You Had To Be There

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Iconic Moments in Pop Culture History! Each episode, You Had To Be There gives our host, Julia Thompson an assignment: Find and interview an eyewitness to a specific iconic moment in pop culture history...in just 48 hours. Listen to the inside stories on the biggest moments in pop culture history from the people who were there!

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You Had To Be There Trailer

You Had To Be There

12/20/23 • 1 min

'You Had To Be There' is a first-of-its-kind podcast where we’re taking listeners back to iconic moments in pop culture history where...you had to be there. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill interview show; it’s a journey to the past in a race against time to land the interview and get the story.

Each episode, we’re giving a different host an assignment: Find & interview an eyewitness to an iconic moment in pop culture history...in just 48 hours.

The Catch? Our hosts have no idea what their assignment will be, so it's impossible to prepare!

This season features some of the most iconic moments in music, movies, sports, television from 1969 to 2000 where...you had to be there...but we’re not going to spoil the surprise right now because that wouldn’t be any fun, would it?

We can’t wait for you to listen!

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Fleetwood Mac's "The Dance" and The Birth of a Meme

You Had To Be There

12/17/24 • 59 min

Producer and director Julia Thompson sets out on a 48-hour mission to track down and interview someone who attended Fleetwood Mac’s iconic reunion concert, The Dance, on May 23, 1997—the show where Stevie Nicks’ unforgettable Silver Springs performance became a meme for the ages.

This episode features interviews with:

CREDITS

'You Had To Be There' is a Hi Barr production.

Created by Hi Barr.

'Fleetwood Mac's "The Dance" and The Birth of a Meme' was written and hosted by Julia Thompson.

Produced by Julia Thompson and Web Barr.

Edited by Julia Thompson.

Edit, Sound Mix, and engineering by Vishal Nayak.

Original score by Teeny Lieberson.

Artwork created by Dylan Lathrop.

Special thanks to our parents, friends and chosen family. And most importantly, thank you to the artists who’ve inspired us because they had to do it.

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For business inquiries, please email: [email protected].

Were you at one of the events covered on the show? If so, we'd love to talk! Please get in touch via email and/or social media channels like Instagram or X.

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WrestleMania I

You Had To Be There

03/12/24 • 62 min

Artist, actor, writer and musician, River Ramirez goes on a 48-hour journey to find and interview someone who was at WrestleMania I in 1985.

This episode features interview with:

Keith Elliot Greenberg
Brett Davis

CREDITS

You Had To Be There is a Hi Barr production.

Created by Hi Barr.

“WrestleMania I” was hosted by River Ramirez.

Produced by Julia Thompson and Web Barr.

Story written and produced by Julia Thompson.

Edit, Sound Mix and engineering by Vishal Nayak.

Original score by Vishal Nayak.

Artwork created by Dylan Lathrop.

Special thanks to our parents, friends and chosen family. And most importantly, thank you to the artists who’ve inspired us because they had to do it.