Nostalgia Nerds

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re counting down our Top 5 Favorite 80s Nepo Babies, the famous offspring who were born with connections, celebrity parents, and a head start on the rest of us!

Then we’re throwing it back to 1992, when Bill Clinton grabbed a saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show and proved that even presidential campaigns needed a little jazz. And of course, we’re opening up our middle school journals for a double dose of nostalgia: one heartbreaking Valentine’s Day spent painfully single (because middle school romance was BRUTAL), and one of the GREATEST...

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re talking about our Top 5 Favorite 90s TV Couples who gave us unrealistic expectations about love. We’re also recapping our recent trip to 90s Con, where we got to relive the decade we will apparently never get over.

And of course, we’re cracking open our childhood journals for some truly important historical documentation: our undying obsession with the absolute STUD that was Patrick Swayze and our desperate pleas to the universe for boyfriends. The longing was real, the standards were questionable, and the journals have receipts. 💕📓

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re getting into the Halloween spirit with our Top 5 Favorite 90s Horror Movies. Then we’re talking compilation CDs, because nothing said “I have incredible taste in music” like a disc packed with all the hits. And of course, we’re opening up our childhood journals for a special Halloween entry about Mischief Night. Grab your candy, turn off the lights, and get ready for a seriously nostalgic Halloween!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we count down our favorite slang words from the 80s and 90s with our favorite sidekick, BC Preppy, reminisce about the days when encyclopedias were the original Google, and B surprises us with a journal entry of his own. Get ready for plenty of laughs, a healthy dose of nostalgia, and proof that some memories are better left on paper... but we're sharing them anyway!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re spraying on some serious nostalgia with our Top 5 Favorite Perfumes of the 80s and 90s. Then we’re diving into the glorious, slightly terrifying world of waterbeds, because nothing says “luxury” like trying to sleep on a giant bag of water. And of course, we’re cracking open our childhood journals to revisit two very important men in our lives: Dylan McKay and Michael Jackson. The feelings were dramatic, and thankfully, we wrote it all down.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re getting those jingles stuck in your head all over again with our Top 5 Favorite 80s Commercial Jingles! Then we’re heading back to the era of D.A.R.E., “Just Say No,” and the War on Drugs, when Nancy Reagan was telling us to just say no and school assemblies were basically terrifying. And of course, we’re cracking open our childhood journals to revisit our BIG dreams of becoming famous and marrying celebrities. Because clearly, we had a five-year plan, and it involved fame, fortune, and a celebrity husband.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re grabbing a seat in the audience for our Top 5 Favorite Talk Shows of the 80s and 90s because nothing beat daytime TV. Then we’re celebrating the art of the mixtape: carefully chosen songs, perfectly timed pauses, and hoping the recipient actually understood what every song REALLY meant. And of course, we’re cracking open our childhood journals for another hilarious trip down memory lane, where the drama was real, the feelings were BIG, and absolutely nothing was too embarrassing to write down. Grab a blank cassette and get ready to rewind!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re counting down our Top 5 Makeup Choices from the 80s and 90s. Then we’re diving into the diet culture of the day and remembering all the questionable ways we were told to look “better.” And finally, we’re cracking open those childhood journals to reveal our biggest celebrity crushes—the boys who had us swooning, daydreaming, and convinced we were going to marry them someday. It’s makeup, mayhem, and major crushes!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’ve got a special guest joining us for a totally tubular trip down memory lane! We’re counting down our Top 5 Favorite 80s Rom-Coms—the movies that taught us everything we know about love, grand gestures, and questionable relationship choices. Then we’re diving into the wild and disturbing story of the Long Island Lolita, and of course, we’re cracking open our childhood journals for another round of teenage drama, crushes, and questionable life choices. Grab your popcorn, cue the 80s soundtrack, and get ready for another nostalgic ride!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re going back to the 80s for our Top 5 Spielberg Movies from the decade and revisiting the John Hughes classics that made us question our entire high school experience. Then we’re opening up the journals for another dose of teenage drama where a best friend did us dirty, and the evidence is still in writing. Grab your popcorn, cue up the VHS, and get ready for your weekly dose of nostalgia!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re heading back to the golden age of big laughs, and sitcom families with our Top 5 Favorite 80s Sitcoms! Then we’re talking about the ultimate Friday night tradition: TGIF, when the whole family gathered around the TV for appointment television. And of course, we’re cracking open our childhood journals for another hilarious trip down memory lane, complete with feelings that seemed VERY important at the time. Grab the remote, get comfy, and prepare for a serious dose of nostalgia!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we're digging up the fears that haunted us as kids with our Top 5 Childhood Fears! We also revisit the legendary Action Park, the waterpark that somehow made “fun day out” sound like a potential trip to the emergency room. And of course, we're cracking open our childhood journals for another invigorating round of embarrassing, dramatic, and laugh-out-loud memories. Grab your floaties and your emotional support teddy bear—this episode is going to be a wild ride!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re rewinding to the 90s for our Top 5 favorite music videos. Then we revisit the ultimate “what were they thinking?” moment: Crystal Clear Pepsi. And finally, we’re cracking open our childhood journals for some seriously emotional entries that prove we felt EVERYTHING at age 13. Get ready for an episode that has big music, questionable soda, and even bigger feelings!

Brendan is back this week on Nostalgia Nerds, and we're bringing the thrills, chills, and middle school fun! We count down our Top 5 favorite 80s horror movies, revisit the shocking 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing, and crack open our middle school journals to relive our greatest (and not-so-greatest) April Fools' Day pranks. Expect nostalgia, laughs, and just enough awkwardness to haunt us for another 30 years!

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we're buzzing in with our Top 5 favorite game shows from the 80s and 90s. Then we take a trip back to the days when lucky rabbit's feet dangled from every backpack and keychain. And as always, we're cracking open our middle school journals to relive the sweet, hilarious, and occasionally savage notes we used to write in each other's diaries. It's a game-winning combination of nostalgia, laughs, and teen angst!

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...

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 ou...

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...

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.

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 joined by our #1 superfan—and for the first time ever, we’re getting a male perspective on all the craziness. We talk about our Top 5 Video Games list, and revisit the days of AOL and AIM, sharing our screen names (brace yourselves).

Plus, we open our middle school journals and get his unfiltered reactions to all the drama, frenching, and questionable decisions.

It’s nostalgia, gaming, and a whole new point of view. You don’t want to miss this one. 💻🎮🔥

Dust off your diaries and cue the moonwalk — this week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re diving deep into the ultimate 80s and 90s nostalgia trip! We break down the new Michael Jackson movie, count down our Top 5 favorite MJ songs, and revisit one of the biggest moments of the 90s: the tragic death of Princess Diana and how the world reacted. Plus, things get hilariously personal when we crack open our middle school journals and discover we were BOTH hopelessly crushing on the same guy. Expect laughs, secondhand embarrassment, and all the retro feels in this jam-packed episode!

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 counting down our Top 5 90s movie villains—the ones we loved to hate and still can’t forget. We also dive into the oddly iconic pop culture moment of those Absolut bottle-shaped ads that were everywhere.

And of course, we’re back in our middle school journals, reliving the struggle of 6th grade—big feelings, bigger dreams, and the very real belief we were destined to be famous.

It’s dramatic, nostalgic, and just the right amount of unhinged. Press play and rewind with us. 💿🔥

We’re back, baby! Kicking off Season 2 of Nostalgia Nerds, we dive into our Top 5 Madonna songs, revisit the launch of The Simpsons and the rise of the FOX network, and crack open our middle school journals for some very frenemy energy moments—including liking each other’s boyfriends (yes, really).

It’s iconic pop culture, a little drama, and a whole lot of nostalgia. Season 2 starts now—press play. 💿🔥

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re turning up the volume on our Top 80s bands—the music that defined the decade and our childhood playlists. We also look back at the story of Ryan White and how his battle with AIDS became one of the most talked-about moments of the era.

Plus, we open up our middle school journals again for more awkward confessions, deep thoughts, teenage drama, and the kind of memories that only make sense in hindsight.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re going 80s with our Top 5 Movies of the Decade—the films that shaped our childhoods and still live rent-free in our brains. We also revisit the absolute madness of the Cabbage Patch Kids craze, when parents fought in toy aisles and adoption papers somehow felt very real.

Plus, we open up our middle school journals yet again, capturing what it was like to be kids processing pop culture in real time—including our memories and reactions when Michael Jackson faced accusations that shocked the world.

It’s nostalgic, emotiona...

Welcome to Nostalgia Nerds! In our debut episode, we introduce ourselves and dive headfirst into the 80s and 90s pop culture that raised us. We count down our Top 5 Girl Crushes of the 80s, revisit the unforgettable chaos of Baby Jessica falling down the well, and read straight from our actual middle school journals—yes, including the legendary Frenching Night.

Grab your scrunchie and press play. The nostalgia starts now. 💿✨

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re sharing the story of how we met and diving into our favorite 90s board games—the ones that turned sleepovers into full-on competitions. We also revisit one of the biggest headlines of the decade, the Clinton–Monica Lewinsky scandal, and take a trip back to our middle school crushes that had us passing notes and overanalyzing everything.

Friendship origins, 90s game nights, and peak teenage drama—press play and nerd out with us. 🎲💿🔥

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re reliving our favorite 90s TV moments—the scenes, shows, and drama we couldn’t stop talking about. We dive into when The Real World changed reality TV forever, remember sweating along to MTV’s The Grind Workout, and confess our lifelong weakness for bad boys.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re talking about the books that defined our childhoods in the 80s and 90s, the freedom of playing outside in the neighborhood until the streetlights came on, and one of the most shocking cultural moments of the 90s—the death of Kurt Cobain.

It’s a mix of carefree kid memories, the stories that shaped us, and the moments that marked the end of an era.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re dialing it all the way back—talking landlines, obsessing over Total Phone, and swooning over iconic 80s ballads that raised us emotionally. We also crack open our embarrassing middle school journals (you’re welcome), and for the first time ever, we’re joined by a special guest to relive the chaos with us.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re breaking down our favorite 90s TV shows, reliving the moment TRL took over music and our after-school lives, and—because we can’t help ourselves—diving back into our middle school journals for more unfiltered drama, crushes, and emotional spiral notebook energy.

It’s appointment television, countdown culture, and peak 90s chaos. Press play and rewind with us. 📺💿🔥

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re turning up the volume on our Top 80s bands—the music that defined the decade and our childhood playlists. We also look back at the story of Ryan White and how his battle with AIDS became one of the most talked-about moments of the era.

Plus, we open up our middle school journals again for more awkward confessions, deep thoughts, teenage drama, and the kind of memories that only make sense in hindsight.

This week on Nostalgia Nerds, we’re swooning over our favorite 90s hotties, revisiting the pop culture earthquake that was the OJ Simpson trial, and sharing memories from simpler (and messier) times—like seeing my first Broadway show, obsessively flipping through Bop magazine, and throwing very serious birthday parties.