A fun and freewheeling look at the many events big and small, famed and forgotten from a single calendar year
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Through the spy movie craze of the 1960s, some films were deemed more forgettable by the public at large than others, and so for every Goldfinger there were at least a half dozen knockoffs and cash-ins. However, few went with the dental hygienist turned scantily clad espionage skydiver except for 1967's Fathom! How Sarah & Joe happened across this epic of schlock is discussed, with plenty of love and shade thrown at the Movies! TV Network, Raquel Welch films in general, how the last two years may have made them stupider, the countries of Africa, how the '60s Batman connects to all this, and much more. Stick around 'til the very end for an incredibly dumb conversation wherein the hosts attempt to determine and/or gaslight each other regarding what a "thermometer" is. It's a new low in IHOY history!
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abound in this ninth foray into 1967, covering the legacy and impact of the groundbreaking hippie musical extravaganza, Hair! Sarah & Joe discuss the freewheeling nature of the show's composition, from its initial off-Broadway premiere in '67 to its triumphant run on Broadway and the West End to becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Much attention is paid to creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado, their other projects in subsequent years, the too-late film adaptation by Milos Forman in 1979, the massive controversies surrounding Hair virtually everywhere it played, and how the show influenced and changed musical theater from that point forward.
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
The show is consistent in its love of a good threesies, and #8 is no exception - as sporting greats Bubba Smith, Kathrine Switzer, and Evel Knieval have their 1967s examined! Sarah & Joe take us through the '67 NFL Draft and cover highlights from #1 pick Smith's careers as a footballer and an actor, then look at the Boston Marathon intrigue surrounding Switzer's attempt to run in disguise. Finally, the New Year's Eve Caesars Palace fountain jump by Knieval is discussed, with many stops along the way to talk Who's the Boss?, helicopter parenting, marathon rules, the Police Academy series, the dearth of daredevils in pop culture, various Halls of Fame, and, of course, Bubba Until it Hurts. The classics never go out of style!
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
What would happen if an American city decided it no longer wanted to be part of its assigned state? Could it just leave? Could it join up with a different state? Could it become its own nation?? That's (kind of) what happened in the tiny village of Winneconne in central Wisconsin, circa July of 1967! Sarah & Joe, having just returned from a brief visit to the cheese empire, delve into the wacky aspects of city secession, appointing a new cabinet, designing a national flag, and annexing nearby towns. Along the way, they discuss potentially leading the charge to have their building secede from the city of Chicago, which historical figure Sarah most resembles, and the differences between the village of Bainbridge, NY and the town of Bainbridge, NY. Sexy, exciting geography packed episode!
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
With the imminent release of Baz Luhrmann's big screen biopic, It Happened One Year checked the 1967 release schedule and found not one, not two, but three big movies starring the King of Rock 'n' Roll, and figured it was high time to give them a watch. They aren't Elvis's best films, they aren't his best known films, but they are all, in their own odd ways, fascinating hunk-a hunks of entertainment - Double Trouble, Easy Come Easy Go, and Clambake! With such luminary co-stars as Elsa Lanchester, Bill Bixby, Michael Murphy, Pat Harrington, Pat Priest, Will Hutchins, and Shelley Fabares, these films are long on talent, very long on musical numbers, and murky on plot! Listen as Sarah & Joe recount their Elvis connections, detail the highlights of visiting Graceland in Memphis, rate the films on a scale of one-to-five hip gyrations, and spotlight the most ludicrous tacked-on song in each production.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Television and satellite broadcasting took a giant leap for mankind, and It Happened One Year is there! Sarah & Joe delve into the segments bizarre, fascinating, and deadly dull that comprise the intercontinental TV production Our World, airing June 25th, 1967! At the time (supposedly) the most viewed program in history, this BBC-led production featured live events from across the globe - most notably Japan, Australia, Mexico, Sweden, France, Germany, Canada, and the U.S. of A. From half-baked athletic competitions to behind-the-scenes filmmaking, from pedantic traffic reports to Saturn V rocket tests, from Leonard Bernstein to The Beatles, this slice of '67 documentary is equal parts technical achievement and slow-motion entertainment catastrophe. Discussion ranges through Russia's 11th hour bailing on the program to camera difficulties in Tunisia to Sarah getting songs stuck in her head to Joe's Andrew Cuomo impression. This is Our World!
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
It's science-fiction madness come to life in this fourth chilling episode of It Happened One Year's look at 1967! Sarah & Joe take a close examination at the business of freezing corpses with aims toward eventual reanimation, by way of the the story of the first human being to undergo this procedure - James Bedford! A harrowing tale of his body's journey across western American states and the optimists and charlatans involved unfolds in standard, jokey IHOY fashion. What other notables are currently in the fridge in Scottsdale, Arizona? And would the hosts be willing to take the subzero adventure themselves? All will be revealed!
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
The counterculture brought all their flutes and vegetables to the park on March 26th, 1967, and the Love-In commenced! It Happened One Year plunges you into the midst of this glorious, groovy event as Sarah & Joe talk flower & incense based protest circa the Summer of Love, and then spiral it out to the Be-Ins of the time, the simultaneous Central Park event of Easter '67, more aggressive protests to come, and whether or not The Monkees joined in with the fun and frivolity. Attention is paid along the way to Les Blank's God Respects Us When We Work..., the psychedelic bands making appearances at Elysian Park that day, General Lewis Hershey vs. General Hershey Bar, and speculation as to how the hosts may have personally involved themselves in protests on their college campuses were they alive at the time.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
A large portion of American society has never gotten to experience the cultural mania of a wedding being held in the home of the president, but in the late '60s and early '70s, this joint was a hotbed of matrimonial hullabaloo. Sarah & Joe captain a journey through time as they explore the history of White House nuptials, stretching back multiple centuries, while focusing on the union of Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird to Marine Corps officer and future governor and senator from Virginia Chuck Robb! From the guest list to the menu to the intrigue surrounding LBJ's terrier Yuki, It Happened One Year covers it all and cordially invites you to the D.C. social event of the year, circa 1967!
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Welcome back, IHOY Heads! It's a new year in season two as Sarah & Joe do their level best to tackle the landmark lovefest that was 1967! Kicking things off is the famed (and forgotten?) tale of Munich artist Helmut Winter, a man who would not take it anymore as a hundred NATO planes flew over his neighborhood each and every day, and took matters into his own hands in a hilariously creative way. Witness the valiant efforts that affected real change for his community! Be there as the It Happened One Year Hall of Fame is finally established! Hear the hosts attempt to stick to 1967, and veer back to 1994 only on occasion!