In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The Valentine's chocolates are gone, but the sweet nostalgia is just getting started! Episode 183 takes you on a trip back to the sights, smells, and flavors of the past: ✨ Sniffing Out the '80s – Remember the thrill of scratch-and-sniff stickers? From pizza-scented rewards to bizarre fragrances, no one asked for, we uncover the history behind this smelly sensation that...

Send us Fan Mail I want to be like Mike. I don't want to be like Buster Sales. I also don't want to include any of these love songs on my playlists. Episode 182 celebrates Valentine's Day in a roundabout way. It begins with a birthday celebration of the greatest basketball player ever, and pop culture icon, Michael Jordan . A dominant champion who changed the game of basketball. A h...

Send us Fan Mail Two shopping-based game shows? Weird but true news stories from the 1960s? Laughable 1980s music fails? Episode 181 kicks off the month of love with some nostalgia sweeter than candy hearts. It all starts with a look back to the strangeness of the past. Weird but true news stories from the 1960s are on the docket. From innocent to malicious, from dirty to downright crazy, these st...

Send us Fan Mail What were some of the most bizarre 900 numbers of the 1980s and 1990s? How in the world did crash test dummies become celebrities? What are some infamous banned drinks? Episode 180 answers those questions with a heavy prescription of nostalgia. It begins with the story behind the crash test dummies . No, not the 1990s alternative band. We look at how a safety measuring tool became...

Send us Fan Mail The return of Me v. AI Top 5. Some of the cutting-edge technology from the 1960s. Fun times playing Vegas Dream for the NES. Episode 179 packs so much nostalgia that it might end up spilling over the sides.  It begins with a trip back over half a century. Long before smartphones, 8K televisions, and 3D printing technology was far different. We take a look back to the 1960s to some...

Send us Fan Mail A campy 1980s anti-shoplifting short film. The revolutionary Nautilus fitness equipment. Some of the best debut songs ever. Episode 178 brings the heat of nostalgia for the cold days of winter. New Year, New You...old equipment? We kick off with a look back at the creation of a fitness revolution. The Nautilus brand of exercise machines set the standard for all others to follow. T...

Send us Fan Mail A look back at 1995 the year in music. What in the world was The Noid? Some of the early fails of the FOX television network. Episode 177 helps light a fire of nostalgia during the dark days of winter. The show kicks off with a killer guitar riff and thumping bass line as we look at 1995 the year in music . This is the first of two parts . It covers January - June 1995. The rest o...

Send us Fan Mail Some pop culture anniversaries in 2025 to make you feel old. How Raffi has remained relevant for nearly 50 years. A few of the biggest product fails of the 1960s. Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025! Episode 176 starts the year off with a large serving of nostalgia. We look at the new year as a whole by going over some pop culture events with milestone anniversaries this year . Did yo...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays to all! Episode 175 is a special bonus show to be found under your tree on Christmas morning. It has been the best year yet for the podcast and this episode will review the year that was. This includes a countdown of my own picks for my Top 10 favorite segments of 2024 . We also will take a look ahead to 2025 with a bit of a preview of segments to come and a few pos...

Send us Fan Mail Hitting all of the feels with beloved holiday commercials. The wild hype and ultimate failure of LaserDisc. Some strange advertising mascots that starred in their own comic books. Episode 174 is like sitting beside a crackling fire with a cup of hot cocoa, only in podcast form. It begins with commercials. You've heard of The Twelve Days of Christmas? Well, this is twelve of t...

Send us Fan Mail Let's go back to the mall! In Episode 173 we are traveling back inside the hallowed halls of the indoor shopping mall.  Back in Episode 129, we looked at some of the popular, beloved , and maybe some lesser-known mall stores that attracted customers, or perhaps at least hordes of wandering mall rats during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s . Well, now we're back for Part 2! A...

Send us Fan Mail The dawning of home shopping. The original 'smart' toy. Some of the most hated video games ever. The Holiday season is upon us and the podcast has some fun nostalgia gift-wrapped for you. Episode 172 kicks off with a look back at the beginnings of home shopping . From its accidental roots to becoming a staple of the 1980s home shopping redefined consumer spending habits....

Send us Fan Mail A training video on how to sell Crystal Pepsi. The rise and fall of Tupperware. Some more weird old Thanksgiving recipes. Episode 171 will stuff you full of nostalgia and even provide some leftovers. It begins with the story of the rise and fall of the iconic brand Tupperware . For decades it has been synonymous with food storage. However today Tupperware is at a crossroads. Wheth...

Send us Fan Mail The 40th Birthday of the man of your dreams Freddy Krueger. Get a refresher course with some classic 1970s educational children's television shows. What were the top-selling movie soundtracks of the 1990s? Episode 170 gets you warm and fuzzy with nostalgia as the weather gets cooler. It begins with the 40th anniversary of Wes Craven's A Nightmare On Elm Street . From its...

Send us Fan Mail The 4th anniversary of the podcast! The birthday of the podcast host! A new podcast logo! There is so much to celebrate! Episode 169 starts off Year Four of the podcast with loads of fun nostalgia. It begins with the 3rd installment of Blink & You'll Miss It Retro . This time we will look at toys that were here and gone quickly. Some you might remember, others might be to...

Send us Fan Mail The story of America's first serial killer. Some of the best songs for your Halloween playlist. A few beloved 1970s board games. Episode 168 of the podcast is several different shades of spooky. It begins with the story of H.H. Holmes . He is the man widely considered to be America's first serial killer . His 'murder castle' is the stuff of nightmares and his a...

Send us Fan Mail The birthday of the King of the Monsters. The breaking of one of sports' most infamous 'curses.' Some chilling 1990s urban legends. Episode 167 of the podcast rampages through spooky nostalgia like a towering kaiju. It begins with a trip back 20 years and a moment that will live in New England sports lore forever. For decades the Curse of the Bambino haunted the Bos...

Send us Fan Mail What were some of the most infamous New England mental asylums? What was Halloween safety like in 1977? What about horror movies made into video games? Scares come in all shapes and sizes on Episode 166 of the podcast. Spooky Season doesn't get more terrifying than the reality of mental hospitals in the 19th and 20th centuries. We look at a handful of the most notorious asylu...

Send us Fan Mail A pet bat? A look into the mind of a convicted serial killer? Some of the best horror movies of the 1990s? Episode 165 of the podcast is scary good. It kicks off with a terrifying look into the mind of a serial killer . Hadden Clark is a name longtime listeners might be familiar with due to his connection to the Lady of the Dunes documentary. However, he is in his own right a twis...

Send us Fan Mail Inside the Hoosac Tunnel aka the 'Bloody Pit.' A look back at the connection between MTV and WWE in the 1980s. The funniest knock-off brand products. Spooky season kicks off here with Episode 164 . The Hoosac Tunnel in Western Massachusetts is a marvel of 19th-century engineering. It is also one of the most haunted places in the entire state. We take a look at the histor...

Send us Fan Mail The compact disc hits middle age. Wacky fast food fails of the disco era. More sights from a Northern New England road trip. Episode 163 kicks off autumn by falling into some fun nostalgia. It begins with Part 2 of a recent 3-day road trip into New Hampshire, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. We'll get into more places that are worth visiting including a spot on my morbid B...

Send us Fan Mail Details from a breathtaking road trip to Northern New England. 1980s diet and exercise fad fails. Another Top 5 with an AI challenger. Episode 162 runs the gamut of past, present, and future. It begins with Part 1 of a recent 3-day road trip into New Hampshire, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. What places are worth visiting? What places might need to be skipped? We'll unco...

Send us Fan Mail A movie so bad my grandmother made us walk out? Passing fads of the 1970s? A remix from the first episode of the podcast? Episode 161 looks ahead toward the fall while looking back with a heavy dose of nostalgia. It kicks off with a movie widely considered to be one of the worst of the 1980s. Howard the Duck was a somewhat popular Marvel Comics character so how did he end up as a...

Send us Fan Mail Famous and infamous tabloid talk shows. Some of the myths you believed growing up. How school was different in the 1980s. Episode 160 of the podcast is a trip back in time as kids go back to school. It begins with some shows that might have been on rotation during school sick days in the 80s. With the recent death of pioneering talk show host Phil Donohue we take a look at his rev...

Send us Fan Mail What was Grunge Culture? What were some of the most memorable commercial jingles of the 1980s? What were some of the most dangerous toys ever made? Whose birthday is the same day as when this podcast drops? Episode 159 attempts to answer these questions. It begins with a look at Grunge music. However, this goes far deeper into the culture that surrounded the music. We look at the...