Who What When

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This week, we're revisiting our episode on famous failures throughout history. We’ll chat about inventions that didn’t stand the test of time, look at the trials and tribulations famous people went through before hitting it big, and hear three stories about weapons from World War II that bombed (sometimes literally). 

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This week, we're revisiting our episode about 1980s pop culture. We’ll see how well you remember famous events from the era, try to sell you on some dubious consumer products that didn't make it out of the decade, and look back on three forgotten 80s TV shows.

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This week, we revisit our episode about all things Marvel, from comic books to blockbuster movies. We’ll see how well you know your Captain America quotes and Marvel trivia, and speak with the College of Charleston's Dr. Julie Davis about Marvel’s history and impact on popular culture.

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This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode traveling back a century to the roaring 1920s. Join us for games about prohibition, flappers, jazz, and much more. We’ll also chat with University of South Carolina Literature Professor Catherine Keyser about the lasting impact the decade had on popular literature.

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This week, we’re spotlighting famous comeback stories from history and pop culture. We’ll see if you can guess the political leaders who came back in to power, jam out to comeback stories from the world of pop music, and take a bite out of popular fast food menu items we loved, lost, and welcomed back into our lives. 

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We’re firing up the Who What When time machine and traveling back to the beginning of this century with games all about 2000s pop culture. We’ll see how well you remember the aughts, including presidential quotes from the decade, the websites we lost during the dot com bust, and totally 2000s movies and music.

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This week, we’re turning back the clock and discussing the early days of the United States with an episode all about the Founding Fathers. We’ll see if you can tell actual historical quotes from the lyrics of “Hamilton,” and hear three stories about Benjamin Franklin that may be too wild to be true. We’ll also speak with a Clemson University historian about the early days of our country.

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This week we revisit our episode about Disney and the company’s movies, theme parks, and place in American history. We’ll look at Disney films that were based on true stories, see if you can tell which quotes came from Disney princesses and which ones came from US presidents, and chat with a local educator about Disney’s continued impact on culture around the world.

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From restaurants to books to movies, this week on Who What When we’re looking at famous franchises from across pop culture. We’ll see how well you know YA fiction and horror movie franchises, plus we’ll chat with film critic Alonso Duralde about why we’re seeing so many Hollywood sequels these days.

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This week, we look at the Cold War era with questions about the geopolitical conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. We’ll see if you can distinguish real historical quotes about the Cold War from lines from Hollywood movies, hear three stories about the era that seem too wild to be true, and play a game based on one of our favorite songs, Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

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This week on Who What When, as the days get longer and the weather heats up, we're celebrating summer with games fit for the season. We’ll see how well you remember big summer blockbuster movies, talk about lesser-known summer holidays, and hear three stories from history about the Summer Olympics that may be too wild to believe.

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This week on Who What When, we're revisiting our episode exploring the cosmos and games all about space. We’ll look at some everyday products we wouldn’t have without the space program, test your knowledge of the solar system, and see if you can guess which of our stories about astronauts are true and which one we made up. 

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This week, we revisit our episode about the 1990s with games all about the pop culture of the era. We’ll see how well you remember the movies of 1999, dig up some of the gnarly slang from the decade, and revisit the classic sitcoms of the '90s.

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This week on Who What When, we’re discussing the great kaleidoscope that is America with games about people and things that we now think of as completely American but actually came from other parts of the world. We’ll see how well you know celebrities who were born elsewhere, hear three stories about very American brands that may or may not be true, and speak with historian Walter Edgar about the peoples and cultures that came together to make up the American South.

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In honor of Mother’s Day this week, we’re dedicating this week's episode to the moms in our lives. We’ll see how well you know famous moms from history, play a special motherly edition of our game “History or Hollywood," and much more.

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This week on Who What When, we're celebrating the works of William Shakespeare. We’ll see if you can tell real Shakespeare quotes from fake ones, rewrite some modern pop songs to be about the plots of Shakespearean plays, and speak with actor Neal Bledsoe about his love of Shakespeare and his current role in the Broadway production of “Othello.”

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This week on Who What When, we’re calling our shots and celebrating America’s pastime with an episode about baseball. From “Field of Dreams” to “A League of Their Own,” we’ll test your knowledge of baseball movies pop culture, plus we’ll see if you can guess which one of our stories about Babe Ruth we made up. 

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This week on Who What When, we're traveling back a century to the roaring 1920s. Join us for games about prohibition, flappers, jazz, and much more. We’ll also chat with a local educator about the lasting impact the decade had on popular literature.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwhen@scpublicradio.org.

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

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This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode the about American frontier with games about the history, culture, and folklore of the wild west. We’ll test your knowledge of wild west slang, see if you tell the difference between the history of the American west and Clint Eastwood movies, and more.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwhen@scpublicradio.org.

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From comic books to blockbuster movies, we’re devoting this episode to all things Marvel. We’ll see how well you know your Captain America quotes and Marvel trivia, and speak with a local educator and comic book expert about Marvel’s history and impact on popular culture.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwhen@scpublicradio.org.

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This week on the show we’re discussing famous failures throughout history. We’ll chat about inventions that didn’t stand the test of time, look at the trials and tribulations famous people went through before hitting it big, and hear three stories about weapons from World War II that bombed (sometimes literally). 

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This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode exploring music history. We'll see if you can guess the US president based on the musical instrument they played, look back on the history of musical innovations, and take flight with stories of famous musicians and their unusual use of air travel.

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Open the pod bay doors and take me to your leader, because this edition of Who What When is devoted to science fiction in pop culture. We’ll talk about technology that sounds like it could be science fiction, sing some bad karaoke based on the plots of famous sci-fi stories, and hear a few tales from history about aliens, bigfoot, and space travel. 

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We're forecasting some fun this week as we play games about the weather, pop culture, and history. We’ll test your knowledge of pop songs with "rain" and "sun" in their titles, see how well you remember famous weather-related disaster movies, hear three stories about the impact Mother Nature has had on important battles throughout history.

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As movie lovers tune in this week to see which films win big at the Academy Awards, this hour we’re diving into the history of the Oscars with some silver screen trivia. Stick around for games about Best Picture runners-up, great movie speeches that may or may not come from Oscar-nominated films, and more about the movies and stars who have taken home gold statuettes over the years. 

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This week we’re visiting the magical world of Disney with an hour about the company’s movies, theme parks, and place in American history. We’ll look at Disney films that were based on true stories, see if you can tell which quotes came from Disney princesses and which ones came from US presidents, and chat with a local educator about Disney’s continued impact on culture around the world.

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This week on Who What When, we’re sharing the love with a special Valentine’s Day edition of the show. Join us for games about candy’s role in historical events, some of the lesser-known holidays in February, and more. We’ll also speak with a local educator about the importance of healthy conflict in relationships. 

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As the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles get ready to play in the Big Game, on this edition of Who What When we’re playing a few games of our own themed around this important weekend in sports. We’ll see how well you remember Super Bowl halftime shows, look back on famous commercials from past games, and hear some football quotes that either came from history or from Hollywood. We'll also chat with our very own Eagles super fan, producer A.T. Shire, about Sunday's game.

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Jump in our Delorean and travel back to the 1980s on this edition of Who What What. We’ll see how well you remember famous events from the era, try to sell you on some dubious consumer products that didn't make it out of the decade, and look back on three forgotten 80s TV shows.

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This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode celebrating the written word with games about authors and literature. We’ll quiz you about some of the literary world’s most famous criminals, compose some less-than-stellar musical blurbs for books, and see you how well you know novels from their movie adaptations. We’ll also chat with a local educator working to pass a love of reading onto new generations.

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On this edition of Who What When, we're blasting off into orbit and exploring the cosmos with an hour about space. We’ll look at some everyday products we wouldn’t have without the space program, test your knowledge of the solar system, and see if you can guess which of our stories about astronauts are true and which one we made up. 

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This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode celebrating U.S. presidents. We’ll see if you can guess the president based on some interesting facts about their life, test your knowledge of presidential speeches from both history and Hollywood, and hear a few stories about presidents that may or may not be true.

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On this edition of Who What When, we're ringing in the new year with an episode about famous firsts. We’ll see how well you know the pioneering moves made by U.S. presidents, look back on the debut singles by famous musicians, and hear three stories about some firsts in history -- two of which are true, the other is completely made up.

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This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode about the the reign of Queen Victoria and the Victorian Era. We'll try to decode some of the fancy slang of the era, see how poetry of the 1800s overlaps with the lyrics of a certain modern day popstar named Taylor, and more.

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On this special edition of Who What When, we're celebrating the holidays with the stars of the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie “A Biltmore Christmas," Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha. We'll see if you can guess which holiday quotes came from history or Hollywood, rewrite some classic Christmas songs for the new generation, and come up with our very own Hallmark Christmas movie plots. 

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On this episode of Who What When, we celebrate our furry, scaly, and slippery friends with an hour about the animal kingdom. Join us for quizzes about animal group names, college sports mascots, and the important roles animals played during World War II.

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On this episode of Who What When, we travel back to the 1990s with games all about the pop culture of the era. We’ll see how well you remember the movies of 1999, dig up some of the gnarly slang from the decade, and revisit the classic sitcoms of the 90s.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwhen@scpublicradio.org.

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This week on Who What When, we’re celebrating the written word with a show about authors and literature. We’ll quiz you about some of the literary world’s most famous criminals, compose some less-than-stellar musical blurbs for books, and see you how well you know novels from their movie adaptations. We’ll also chat with a local educator working to pass a love of reading onto new generations.

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This week on Who What When, we're devoting the episode to games and trivia about Thanksgiving and the things we're thankful for. We'll quiz you on two different forms of turkey, play a game about a certain Hollywood star who puts the "T. HANKS" in "Thanksgiving," and hear three stories about Thanksgiving history that may be too wild to believe.

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This week on Who What When, we're traveling back to the American frontier with games about the history, culture, and folklore of the wild west. We’ll test your knowledge of wild west slang, see if you tell the difference between the history of the American west and Clint Eastwood movies, and more.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwhen@scpublicradio.org.

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