The Nostalgia Blast Podcast

This week join Drew & Brian as we discuss some of the differences between how we communicate today versus how we used to in the 90's! With rotary phones, 1 800 COLLECT calls, and "dropping in" on your friends, communication in the 90's was vastly different from the instant communication we have today!

It's that time of the year again when kids' regular TV programming is inundated by "Back to School" commercials! This year, it might be a while before kids physically go back to school, so this week we're going to relive some of our first day of school memories from the 90's!

This week on the Nostalgia Blast Podcast, as a heat wave descends upon us, Drew & Brian reminisce about the ways we battled the summer heat as kids in the 90's! Whether it was with Super Soakers or Slip 'N Slides, no method was too crazy when it came to keeping cool!

Join us for the 30th episode of the Nostalgia Blast Podcast! Since we can't go to theme parks, attend sporting events, or get elective surgeries because of the coronavirus, Drew and Brian decide to talk about the next best thing... Simulation Video Games! Themes Discuss some the earliest simulation games we played as kids in the 90's and what our favorites were Examine how simulation video games have changed over the past 30 years Segments Simulation Video Games Then & Now Retro Review

Drew and Brian are back with a new episode of the Nostalgia Blast Podcast! Today it's easy to take how we listen to music for granted. This week we talk about what it was like to listen to music growing up in the 90's! Themes Highlight some of the major differences in how music was consumed in the 90's versus today. Talk about some of the gimmicky ways we listened to music in the 90's. Illustrate how much accessibility to music has evolved over the past 30 years. Episode Timestamps 0:01 - Episode Intro 0:52 - What Drew & Brian Have Been Up To 4:40 - Music is at your fingertip today 5:30 - Music Then & Now Intro 6:37 - Listening to music on the radio 9:30 - Discovering new music 10:15 - What's considered "oldies" now 11:40 - Aggregating music versus then and now 13:00 - Recording music, making mixtapes 14:08 - Burning CD's and CD collection 17:31 - What was our first CD 19:39 - Sampling CD's in the store 21:03 - How we found new music then and now 23:56 - Gimmicky ways to listen to music back then 25:25 - Getting your first personal CD player 26:37 - Evolution of music streaming platforms 28:57 - MP3 players 32:34 - Sharing music with friends 36:19 - Smartphones replacing mp3 players 37:20 - Music then & now wrap up 37:52 - Retro Review 46:46 - Episode conclusion 47:23 - Outro Segments Intro Music Then & Now Retro Review: Movies With Great Soundtracks

If the coronavirus has you cooped up at home, join Drew and Brian as they investigate pandemic movies from the 90s for answers. Going on a podcast binge is a great way to practice social distancing and pass the time in self-isolation.

Playing online computer games when the teacher wasn't looking was a rite of passage in the late 90s and early 2000s. Join Drew and Brian as they recall some of their favorite Flash computer games to play when they shouldn't have been!

Going out to eat in the 90s was a much different experience than it is today. Join Drew and Brian as they discuss the usefulness of the non-smoking section, recall some 90s restaurant chains no longer with us, and realize they are both Ben Stiller fans.

It was always a special day in school when you got to visit the computer lab. Whether you were honing your keyboarding skills or guiding pioneers down the Oregon Trail, using the computers during school hours was always the best. Join Drew and Brian as they recall memories of classroom visits to the quiet hum and creaky chairs of the 90s computer lab.

The Super Bowl halftime show has become an iconic part of pop culture thanks in part to the halftime shows of the 90s. Join Drew and Brian as they offer their rankings of the Super Bowl halftime shows of the 1990s.