This week we're hopping into the DeLorean and going back to 1955 with Back to the Future! Join us as we get into just how creepy and unsettling this movie really is, "parking" with boys, Fantastic Story Magazine, the history of Black mayors in America, Chuck Berry's cousin Marvin, and more!

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