Archive - Everything is a Primary Source

How we react to celestial events is a primary source

Apr 9 •

Introducing the Everything is a Primary Source Project

Help student voices be heard by giving to this innovative nonprofit

Apr 8 •

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March 2024

S3E25: Cards, cards and more cards

Garbage Pail Kids and Pokémon cards are perfect reflections of the junior leisure class of the 80s and 90s

Mar 23 •

Playing Catch Up

A pop culture February Break, two podcast releases, a special live exhibit and a conversation with a photography great

Mar 17 •

S3E22: A Great Migration of Culture

The Great Migration of 1910-1970 delivered and developed much of our current American popular culture.

Mar 4 •

February 2024

S3E21: Heal the World

1985 "We Are the World" reflects a culture of caring in an era of excess

Feb 24 •

S3E20: The Ballad of Adam and Eve

1999's "Blast from the Past" joined a roster of time-period-clashing movies of its era

Feb 17 •

S3Es18&19: 'Blazing Saddles' at 50 and Usher's 'Yeah' at 20

Does a Staples Super Bowl ad somehow bind these two eras together?

Feb 12 •

S3E17: When 'Dookie' hit the fans

Green Day's biggest album came at the perfect time

Feb 3 •

Listen to New England punk rocker Dave Strong's take on the current punk scene

My guest for the latest episode about Green Day's "Dookie" points to the 1994 album as a touchstone as it opened up a new world of music for him.

Feb 3 •

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January 2024

S3E16: How a comedy about dropping bombs became the standard for satirical send-ups

"Dr. Strangelove" pokes fun at Cold War fears in the middle of the Cold War

Jan 29 •

They say it's your birthday

Of all the things that are out of a person's control, being born ranks number one. But, like everything else made by humans, birthdays can be seen as a…

Jan 20 •

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