"That Was The Way It Was"

On each episode of "That Was The Was It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz reveal surprising facts about the nostalgic things we remember from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, including toys, food, music and news events. Plus a quiz-of-the-week.

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Episodes

"Slinky, The Magic 8 Ball, Cassette Tapes, Laugh-In"- THAT WAS THE WAS IT WAS

On this episode of "That Was The Was It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz discuss the things we grew up with, including the history of The Slinky and The Magic 8 Ball. Also included, some little known facts about cassette tapes, plus memories of TV's Laugh-In.

Jan 19, 2020•25 min

"Animal Crackers, Easy-Bake Oven, American Bandstand, Cocktails"- THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of That Was The way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz remember things we grew up with, including animal crackers, the Easy-Bake oven, American Bandstand, and old school cocktails. ThatWasTheWayItWas.com

Dec 24, 2019•20 min

"Dubble Bubble, DItto Machines, Album Art, Encyclopedia" THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of That Was The Way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz remember the things we grew up with, including Dubble Bubble bubble gum, album covers, encyclopedias, ditto machines, and scary movies.

Dec 13, 2019•22 min

"Drive-In Theaters, Transistor Radios, Suntanning, Waterbeds"- THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of That Was The Way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz reveal little known facts about things we all remember growing up, including drive-in theaters, transistor radios, suntanning and waterbeds.

Nov 23, 2019•11 min

"Rubik's Cube, Jump Rope, Typewriters, Streaking"- THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of "That Was The Way It Was" Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz share lesser known facts about the things we remember growing up... including the Rubik's Cube, Manual Typewriters, Jump Rope, and Streaking. For more visit thatwasthewayitwas.com

Nov 15, 2019•18 min

"Crock pots, Yoyos, Pledge of Allegiance, Fallout Shelters"-THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of That Was The Way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz reveal little known facts about Crock Pots, Yoyo's, The Pledge of Allegiance and Fallout shelters. To see a behind-the-scenes video, visit thatwasthewayitwas.com

Nov 09, 2019•23 min

"Captain Kangaroo, Holiday Inn, TV Antennas, Litterbugs"- THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of That Was The Way It was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz uncover some interesting facts about familiar things from childhood, including Captain Kangaroo, Holiday Inn hotels, television antennas, and the beginnings of Keep America Beautiful.

Oct 31, 2019•19 min

"45 RPM Records, Ice Cream Trucks, TV Guide"-THAT WAS THE WAS IT WAS

On this episode of "That Was The Way It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Leibowitz look back at the things all baby boomers will remember, including 45 rpm records, the TV Guide, Ice cream trucks, and the most successful TV lineup of all time.

Oct 27, 2019•21 min

"Pencil Sharpeners, Pay Phones, Etch-A-Sketch"-THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of "That Was The Way It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz look back at some of the things baby boomers remember growing up. This week, they uncovering surprising facts about pencil sharpeners, pay phones, and the classic art toy Etch-A-Sketch.

Oct 17, 2019•21 min

"Jumping Beans, Sears Catalog, Candyland" -THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of That Was The Was It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz look back at things we remember from the 70s, including Mexican jumping beans, the Sears Catalog, The Playboy Club, and the board game, Candyland.

Oct 09, 2019•20 min

"Aluminum Christmas Trees, Crayons, Penny Loafers"- THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS

On this episode of THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz share little know facts about common items only baby boomers remember, an historic battle for gay rights in Florida, and a theme song quiz.

Sep 03, 2019•20 min

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