We Met at Spice Girls Trivia
with Shaleena from Everything 90s 🍁
Shaleena from Everything 90s podcast is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. Yes we met at what was truly the event of the year – Spice Girls trivia!! We talk about some of our shared loves, from the iconic Spiceworld album that we both had on cassette tape to Oops! I Did It Again, the iconic album inspired the Nicstalgia theme song! You’ll hear about the Swedish girl band Play, who literally brings a tear to Shaleena’s eye because they are so legendary. What also brings a tear to the eye is the fact that Cinderella (1997) didn’t have a soundtrack.
Canadian Nicstalgia listeners will love this episode, as we discuss some of my favorite Canadian exports: Céline Dion (obviously), Degrassi, Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, and more. (Shania Twain is notably missing, oops!!!! Pretend we talk about her instead of Justin Bieber lol.) I also never miss an opportunity to tell anyone that I was Myspace friends with Aubrey Graham in 2005, before he dropped his first mixtapes as who we now know as Drake.
We dive deep into arguably the most iconic Canadian TV show of all time: The Big Comfy Couch!!! (Starring Loonette and Molly, a clown and her dolly) and I share my top 3 favorite TV theme songs.
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🛼 Haven’t You Heard?!
My fav things from the internet rn:
If you’ve seen the Nicstalgia episodes The Zinnia Wormwood Fan Club with Jaz Zepatos or Meet Me at Foxwoods with Brian Blackmore, you know that our community is enthusiastic about the Weird Al biopic. I watched it this past weekend (it’s free on Roku TV) and I have to say, it was excellent. All satire, no filler.
Having a passion for fashion™️ has stood the test of time! This article, Bratz Launches New “Flaunt Your Fashion” Video Game, Reminding Us of the Importance of the Bratz Legacy, very nicely explores the past, present, and future of the iconic brand. Fun fact, Cult Gaia Founder Jasmin Larian’s dad is the billionaire Founder and CEO of Bratz’s parent company and named the Yasmin doll after her.
Ranking articles do not have to be this profound, and yet Ranking the OG 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' Characters was!! I would’ve probably put Liberty Van Zandt last, however, I would LOVE to see Sarah Barrable-Tishauer DJ out in the wild.
I’m truly obsessed to my core with Joey Cato’s project MyRetroTVs. Content shows up on this TV mockup, and you press the buttons on the TV or remote to change channels ….just like a real TV (lol) !!! There are 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s commercials, kids shows, movies, and more. You can even plug in a custom playlist – Nicstalgia TV!!!!!
It’s almost the end of 2022. (How did that happen??) You know what that means! Who will be your most-played artists of the year? What about your top podcasts? Listen to (or watch) Nicstalgia on Spotify so your 2022 Spotify Wrapped is as fun and nostalgic as all those 2000s playlists you have on repeat. Make sure to subscribe while you’re there so you never miss an ep!
💿 Hey Mr. DJ, put a [playlist] on
Playlist of the week:
California, here we come!!! Summer doesn’t last forever (well, at least not here in the Northeast), but this playlist is for all seasons. I recently finished my rewatch of The O.C. and was Summer Roberts for Halloween in the infamous Tijuana episode *queue Mazzy Star’s “Into Dust”*
The music supervision in this show is unparalleled! (Shoutout to Alexandra Patsavas, who did the music for The O.C., The Twilight Saga, Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, Bridgerton, etc.) I play this playlist after catching up on the Welcome to The OC, Bitches! podcast, which I listen to religiously.
📲 I’m Just a Simple Girl in a High-Tech Digital World
🏆 Nicstalgia Trivia
In 2006, I named our family dog after which Canadian actor of Degrassi fame?
Find the answer in this week’s episode of Nicstalgia!
Last Week’s Answer
British pop band S Club 7 is what saved me when Spice Girls broke up. They had an unhinged (but I think also wholesome?) TV show from 1999-2002 where they played fictionalised* (*British spelling, because obviously) versions of themselves gallivanting around the U.S. Which cities did the first two series take place in? (The third and fourth being Hollywood and Barcelona, respectively.)
Miami and L.A.! This show is not streaming, although they should make it available as to prevent people from accessing the illegal, pirated, widely- and publicly-available fan-made version. 👀
Watch last week’s episode, I Just Want Jessica Biel To Be Happy with Donny from I Am The Cute One, on YouTube!
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