Thirty Twenty Ten

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A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Come remember with us!

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529 episodes
Updated Dec 26, 2025
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Jan 15, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min
Shakespeare, Golden Globes, White Wolves and the Sex Friend Movie War Has Begun
Jan. 15-21: The first Gulf War starts, Mel Gibson is Hamlet for Dummies, Ethan Hawke meets a good boy, Jack Handey has deep thoughts, Jack Nicholson hunts a killer, Cate Blanchett is psychic, Juliette Binoche serves cocoa, Natalie Portman cucks her Black Swan costar, Stephen Dorff is at the Chateau Marmont, and literally the best thing to happen to Parks & Rec. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jan 8, 2021 · 1 hr 57 min
Robin Williams Wakes Up Robert DeNiro, Sean Connery Creates the Internet, and Bob's Burgers is Served
Jan. 8-14: Sally Field won't leave Iran, Bill Gates tries to kill Ryan Phillippe, Kevin Costner stops a nuclear war, Seth Rogan is a superhero, iTunes takes over, Donal Logue is grounded, you're the man now dog, Dark Shadows returns again, Disney loves Lizzie, we love da Bears, and we head downstairs at Downton Abbey. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Jan 1, 2021 · 2 hr 28 min
Happy New Year, Our Favorites From Last Year, Plus a Damn Fine Jim Carrey Movie
Jan. 1-7: Dennis Quaid fights Japanese internment, Mayim Bialik gets a show, talk shows get a daily wrap-up, Julia Stiles can't dance, Nicolas Cage is a witch hunter, Benicio del Toro fights the cartels, Gwyneth Paltrow sings country, Jim Carrey finds love in jail, and we fight over our favorites of last year. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Dec 25, 2020 · 1 hr 53 min
The Godfather Goes Too Far, Adult Swim is Coming Together, a Stuttering King Takes Home the Gold
Dec. 25-31: Sean Connery is back in Russia, with love; Geoffrey Rush is a professional pervert; just when he thought he was out, Pacino's back in; Harvey Weinstein does bad things to pretty horses; Colin Firth is the queen's dad; Harvey Birdman takes the case; Jack Black is in the Bermuda Triangle; Master Shake is using Carl's pool again; and we wrap up the year. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Dec 18, 2020 · 1 hr 39 min
Arnold Goes to Kindergarten, Tom Hanks Casts Away, and the Thrilling Conclusion of Meeting the Parents
Dec. 18-24: Marge fights Itchy and Scratchy, Dracula in updated for Y2K, vanities are bonfired, Sandra Bullock is Miss New Jersey, Jeff Bridges is a cowboy, James L. Brooks fails at romantic comedy, Nicolas Cage is a family man, and Adult Swim pre-launches under the sea. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Dec 11, 2020 · 2 hr 9 min
Tim Burton's Best Movie, Winona Ryder is Everywhere, and Disney Turns Failures into Less Than Failures
Nov. 11-17: Mel Brooks is a talking toilet, Cher is a cool mom, Mark Wahlberg punches cahs in Hahvad Yad, the 2000 election is finally over, Natalie Portman is dancing like crazy, Ashton Kutcher can't find his car, David Spade is a llama, fake Jeff Bridges is derezzed, Mel Gibson thinks he knows what women want, an absolutely Christmas classic, and great things come in bears. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Dec 4, 2020 · 1 hr 48 min
Captain America's First Movie, Narnia Closes its Doors, and A Very Community Christmas
Nov. 4-10: Charlie Sheen vs. Dirty Harry, Tom Hanks is in the five-timers club, we are disappointed by dungeons and also dragons, Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe are scandalous, Japan shows us how the Hunger Games are done, Johnny Depp makes Venice boring, and we try to jump Springfield Gorge. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov 28, 2020 · 1 hr 39 min
America Loves Hoarding, Marlon Wayans Loves Heroin and Kathy Bates Loves Company
Nov. 27-Dec. 3: See robots fighting, James Caan is involuntarily quarantined, Korean ninja in the ol' west, Robert Durst's prequel, the U.S. is queer as folk, dinosaurs of chicken, girl you know it's true Milli Vanilli wasn't singing, Falcon plays black panther, we're all 10 for two years because 5th grade is hard, into the Chunnel of Love, and we go ass to ass. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov 20, 2020 · 2 hr 6 min
Kevin Costner Goes West, Bruce Willis Cannot Be Broken, And Disney's Fifth Animation Renaissance
Nov. 20-26: Madonna is too hot for MTV; sequels for three men, 101 dogs, and a predator; Jake Gyllenhaal deals drugs, Samuel L. Jackson is a supervillain, Cher camps it up, the Wu Tang clan give advice, George Carlin loves trash, the Undertaker is born, the Muppets miss Jim Henson, Disney gets tangled, and Kanye reveals his fantasy. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov 18, 2020 · 5 min
Jacked: Rise of The New Jack Swing hosted by Taraji P. Henson
SPONSORED: Hosted by Taraji P. Henson, Wondery (Dr. Death, Dirty John, The Shrink Next Door) and Universal Music Group present Jacked: Rise of the New Jack Sound. The story begins with a keyboard player in the heart of Harlem: Teddy Riley. Teddy's entire world was music. Playing it. Composing it. Producing it. Teddy and his friend Timmy Gatling followed their dreams and started a revolution in the world of hip-hop and R&B. They crafted hit after hit, and were on top of the world. Their group's quick rise to fame came with betrayals and broken friendships. Tensions within the band began to flare, and rivalries with other artists turned violent. As the stakes grew higher, their troubled manager pushed the group past their breaking point, with deadly results. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/Jacked_Laser
Nov 13, 2020 · 2 hr 16 min
The End of Rescuers, Rocky, Rescue Rangers, Pee Wee, and Harry Potter and One of the Highest Grossing Comedies, Ya Filthy Animal
Nov. 13-19: An evil clown lurks on television, Arnold gets cloned, the Grinch goes big, Community gets conspiratorial, Elizabeth Banks breaks out of jail, Tom Green gets weird on SNL, Harry Potter hits the road, and Macaulay Culkin stars in a Christmas classic. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov 6, 2020 · 2 hr 11 min
Sorry Jack, Chucky's Back, Conan Reborn, and Little Nicky is Frickin Terrible
Nov. 6-12: The internet is born, Jeremy Irons is rich and creepy, Creed tries to hug you, Homer is a mascot, Norman Bates begins, Mark Ruffalo is a deadbeat, Val Kilmer goes to space, a boy falls in love with ballet, Ron Silver plays ALL the immoral lawyers, a 'Girls' prequel, Denzel punches a train, and the FIRST time we all got sick of the phrase 'too close to call.' All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct 30, 2020 · 1 hr 51 min
Charlie's Angels Get Down Like Dat, A Three-Eyed Fish, and The Walking Dead Rule TV
Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Frankenstein fights a time traveler, Prince makes a sequel, two hip-hop milestones, Will Smith is magic, Naomi Watts is a spy, Megamind tries to give up villainy, everyone gets together for colored girls, and Tim Robbins is haunted in a horror classic. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct 23, 2020 · 1 hr 49 min
The First Simpsons Halloween, Blair Witch is Back, and Saw Moves into the Third Dimension
Oct. 23-29: Kirstie Alley sexes men to death, James Gandolfini is a fake dad, Nora Ephron's luck runs out, Stephen King's got a rat problem, RDJ heads to TV, Don Johnson gets steamy, Susan Sarandon is the older woman, monsters destroy Mexico, and Chris Farley is the world's sexiest dancer. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct 16, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
More Paranormal Activity, Christopher Guest Loves Dogs, and Another Night of the Living Dead
Oct. 16-22: Tom Selleck goes down under, Damon Wayans does blackface, Haley Joel Osment pays it forward, Matt Damon visits the afterlife, Brendan Fraser sells his soul, too much Limp Bizkit, Timothy Olyphant is extremely attractive to men and women. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct 9, 2020 · 2 hr 12 min
The Best Worst Movie, Richard Gere and Some Women, and the Last Jackass
Oct. 9-15: Joan Allen should be vice president, Winona Ryder looks for her mom, Memphis Belle fights Nazis, Tim Meadows gets a movie, The Simpsons return, Andrew Garfield is a clone, Ryan Reynolds is buried, Bruce Willis is a retired hit-man, and Bronies begin. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct 2, 2020 · 2 hr 7 min
Meet Gaylord Focker, A Very Underrated Coen Brothers Movie, and Terrible, Terrible Remakes!
Oct. 2-8: Steven Seagal whips his hair, we learn a new zip code in Beverly Hills, Bjork makes a musical, CSI debuts, Secretariat doesn't star Bojack Horseman, Kandi arrives, Henry Miller is NC-17, Abed goes on a background adventure, Colin Farrell goes to 'Nam, and the Gilmore Girls bond over piles of dialogue. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Sep 25, 2020 · 2 hr 45 min
Cops Totally Rock, Jackass debuts, and Mark Zuckerberg Becomes the Center of One of the Best Movies of the Decade
Sept. 25-Oct. 1: Dolph Lundgren fights space pushers, Christopher Walken in king of New York, the next-to-last picture show, don't rent to Michael Keaton, America fails to learn from the Civil War, Denzel remembers the titans, two explorations of Facebook, and should you let in the vampire remake? All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Sep 18, 2020 · 2 hr 24 min
Wall Street Strikes Again, DC Beats Marvel at the TV Game, and Martin Scorsese and Cameron Crowe Make Their Greatest Movies
Sept. 18-24: Burt Reynolds comes to TV, Kate Hudson rocks out, we meet TV's Frank, Chris Elliot gets a life, Penelope Cruz gets on top, Steve Guttenberg becomes Lobo, Zach Snyder likes owls, Steve Buscemi is a bootlegger, Donald Glover isn't Spider-Man, and Joe Pesci is a wise guy. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Sep 11, 2020 · 2 hr 15 min
Princess Leia Pens Her First Movie, Emma Stone Earns an Easy A, and Other Celebrities Sing Duets
Sept. 11-17: Sean Penn is a gangster, Clint Eastwood hunts elephants, Capt. Planet uses the power of heart, a new generation of Looney Tunes, Huey Lewis is a karaoke hustler, Cribs goes behind the scenes, Ben Affleck goes to town, and we learn that In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.