Six Sides of Frustration: Rubik's Cube

Send us Fan Mail Remember when a little six-sided cube took over the world? In the early 1980s, the Rubik’s Cube went from a colorful puzzle to an international obsession, showing up in classrooms, toy stores, shopping malls, and Christmas wish lists everywhere. This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we’re twisting our way back to the decade when everybody seemed to own one, everybody claimed they could solve it, and a whole lot of us spent our afternoons scrambling colored squares and wondering if we’d ever get our lives back. We explore the history of the Rubik’s Cube, the 1980s craze that made it a cultural phenomenon, the competitions and gimmicks it inspired, and the memories of a generation that discovered there were some problems you couldn’t solve by peeling off the stickers. Grab your cube, find that one side you almost finished, and join us for a trip back to the days when being smart meant being able to solve a toy in public without looking like you were having a nervous breakdown. Free Nights and Weekends: celebrating the toys, trends, and everyday absurdities that made growing up in the 1980s unforgettable. Show Sponsor Don't Just Let Memories Live On FNAW Digitize them with The Digitize Center  Angry that you don't have the latest Free Nights and Weekends Podcast gear? Fix that here!  Support the show Free Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our Website Original music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame