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It's The Current's Time Machine Weekend

The Current's Time Machine Weekend 2024
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November 27, 2024

This Thanksgiving Weekend, pack your bags because we are going on an adventure … through time! It’s The Current’s Time Machine Weekend.

Starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. Central, we’re cranking back the dials to explore a different year of music every hour. Hear tracks from the 1960s and ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, the early oughts, 2010s, all the way up to today. It’s the perfect soundtrack for your Thanksgiving celebration. Tune in, use the free smartphone app, tell your smart speaker to play The Current, or stream right here at thecurrent.org.

Programming Schedule

Here is the hour-by-hour, year-by-year breakdown of Time Machine Weekend. Note: Each hourly playlist link will populate when that hour begins.

Wednesday, Nov. 27

10 a.m. — 1998

11 a.m. — 1969

12 p.m. — 2009

1 p.m. — 1977

2 p.m. — 2019

3 p.m. — 1981

4 p.m. — 1990

5 p.m. — 2020

6 p.m. — 1960

7 p.m. — 1970

8 p.m. — 1991

9 p.m. — 2014

10 p.m. — 2002

11 p.m. — 1995

Thursday, Nov. 28 – Thanksgiving Day

12 a.m. — 1984

1 a.m. — 1967

2 a.m. — 2021

3 a.m. — 2004

4 a.m. — 1974

5 a.m. — 1992

6 a.m. — 1961

7 a.m. — 2018

8 a.m. — 1989

9 a.m. — 1973

10 a.m. — 2006

11 a.m. — 1996

12 p.m. — 2016

1 p.m. — 1968

2 p.m. — 2000

3 p.m. — 1986

4 p.m. — 1979

5 p.m. — 2011

6 p.m. — 1999

7 p.m. — 2010

8 p.m. — 1982

9 p.m. — 2003

10 p.m. — 1965

11 p.m. — 1997

Friday, Nov. 29

12 a.m. — 2022

1 a.m. — 1971

2 a.m. — 1988

3 a.m. — 1993

4 a.m. — 2014

5 a.m. — 1975

6 a.m. — 2007

7 a.m. — 1966

8 a.m. — 1980

9 a.m. — 2002

10 a.m. — 2017

11 a.m. — 1968

12 p.m. — 1994

1 p.m. — 2005

2 p.m. — 1976

3 p.m. — 1987

4 p.m. — 1963

5 p.m. — 1992

6 p.m. — 2013

7 p.m. — 1985

8 p.m. — 1977

9 p.m. — 1998

10 p.m. — 2015

11 p.m. — 2001

Saturday, Nov. 30

12 a.m. — 1969

1 a.m. — 2018

2 a.m. — 1997

3 a.m. — 1983

4 a.m. — 1964

5 a.m. — 2003

6 a.m. — 1978

7 a.m. — 1996

8 a.m.— 2011

9 a.m. — 1993

10 a.m. — 1981

11 a.m. — 2008

12 p.m. — 1979

1 p.m. — 2010

2 p.m. — 1987

3 p.m. — 2016

4 p.m. — 1991

5 p.m. — 2000

6 p.m. — 1967

7 p.m. — 2021

8 p.m. — 1989

9 p.m. — 2009

10 p.m. — 1973

11 p.m. — 2020

Sunday, Dec. 1 

12 a.m. — 1994

1 a.m. — 1968

2 a.m. — 2006

3 a.m. — 1970

4 a.m. — 2022

5 a.m. — 1986

6 a.m. — 2012

7 a.m. — 1999

8 a.m. — 2001

9 a.m. — 1972

10 a.m. — 1998

11 a.m. — 1982

12 p.m. — 2004

1 p.m. — 2012

2 p.m. — 1990

3 p.m. — 2023

4 p.m. — 1963

5 p.m. — 1975

6 p.m. — 2005

7 p.m. — 1985

8 p.m. — 1965

9 p.m. — 1995

10 p.m. — 1962

11 p.m. — 2013

Want more musical time travel? Check out our 24/7 Teenage Kicks stream.