We Don't Wanna Grow Up
We Don't Wanna Grow Up is a nostalgic podcast about pop culture, toys and fond memories of the 80s, 90s and 00s. We want to take you back to that feeling of strolling down the aisles at Toys R Us, flipping through the J.C. Penney catalog so you can ear-mark everything you want for Christmas, cozying up in front of the television on a Saturday morning with a big bowl of cereal, or waiting hours for a certain song to play on the radio so you can hit record on your tape player and have the song forever. We want to recapture the feeling of the moment your dELiA*s catalog arrived in the mail, looking at the album art in your new CD and sitting on your inflatable furniture. Remembering all of this has been a comfort and has helped us get through the stress and anxiety that has come along with everything happening in the world lately, and we hope it helps you a little bit, too.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 399
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
My So-Called Life (Episode 5 - The Zit)
A list rating the sophomore girls makes its way around the school... and insecurities abound. Patty wants Angela to join her in a Mother/Daughter fashion show... and Angela just wants to hide the zit…
Spooky Listener Stories (2022 Edition)
Halloween is finally here and we're celebrating by sharing some spooky stories that members of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up community have submitted (for the approval of the Midnight Society)! Let's cr…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Who has time to go to cheer practice, shop, plan the school dance AND train to kill vampires... all without breaking a nail? It's Buffy the Vampire Slayer! This week we're covering the movie (not the…
The Lost Boys (1987)
Let's all head underground and meet the blood sucking Brady Bunch from Santa Carla, The Lost Boys! We still believe... and we're wearing our garlic necklaces as we explore this Vampire classic from 1…
Awesomely Bad Horror Movies - Part 2
We're back this year with Part 2 of our Awesomely Bad Horror Movies! This time we're talking about Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers and Slumber Party Massacre. Be sur…
My So-Called Life (Episode 4 - Father Figures)
Daddy issues and Dead tickets. We're talking about episode four of My So-Called Life: Father Figures.
80s Slasher Movies (Part 2)
Last year, we covered the first movies in the Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises... and this year we're back with the second films featuring our favorite horror baddi…
Halloween Special (Re-Release with added commentary)
While we're taking a bit of a break, we're re-releasing some of our earlier episodes with a little added commentary from us at the beginning and end! So here's our original Halloween Special. Join us…
Ghostbusters (Re-Release with added commentary)
While we're taking a bit of a break, we're re-releasing some of our earlier episodes with a little added commentary from us at the beginning and end! Here's part one of episode 54, about the 1984 mov…
My So-Called Life (Episode 3 - Guns and Gossip)
Rumors abound at Liberty High over who was involved in an accident and who "did it" in Jordan Catalano's car... we're talking about episode 3 of My So-Called Life - Guns and Gossip!
Beetlejuice (1988) Re-Release with added commentary
While we're taking a bit of a break, we're re-releasing some of our earlier episodes with a little added commentary from us at the beginning and end! Here's part one of episode 54, about the 1988 mov…
My So-Called Life - Episode 2 (Dancing in the Dark)
First kisses, science experiments, drastic haircuts, Fake IDs and dance lessons... we're talking about episode 2 of My So-Called Life - Dancing in the Dark!
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Teen Witch (1989) - Re-release with added commentary
While we're taking a bit of a break, we're re-releasing some of our earlier episodes with a little added commentary from us at the beginning and end! So here's part two of episode 36, about the 1989 …
Teen Wolf (1985) - Re-release with added commentary
While we're taking a bit of a break, we're re-releasing some of our earlier episodes with a little added commentary from us at the beginning and end! So here's part one of episode 36, where we cover …
My So-Called Life - Episode One (Pilot)
If you've been listening to our podcast, you know that we've already covered My So-Called Life in our early days (episode 29), but we decided to dig a little deeper and cover all 19 episodes, individ…
If My Parents Only Knew - from the August 1995 issue of Seventeen Magazine
In today's episode, we're reading stories from the August 1995 issue of Seventeen Magazine about things different teens lied to their parents about and got away with... and also sharing some of our o…
Awesomely Bad 80s Movies - Part 1 (non-horror)
We asked the We Don't Wanna Grow Up community for your favorite awesomely bad 80s movies (non-horror) and we're starting off with three that were mentioned the most! We hope you enjoy our discussions…
Dear Diary - First Day of School Edition
In this Dear Diary episode, Stacy shares entries from her first day of her junior (1996), senior (1997) and freshman year of college (1998). Laugh, cry and cringe along and she tells stories of heart…
Seventeen Magazine's 10th Annual Readers' Poll from 1998 - (Part 1)
In this episode, we're taking a survey from the 10th Annual Readers' Poll in the March 1998 issue of Seventeen Magazine. This is part one... if you want to hear part two, head over to our Patreon to …