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Hey Now! Mat and Josh have decided to record a podcast together. What is it? It's Your Bad Childhood, a podcast about reviewing fads under a modern lens! Join us as we check out the mostly defunct worlds of Neopets, Bell Bottom Jeans, Easy Bake Ovens and a slew of 150 other nostalgia items. Do they…

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    • Mar 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 116 EPISODES


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    Episode 117 - WrestleMania

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 76:40


    You didn't forget about us, did you? The pre-penultimate episode is now LIVE! 

    Episode 116 - An Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 40:30


    We are announcing something. It is in the title of the podcast, but it is also in the description. 

    Episode 115 - Guess Who?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 62:29


    Now let's see if I can successfully upload this one.

    Episode 114 - Titanic (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 60:44


    Though the Titanic itself did NOT hold up, we venture into the chilly waters of finding out whether or not 1997's "longest movie ever made" does. Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 113 - Spam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 53:07


    In this episode, Josh almost pukes, which might be something you folks like? I dunno. Does this wartime delivcacy hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 112 - Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 52:58


    It's late and I'm tired, but hey, does anyone even read these things? Message Josh if so. Enjoy! 

    Episode 111 - The Rockafeller Skank by Fat Boy Slim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 65:32


    Right here, right now we have a new episode for you on a neat little ditty from the 90s. I believe you should now celebrate us, baby. Weapon of choice. I'm sure there are other songs to quote here, but I don't know them. Enjoy the episode! 

    Episode 110 - The Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 58:33


    Can't spell "Josh loves the Matrix" without "Josh" and "Mat". This is the undeniable truth! But does this sci-fi trendsetter hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 109 - Year Bad Childhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 61:49


    It was a year to remember, a year to forget, blah blah blah blah, poems are hard to "get" -Mathew Prince Please enjoy this year's final episode responsibly! 

    Episode 108 - A Very Special Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 88:27


    This year we recorded a Christmas episode before Christmas, because we are models of self-improvement. Enjoy! 

    Episode 107 - Mr. Noodles (Instant Ramen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 70:29


    Another week, another episode! Join us in our culinary journey, as we determine if this slurpable soup satisfies us. Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 106 - Spiderman (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 67:13


    Didn't we just do an episode last week? I thought this was a "every 2-3 weeks" thing now. This week we look at 2002's Spiderman to see if it in fact holds up. Enjoy! 

    Episode 105 - Rugrats

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 75:05


    We're back!!! I don't even know what to tell you. It's late! Rugrats: was it good? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 104 - Dunkaroos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 57:27


    I mean this one HAS to be a slam dunk... right??

    Episode 103 - Pokémon Trading Card Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 73:48


    And finally, Pokemonth comes to a close as we tackle arguably the most iconic aspect of pokemon: the little pieces of paper you'd beg your parents would buy for you. Will these trading cards hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 102 - Pokémon Blue, Red and Yellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 78:45


    We will never stop podcasting about Pokemon. We are now pokemon. Everything is Pokemon. This week, we look at whether the Gameboy Classic staple holds up!

    Episode 101 - 2.B.A Master (Pokémon Album)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 70:55


    The Beach Boys had "Pet Sounds", The Beatles had the "White Album", Fleetwood Mac had "Rumors". Not sure where I was going with this one. Enjoy the episode! 

    Episode 100 - Pokémon (TV series)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 79:35


    Welcome to Pokemonth! Oh also the 100th episode. Hooray! In the first installment of Pokemonth, we determine if the television program holds up under a modern lens. How novel! 

    Episode 99 - Mambo Number 5 by Lou Bega

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 60:27


    A little bit of podcast in my life... a little bit of comedy some of the time... a little bit of... friendship's all I need......? I am moving in a few hours so I should probably wrap this up! Enjoy! 

    Episode 98 - Fun Dip

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 62:54


    What if dipping were simply more fun? YBC investigates while also determining if the concept of fun dip holds up better than their packaging does physically. 

    Episode 97 - Pong

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 66:28


    Voted one of the best games of all time because it's old, this week we review pong! Does it hold up? Only one way to find out!  Does it hold up? Only one way to find out!  Does it hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 96 - DuckTales

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 66:05


    Life is like a hurricane here in... podcast... I've certainly done worse! This week we determine whether or not the classic show DuckTales holds up! 

    Episode 95 - Let Go by Avril Lavigne

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 66:43


    Why should YOU care? It's complicated!       Sk8ter Boi. 

    Episode 94 - Sour Puss

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 62:40


    This episode really gets good at the 1 minute mark so please skip to it. Nothing to hear in the first minute. Nope. this week we revisit yet another childhood adult beverage, as we determine whether or not Sour Puss hold up. Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 93 - The King of Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 67:34


    We don't care cause all we want to do... is spend our whole lives poddin' home to you. That's right, we're covering a true juggernaut of television this week as we watched The King Of Queens. Will Doug's antics hold up? Or will we wish this show Remin(i)d in the past? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 92 - The Common Cold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 65:13


    Do sick days hold up? Were they ever any good? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 91 - Minesweeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 53:32


    Imagine sudoku with more explosions and way easier. That's right, we did Minesweeper this week! But did it hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 90 - SpongeBob Squarepants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 54:39


    "What's a good name for a sponge?"  "Hmm... Sponge...bob?" "Perfect!"   That's how I imagine the conception of this nickelodeon classic went. How did the episode go? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 89 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 58:29


    Yo listen up, here's the podcast About a little friends that lives in a pod world And all day and all night And everything he sees is just podcast Like them, inside and outside podcast his house with a blue little podcast And a blue podcast And everything is pod for them And themselves and everybody around 'Cause we ain't got nobody to listen (to listen, to listen, to listen)

    Episode 88 - Fantasia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 73:32


    What a fun movie for children! Or was it? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 87 - Putting A Whole Bag Of Skittles In Your Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 56:20


    What if you could taste the rainbow, and also barely be able to breathe? Would you do it? We did. And we recorded it. Will eating too many skittles at once hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 86 - I Spy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 62:33


    No, not the 2002 classic starring Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy; the Paper Game from the 90s we all know and love! Will this manual of mystery meet our expectations? Or will it chronical its own demise? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 85 - Your Bad Childhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 46:57


    We're back! Well, almost. We've got some updates as to why we haven't been around, and are excited to get back in the saddle! Does YBC in 2021 so far hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 84 - The Fast and the Furious (w/ Ryan Schaap)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 90:40


    Well, we couldn't get together this week, so enjoy this LOST episode we recorded mere days before the world shut down. Seriously, I think we downplay the pandemic in this one too. Enjoy! 

    Episode 83 - Go Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 61:50


    Commonly known as "go fishin'", this game was invented by an eight year old apparently? Wild stuff. But was it fun to play? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 82 - Kraft Dinner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 65:59


    Kraft Dinner: It's what's for... dinner? Join us on another culinary journey as we judicate this jelicious jfood item. Will it be the cheese to our macaroni? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 81 - Doug (TV series)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 60:40


    What a time to listen to Your Bad Childhood, as we venture back into the world of 90s hand-drawn animation. Josh's mouth really hurts, and Mathew's brain is broken, but we soldier on and determine whether or not the television program DOUG holds up or not! 

    Episode 80 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade Game)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 71:17


    Adult Human Nostalgia Podcasters Adult Human Nostalgia Podcasters ADULT HUMAN NOSTALGIA PODCASTERS HUMANS IN A PODCAST Will the original TMNT arcade game hold up? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 79 - Alice In Wonderland (1951)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 68:35


    Ever wonder if maybe Alice In Wonderland was about drugs? I've personally never heard the two in the same conversation. Something to think about! Will this Disney Classic do it for us? Or will it end up being a bad trip? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 78 - Twinkies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 64:46


    It's time for another food episode! Listen to all of our chews as we decide whether or not these delicious twinkies hold up.

    Episode 77 - The Bad Touch by Bloodhound Gang

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 74:31


    Me and Josh baby aint nothing but podcasters so lets podcast like they do on the successful podcast channels.

    Episode 76 - Archie Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 64:26


    We finally get to pick the topic, and we went with Archie for some reason!

    Episode 75 - Popular Mechanics for Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 70:18


    If you google "PMK", the first thing that comes up is "3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one". That sounds way smarter than we are - we just watched a children's program! Was it any good though? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 74 - Friendship Bracelets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 65:21


    Join us as we set aside our heated rivalry and talk about being friends as request month coasts along nicely, as we discuss friendship bracelets! Will we even be able to make them? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 73 - Jones Soda

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 68:47


    Request Month rolls on, as we review the first ever craft soda, made by Jones Soda Company! 

    Episode 72 - "Weird Al" Yankovic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 70:58


    Welcome to REQUEST MONTH, we've got fun and games. We've got everything you want. Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah (Nobody know that line). What I've just written is a "parody" version of the song "welcome to the jungle", which is in line with the topic of our episode today: "Weird Al" Yankovic. Enjoy! 

    Episode 71 - Jackass: The Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 65:39


    Hi we're Your Bad Childhood, and welcome to podcAss! 

    Episode 70 - Wannabe by Spice Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 59:04


    If you wanna be my listener, you gotta get with my pod..?

    Episode 69 - Chef Boyardee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 65:34


    Can it! Okay, now that we have your attention, open that can, and spill that delicious soft pasta into a saucepan and crank it up, because this week we're reviewing Chef Boyardee. With this sweet, soft sustenance spark joy in us? Or will we be left longing for the real thing? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 68 - Checkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 60:55


    Checker Mate? Is that a thing? Maybe if you're Australian, which we are not. This week we reviewed Checkers. Will it move us diagonally? Or will we be moved diagonally (That's the only thing you can do in checkers)? Only one way to find out! 

    Episode 67 - Blue's Clues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 56:51


    Get your handy dandy notebooks out, because podcast is in session. This week we review the 90's hit canine cartoon, Blue's Clues. Will we be wagging our tails in excitement? Or will we be left saying "woof"? Only one way to find out! 

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