Vinnie Potestivo is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about my personal favorite era of MTV – the late 90s-early 00s. the energy of youth culture. He worked on The Osbournes, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, and Punk’D, and even cast Beyoncé in Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Gen Xers were the first generation to scroll…through the TV Guide channel. Watch to find out how Snooki was first discovered! A large audience impacts culture, but it takes only one person to impact *people* who impact culture. Also, neither of us know which Scandinavian country has the most olympic wins. (It’s Norway.) However, Vinnie DID get to be in Times Square at MTV for the Y2K New Year’s Eve ball drop. Iconic!!
7:14 MTV’s seamless transition from “The MTV Generation” (Gen X) to Millennials
12:32 How reality TV helps viewers draw parallels between culture and real life
14:09 How Snooki was discovered and the impact of Jersey Shore
17:26 How Bravo’s reality programming got started
18:36 How Myspace, Facebook, and social media impacted mid 00s-era TV programming
30:51 Creators, evolving technology, and web3
38:19 Imposter syndrome, working outside of your industry, and learning new things
42:35 Cram and Vinnie’s appearance on the Game Show Network
About our Guest
Vinnie Potestivo is a media brand advisor, personal brand strategist, and content coach. He is a well-trusted connector who creates, develops, produces, distributes, amplifies, and helps to monetize some of the most talked-about brands in modern pop culture.
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Special Thanks 💖
Artwork by @hmdraws_
Music by @egmusicnyc
Video by @valentinareyes9
YouTube CC available in English and Español
Episode Transcript
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