The Bare Minimum Show

Remember when you had to get off the internet so your mom could use the phone? When Friday nights meant a trip to Blockbuster, you had to rewind VHS tapes, and getting a new video game was the highlight of your entire month?

We grew up in a completely different world, and our kids will NEVER understand it.

This week on The Bare Minimum Show, Mike, Ryan, and Michael take a hilarious trip down memory lane to revisit the things that made growing up in the 90s and early 2000s unforgettable.

From dial-up internet and burning CDs to playing outside until the streetlights came on, we're talking about the technology, trends, childhood experiences, and everyday struggles that today's kids will never truly appreciate.

Was growing up back then actually better, or are we just three Millennials getting old?

Grab your favorite nostalgic snack, fire up the time machine, and join us for a trip back to the good old days.

What is ONE thing from your childhood that kids today would never understand? Drop it in the comments!

🎙️ The Bare Minimum Show — Three guys, plenty of opinions, and the bare minimum amount of effort.

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THE HAWKEYES BEAT MICHIGAN!

Mike and Michael break down Iowa’s win over Michigan, what stood out, and what it means going forward.

But then we switch gears for a little Bare Minimum State of the Union.

After bringing the podcast back, we’ve started figuring out what we actually want The Bare Minimum Show to become. And the answer? More of what we grew up with.

90s & 2000s nostalgia
Millennial music
Video games
Foods, snacks & drinks we grew up on
Forgotten TV, movies & pop culture

This or Thats, drafts, debates & ridiculous memories
Sports — when there’s something worth talking about

We’re not trying to be another podcast that talks about everything happening in the world. We want this to be the show where Millennials can come hang out, laugh, remember stuff they completely forgot about, and argue about whether things really were better back then.

So consider this our State of the Union.

The Hawkeyes got a huge win.
The Bare Minimum Show has a direction.
And we’re just getting started.

COMMENT: What Millennial topic from the 90s or 2000s do you want us to do an entire episode on?

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Why Are Millennials the First Generation to Talk About Their Feelings?

We grew up hearing “suck it up,” “walk it off,” and “quit crying.” Therapy wasn’t something you casually talked about, especially with your friends.

Then somewhere along the way… Millennials started talking.

Anxiety. Depression. Therapy. Burnout. Parenting. Relationships. And simply admitting when we’re not okay.

So what changed?

In this episode of The Bare Minimum Show, Mike and Ryan look back at growing up in the ’90s and 2000s and ask whether Millennials really changed the conversation around mental health—or if we’re just more willing to admit what every generation has been dealing with all along.

We talk about how our parents handled emotions, how we’re raising our own kids differently, the stigma around therapy when we were growing up, and whether emo and pop-punk music were basically therapy before we knew we needed therapy.

Simple Plan, Linkin Park, Hawthorne Heights… maybe we should’ve seen this coming.

And we ask the bigger question:

Are Millennials actually more emotionally healthy because we talk about our feelings—or have we gone too far the other direction?

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Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC? Blockbuster or Hollywood Video? AIM or MSN Messenger? The 90s or the 2000s?

Mike and Ryan are putting their millennial childhoods to the test with the Ultimate Millennial This or That.

We’re going head-to-head on some of the toughest choices from growing up in the 90s and 2000s — TV, music, snacks, technology, stores, movies, and all the random stuff that made being a millennial awesome.

Some choices are easy. Some bring back memories we completely forgot about. And some might end friendships. 😂

🎙️ The Bare Minimum Show — where being an adult is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

👇 PLAY ALONG IN THE COMMENTS 👇
Drop your answers and tell us which choices we got completely wrong.

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What if you could walk into a store in 2026 and instantly feel like it was 1999 again? 📼🔥

On this episode of The Bare Minimum Show, Mike and Ryan build their PERFECT MILLENNIAL STORE — packed with everything we grew up with and desperately wish would make a comeback.

We’re talking the stuff that defined our childhood: the snacks, the toys, the clothes, the music, the movies, the video games, and all those random things that instantly unlock a memory you forgot you had.

No Amazon.
No streaming everything.
No doom scrolling.
Just pure 90s and early-2000s nostalgia.

But here’s the question…

👇 If you could bring back ONE thing from your childhood and put it in our Millennial Store, what would it be?

Drop it in the comments — and if we forgot something obvious, let us hear about it.

🎙️ The Bare Minimum Show
Hosted by Mike & Ryan

Subscribe for more ridiculous conversations, millennial nostalgia, and doing just enough to call it a podcast.

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The Monday Night Wars were DIFFERENT. This week on The Bare Minimum Show, we jump back into the glory days of WCW vs WWF — when Stone Cold, The Rock, Goldberg, nWo, Sting, DX, Hulk Hogan, and Shawn Michaels ruled wrestling and every Monday night felt like a fight for survival.

We break down:
🔥 WCW Nitro vs WWF Raw
🔥 The Attitude Era chaos
🔥 nWo changing wrestling forever
🔥 Best wrestlers, biggest moments & wild storylines
🔥 Keep 3, Cut 3 debates
🔥 Why wrestling may never hit this level again

If you grew up flipping channels during the Monday Night Wars… this episode is for you.

👇 Drop your answer below:
Who won the Monday Night Wars — WCW or WWF?

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It’s Derby time 🐎🌹 and we’re diving headfirst into the chaos of the Kentucky Derby.

We’re talking everything from wild Derby stories, insane bets, traditions that make zero sense, and of course… our picks for who’s actually taking it this year. Expect mint juleps, big hats, longshots, and a few terrible gambling decisions along the way.

We also mix in some classic segments including Keep 3 / Cut 3, random debates, and handing out the Bare Minimum Award of the Week.

Whether you’re here for the horses, the history, or just the chaos — this one’s a ride.

🎙️ Presented by our sponsors:
JCI Electric
Vans Liquor Store
Badass Beard Care
Doiche Foods

Make sure to like, subscribe, and share with your crew before placing your bets.

This week’s episode is all over the map—in the best way possible. We kick things off talking about the current weather and dive headfirst into the weather conspiracy rabbit hole… coincidence or something more? 🌪️👀

Then we switch gears and hit a fan-favorite segment: Keep 3, Cut 3 – 90s Country Edition 🤠. Some absolute legends made the list, and let’s just say… not everyone survived the cut. You’re gonna have opinions on this one.

As always, we appreciate you tuning in—make sure to like, subscribe, and drop your Keep 3 / Cut 3 in the comments!

Big shoutout to our sponsors:

• JCI Electric
• Vans Liquor Store
• Badass Beard Care
• Doiche Foods

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🚀 Artemis II & The Moon Landing Conspiracy… What’s the Truth?

NASA is heading back to the Moon with Artemis II… but one question still hasn’t gone away:

👉 Did we actually land on the Moon in the first place?

In this episode, we break down:

• What Artemis II is really trying to accomplish
• Why it’s taken over 50 years to go back
• The most popular moon landing conspiracy theories
• And what’s fact vs fiction when you really look at the evidence

Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or just curious… this one’s going to make you think.

🎙️ Presented by our sponsors:

• Big thanks to Vans Liquor Store 🍻 for keeping the drinks flowing
• ⚡ JCI Electric – powering what matters
• 🧔 Badass Beard Care – look sharp, stay rugged
• 🥩 Doiche Foods – quality you can taste

Make sure to support the businesses that support the show!

👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments:
Do YOU think we landed on the Moon… or is there more to the story?

👍 Like, Subscribe & Share if you enjoy real conversations, bold topics, and a little bit of controversy.

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🚀 Artemis II & The Moon Landing Conspiracy… What’s the Truth?

NASA is heading back to the Moon with Artemis II… but one question still hasn’t gone away:

👉 Did we actually land on the Moon in the first place?

In this episode, we break down:

• What Artemis II is really trying to accomplish
• Why it’s taken over 50 years to go back
• The most popular moon landing conspiracy theories
• And what’s fact vs fiction when you really look at the evidence

Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or just curious… this one’s going to make you think.

🎙️ Presented by our sponsors:

• Big thanks to Vans Liquor Store 🍻 for keeping the drinks flowing
• ⚡ JCI Electric – powering what matters
• 🧔 Badass Beard Care – look sharp, stay rugged
• 🥩 Doiche Foods – quality you can taste

Make sure to support the businesses that support the show!

👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments:
Do YOU think we landed on the Moon… or is there more to the story?

👍 Like, Subscribe & Share if you enjoy real conversations, bold topics, and a little bit of controversy.

#ArtemisII #MoonLanding #Conspiracy #NASA #SpacePodcast #Apollo #TruthOrMyth