When We Were Young - an 80s and 90s pop culture Podcast
1) 132: “Cue The Sun” – The Truman Show
Can you imagine living in a world where millions of people are glued to their screens 24/7, watching the life of an ordinary person unfold while being bombarded with advertisements that are disguised ...Show More
2) 131: “This Must Be Pop” – *NSYNC
Following the breakout success of the Backstreet Boys in the mid-to-late 90s, a wave of warbling wannabes took to the airwaves, all vying for coveted poster space on the walls of teenagers across the ...Show More
3) 130: “Oh My God, We’re Back Again” – Backstreet Boys
Are they original? Are they the only one? Are they sexual? The When We Were Young podcast answers all these questions and more as we discuss the Backstreet Boys, the larger than life bubblegum pop pio...Show More
4) 129: “I Guess I’m A Pretty Sick Guy” – American Psycho
Christian Bale’s star turn as suave psychopath Patrick Bateman in 2000's AMERICAN PSYCHO is memed across the internet, and even emulated by some audiences as a role model. Are both fans and critics mi...Show More
5) 128: “Say Goodnight To The Bad Guy” – Scarface
When We Were Young celebrates the holidays the only way we know how - with narcotics, chainsaws, and expletives galore, all courtesy of Brian De Palma’s ultraviolent 1983 crime classic SCARFACE.
6) 127: “NOW A Warning?!” – Death Becomes Her
Meryl Streep & Goldie Hawn found the secret to living forever: starring in the beloved cult horror comedy DEATH BECOMES HER (1992). Has time been kind to this Robert Zemeckis hit, or is "Death Becomes...Show More
7) 126: "I Award You No Points, And May God Have Mercy On Your Soul" - Adam Sandler's 90s Comedies
Put on your yarmulke, it’s time to celebrate ADAM SANDLER! We revisit Sandler's SNL career and his 1990s comedy hits BILLY MADISON, HAPPY GILMORE, and THE WEDDING SINGER. Do you have any more gum?
8) 125: “Fat Guy In A Little Coat” – Chris Farley’s 90s Comedies
Chris Farley was an inescapable staple in American homes throughout the 1990s, on SNL and in the movies TOMMY BOY and BLACK SHEEP. Do- do you remember that? It was awesome!
9) BONUS Mini-Sode: So I Married An Axe Murderer
Here's a bonus mini-sode where we discuss Mike Myers' SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER (1993) as well as our own childhood pop cultural touchstones. Join us for the rest of Mike Myers’ epic journey from s...Show More
10) 124: "Shall We Shag Now Or Shag Later?" - Mike Myers' 90s Comedies
Join us on Mike Myers’ epic journey from schwing! to swinger in Part One of our Saturday Night Leavers - Celluloid Man-Children Of 90s Cinema mini-series, starring three of SNL's most iconic funnymen.