Nostalgia Nerds
Season 1
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Today's Special
Cornflake Girl
I believe I can fly
Been Caught Stealing
From A Distance
Muppet Babies
Bizarre Love Triangle
Perfect Strangers
I'm Too Sexy
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by Alix and Allyson
Welcome to Nostalgia Nerds — the podcast where best friends of over 40 years relive the best and worst of the 80s and 90s. In each episode, top 5 lists count down hotties to clothing trends to everything in between. We revisit unforgettable moments in pop culture history. And we open our childhood journals to remember it all in real time. Funny, embarassing, emotional, and honest — it’s a time capsule from the best decades in history. Tune into Nostalgia Nerds — A totally Awesome trip down Memory Lane.
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we're getting wonderfully weird as we count down our Top 5 favorite people-and-puppet shows from the 80s and 90s. Then we lace up our skates and revisit one of the biggest scandals of the decade—the unforgettable Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding Olympic drama. And because middle school was its own emotional roller coaster, we're reading from our journals about friendships that changed and faded. Grab your favorite childhood snack and join us for another episode full of nostalgia, laughs, and all the feelings.
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we're pouring a giant bowl of nostalgia as we count down our Top 5 favorite childhood cereals. Then we revisit one of the wildest pop culture stories of the 90s: the infamous Lorena and John Bobbitt saga that had everyone talking. And because our middle school journals never fail to embarrass us, we're sharing the cringe-worthy entries about our ill-advised shoplifting adventures. Grab a spoon and join us for another episode full of laughs, nostalgia, and questionable childhood decisions!
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we're counting down our Top 5 favorite mall stores, from the places that got all our allowance money to the stores where we wandered for hours without buying a thing. We also revisit the legendary Reebok Pump craze and discuss why we all believed pumping air into our sneakers would instantly transform us into elite athletes. Then it's time for another trip into our middle school journals, we're sharing the oversized emotions, and heartbreak-filled pages that prove nobody felt feelings quite like a middle schooler. Grab your food court pretzel and your pumped-up sneakers—this episode is packed with nostalgia, laughs, and just the right amount of cringe.
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we count down our Top 5 favorite concerts from the 80s and 90s—the shows that blew our minds. Then we grab a seat at Central Perk to talk all things Friends, from our favorite characters to the hairstyles that somehow convinced an entire generation they needed "The Rachel." And because we apparently have no shame, we're once again opening our middle school diaries to relive the time we got caught shoplifting. Join us for a hilarious trip back to a time when our biggest worries were concert tickets, sitcom romances, and whether our parents were about to find out what we did at the mall.
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, our favorite sidekick Brendan is back to help us celebrate America's 250th anniversary with a healthy dose of 80s and 90s nostalgia! We kick things off by counting down our Top 5 favorite 90s movie soundtracks. We also look back patriotically at Operation Desert Storm and remember how one of the biggest news stories of the early 90s shaped our childhood memories. And because no episode is complete without a little diary-induced embarrassment, We close out Pride Month by opening our middle school journals to rediscover the time we kissed each other for practice. Join us for another episode full of laughs, nostalgia, and enough cringe to last another 250 years!
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re reliving Saturday morning glory as we count down our Top 5 favorite cartoons from childhood. We also take a deep dive into one of the biggest hair trends of the 80s and 90s: perms. And because no trip down memory lane is complete without some cringe, we’re reading from our middle school journals to revisit the awkward crushes, dramatic heartbreaks, and painfully embarrassing love lives that defined our teenage years. Grab your scrunchies and your cereal bowl — this episode is pure nostalgia!
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re flipping through the glossy pages of our favorite 80s and 90s magazines. We also dive into the wild world of daytime talk shows, revisiting the golden age of TV tabloid madness. And of course, we crack open our middle school journals once again to unpack the bizarre love triangles and over-the-top drama that completely consumed our adolescent lives.
Grab your Aqua Net and your awkward school smile — this week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re counting down our Top 5 favorite 80s sitcom theme songs that still get stuck in our heads decades later. We also take a hilarious trip back to Lifetouch school picture day, complete with those blue laser backgrounds. And because middle school trauma builds character, we’re reading from our old journals where we desperately tried to convince ourselves we were totally fine after our crushes wanted absolutely nothing to do with us. It’s equal parts cringe, comedy, and classic nostalgia!
This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re taking it back to the 90's with a countdown of the greatest one-hit wonders of the decade. We also talk about the moment Magic Johnson shocked the world with his HIV announcement and because no episode is complete without a little middle school embarrassment, we’re opening up our journals to relive the dramatic love triangles, heartbreak, and friendship chaos that felt like the end of the world at 13. Nostalgic, messy, and hilarious — just the way we like it.