It'll Be Alright In The Nineties

The latest listening stats are in, and it would appear that our 90s Time Capsule strand is the most popular kind of episode that we're churning out at IBAITN HQ at the moment. And you can never have too much of a good thing of course, so we immediately arranged another one and asked our very good friend Dan from Odd Pod to join us and to put together one of his very own. Come with us as Dan la...

It's another video episode from us this time and it sees Stu and Alex reaching for their fabric and velcro wallets (attached to their baggy jeans with a chain of course) and going on a fantasy shopping spree! They have been given 4 budget categories: <£100, <£1000, <£10,000 and Unlimited, and tasked with searching online to find something from the 90s to buy that fits into each budget. Tu...

It's been a while since we've got the garden tools out and dug up Mother's favourite flower bed in order to bury our favourite artifacts from the decade, hasn't it? We think so anyway, so we've asked our good friends Chris and Charlie from the brand new men's mental health podcast, From The Wellbeing Locker Room, to put together their very own 90s time capsule. Join us as C...

You may need to watch this episode from behind the sofa as Stu and Alex are discussing the most shocking moments from kids TV in the 90s, with a real focus on Byker Grove, specifically THAT episode. Join us as Alex makes Stu watch the most infamous episode of UK 90s kids TV, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. Will Stu be scarred for life? Tune in to find out which puppet dog is stronger than Geoff Capes, wh...

We're back from our summer training camp refreshed and raring to go, and what better way to get back into the swing of fortnightly podding (and get over the disappointment of the inevitable end of the office World Cup sweepstake) than a look back at the wild world of radio in the 90s? Join us as five-year-old Stu almost blows up his street with an ill-advised experiment involving a table lamp and...

Alex and Stu are currently on a break at a warm-weather pod training camp on the continent, so in the spirit of the school holidays, here's a repeat for you to listen to. This one is from June 2023 in season 2 and aptly it's on the topic of holidays. We will be back with new episodes in a few weeks! Here's the original episode description: Summer is once again upon us at IBAITN HQ, so...

It's the second part of our episode on the UK top 40 chart from 13th February 1994, with our resident pop expert, and pod legend, Joe Barter. Tune in to find out which soppy power ballads Alex is being beguiled with this time (much to Stu's chagrin), which song was ruined by election ubiquity and whether or not the songs outside the top 40 are actually better than the top 40 itself. You ca...

We're discussing another random UK top 40 chart from the decade this time on the pod, and our random date generator has landed on the 13th February 1994. As per we're enlisting the assistance of resident pop expert, and pod legend, Joe Barter. We went on for so long we decided to split the episode into 2 parts, and this is your first helping. Tune in to find out which form of TV personalit...

With the 2026 version now in full swing, what better time to complete our review of the 90s World Cups by looking at the best tournament, not just of the decade, but of all time? (Yes, it's Stu's turn to write the episode description this week) Join us as, in the usual fashion, we look back on the players, kits and major incidents from France '98, as well as our own personal memories o...

We're back in the dusty seats of the local flea-pit cinema to talk about the films of 1997 this time on the podcast. There was some serious box office cash spent this year and we cover some of the biggest smashes in cinema history. We're joined by brother of the pod Adam to pick two films each to talk about, plus we've all watched Spice World for the first time ever! And of course, we'll break dow...

Five years, eh?! Who would have thought that a tinpot project that started way back in June 2021 would have come this far. That is to say, a tinpot project which has somehow now produced over a hundred episodes? Join us as we celebrate this significant milestone for the podcast! In a shocking turn of events, just as we had finished putting up the streamers and balloons, the podcast accidentally br...

Some people accuse us of scraping the barrel when it comes to episode content, but the more discerning podcast consumers recognise us for what we really are: archaeologists of 90s social history, performing a vital service in the world of nostalgia. That said, this episode we’re talking about the BBC fly on the fall documentary, Driving School. Excitingly, this is our first ever FULLY VISUAL episo...

If You Have To Ask what this episode is about, then you'll never know...don't turn over to the Otherside, because this time on IBAITN, and much to Stu's excitement, we're finally Road Trippin' (OK, that's enough of that) through the history of one of the biggest rock bands of the 90s, Red Hot Chili Peppers. Join us as we look at each classic 90s RHCP album in turn, examinin...

Listen up! This time we're talking about one of the purest sources of nostalgia there is - sound and TV theme tunes. It turns out there really is a wealth of 90s nostalgia in the world of audio. We've each picked 5 sounds and 3 TV theme-tunes to discuss, so tune in to find out which of Stu's choices was the subject of extensive online detective work, which form of physical media did bo...

If there's one thing that everyone at IBAITN Towers can agree on, it's that the halcyon days of collecting physical media really were the best of times, which the streaming media of today simply cannot replace. To that end, we've decided to spend some time reminiscing about our own personal favourite VHS tapes and CD singles from the decade. We've each picked one VHS and single eac...

It's time for another 90s Time Capsule episode on the pod, and this time we're welcoming back original member of Stiltskin, production company CEO and musician Peter Lawlor. As usual we allow our guest to pick a selection of things they'd like to bring back from the 90s, plus one thing they'd rather leave in the past. Tune in to find out which British comedy Peter is convinced by S...

We feel it in our fingers, we feel it in our toes...yes, it's Valentine's Day at IBAITN Towers (or at least it was - nearly - when this episode was recorded), and who better to help us examine romance in the 90s than our very good friend and official teenage diarist of the pod, Teresa Stenson? The pod lawyers have been all over this one and plenty of names have been redacted to protect the...

If you wanna be our listener, you gotta get with our new episode. We're welcoming back returning guest Kathryn from the NOW That's What I Call Bulls**t and Dawson's Weakly podcasts, to discuss the girl bands of the 90s, and the Girl Power movement in general. As usual we're several weeks behind the curve, as this episode was supposed to coincide with the Girl Bands Forever documentary on the BBC (...

After our traditional winter break, IBAITN returns to the airwaves with a special look at a classic issue of Auto Express from March 1996. We're very excited to be back with you (you're right there Murray), so join us as we discuss the maximum number of times any one individual should be allowed to take their driving test, the sad death of the motorcycle display team, and Ian Cakebread&#39...

Christmas is a time for indulging in long-standing traditions, and we're no different on IBAITN as we embark on our fourth seasonal chart retrospective with our pals from the Podcast Juggernaut, Kathryn and Dan from Now That's What I Call Bull$h!t! Join us for a bumper show as we take a look at the number twos from 1995-99, and discover which easy listening cover version fooled the record...

Despite never actually going away we're making a triumphant return with our new episode on the best career comebacks of the 90s. We'll be discussing the people who made the most successful and spectacular comebacks from adversity and obscurity, from culture to politics. Tune in to find out what song Alex believes is the greatest hip-hop comeback single of all time, to discover which sports...

It's Saturday, it's 9.25am, it's the 90s...where else are you likely to be, other than in front of your TV? Rather unbelievably, it's taken us this long to turn our attention to our favourite Saturday morning kid's TV from the decade, so strap yourselves in as there's much to discuss. Listen along with your recently re-instated, but still shame faced, presenters as we discu...

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There's always a risk with a sequel that it won't live up to the original, well we're putting that to test today with a follow-up episode on music videos of the 90s! Naturally we need to bring back our resident pop expert Joe Barter to lend us his expert eye for this one. We urge you to watch the videos along with us as we discuss our thoughts on each one. The links to each one can be...

It's the continuation of another of our 'year-by-year' series this time on IBAITN, as the boys discuss their favourite movies of 1996! Tune in to find out which movie eased Alex into the world of Shakespeare, which 7% Rotten Tomato rated movie Stu still cherishes and was recommended to him by a future podcast collaborator, and whether Alex or Stu have seen any of the movies that the ot...