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Nostalgia Nerds is your rewind button to the best decades ever—the 80s and 90s. From iconic movies and TV shows to pop music, toys, trends, and totally rad moments that shaped a generation, we deep-dive into the pop culture that raised us.
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- Sep 23, 2026
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I Want Candy (opens the original)
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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!
Tainted Love (opens the original)
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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
Back to the Future (opens the original)
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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!
Growing Pains (opens the original)
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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
Fear (opens the original)
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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!
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