The 90s’ Rewind Report

Grab your controllers and blow the dust out of your cartridges! This week on The 90s Rewind Report , hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane are plugging into the ultimate time machine to trace the massive evolution of the video gaming world. The guys are tracking the journey all the way from the neon-lit floors of your favorite local arcades straight through the home console boom of 1999—and even savi...

Happy Fourth of July, Nostalgians! 🎆 For our big holiday special, we are heading straight down to the Southport docks for a local beauty pageant, holiday fireworks, and a terrifying visit from everyone's favorite hook-wielding fisherman! ⚓️🪝   This week, Michael and Nate are diving deep into the ultimate 90s teen slasher double-feature: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and I Still Know Wh...

What was it like to be at the absolute epicenter of the 90s global dance explosion? In Season 3 Episode 13, Michael Reagan sits down with Eurodance royalty Tania Evans (the voice behind Culture Beat’s monumental smash 'Mr. Vain') and Kelly Overett (the powerhouse performer who dominated charts with SL2 and Cappella). Both women look back at the sheer surrealism of flying across the globe, turning...

Before the full interview drops next week, join Michael Reagan for a special Mini Rewind featuring two absolute icons of the 90s Eurodance movement: Tania Evans (the powerhouse voice behind Culture Beat's global mega-hit "Mr. Vain") and Kelly Overett (vocalist for SL2 and Cappella). In this exclusive sneak peek, Tania and Kelly pull back the curtain on the high-stakes reality of the 90s music scen...

  We made it to 75 episodes! After nearly 2 years and 3 seasons, hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane reflect on their podcast journey before turning the tables on themselves. For the first time ever, Michael and Nate jump into the Time Machine to interview each other about growing up in the 1990s. From favorite childhood memories to nostalgic pop culture, hit play for a special, hilarious look behi...

Our very first Minisode in Season 3! Host Nate Lane goes all in on the 1991 telefilm and failed pilot, Frankenstein: The College Years. Nate breaks down how this bizarre comedy tried to turn Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece into a campus party animal. He tracks the era's unique obsession with serving horror-themed media to kids, wrapped in a deeply personal story about a VHS tape that changed his...

In Season 3, Episode 11 hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane unpack the ultimate childhood heartbreak. This week, the guys dive into the high-hyped toys we bought as 90s kids under the absolute certainty they would either fund our college tuitions or change our lives forever. Instead, these heavily marketed relics did absolutely neither. Michael and Nate hilariously dissect the tragedy of the one-we...

For Mother’s Day this year, we’re celebrating the most unhinged mom in movie history with Serial Mom! We're diving into the cast, behind-the-scenes chaos, and why this dark comedy still shocks and entertains. Trust us… this is a Mother's Day Special to die for!

In honor of this year’s upcoming Star Wars Day on May 4th, alum host Brayden Decker returns to join Michael Reagan and Nate Lane for a galaxy-spanning discussion of Star Wars—from the original trilogy to the prequels, with detours into iconic toy lines, the modern era, and even the infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special. It’s a nostalgic, hilarious deep dive into one of the most beloved—and occasi...

All aboard! Season 3, Episode 8 of The 90s Rewind Report rolls in with a very specific request from Nostalgian Nick O.—a deep dive into the PBS television series "Shining Time Station. Specifically the episode “Double Trouble.” Michael and Nate kick things off with an overview of the series itself, exploring its origins, why it became such a comfort watch for 90s kids, and how this cozy little sta...

In this episode of The 90s Rewind Report, hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane are joined by returning alum Brayden Decker for a music-filled trip back to the big screen. The plan was simple: each host would bring their top 15 favorite movie soundtracks from the 1990s. Simple… until it wasn’t. What starts as a structured list quickly turns into all-out chaos in celebration of the decade’s most iconi...

In this episode of The 90s Rewind Report, hosts Michael Reagan & Nate Lane are back—and this week, they’re talking babies… literally. We’re diving into the Look Who’s Talking trilogy, the wildly unique comedy series that gave a voice to the thoughts of babies everywhere. From the original hit to its increasingly chaotic sequels, we break down the cast, the humor, the cultural impact, and how t...

On this episode of The 90s Rewind Report "And The Oscar Didn't Go To (90s edition)", hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane are joined again by Season 1 alum host Brayden Decker for a nostalgic deep dive into the films the Academy overlooked—but audiences never forgot. From cult classics to critical darlings that somehow slipped through the cracks, the trio each selects one film per Oscar year that th...

On this episode of The 90s Rewind Report "And The Oscar Didn't Go To (90s edition)", hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane are joined by Season 1 alum host Brayden Decker for a nostalgic deep dive into the films the Academy overlooked—but audiences never forgot. From cult classics to critical darlings that somehow slipped through the cracks, the trio each selects one film per Oscar year that they bel...

On Season 3, Episode 3 of The 90s Rewind Report, hosts Nate Lane & Michael Reagan take a trip back to late-night TV in the 1990s to break down the Top 13 longest-running shows on Nick at Nite during the decade—and trust us, a few of these picks might genuinely surprise you. Throughout the ’90s, Nick at Nite became more than just late-night reruns. It was a pop-culture time machine that introdu...

When a Nostalgian makes a request, we listen! This week, Nate Lane is joined by longtime 90s Rewind Report listener and our friend, Tyler “Bones” Jones. Tyler requested a Weird Al episode, and we invited him on as a guest host to discuss his topic of choice! From recording accordion-driven parody songs in his early days to becoming one of the most recognizable comedy musicians of the modern era, N...

Season 3 of The 90s Rewind Report kicks off with a fascinating deep dive into the life and legacy of Scatman John, joined by his biographer, Gina Waggott. In this lively and heartfelt conversation, Gina talks to Michael and Nate as they explore the man behind the music, the challenges he overcame, and the story that transformed him from an unlikely performer into an international icon. Gina shares...

A quick preview of our throwback chat with author Gina Waggott as she shares her favorite ’90s books, movies, trends, and childhood pop-culture picks. It’s a fun way to meet the woman behind Scatman John: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Unlikeliest Popstar —not as the author, but as a ’90s kid herself. Be sure to catch our full conversation this Friday "S03E01: The Story Behind the Scatman - A...

Before the interview… before the book discussion… before the deep dive—this 'minisode' sets the stage. As Season 3 of The 90s Rewind Report approaches, Michael Reagan offers a brief introduction to the life and journey of Scatman John, the unlikeliest pop star whose joy, energy, and unmistakable sound took the world by surprise in the 1990s. Long before “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” and Scatma...

In this episode of The 90s Rewind Report host Michael Reagan explores what it meant to grow up at the exact crossroads of analog childhood and digital adulthood. Kids born in the ’80s and ’90s didn’t just witness technological change — they lived through it. From rabbit-ear antennas and appointment television to dial-up internet, AIM away messages, and a time when AOL was the internet. From Friday...

In this special bonus minisode, The 90s Rewind Report spotlights a solo episode hosted by Michael Reagan, taking listeners on a nostalgic deep dive into the rise, evolution, and eventual fall of some of the most iconic communication devices of the 1990s. From payphones on every corner to pagers clipped proudly to belts and backpacks, and early cellphones that made texting feel more like decoding t...

In the Season 2 Finale of The 90s Rewind Report, hosts Michael Reagan and Nate Lane ring in the New Year by spotlighting three underrated New Year’s Eve–themed films from the 1990s: Dick Tracy, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Four Rooms. Breaking their usual decade-only rule, the hosts also make a special exception for an ’80s classic that holds a sacred place in the hearts of many ’90s kids. That’s righ...

Email us your Clark Griswold Christmas mishap stories - The90sRewindReport@gmail.com   We’re back to finish what Clark Griswold started. In Part 2 of our National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation rewatch, Michael and Nate return with special guest Cameron to wrap up the holiday havoc and emotional payoff that make this movie a Christmas staple. From bonus checks gone very wrong to SWAT teams, kidnappi...

It’s officially that time of year, folks! Michael and Nate are kicking off the holiday season with the first half of our deep-dive rewatch of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation — the ultimate chaotic Christmas classic. And this week, we’ve got company! Michael’s brother-in-law Cameron Platt pops in as our special guest to talk all things Griswold. From Cousin Eddie’s… unique fashion choices, to...

This week on The 90s Rewind Report, Nate Lane & Michael Reagan are diving head-first into a holiday classic: “Rugrats – The Santa Experience.” The Pickles parents are in full festive overdrive, stressing themselves out as they try to craft the most magical Christmas their babies have ever seen. Meanwhile, Angelica is dealing with a holiday disaster of her own. After a run-in with a mall Santa...