaty by cobbling together a Space Force! How does the Antarctica Treaty inform this outer space legislation? Can the country of Chad legally take over the moon? Are video phones the most prescient aspect of Kubrick's 2001? The hosts breach the final frontier and attempt to get hyped about America's potential return to find Alan Shepard's golf balls!

1967 Episode 14 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Are You Experienced?

With so much music to cover from that fateful year of 1967, Sarah & Joe decided to start big with the debut album from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, going deep on the formation of the band, their brief, legendary run, and primarily the lasting impact of Are You Experienced? Witness the formative Hendrix exposure, by way of White Men Can't Jump and Wayne's World! Listen for the unexpected comparisons to one-hit wonder White Town! Learn the tale of Cynthia Plaster Caster and how it segues us to another epic Dong Watch! Revisit the classic story of Grover Cleveland's grave in Princeton, NJ! It's a little bit of everything across the backdrop of one of '67's grandest arrivals!

1967 Episode 13 - Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs

As another season of gridiron greatness starts, It Happened One Year is taking it all the way back to the beginning of the Super Bowl era! Sarah & Joe breakdown the circumstances behind the initial AFL-NFL Championship Game in January of 1967, the surprising popularity of the junior league orchestrating the merger, and the wild differences in game play from fifty-five years ago to today. Along the way, there's a new IHOY Hall of Famer inducted, a brief segway to mention the band We Were Promised Jetpacks, predictions for the upcoming NFL season, more Chicago Bears talk than is probably warranted, the hosts' undying hatred for Aaron Rodgers, and, obviously, the Super Bowl Shuffle. It Happened One Year is shufflin' on down, doing it for you!

1967 Episode 12 - The All-Time Greatest Celebrity Birthday - February 20th, 1967

Finding two or three famous and semi-famous people born on the exact same day isn't super difficult, if you do a little digging. But turning up fully eleven celebrities from the worlds of movies, music, sports, television, and modeling is basically unheard of - but that's where the 1967 research led us! February 20th is discussed for its position on the calendar, speculation of what was happening nine months prior, and how this near-dozen group might reflect on Pisces in general. We've got Olympians and centerfolds! NFL greats and Futurama cast members (plural)! We've got Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers and beloved '90s heartthrobs! We've got child performers and radio personalities! It's such an amazing bunch of coincidence as to almost make one believe a higher power had a hand in crafting today's episode, but come on, Sarah & Joe just got lucky with this one.

1967 Episode 11 - The Well Sung Games and Snacks and Inventions of ’67

The marketplace was changed forever by the advent of today's topic products, all introduced to the public in 1967! Sarah & Joe walk through the notable inventions and creations of the year, from the mundane but useful (handheld calculator) to the useful but waning (automated teller machine) to the fun party game/tool of the industrial prison complex (electronic breathalyzer). Along the way, landmark childhood staples like Lite Brite, Battleship, Skip-Bo, Gatorade, and Ho Hos get a look, alongside lengthy discussions about McDonald's and the Big Mac, St. Louis and the Gateway Arch, a truly unhinged commercial for Fiddle Faddle, and pleas for the Drake's company of baked goods to sponsor the podcast.