Nostalgia Nerds

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.

We’re taking a trip through the 90s style scene—from chokers to platform shoes—and the era when music shifted from grunge to pop. Of course, we crack open our middle school journals for all the drama: teen angst, trying to look cool while smoking, and navigating the heavy stuff like dealing with cancer in our lives.

It’s messy, real, and fully 90s—press play and relive it all with us. 💿🔥

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, emotional, and a reminder that growing up in the 80s and 90s meant balancing movie magic with moments that changed how we saw our idols. Press play and rewind with us. 💿✨

It’s full-on 90s nostalgia this week as we count down our ultimate 90s girl crushes—the icons, the attitude, and the girls who had us obsessed. We also revisit the wild talking doll toy craze, because nothing says childhood like a doll repeating unhinged catchphrases on loop.

And yes, we’re back in the middle school journals for another round of awkward confessions, dramatic feelings, and secondhand embarrassment we can’t believe we survived. If you grew up in the era of girl power, toy madness, and emotional spiral notebooks, this episode is for you.

Hit play and relive the chaos. 💿🔥

We’re back and diving deeper into the 80s with a full rundown of our ultimate 80s hotties, because this decade did not play when it came to crushes. We also revisit one of the most heartbreaking moments in history and pop culture—the Challenger explosion—and how we remember it as kids (and we really misremember it!)

Plus, we crack open our middle school journals once again for more unfiltered cringe, drama, and emotional chaos. And we’re talking about Ione Skye and her memoir Say Everything—from 80s cool-girl energy to the stories behind the icon.

Press play and relive it with us. 💿🔥

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. 💿✨