2020 has been a year of reflection, and several excellent podcasts reached back into our past to try to understand how we got here. One such show is Back Issue, which celebrates pop culture phenomena that were either largely overlooked by the mainstream (read: white) media or, if they did pervade the mainstream, deserve reconsideration through a modern lens. Hosts Tracy Clayton and Josh Gwynn celebrate Black sitcoms from the ’90s, Beyonce’s oeuvre and the under-appreciated Mariah Carey film Glitter. They also revisit important events with a critical eye—like some of the suspect choices made by the producers of America’s Next Top Model, including race-flipping the models for a shoot, even as Tyra Banks forged a new path to success for Black women on reality television. Clayton and Gwynn strike the perfect balance between pure fandom and criticism that can offer listeners insight into how the culture has evolved—and how far it has yet to go.