The We Don't Wanna Grow Up podcast our attempt at taking you back to that feeling of strolling the aisles at Toys R Us, flipping through the JC Penney’s catalog so you can ear-mark everything you want for Christmas, cozying up in front of the television on a Saturday morning with a big bowl of cereal, or waiting for hours for a certain song to play on the radio so you can hit record on your tape player, because that feeling has definitely been a comfort and has helped us get through the stress and anxiety that comes along with everything happening in the world today, and we hope it helps you a little, too. Join us as we cover all things nostalgic from the '80s and '90s!
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The We Don't Wanna Grow Up podcast is a delightful journey back to the good old days of the 80s and 90s. As a listener, I am immediately transported to my youth and flooded with memories that bring a smile to my face. The hosts, Stacy and Pete, have an infectious love for nostalgia that is palpable throughout each episode. They create a warm and inviting atmosphere that feels like sitting with friends reminiscing about the past. This podcast serves as a much-needed break from the stresses of the world, offering a lighthearted and fun escape.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the hosts' genuine love for their childhood favorites. Unlike other podcasts on similar subjects, which may take on a mocking tone, Stacy and Pete approach their topics with sincere affection. Their enthusiasm is contagious, making me want to dig out my favorite PJs, grab some cereal, and watch Saturday morning cartoons all over again. Each episode is filled with interesting tidbits that make me want to revisit TV shows or research toys from my youth. The hosts' chemistry creates an enjoyable back-and-forth dynamic that keeps me engaged and entertained.
While it's hard to find any major flaws in this podcast, one minor downside could be that it focuses solely on 80s and 90s nostalgia. This might limit its appeal to listeners who are not familiar or interested in that particular era. Additionally, while the discussions on specific shows or movies are engaging, some listeners might prefer more variety in terms of topics covered.
In conclusion, The We Don't Wanna Grow Up podcast fills a void by providing an enjoyable trip down memory lane for anyone who loves the 80s and 90s. Stacy and Pete's infectious enthusiasm and genuine love for their childhood favorites make each episode a joyous experience. It's refreshing to listen to something outside of politics and current events, offering a much-needed respite from the stresses of daily life. Overall, I highly recommend this podcast to anyone seeking a nostalgic and fun-filled escape from the world around us.
We asked our audience to tell us their favorite Brendan Fraser movies, and we tallied the answers to give you a Top Ten list (with honorable mentions, of course). Thanks so much for participating! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In today's Freestyle Friday episode, we talk about things we've been watching, some self-care for Stacy, the new Nintendo Switch 2, some celebrity gossip, an announcement about an 80s movie sequel, an email we received from the director of a movie we covered, we share a fun Double Dare-related story that Jessica shared with us recently, and Chad comes to the front of the class for Show & Tell! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In today's episode, we're talking about the 1986 sci-fi adventure movie, Flight of the Navigator! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, we're talking about My Best Friend's Exorcism (book and movie), Satanic Panic, some things we've been watching this week (Archive, Love Island USA, Love Island: All Stars, and Survivor), and we take a trip to the VP's office. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This week, we watched the 1995 MTV Movie Awards in full, and we're talking all about it: the categories, the presenters, the performances, the awkward moments, and who took home the coveted golden popcorn! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Stacy and Pete tell a story about something that happened that morning, a Muppets ride follow-up, The Prom Queen on Netflix, And Just Like That, some exciting Jem and the Holograms news, more Survivor binging, Stacy shares about a recent nostalgic purchase, and author, Travis Kennedy, comes to the front of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up classroom for Show & Tell, and he tells us about his book, The Whyte Python World Tour! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We're back with another installment in our Remote Control series, where listeners get to take control (remotely) of the episode! Today, Jackson has chosen X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men! Be sure and reach out if you have any ideas for a Remote Control episode, and you'd like to participate! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Stacy and Pete talk about some more TV shows and movies they've been watching (White Lotus, Love on the Spectrum, Dead Mail, Companion, Borderline), old dance shows like Club MTV and Dance Party USA, and a funny story from the set of Titanic! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We've got news... you're gonna lose... if you don't listen to this episode, because it's the MOST FUN! It's 1963 and we're heading to Myrtle Beach with Melaina, Carson, Pudge and Luanne to cruise, drink Purple Jesus at wild parties and shag our hearts out! The Carolina Shag, that is! Shag (the movie) is a sweet potato of a film. Now, act like you've had some upbringing and join in on the fun! This is a rerelease of our Shag episode, originally released in August 2021, with a few extra discussions from Stacy and Pete. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Pete and Stacy talk about a rumored The Muppet Show resurrection, some upcoming movies (The Prom Queen) and documentaries (Pee-wee as Himself), and some shows they've been watching lately (Survivor, Paradise, and Black Mirror)! We also welcome new Patrons and update you on our latest bonus episodes on Patreon. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This is Part Two of Favorite 80s Break-Up Songs, as voted on by our audience! If you haven't listened to Part One, be sure and check it out! We also talk about the new playlists we made to accompany the podcast! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Join Roberta, Samantha, Teeny and Chrissy as they look back on their most memorable summer of the 70's. Let's all hop on our bikes, dodge the Wormers and look out for Crazy Pete... It's the 1995 film, Now and Then! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This is Part One of Favorite 80s Break-Up Songs, as voted on by our audience! We also give a brief podcast update and talk about our latest Patreon episode where we played Name That Tune! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Grab your dancing shoes, your hacky sack, and your falafel hat... we're covering the 1999 teen rom-com, She's All That. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Pete tells us about his recent trip to London and we visit the VP's office. We talk about a new (to us) 90s movie we recently watched and loved, all five members of The Breakfast Club reuniting for the 40th anniversary, the Clueless sequel series announcement. Then, Brie comes to the front of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up classroom for Show and Tell! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Stacy and Pete got to hang out with podcast listener and new friend, Kelly (otherwise known as Friend Kelly), and we had fun playing more 80s and 90s Pop Culture Trivia! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
The Class of '98 has just graduated and we're following along (until we can't feel our legs) as they party the night away in Can't Hardly Wait! This is a rerelease of an episode from June 2022! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We're celebrating Rex Manning Day by rereleasing a previous episode (from 2023) of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up podcast about Empire Records! We also played Empire Records trivia over on our Patreon! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This week we're revisiting the inventors of post-its… and we even have a businesswomen's special. It's Romy and Michele's High School Reunion! If anybody needs to make a call… we've got a phone! Whether you're the Mary or the Rhoda, we hope you have a Romy & Michele day! (Now would you excuse us? We cut our feet before and our shoes are filling up with blood)! This is a re-release of an episode from April 2022! We'll be back with new episodes soon. In the meantime, enjoy these oldies (but goodies)! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This is a re-release of an episode from April 2021, where Pete and Stacy act out movie quotes to try to get the other to guess the movie! We'll be back with new episodes in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy these oldies (but goodies)! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this week's Freestyle Friday episode, we distract ourselves from impending severe weather by chatting about what we've been listening to (Pink Floyd, Mazzy Star, The Sunday) and watching lately (The Righteous Gemstones, Schitt's Creek, Somebody, Somewhere, The Good Place), Pete talks about the video game he's been playing, what snacks we would bring back from the 80s or 90s, and we also share some useless (but fun) facts! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Our schedule changed due to severe weather this week, so we're playing another fun game: Like, Totally 80s Pop Culture Trivia! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Today we talk about the new truly, truly, truly outrageous purchase Stacy couldn't resist, it's Cookie Time for Pete, Lisa shares her nostalgic fav's with us for Show & Tell, and we talk about things from our childhood and teen years that kids these days wouldn't understand! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, we talk about payphones and long-distance calling, school dances, conspiracy theories, more TV talk (Survivor/Love is Blind), and Stacy wonders if she's psychic. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this episode, we talk about the Hear Me Out trend, and share listener's unlikely crushes on celebrities and characters (sometimes animated)! Send us yours if you haven't already! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We share some kind messages we've received lately, discuss the topic of "dressing your age", Pete tells us about his new Voltron toy, and Stephanie comes to the front of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up classroom for Show & Tell, which sparks a conversation about roller rinks and lock-ins! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this Freestyle Friday episode, we chat about our experiences with online dating before we were together, what we've been watching lately (White Lotus, Love is Blind, Survivor, Deal or No Deal Island), a new game we're playing, some celebrity gossip from a 1996 issue of 'Teen Magazine, nostalgic technology, and a Scholastic Book Fair purchase Pete remembered recently! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Stacy and Pete play another round of 80s and 90s trivia, asking each other questions about movies, music, TV shows, sports, and pop culture from the 80s and 90s! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Today we go to the VP's office over Puppeteering, Stacy shares about a recent dELiA*s haul, Pete remembers a nostalgic commercial, and Whitney comes to the front of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up classroom for Show and Tell! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this episode, we share about some new nostalgic items we've gotten recently, *NSYNC fans vs Backstreet Boys fans, we ask ChatGPT for our question of the week, and share some ways that other people keep their lives whimsical! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We're back with Part 3 of Kiss, Marry, Dump, where we decide which movies we'd rather be able to watch as much as we want for all time, only watch one more time, and never watch again! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this episode, Pete shares about the games he's been playing on the Sega Genesis, Stacy talks about the new movie, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Kate is featured in our Show & Tell segment, and we both discuss the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary specials. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Hang out with us as we chat about what we've been watching (Love Island UK: All Stars, Deal or No Deal Island, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Invincible, School Spirits), what we got each other for Valentine's Day, a new Mandela Effect realization, and some funny and/or heartwarming posts that we've seen lately. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We asked you to tell us you're funniest misheard song lyrics, and you didn't disappoint! Get ready to laugh as we share them, and let us know if you have any we haven't mentioned yet! This will be the first of many, so keep them coming! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this episode, Stacy and Pete talk about some new retro toys, Y2K (the movie), Weston is featured in our Show & Tell segment, and we share some more of your Nostalgic Mount Rushmore picks! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In our second Freestyle Friday episode we share a note from a listener about their Caboodle full of notes, the NFL MVP, Pete's cry face, the recent kitchen hack that Stacy tried, some games we've been playing, and some things we've been watching lately (Survivor, the SNL docuseries, Big Brother). Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Toe Pick! We're talking about 1992's sports rom-com, The Cutting Edge, starring Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this episode, we talk about a Saved by the Bell fan theory, the new Masters of the Universe movie, the possible reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Dan Band, and Nikki comes to the front of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up classroom for Show and Tell. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Today begins a new type of episode called Freestyle Friday, which is a more relaxed format where we just hang out and talk about whatever comes to mind (warm & cozy, still, but it could be nostalgic or current)! Send us topics you'd like to hear us discuss, or questions you'd like us to answer! In this episode, we talk about the FireAid Benefit Concert, the intelligence level of bears, the portal we found, Pete's heart being broken by the Buffalo Bills, some of our favorite reality shows (Traitors, Vanderpump Rules, The Valley), we take a trip to the VP's office (once again), and much more! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This is Part 2 of the wild stories of House Parties in the 80s, 90s, and early 00s from the We Don't Wanna Grow Up community! If you have fun stories you'd like to share, send them to us at wedontwannagrowuppod@gmail.com! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We're back from our break! We're kicking off the new season of We Don't Wanna Grow Up with details about the nostalgic gifts we gave each other for our birthdays and Christmas! We also talk about the new Freestyle Friday episodes that are going to be starting soon! Be sure to listen to find out how you can participate, if you'd like! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Listen in as Stacy shares some notes she received from friends in her Middle School days (1992-1994)! This is Part 4, and a re-release from April 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes next week! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In this episode, Stacy shares a few notes from her sister and others from friends in the early 90s. This is Part 3 in the Middle School Notes series, and a re-release from December 2022. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We're heading back to the early 90s and reliving Stacy's middle school years through some notes that her friends wrote to her when she was a young teen! School dances, broken hearts and silly string were the hot topics! This is a re-release from June 2022 with some added commentary. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We're heading back to 1992-1994 and reliving Stacy's middle school years through some notes that her friends wrote to her when she was a young teen! School dances, fights and what book was being read for English class were the hot topics! This is a re-release from May 2022 with some added commentary. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
This is a re-release of our Saved by the Bell episode (originally released in March 2021) with some added commentary! If you love Saved by the Bell, we've also discussed it in episodes 38, 173, and 330 of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up podcast! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Stacy and Pete play some 80s TV and 90s Movie trivia games, sent by friend and listener, Kelly! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
It's our final episode of 2024, and we're wrapping it up with one that's sure to make you laugh! We've compiled many of our outtakes from episodes over the last year and have put them into one episode! If you're wanting more, there are some more (less kid-friendly) bloopers over on our Patreon! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
We asked you to share your favorite Holiday episodes of TV shows, and you delivered! Join us as we discuss and rate Holiday episodes from shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ,Full House, Family Matters, My So-Called Life, Beverly Hills 90210 and Saved By The Bell! Have a very merry holiday season! This episode was originally released December 22, 2021. Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
Today, we're sharing the third installment of our series: Remote Control, where listeners get to take control (remotely) of the episode! Tiffany has picked three holiday episodes of Home Improvement for us to watch: Yule Better Watch Out (Season 1), 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas (Season 3), and 'Twas the Flight Before Christmas (Season 5). Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
In today's episode, we're sharing an episode that was initially released exclusively on our Patreon in 2021, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York! We also have to visit the Vice Principal's office for a few recent mishaps that we caught after the fact! Time Stamp for where we start Home Alone 2: 14:50 Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok
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