The Nostalgia Test Podcast

Dan & Manny are joined by their longtime friend & cross-country road trip companion Dave Kucich ( Kuce BBQ ) to help put the 2004 Hip Hop album 💋💀 Kiss of Death by Jadakiss to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. In this episode, Dan, Manny, & Dave dive into their favorite rhymes from 💋💀 Kiss of Death , tell stories about their cross-country road trip, and Dan calls his favorite song the wro...

Dan & Manny invite special guest musician  Bryce Larsen to help put 5 🎶One-Hit Wonders from the early 2000s to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. The 5 songs are:  ⛈️Daniel Powter - "Bad Day" 😉 Khia - "My Neck, My Back" 💩 Wheatus - "Teenage Dirtbag" 💪La Roux - "Bulletproof" 🚲 Flobots - "Handlebars" Bryce reminisces about being on American Idol, they have a deep discussion about 😉Khia's -...

Dan & Manny invite Chris & Leslie from the  Measuring The Score  podcast to put the Oscar-winning film, 🥊 Rocky to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Chris & Leslie teach Dan & Manny the difference between a musical score and a soundtrack, Manny yells & screams over everyone, and they talk about all the fun mistakes in the film that are now iconic Rocky moments.  And much more, including: ---...

Dan & Manny put the 1988 Tom Hanks comedy classic 🔮 Big to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. They talk about Josh's (Tom Hanks) friend Billy possibly having no parents, the iconic Robert Loggia /Tom Hanks piano scene in FAO Schwarz, and the unsettling relationship between Susan ( Elizabeth Perkins ) and Josh. Watch the original trailer for Big  here . And much more, including:  ----more----...

Dan & Manny return to the1999 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) to put the Breakthrough Video category to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. They really try to find some light at the end of this VMA category. The nominees they discuss are: 🙌Fatboy Slim – "Praise You" 🎤Busta Rhymes – "Gimme Some More" 🐍Eels – "Last Stop: This Town" 😇😈Eminem (featuring Dr. Dre) – "Guilty Conscience" 🌽Korn – "Fr...

Dan & Manny put 4 Gross Toys to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Our nostalgia-obsessed hosts discuss:  🤪🥚 Silly Putty   😝🧶 Silly String 🧑‍🎨 Play-Doh 🤮 GAK aka Nickelodeon Slime Dan & Manny discover the meditative properties of 🤪🥚Silly Putty, they learn how the military created some of these toys and uses one of these toys in combat, and Manny gets 🤮GAK stuck in his hair and beard....

Dan & Manny put music from 5 movies from the 1980s to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Our nostalgia-obsessed hosts discuss the songs:  🦶"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins from the movie Footloose 🌃"Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge from the movie The Last Dragon ⚡"Flash" by Queen from the movie Flash Gordon 😮‍💨"Take My Breath Away" by Berlin from the movie Top Gun 😢"No Easy Way Out" by Robert...

Dan & Manny invite actor  Rob McCaffe ry  from the  Sanity is Overrated  podcast to put the 1993 cult-classic  Airborne  to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Dan, Manny, and Rob attempt to make sense out of Mitchell Goosen's choice to bring a surfboard to land-locked Cincinnati, Ohio in the middle of winter, they try to figure out if this a surfing movie or a rollerblading movie, or a hockey...

Dan & Manny talked to  Scott Barber , one of the directors of the recently released documentary  The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story , "a documentary about the Nickelodeon Network, telling the story of its humble origins deep into the SNICK years." Scott discussed what it took to make and finance an indie documentary, opened up about why he thinks the 90s were Nickelodeon's best years, and tol...

Dan & Manny put the classic kids game show  Nickelodeon GUTS  to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. The 3 episodes they watched (links below) made them scream, "Do You Have It?" They talk about how there are no actual prizes for winning, the amazing Mountain Dew-like energy of host  Mike O'Malley , and there's a bunch of Leslie Jones and Alex Trebek love in this episode. ----more---- Here are...

Manny ambushed Dan with a surprise 1am Nostalgia Test Lightning Round where they put a variety of classic games to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! Our hosts riff on:  ❓ Guess Who? 🚢 Battleship 🕵️ Clue 💰 Monopoly  🐭 Mouse Trap 😤 Chutes & Ladders 🐜 Ants in the Pants 🧩 Jenga 🦛 Hungry Hungry Hippos 😮 Uno Listen to Manny & Dan discuss the stupidity of Guess Who?, if anyone actually play...

Dan & Manny put another 3 Sega Genesis games, Kid Chameleon , Comix Zone , & Contra: Hard Corps , to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! This time around, they are playing these games in real-time while discussing them. Dan & Manny get extremely confused by Kid Chameleon's gameplay, they try to figure out why games from their childhood had so many levels, and they attempt to figure out the OG C...

Dan & Manny put the 1990 version of  Supermarket Sweep  to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! The 3 episodes they watched are below:  Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3   Dan & Manny go over host  David Ruprecht 's classic sweater choices, how they'd be knocking over other people's carts during the "Big Sweep," and Manny's hilarious "Big Sweep" strategy. ----more---- They also talk about:  The geni...

Dan & Manny put the 1998 romantic comedy The Wedding Singer to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! Shout out to Sharon Brennan for suggesting this test. This movie confused our two hosts a lot. They talk about Adam Sandler's subdued whisper acting, how everyone in this movie is perverted, the guy from Goodfellas . Plus, there's a deep discussion about the meatball lady scene.----more---- They a...

Dan & Manny put the Kellogg's Cereal Fun Pack to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Our hosts get gastronomically taken down by:  🌈Froot Loops 🍿Corn Pops 🍎Apple Jacks 🤎Cocoa Krispies 🐯Frosted Flakes Listen to Manny go from super excited to eat cereal to angry and upset, the wet cereal vs dry cereal debate, and how Cap'n Crunch  destroys your mouth when you eat it. ----more---- They also t...

Dan & Manny put the classic Nickelodeon kids game show Double Dare to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. The 3 episodes they watched (links below) immediately brought them back to their childhood. They talk about how there are no rules to the physical challenges, the comedic genius of Marc Summers , and how the kid contestants weren't siblings OR friends, which makes Double Dare even more awkw...

Dan & Manny put the themes & openers from 5 action TV shows from the 1980s to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Our hosts wrestle with some of the most confusing imagery and music from:  Miami Vice MacGyver The A-Team Knight Rider Baywatch Dan gets really frustrated with how many episodes other shows had versus Miami Vice, Manny makes an amazing Vanilla Ice/MacGyver connection, and Manny reen...

Dan & Manny welcome their longtime friend Mike Silva (aka The Bear, aka Price Hike Mike) to put the 1986 action film  Iron Eagle  to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Dan, Manny, and Mike have the most insane discussion of what's probably the most ridiculous film of the 80s. They attempt to figure out how Doug (Jason Gedrick), Chappy (Louis Gossett Jr.), and a band of misfit Airforce highscho...

Dan & Manny put 5 Puzzle Games to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. They take on:  Bop It ,  Brio Wooden Labyrinth ,  Waterfuls ,  Rubik's Cube , &  Simon . Our hosts tear Bop It to shreds, make everything from their childhood into a drinking game, and are mesmerized by the  Brio Wooden Labyrinth YouTube video . ----more---- They also talk about:  Simon's Studio 54 debut.  Dan's Simon imperso...

Dan & Manny put comedian Brian Regan's 1997 album Brian Regan: LIVE to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. This episode brings our hosts back to their childhood in a serious way. They recite their favorite Brian Regan jokes, talk about how dumb it was to ride on bike pegs, their dads helping them to cheat at Boy Scouts challenges and science fairs, and their infamous summer custodial job. Settl...

On their 1st episode of 2021, Dan & Manny travel back to 1995 to put that year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) Best Alternative Rock Video category to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. They get serious, silly, and go down some famous Nostalgia Test Podcast tangents talking about: Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song Hole - Doll Parts Green Day - Basket Case The Cranberries - Zombie Weeze...

In our last Holiday Season episode, Dan & Manny bring back  Steve Herrera  from  Episode 16: 🤡 Killer Klowns From Outer Space  and Billy D'Elia from  Episode 20: 🍻Road House (1989)  to hang out and talk all things The Nostalgia Test Podcast. And of course, they travel down a bunch of tangents--reminiscing on the first time they drank a beer, Black Haus liquor, and rollerblades. So grab a drink,...

In the 3rd Holiday Season episode, Dan & Manny put the 1994 Christmas comedy  The Santa Clause  to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! Dan and Manny try to deal with all the mom-pants, the tucked-in shirts, and those insane sweaters. Not to mention the bowl haircuts. Super 90s. Manny presents the most unbelievable take in The Nostalgia Test Podcast history: Scott Calvin (Tim Allen's character)...

Dan & Manny put the 1984 horror-comedy Christmas movie  Gremlins  to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! There was so much to talk about, and Dan and Manny try to cover it all. They tried to figure out if Gizmo is a vampire or an alien, how old is Billy (the main character) and why is he hanging out with a middle school kid (Corey Feldman), and Billy's dad being the absolute worst husband, dad,...

Dan & Manny put 5 Christmas songs to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! In the 2nd Holiday Season episode, they take on  "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy ,  "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Bruce Springsteen live at C.W. Post College, 1975),"   "Christmas in Hollis" by Run-DMC ,  "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey , and  "Last Christmas" by Wham! . They talk a...