Robb Leigh Davis and Jenn Wehrung are Takin U Back! The pop culture, the politics, the movies, the music. They've got opinions about all of it - including the price of gas! Listen in and take a playful trip down memory lane as they guide you through the hits (and misses) of yesterday one year at a time!
Robb Leigh Davis and Jenn Wehrung
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring, ting tingling tooooo! C'mon! It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride Takin U Back to the 4th century! From Latin Hymns to Cartman to Mariah Carey- holiday songs color our lives from October to January! Robb & Jenn discuss the past, present and ridiculous carols and ditties we love to sing or just sing along with! So, grab your jingle bells cuz all we want for Christmas is YOU (to listen to this episode)!!
A wise man once said, "It takes two to make a thing go right." He also said, "It takes two to make it outta sight." And Robb & Jenn fully agree!! Sure, ensembles are great and all but there is something special about the portrayal of a twosome done right! Join us as we Take U Back on a journey of our favorite TV Duos!! Snuggle your Rubber Duck and pour some champs and listen today!
347 years ago, we rang in 2016! OK- it just feeeeels that way! But it was a helluva year (before it took a helluva wrong turn). #OscarsSoWhite, Ghostbusters so female, the end of CSI and an iced cold glass of LEMONADE! Join Robb & Jenn as we discuss all things 2016. We got hot sauce in our bag. (Swag)
Oh, the gore of it all! It’s October and no matter what Lifetime says- it’s time for Horror Films!! Join Robb & Jenn as they Take U Back to some of their favorites in this very special #TUBTop10! Whether you like it bloody or tense, classic or new, in the woods or Small Town, USA- we cover em all! So, listen today... if you dare!!
It was the year that the MTA raised fares from 20 to 30 cents but no one cared because everyone was parked at home in front their giant television to watch Mary Tyler Moore make it after all! And that was after they caught All My Children but before The Odd Couple! Maybe you were sad that the Flying Nun was grounded but PBS debuted and Tina Fey was born! 1970 was one heck of a year for television and Robb & Jenn are thrilled to Take U Back!
It's time to head back to a year when the Mack returned, throats were cleared and everyday was a winding road! Alanis was EVERYthing, it all came back to Celine and Toni Braxton ripped out our Un-Broken hearts. 1996! Oh, and RENT was paid!! Robb & Jenn know Where It's At and it would be Virtual Insanity not celebrate the music of this incredible year with us! Fast, love- listen!
Guys & Gals, COME ON DOWN! Get your hands on the buzzer! Top 5 answers are on the board! Ohhhh, your answer must be in the form of a question! Thanks for playing! Robb, Jenn- tell them what they've won! You've won a full hour of us Takin U Back to our favorite Game Shows! All the hilarity, the snarky hosts, hand drawn $25000 Pyramids you can handle! And some lovely parting gifts! Remember to spay and neuter your pets!
From two good ole boys to boarding school girls to This Old House... 1979 was a helluva year for the boob tube! It saw the first television broadcast of Jaws and the last episode of All In The Family! Join Robb & Jenn as they pull on their Daisy dukes and and Take U Back to 1979! Come on back, there is a spot in Salem's Lot for ya!
For some, it was the Summer of Love! Love was all you need(ed)! Unless of course, you were ready to join the "Race Riot" or protest the Vietnam war and then BAM! Baby, Light my fire!! Robb & Jenn are Takin U Back to the music of 1967! Aretha! The Beatles! The Doors! They were all Happy Together! Come on back and let us know if you feel the R. Kelly/Elvis comparison!
Man Alive! We are about to CUT LOOSE! From Mr. Miyagi to Detective Axel Foley, Burning Beds to Babies of Muppets- 1984 had us Dancing In The Dark like Courtney, having Nightmares with Johnny and going outside in the Purple Rain! It was a HELLUVA of year! Join Robb Leigh Davis and Jenn Wehrung as they moonwalk around the year that gave us so much AND two Breakins! Recorded LIVE (so we could gaze upon the beauty of young George Michael) we are serving you all the hits and misses of 1984! So, open that bun, find the beef and JOIN US!
The Cat Was In the Cradle! The Home was Sweet and in Alabama! Mandy came and gave without taking! The year was 1974 and the music was So Beautiful (like YOU!) Join Robb Leigh Davis & Jenn Wehrung as they talk the tunes that played during Nixon's resignation and learn where Napoleon did surrender! Don't Let The Sun Go Down on this episode!
1988 or as they say... Yippee Ki Yay, Mother F-ers! It was a year of sequels (and 3rds and 7ths) and for immaculate performances by Dustin Hoffman, Jodie Foster, Chucky and Joan Cusack's eye makeup in Working Girl! So, let your soul glo as we head back to 1988 and try to at least find out WHO framed the rabbit! Let's go!
While Robb & Jenn think of themselves as a perfectly timed, superbly blended, melodious duet buuuut there are (at least) 10 that we may like better! With a self imposed, not pre-discussed set of rules, we undertake crafting a list of our Top 10 Duets of ALL TIME!! While we may take "two steps forward and two steps back", we give it ye olde college try! Is your fave duet on it?? Listen and find out and then FIGHT US! (We had a LOT of Honorable Mentions!)
Robb Leigh Davis & Jenn Wehrung talk Protest Songs in this Very Special Episode! A staple of the 60s & 70s, Fight(ing) The Power since the late 80s and reminding us that This Is America in the RIGHT NOW. Politically, speaking the music of the protest, of the rally, of the people has been used (and misused) since Yankee Frickin' Doodle Dandy! Whether you are Born in the USA or not, are you playing it at the right places?
1997: The Buns! The Planes! The ICEBERG! Robb & Jenn make Contact with all the greatness that was 1997 on film! And most of the not so great ones, too! Seriously, take our numbah cuz you gonna like them apples!
The Police were having a moment. We were all ready to embrace the Journey and there was a Battlefield... of LOVE! Join Robb & Jenn this Takin U Back for a trip to the music of 1983! Sweet Dreams are made of this Episode!!
Introducing our newest #hashtag! The #TUBTop10! Robb & Jenn challenge each other to pick their Top 10 somethings- this time? TV Theme Tunes! What are your favorites? Can you narrow it down to 5? Can Robb & Jenn? Listen and see. Cue a Law & Order #DunDun
In this episode, Robb & Jenn jam the tunes of 1991. Were there are to even discuss, you ask? ARE YOU NOT DOWN WITH OPP?!?! Rush Rush to this episode!
Did you ever think The Help would be better remade with Muppets? Robb & Jenn have. We are Takin U Back to the films of 2011 and it is a crazy ride!
The beaches will be open! JAWS- the original blockbuster took a bite out of every moviegoers' heart, especially JENN! And Robb saw it, too! Join your favorite duo as they talk sharks, cuckoos and doing the Time Warp Again!
We are ready to Rock DJ!! All the way back to 2000! We needed a whole episode dedicated to the music of this magical year- NSYNC, BSB, U2! Brush up on your Country Grammar and get ready to head back 20 whole years!
Welcome to Season 3 of Takin U Back! In this first episode, Robb & Jenn are focusing on all the MUSIC of 1985!! So, slap on your Raspberry Beret, tape up your Broken WIngs and join us because we are Crazy For You!!
The gleaming gold statue of award season is being polished! The stars are doing fittings in their Spanx and warning their lawyers they won't be thanked! And Robb Leigh Davis and Jenn Wehrung are ready for it all! As they were 15 years ago when the Oscars of 2004 were King! Join them as they break it all down and we finally learn why DO the white gulls cry?
For their very first podcast journey, Robb & Jenn headed to 1986 and then promptly lost that pilot faster than Howard The Duck lost the plot!! You don’t have to take your clothes off, Jermaine! (Unless you wanna- you do U!)
PBS! The EPA! Hamburger Helper! 1970 gave us so much! And it also TOOKETH away- Joplin, Hendricks, Jeanie (Dreamin’ of)… Join us for our Love Story of one heck of a year!
Awww, the Baby 80s! Dynasty’s theme song swept us away! Catsup was a veg! And Cujo was the dog next door (which always ends well). Believe It or Not, Super Freaks- 1981 gives us plenty to talk about!
Is your telephone ringing? PICK UP! It’s Bey & Gaga! Callin to tell us Zuckerberg is person of the year and the Dead are Walking! (Not because of Swine Flu) So, gas up (at $2.73 a gallon) and let’s take it back a decade, baybeees!
Holy Long Time Ago!! 1955! Coke was available in CANS, Fats was on the air and Rosa Parks was D.O.N.E. Sit WHEREVER you want and enjoy this journey!
MLK. RFK. Inflation. We get NONE of it! Robb & Jenn are Takin U Back to 1968!
The year the King Returned and Jenn swooned to a film Robb could care less about! He was too busy shaken his tail feathers! And of course, they came together to watch The Ellen DeGeneres Show on NBC! No mad cow disease here, kids!
In a galaxy far, far away- it was 1977! The first Star Wars was EVERYTHING! (also, it was the 4th, turns out!) You could pick up a 5 inch portable TV for $147 and watch Roots. Easy like Sunday morning, lil Barracudas!
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