You Had To Be There

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!

You Had To Be There is a society podcast hosted by Hi Barr, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Hi Barr hosts You Had To Be There, a society show with 22 episodes published.

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  Introducing Media Moguls with Web Barr

  Apr 8, 20251h 49mS0

  <p>We'll be back in a bit, but in the meantime, we wanted to share Episode 1 of Hi Barr's newest podcast: Media Moguls with Web Barr. </p><p><br></p><p>Listen here! </p><p><br></p><p>To get new episodes, just follow Media Moguls with Web Barr on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.</p><p><br></p><p>--------</p><h3>Introducing Hi Barr's Newest Podcast: Media Moguls with Web Barr</h3><p>They’re risk-takers, rule-breakers, and empire builders. These are the stories of the visionaries who transformed media forever.</p><p><br></p><p>...

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  Episode #12

  CNN Launches the 24/7 News Cycle

  Mar 25, 20251h 16mS2

  <p>On Sunday, June 1st, 1980, Ted Turner pressed a button—and CNN went live, beaming 24/7 news into homes across America and changing the media landscape forever, while shrinking time and space forever.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we sent Julia Thompson to track down and interview people who were at CNN’s Atlanta headquarters on day one. What follows is the story of a visionary who dared to build a 24-hour news network on a tight budget—in a world dominated by 30-minute broadcasts and networks spending over $100 million a year on their news. </p><p><br></p><p>W...

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  Episode #11

  Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue: The Chess Match That Changed Everything

  Mar 4, 20251h 13mS2

  <p>In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player of all time, faced off against IBM’s supercomputer, Deep Blue. It was man vs. machine—a defining moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence and a turning point for chess.</p><p>To revisit this historic showdown, we’ve given producer and director Julia Thompson a 48-hour challenge: track down and interview someone who was there when technology changed the game forever.</p><p>This episode features interviews with:</p> David Shenk Dylan Loeb McClain Murray Campbell  <p><br></p><h3>CREDITS</h3><p>'You Had To Be T...

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  Episode #10

  Miracle on Ice

  Feb 18, 20251h 16mS2

  <p>To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Team USA’s stunning ice hockey upset over the Soviet Union, better known as the ‘Miracle on Ice,’ we’ve given producer and director Julia Thompson a 48-hour challenge: find and interview someone who was at that historic game in Lake Placid on February 22, 1980.</p><p>This episode features interviews with:</p> Curt Chaplin Gerald Eskenazi John Harrington  Denice Fredericks  <p><br></p><h3>CREDITS</h3><p>'You Had To Be There' is a Hi Barr production.</p><p>Created by Hi Barr.</p><p>'Miracle on Ice' was written and hosted by Julia Thom...

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  Episode #9

  Jaws: On Set of Steven Spielberg's Groundbreaking Blockbuster

  Feb 4, 202553 minS2

  <p>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws, we've given producer and director Julia Thompson a 48-hour challenge: track down and interview someone who was on set during the famously chaotic production of Spielberg’s groundbreaking film on Martha’s Vineyard between May and October 1974.</p><p>This episode features interviews with:</p> David Bolen Bill Petrotta Jude Villa <p><br></p><h3>CREDITS</h3><p>'You Had To Be There' is a Hi Barr production.</p><p>Created by Hi Barr.</p><p>'JAWS' was written and hosted by Julia Thompson.</p><p>Produced by Julia Thompson and Web Barr...

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