It's The Current's Time Machine Weekend
November 21, 2018
Thanksgiving is a holiday where we give thanks for years of great music. Starting Wednesday morning at 10 — and all weekend long — we set the dials of The Current's Time Machine, and take a musical trip through a specific year each hour. One hour it's 1982, then the next it's 1959, then 1995, then 1977, then 2002 … you get the idea.
You don't need a hot tub or a flux capacitor — just a way to listen, whether on the radio, online, with the free MPR Radio app, even with an Amazon Echo using Alexa (and remember, if you're out of town for Thanksgiving, you can stream The Current from anywhere you've got an internet connection).
It's a Time Machine Weekend, starting Wednesday morning at 10. Happy Thanksgiving from all your friends at The Current!
Time Machine Weekend Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 21
10 a.m. — 1965
11 a.m. — 1975
12 p.m. — 1980
1 p.m. — 1994
2 p.m. — 2014
3 p.m. — 2008
4 p.m. — 1998
5 p.m. — 1988
6 p.m. — 1990
7 p.m. — 1971
8 p.m. — The Chart Show — 2018
9 p.m. — 2001
10 p.m. — The Message — 1996
11 p.m. — 1984
Thursday, Nov. 22 – Thanksgiving Day
12 a.m. — 1993
1 a.m. — 1976
2 a.m. — 2011
3 a.m. — 1982
4 a.m. — 1998
5 a.m. — 2006
6 a.m. — 1995
7 a.m. — 2013
8 a.m. — 1970
9 a.m. — 2007
10 a.m. — 1987
11 a.m. — 1991
12 p.m. — 2010
1 p.m. — 2002
2 p.m. — 1974
3 p.m. — 1983
4 p.m. — 1968
5 p.m. — 2016
6 p.m. — 2009
7 p.m. — 1999
8 p.m. — 1973
9 p.m. — 1991
10 p.m. — 1980
11 p.m. — 1979
Friday, Nov. 23
12 a.m. — 2008
1 a.m. — 1967
2 a.m. — 1985
3 a.m. — 2017
4 a.m. — 1973
5 a.m. — 1991
6 a.m. — 1986
7 a.m. — 1972
8 a.m. — 1985
9 a.m. — 1990
10 a.m. — 2000
11 a.m. — 1989
12 p.m. — 1969
1 p.m. — 1984
2 p.m. — 1997
3 p.m. — 1978
4 p.m. — 2005
5 p.m. — 1995
6 p.m. — 1976
7 p.m. — 2015
8 p.m. — 1989
9 p.m. — 2011
10 p.m. — 1999
11 p.m. — 2002
Saturday, Nov. 24
12 a.m. — 1983
1 a.m. — 1998
2 a.m. — 1979
3 a.m. — 1992
4 a.m. — 2009
5 a.m. — 1950s
6 a.m. — 1995
7 a.m. — 1969
8 a.m.— Teenage Kicks — 1982
9 a.m. — Teenage Kicks — 1977
10 a.m. — 1997
11 a.m. — 2012
12 p.m. — 1972
1 p.m. — 1993
2 p.m. — 2006
3 p.m. — 1987
4 p.m. — 2018
5 p.m. — 2003
6 p.m. — 1988
7 p.m. — 1993
8 p.m. — 1981
9 p.m. — 1974
10 p.m. — 2004
11 p.m. — 1966
Sunday, Nov. 25
12 a.m. — 1970
1 a.m. — 2001
2 a.m. — 1999
3 a.m. — 1964
4 a.m. — 2012
5 a.m. — 1980
6 a.m. — 1978
7 a.m. — 1994
8 a.m. — United States of Americana — 1968
9 a.m. — United States of Americana — 2008
10 a.m. — 2010
11 a.m. — 2007
12 p.m. — 1996
1 p.m. — 1975
2 p.m. — 1963
3 p.m. — 1992
4 p.m. — 1981
5 p.m. — 1977
6 p.m. — 1958
7 p.m. — 2003
8 p.m. — 1992
9 p.m. — 1986
10 p.m. — 1971
11 p.m. — 1994