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November 24, 2021

This Thanksgiving weekend, hop in The Current’s Time Machine. Starting Wednesday morning at 10 and continuing all weekend long, it’s a Time Machine Weekend. Take a trip to a new year of music each hour: Bake the pumpkin pie in 1976. Set your table in 1987. Wash the dishes in 1995. Throughout the weekend, we’ll venture back to different eras on Teenage Kicks, Radio Free Current, United States of Americana, The Local Show and The Duluth Local Show.

The Current’s Time Machine weekend is supported by Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and by Kowalski’s Markets.

Programming Schedule

Wednesday, Nov. 24

10 a.m. — 1991

11 a.m. — 1974

12 p.m. — 2003

1 p.m. — 1986

2 p.m. — 1967

3 p.m. — 1995

4 p.m. — 1972

5 p.m. — 2007

6 p.m. — 1989

7 p.m. — 1978

8 p.m. — The Chart Show —2021

9 p.m. — 1969

10 p.m. — The Message — 2019

11 p.m. — 1976

Thursday, Nov. 25 – Thanksgiving Day

12 a.m. — 2001

1 a.m. — 1987

2 a.m. — 1965

3 a.m. — 1997

4 a.m. — 1975

5 a.m. — 2009

6 a.m. — 1981

7 a.m. — 1968

8 a.m. — 1994

9 a.m. — 1979

10 a.m. — 2002

11 a.m. — 1985

12 p.m. — 1962

1 p.m. — 1990

2 p.m. — 1970

3 p.m. — 2006

4 p.m. — 1988

5 p.m. — 1966

6 p.m. — 1977

7 p.m. — 1993

8 p.m. — 2005

9 p.m. — 1964

10 p.m. — 1983

11 p.m. — 1999

Friday, Nov. 26

12 a.m. — 1973

1 a.m. — 1992

2 a.m. — 1980

3 a.m. — 2010

4 a.m. — 1984

5 a.m. — 1963

6 a.m. — 1998

7 a.m. — 1971

8 a.m. — 2000

9 a.m. — 1982

10 a.m. — 1961

11 a.m. — 1972

12 p.m. — 1996

1 p.m. — 1989

2 p.m. — 1997

3 p.m. — 2004

4 p.m. — 1965

5 p.m. — 1987

6 p.m. — 1994

7 p.m. — 1975

8 p.m. — 1959

9 p.m. — 2001

10 p.m. — 1995

11 p.m. — 1985

Saturday, Nov. 27

12 a.m. — 1977

1 a.m. — 1990

2 a.m. — 2008

3 a.m. — 1968

4 a.m. — 1983

5 a.m. — 2011

6 a.m. — 1966

7 a.m. — 1993

8 a.m.— Teenage Kicks — 1981

9 a.m. — Teenage Kicks — 1986

10 a.m. — 2005

11 a.m. — 1970

12 p.m. — 1999

1 p.m. — 1967

2 p.m. — 1988

3 p.m. — 2012

4 p.m. — 1976

5 p.m. — 1991

6 p.m. — 1969

7 p.m. — 1980

8 p.m. — 2002

9 p.m. — 1973

10 p.m. — 1998

11 p.m. — 1964

Sunday, Nov. 28 

12 a.m. — 1984

1 a.m. — 2006

2 a.m. — 1971

3 a.m. — 1992

4 a.m. — 1968

5 a.m. — 2009

6 a.m. — 1982

7 a.m. — Radio Heartland on The Current — 2001

8 a.m. — United States of Americana — 1969

9 a.m. — United States of Americana — 2011

10 a.m. — 1996

11 a.m. — 1979

12 p.m. — 2000

1 p.m. — 1985

2 p.m. — 1967

3 p.m. — 1994

4 p.m. — 2003

5 p.m. — 1974

6 p.m. — The Local Show — 2005

7 p.m. — The Local Show — 1984

8 p.m. — The Duluth Local Show — 2020

9 p.m. — 1970

10 p.m. — 2004

11 p.m. — 1991

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