A fun and freewheeling look at the many events big and small, famed and forgotten from a single calendar year
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
All of southwestern Nova Scotia has their eyes on the skies, with some of the more adventurous citizens trying to follow the path of the mystery craft as it traverses the length of the island, bound for destiny and legend in the waters of Shag Harbour...
It Happened One Year presents a fully scripted, full-cast audio dramatization of the UFO sighting on October 4th, 1967 - What is this unidentified craft? What danger does it pose to the Canadian public? And will anyone reach it before it disappears in the water?
Episode Two Cast
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
On October 4th, 1967, a mysterious aircraft was spotted by dozens of pilots, law enforcement officials, and civilians in the skies over Nova Scotia. Of the various, wacky descriptions pouring into radio stations and on emergency channels, the one that stood out with vibrant tones of fear and disbelief was as a Fireball...
It Happened One Year presents a fully scripted, full-cast audio dramatization of these events, some of which are true, some that are theorized as probable, and some that can't possibly have happened. Or did they? The entire story enfolds across the next four weeks, over five episodes, with the vocal talents of nearly three dozen guests!
Episode One Cast
Written & directed by Joe Cetta
Tune in tomorrow for Episode Two!
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
What, November 3rd again? That's right, IHOY-heads! A surprise return to that landmark date in television spanning the decades of It Happened One Year! After an intro by friend of the show and The Visitors to Nova Scotia cast member Danielle Harris, Sarah & Joe take a generous look at three more shows from that fateful Friday - NBC's Accidental Family (airing directly after Star Trek), ABC's western Hondo (the only ABC show from 11/3/67 still available, apparently), and NBC's Kirk/Spock lead-in, Tarzan! Alongside the previously covered CBS offerings Wild, Wild West and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., a free-ranging discussion of this genre-swinging evening of entertainment commences, covering everything from Ron Ely's side-butt to the Bonanza theme redone for Rawhide to Nick taking over the bar from Martini in It's a Wonderful Life! Plus, stick around to the end to hear 14 new seconds of audio from the upcoming Visitors mini-series!
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
When the universe provides a topic, It Happened One Year listens! After an intro by friend of the show and Visitors From Nova Scotia cast member Alex Ferrer, Sarah & Joe cover how they came to discuss the short-lived Broadway musical How Now Dow Jones at all, and the critical, commercial, and awards success it had (or didn't have) in 1967. The careers of those involved - Tony Roberts, Brenda Vaccaro, Arthur Penn, etc. - get a quick look, along with some attention to the show's obvious predecessor - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Cameos abound from the likes of Hubert Humphrey, the fighting Gamecocks of South Carolina, Angela Lansbury, Zorro the Gay Blade, and many more! And stick around to the end for nineteen seconds of new audio from the big upcoming scripted episode!
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Welcome to Business Corner, It Happened One Year style! A rarely used room in the complex, but still a vital, vibrant sector of 1967! After an introduction by Angie Buonincontro - appearing in The Visitors to Nova Scotia (stick around after the credits for fifteen new seconds of audio from the upcoming event!) and no little discussion of this season's Chicago Bears disaster and the household bets pertaining, Sarah & Joe breakdown the landmark new businesses of '67, including JanSport and Big Lots!, but primarily Southwest and New Line! Ten-minute turnarounds, Wanna Get Away fares, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Lord of the Rings, the hub-and-spoke model, and Semi-Pro all make appearances, plus a Reefer Madness themed wrap-up sure to send you running for the edibles!
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
The second in a two part look at the Windy City showcases all the ribbon cutting and unveiling and local club gigging taking place in the big town in 1967! After an introduction from beloved friend of the show and ReconCinemation co-host David Munchak, Sarah & Joe stroll up Michigan Ave and over to City Hall and west on Madison and east on Ontario to discuss the reopening of the Auditorium Theatre, Mayor Daley's election to a fourth term, the expansion Chicago Bulls' first season, the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art, the formation of the Chicago Transit Authority (later, just Chicago) band, and much more! And stick around after the wrap-up for twenty-four new seconds of audio from the upcoming Visitors to Nova Scotia episode! Coming soon!
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Between Mayor Daley's election to a fourth term, the Cubs hanging up a 22nd straight season losing out on the pennant, and Green Bay winning the first Super Bowl, 1967 was already kind of a mess in Chicago - but factor in unexpected chaos and mayhem and you have a disaster for the ages along the lakefront! After an intro by friend of the show Jim Warner, proud Chicago residents Sarah & Joe (transplanted for a total of 32 years, at present) recount the swath of destruction wreaked by the fire at McCormick Place, the worst single-storm snowfall in city history, and the largest outbreak of tornadoes ever in Illinois! Along the way, they discuss the various wind, snow, and fire related events they've experienced since living in Cook County, and tease the large upcoming scripted show yet again, this time with a full fifteen seconds of new show audio! Get excited!
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
1967 saw the departure of two individuals who played key roles in events that shaped the century and America and the world forever after - atomic bomb designer J. Robert Oppenheimer and the man that killed the man that "killed" the president, Jack Ruby! After an introduction by great friend of the show, The Batman himself (appearing in the upcoming The Visitors to Nova Scotia - trailer out now!), Sarah & Joe go deep into detail on the Manhattan Project, the Cold War, HUAC, conspiracy theories, alternate potential futures, the Kennedy assassination, the ridiculousness of the Warren Commission, and how these things continue to influence the modern day.
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
On October 4th, 1967, something extraordinary took place the waters off the southern tip of Nova Scotia, and It Happened One Year is there! Coming soon, a full-cast, multi-part audio dramatization of the famed UFO sighting in Shag Harbour, plus a subsequent alien mania that threatens to rip apart the entire island! The whole sordid quest for truth, fame, money, and illicit drugs will unfold soon - listen to the trailer now! And go check out the video version at youtube.com/@ithappenedoneyear!
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Another fabled It Happened One Year road episode, this time quite literally! Recorded on I-80 East through the wintry barrenness of Ohio, Sarah & Joe take finding-time-to-record-an-episode to a new extreme, multitasking at the risk of life and limb! Not really - traffic was slow - but the Christmas jams of 1967 were hot, with the releases of Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album and Stevie Wonder's Someday at Christmas! Listen as the hosts break down the classics and forgettables from these albums, plus go into their personal holiday favorites, the songs they can't stand, and why Barbra's "Jingle Bells" is the Die Hard of Christmas tunes. Cameos along the way from Mel Blanc, Bing Crosby, the Muppets, Mariah Carey, the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and yet again, Elvis Presley. Merry Christmas, Movie House!