Back Issue reminisces on moments in pop culture’s past that have shaped our present. Each episode brings personal reflection, incredible guests, and plenty of deep belly laughs. This season our co-pilot Tracy Clayton is taking a break, so Josh Gwynn has invited some very special guest co-hosts to share their perspective on some of the most formative stories in pop culture. We start out with not just another hair story but a conversation about the gendered politics of specific hairstyles as Josh sets out on a mission to get a silk press. We’ll also reflect on iconic award speeches, explore what our brains do on gossip, break down the backstories of Degrassi and Cheetah Girls, decide if Josh should become the next Black ex-pat, and discuss which multi-hyphenate performers are deserving of their flowers.

S1 EPISODES LIST

EP. 1: Remember How Messy Top Model Was? (feat. Jay Manuel)

EP. 2: Remember How 'In Living Color' Changed Culture Forever? (feat. Tommy Davidson)

EP. 3: REMEMBER EVERYTHING BEYONCE HAS GIVEN US? (FEAT: CRISSLE + MATT BELLASSAI)

EP. 4: Remember When Yt People Started Dipping Their Toes in Soul Music? (feat. Ashley C. Ford)

EP. 5: REMEMBER HOW THEY TRIED MARIAH CAREY AND GLITTER? (FEAT. IRA MADISON III)

EP. 6: REMEMBER WHEN GIRL GROUPS WERE EVERYWHERE (FEAT. CINDY HERRON-BRAGGS)

EP. 7: REMEMBER HOW GLORIOUS BLACK TV WAS IN THE 90’S? (FEAT. TC CARSON)

BONUS: REMEMBER K-CI AND JOJO’S ‘OOH-YEAH?’ (FEAT. CORI MURRAY & CHARLI PENN OF ‘YES, GIRL’)

EP. 8: REMEMBER ALL THAT TEEN ANGST? (FEAT. FEFE DOBSON AND HANNAH GIORGIS)

EP. 9: REMEMBER WHAT WE THOUGHT LOVE WAS? (FEAT. DARNELL MOORE)

EP. 10: REMEMBER WHEN MTV WAS THAT GIRL? (FEAT. ERIKA CLARKE)

EP. 11: REMEMBER THE AUDACITY OF DAYTIME TALK SHOWS? (FEAT. SHERRI SHEPHERD)

EP. 12: REMEMBER WHAT BEEF IS? (FEAT. JEAN GRAE)

EP. 13: REMEMBER WHEN WE CAUGHT THE SPIRIT? (FEAT. PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR AND ASHON CRAWLEY)

EP. 14: REMEMBER BACKING THAT AZZ UP? (FEAT. DR. JOY HARDEN BRADFORD AND MARIAH MOORE)

EP. 15: REMEMBER WHEN WE FOUND OURSELVES? (FEAT. JILL SCOTT AND PERRY FAIR)


S2 EPISODES LIST

Ep. 16: That Time We Gave You Five

EP. 17: THAT TIME IT WASN’T RIGHT OR OK

EP. 18: That time the internet wasn’t a hellscape

EP. 19: THAT TIME WE DID IT FOR THE 99s AND 00s

EP. 20: THAT TIME WE SAT THERE AND ATE OUR FOOD

EP. 21: That Time Aretha Asked Celine if She Knew Jesus


Ep. 22: That Time The Clownery Came Back To Bite

EP. 23: That Time Music Videos Made Us Want to Emote in the Rain

Ep. 24: That Time Y'all Played Too Much

EP. 25: That Time We Needed to 🗣 GO LAY DOWN

EP. 26: That Time We READ U, WROTE U

EP. 27: THAT TIME WE LITERALLY LOOKED BACK AT IT 🍑 (FEAT. ✊🏿 NIKKI GIOVANNI, NICHOLE PERKINS, AND SAVALA NOLAN)

BONUS: THAT TIME WE CELEBRATED SURVIVING 2021


S3 EPISODES LIST

EP. 28: In our silk press era

EP. 29: IN OUR CHEETAH-LICIOUS ERA

EP. 30: In our ‘Thanking the academy’ era

EP. 31: IN OUR DEGRASSI ERA

EP. 32: in our gossip, girl era

ep. 33: in our hot takes era

EP. 34: In our theater kid era

EP. 35: In our ‘search for home’ era

ep. 36: in our triple threat era

ep. 37: in our SINGER/SONGWRITER era