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The show that's been doomed to repeat history, so that you can learn from it. We dive into the music, movies, news, fast food, and toys of the past, one year at a time.... more
FAQs about Wish We Were Then:How many episodes does Wish We Were Then have?The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.
November 24, 2025Episode Nineteen: 2001Mark and Trey have a lot to talk about this week, as they reminisce over 2001. A year that had tons of landmark events, including the start of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film franchises, the launch of Wikipedia, and the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center....more2h 13minPlay
November 17, 2025Episode Eighteen: 1988Mark and Trey are taking you back to a year particularly heavy with pop culture landmarks: 1988! It was a year that truly had something for everybody. Beetlejuice was in theaters, Phantom of the Opera was on Broadway, and Dippin Dots were in food courts....more1h 55minPlay
November 10, 2025Episode Seventeen: 1961This week the boys test the limits of their time travel abilities as they go back farther than ever before: 1961! Hear about everything from the start of JFK's presidency to an actual, bonafide jetpack....more1h 34minPlay
November 03, 2025Episode Sixteen: 1998Get ready for perhaps the sexiest year in our nations history: 1998! From presidential sex scandals, to songs about sensual slow dancing, to Jack drawing Rose like one his French girls, the topic was on everyone's minds this year. ...more1h 56minPlay
October 27, 2025Episode Fifteen: Halloween 1984For their first holiday episode, Mark & Trey are sent back to Halloween of 1984! The country is in the throes of the Satanic Panic, murders and dismemberments are all over the news, and audiences show up in droves to watch Ghostbusters....more2h 4minPlay
October 20, 2025Episode Fourteen: 1976This week, Mark & Trey headed back to the year of America's Bicentennial! Everybody was doing something special to celebrate the U.S.'s 200th birthday, from Schoolhouse Rocky to Rocky Balboa....more1h 38minPlay
October 13, 2025Episode Thirteen: 2010Hear about the boys' trip back to 2010! A year characterized by excess: from James Cameron's Avatar to the KFC Double Down....more1h 58minPlay
October 06, 2025Episode Twelve: 1981Today on the show, Mark and Trey relay all the pop culture landmarks of 1981! This year saw many first appearances, from the McRib, to MTV, to Jumpman (AKA Mario.)...more1h 26minPlay
September 29, 2025Episode Eleven: 1994Travel back to a time when lions were kings, tv stars were your friends, and Michael Jordan was a professional baseball player: Mark & Trey take you on a journey through 1994!...more1h 17minPlay
September 22, 2025Episode Ten: 1982Today on the show, Mark & Trey head back to 1982: a year that was all about physical fitness, music videos, extra terrestrials, and hamburgers....more1h 2minPlay
FAQs about Wish We Were Then:How many episodes does Wish We Were Then have?The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.