Nostalgia Nerds

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 Michae...

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...

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 me...

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 ...

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 ...

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 nostalg...

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...

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 yo...

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 tee...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 with...

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 live...

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...