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 10 - Other People's Mothers)
Mama Drama & two parties cause trouble for everyone in episode 10 of My So-Called Life: Other People's Mothers.
Footloose (1984)
Middle School Notes (Part 4)
This or That: Cartoon Edition (Part 1)
Happy Rex Manning Day!
We mustn't dwell... no, not today. We CAN'T. Not on Rex Manning Day! Join us as we celebrate the day Rex Manning showed up at Empire Records in 1995! Then head over to our Patreon for some Empire Rec…
Say Anything (Prom Nightmares) - From the March 1994 edition of YM Magazine
Most of us look back on prom as a night to remember, but I'm sure these people wish they could forget the nightmare proms they endured in the 90s! We're reading some stories to you from the March 199…
My So-Called Life (Episode 9 - Halloween)
This episode of My So-Called Life has all of the staples you'd want in a Halloween episode: costumes, trick-or-treating, breaking & entering, vandalism, power outages, fall foliage, frisky parents an…
Slumber Party Listener Stories (Part 2)
We asked you to share your nostalgic slumber party stories with us... and you delivered! Enjoy part 2 of the tales of late-night shenanigans from members of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up Community!
Our I…
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
We're here to talk about the five Ds of Dodgeball: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive... and Dodge! It's 2004's Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Are you Team Average Joe's or Team Globo Gym?
TW: We do talk about…
Say Anything (January 1999)
Felicity (Season 2)
We took a small break from our My So-Called Life recaps to finally bring you our Season 2 recap of Felicity! So much happens this season: break-ups, pregnancy, divorce, drinking Bonsai Demons, weddi…
What did the 90s Smell Like?
A while back, I saw this question that Rini Martini - @RCMAuthor on Instagram - asked, and I put it out there to the We Don’t Wanna Grow Up community in our stories. We're discussing it in today's n…
Family Game Night 10 - All of Us - The Family Trivia Game for All Generations
We were gifted this fun game by our friend & listener, MaryBeth, and we thought it would be fun to play on the podcast. It's called All of Us - The Family Trivia Game for All Generations. We only rep…
Weird Science (1985)
So what would you little maniacs like to do first? She's alive! We're talking about the 1985 John Hughes film, Weird Science! We hope you enjoy... and remember, whatever you do, don't forget to hook …
Favorite Feel-Good Movies
We recently had a member of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up community ask us about our favorite feel-good movies (across all decades or genres) and we thought it would be a fun topic for an episode! Thank…
My So-Called Life (Episode 8 - Strangers in the House)
Join us as we discuss episode 8 of My So-Called Life, where Sharon has to temporarily stay with Angela's family because her father is in the hospital and it brings up a lot of complicated emotions fo…
Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Re-release with added commentary)
In this episode, we're revisiting Dance TV, rehearsal montages, party crashers and a hat with a giant cricket on top! It's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun with added commentary! Join our Patreon to see who…
Signs of Wealth in the 80s/90s!
We recently asked members of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up community to tell us what they thought was a sure sign of wealth when they were growing up in the 80s and 90s. Was it an in-ground pool? An ice…