Episode 152: Blair Witch Project 25th Anniversary, What Was the Sega Channel?, Best As-Seen-On-TV Products, Disco Demolition Night(7-10-2024)

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The anniversary of the OG of found-footage movies, Blair Witch Project. The trailblazing but ultimately failed attempt of the Sega Channel. The best As-Seen-On-TV products.
Episode 152 is like an infomercial for nostalgia.
We start with the ingenious trauma caused by the Blair Witch Project. 25 years ago this groundbreaking film expertly blurred the ones between fiction and reality with its guerilla marketing campaign. Take a terrifying trip back to 1999.
Long before streaming video games a staple of the gaming industry took a risk. The Sega Channel was the definition of ahead of its time. We go way Back In the Day to find out more about the trails it blazed and also why it ended up failing.
We've heard the worst, we've heard the funniest, this week's Top 5 features the best As-Seen-On-TV products. Did you own any of these?
There is also a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around the infamous Disco Demolition Night in Major League Baseball.
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