Who What When

This week, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving with a veritable feast of games fit for the holiday. We’ll start our Thanksgiving meal with some general Turkey Day trivia, serve that with some Thanksgiving celebrations from around the world, and for dessert, we’ll see if you can tell real historical quotes about Thanksgiving apart from speeches in Hollywood movies. Interested in being a contestant on Wh...

This week, we revisit our episode looking back on the founding of our country with games about the American Revolutionary War. We’ll test your knowledge of the War of Independence, sing pop songs rewritten to be about the American Revolution, and hear three stories from history that are almost too hard to believe – that's because only of two of them are real. Can you guess our lie? Interested in b...

Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial, because this week, we’re delving into the history of television. We’ll flex your TV trivia muscles, look back on famous presidential TV gaffes, and see if you can spot real TV shows from fake ones. Plus, we’ll speak with Dr. Deanna Sellnow, professor and chair of the Department of Communications at Clemson University, about the cultural impact of te...

This week's episode is fit for a king, featuring games all about royalty. Coming up, can you match the royal with the actor who portrayed them on screen? We’ll also see how well you know regents with the names Elizabeth, Charles, Louis, and Henry. And we’ll hear three stories from history about the royal origins of famous sayings.  Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in...

This week, we’re celebrating the Halloween season with games fit for the holiday. We’ll test your Halloween trivia knowledge, see how much of a candy expert you are, and hear three stories from history about ghosts, grave robbers, and haunted houses that are almost too hard to believe.  Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6...

This week, we’re discussing notable liars throughout history. Join us for games about deceitful politicians and celebrities who stretched the truth, as well as a quiz pitting real lies against ones we made up. Will you be able to tell which is which?   Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwh...

This week, we have a very special edition of the show, recorded in front of a live audience in Salt Lake City, Utah, with special guest contestants Anita Rao, host of WUNC's Embodied , and Gayle Ewer with Greater Public . Join us for games about the American Southwest, public radio, and the sometimes bizarre history of our home state, South Carolina. Interested in being a contestant on Who What Wh...

This week, we’re jumping in the Who What When time machine and traveling back to the 1960s with games about this pivotal period in US history. We’ll see how just well you know the events of the 60s, talk about the Cold War’s impact on TV sitcoms, and hear three stories from the decade that are almost too hard to believe. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun...

This week, we're exploring the history of political campaigns in the United States. We’ll see how well you remember notable campaign ads, take a trip through some truly bizarre ones, and hear three stories about political campaigns that may be too wild to believe – that's because one of them is made up. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or tex...

This week, we’re exploring famous feuds throughout history. We’ll test your knowledge of notable fights over the years, see if you can tell real celebrity spats from fake ones, and look back on disputes involving someone who knows a lot about bad blood – pop megastar Taylor Swift.  Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬...

This week, we're looking back on some of our favorite moments from the past year of Who What When. Join us for games about the history of the Academy Awards, famous Super Bowl halftime shows, and bizarre stories from the history of space travel. Plus, learn how you can support this show. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-...

This week, we're exploring World War I and World War II with quizzes about these important periods in history. We’ll see if you can guess when key pop culture moments happened during these conflicts and hear three stories about mysterious creatures spotted during the World Wars that are almost too hard to believe. We’ll also speak with a University of South Carolina historian about technological i...

This week, we're traveling back to the 1970s with quizzes about the pop culture of the era. We’ll test your knowledge of 70s TV shows, look back on some of the major events from the era, and see if you can guess the 70s tune with just four simple clues. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatw...

This week, we’re looking back on the founding of our country with games about the American Revolutionary War. We’ll sing pop songs rewritten to be about the American Revolution, and hear three stories from history that are almost too hard to believe – that's because only of two of them are real. Can you guess our lie? Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This week, we're revisiting our episode on famous failures throughout history. We’ll chat about inventions that didn’t stand the test of time, look at the trials and tribulations famous people went through before hitting it big, and hear three stories about weapons from World War II that bombed (sometimes literally).  Interested in being a contestant...

This week, we're revisiting our episode about 1980s pop culture. We’ll see how well you remember famous events from the era, try to sell you on some dubious consumer products that didn't make it out of the decade, and look back on three forgotten 80s TV shows. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at whowhatwhen@...

This week, we revisit our episode about all things Marvel, from comic books to blockbuster movies. We’ll see how well you know your Captain America quotes and Marvel trivia, and speak with the College of Charleston's Dr. Julie Davis about Marvel’s history and impact on popular culture. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-63...

This week on Who What When, we revisit our episode traveling back a century to the roaring 1920s. Join us for games about prohibition, flappers, jazz, and much more. We’ll also chat with University of South Carolina Literature Professor Catherine Keyser about the lasting impact the decade had on popular literature. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by ca...

This week, we’re spotlighting famous comeback stories from history and pop culture. We’ll see if you can guess the political leaders who came back in to power, jam out to comeback stories from the world of pop music, and take a bite out of popular fast food menu items we loved, lost, and welcomed back into our lives.  Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by...

We’re firing up the Who What When time machine and traveling back to the beginning of this century with games all about 2000s pop culture. We’ll see how well you remember the aughts, including presidential quotes from the decade, the websites we lost during the dot com bust, and totally 2000s movies and music. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling...

This week on Who What When, we’re turning back the clock and discussing the early days of the United States with an episode all about the Founding Fathers. We’ll see if you can tell actual historical quotes from the lyrics of “Hamilton,” and hear three stories about Benjamin Franklin that may be too wild to be true. We’ll also speak with Clemson University historian Dr. Lee Wilson about the early...

This week we revisit our episode about Disney and the company’s movies, theme parks, and place in American history. We’ll look at Disney films that were based on true stories, see if you can tell which quotes came from Disney princesses and which ones came from US presidents, and chat with a local educator about Disney’s continued impact on culture around the world. Interested in being a contestan...

From restaurants to books to movies, this week on Who What When we’re looking at famous franchises from across pop culture. We’ll see how well you know YA fiction and horror movie franchises, plus we’ll chat with film critic Alonso Duralde about why we’re seeing so many Hollywood sequels these days. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling ‪(803) 470...

This week, we look at the Cold War era with questions about the geopolitical conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. We’ll see if you can distinguish real historical quotes about the Cold War from lines from Hollywood movies, hear three stories about the era that seem too wild to be true, and play a game based on one of our favorite songs, Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”...

This week on Who What When, as the days get longer and the weather heats up, we're celebrating summer with games fit for the season. We’ll see how well you remember big summer blockbuster movies, talk about lesser-known summer holidays, and hear three stories from history about the Summer Olympics that may be too wild to believe. Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in o...