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NicstalgiaNicstalgiaI'm Tired of Rumors StartingAdryan Corcione is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. Tri-State Area pop culture enthusiasts unite!!! We chat about how we met (spoiler alert: we are the only people talking about Xanga), Gerard Way working at Hot Topic in the Willowbrook Mall, Adryan’s journalistic work and forthcoming book about growing up online at the advent of social media, the themes of identity and connection, and parallels between the early internet and now. We have a show and tell of select pieces Adryan’s awesome physical media collection, featuring Lindsay Lohan covers from Cosmopolitan (2022), Playboy (2012), Nylon (2009), Maxim...2024-05-2345 minSoundtrack Your Life | A Film and TV PodcastSoundtrack Your Life | A Film and TV PodcastNicstalgia’s Nicole Tremaglio on The Charlie’s Angels Soundtrack (2000) Blending Nostalgia and Modern PopCultural theorist and host of the Nicstalgia Podcast, Nicole Tremaglio, joins Nicole and Ryan to discuss the soundtrack to the year 2000 McG directed film, Charlie’s Angels. The film was a huge success at the box office and the soundtrack was also a hit, with lead single “Independent Women Part 1” topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 consecutive weeks. Billboard named it the 18th most successful song of the decade (2000-2009)We discuss:the multi-generational and multi-genre needle drops: Heart, Deee-Lite, Korn, Marvin Gaye, The Prodigy and morehow does the movie hold up 24 years later?Pharoah Monche’s “Simon Says” was played at Ry...2024-05-131h 19NicstalgiaNicstalgiaLaguna Beach Was Real to MeKelli Williams is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. Kelli shares how Laguna Biotch came to life, and we explore the sense of freedom that comes with shamelessly leaning into the things you like – including but not limited to Backstreet Boys and Celine Dion. We explore the undoing of societal conditioning around being a fangirl, revisiting things you loved when you were younger, healing your inner teenager, and creating a world where you can be you. Why aren’t people willing to be silly anymore?? We wouldn’t know. Kelli and I talk about the wave of...2024-02-211h 01NicstalgiaNicstalgiaNostalgia Isn’t “Back”…It Never LeftIn this episode, I explain how “nostalgia” is often used as a misnomer for “nowstalgia” when marketing an old cultural object to a new consumer demographic. Drawing inspiration from my article, “Nostalgia vs. Nowstalgia, and Why Both Matter in 2022”, and dig into six key considerations of how both affect connection, communication, and commerce: regenerative revenue, trend zeitgeists, context collapse, retro subversion, compensatory consumption, and projection bias. Get ready for a deep dive on the commodification – more specifically, the Etsyfication, Coachellafication, yassification, and tattooification – of licensed band t-shirts that capitalize off of existing, nowstalgic IP. Why does every youth culture fi...2024-01-1136 minUSURPATOR PodUSURPATOR PodI've Been to the Year 2000 w/ Nicole TremaglioNicole Tremaglio is a writer, podcastress, and pop culture theorist who joins the mag for a conversation about nostalgia, aesthetic revivals, the leopard print midi skirt, and how the internet hyperaccelerates trend cycles. You can find Nicole on Instagram and Twitter, read her newsletter, or listen to her podcast, Nicstalgia. Read a shortened version of our conversation on the site.2023-12-201h 23American Girl WomenAmerican Girl WomenNowstalgia (with Nicole Tremaglio)Laura and Lindsey are joined by Nicole Tremaglio of the Nicstalgia podcast all about how we approach nostalgia and why NOWstalgia may be a more apt word to describe today's obsession with American Girl by those across many different generations. Leave us a voicemail about your American Girl memories by calling ‪(929) 400-7540‬Send us your American Girl stories to americangirlwomen@gmail.comFollow us on instagram @americangirlwomen “Love Mode” song courtesy of ItsFrida2023-12-191h 06NicstalgiaNicstalgiaPhysical Media Renaissance™In this episode, I share the experience of my Physical Media Renaissance™ project that I’ve been working on for about a year. I dive into the physical media (CDs), 00s entertainment technology (icy blue Memorex CD boombox), and memorabilia (the iconic Geri poster) that I’ve acquired and six key considerations: consumption, media ephemerality, perceived value, circular economy, friction, and taste. I talk about what this project means to me on a personal and generational level, why 90s-00s nostalgia has become a thing, the nostalgic and nowstalgic resurgence of flip phones and digital cameras by Luddit...2023-12-0542 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaCheckpoints and The Shock of DeletionRuby Thelot is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. He shares how his love for studying and researching niche internet communities and cultures led him to writing his forthcoming book, A Cyberarchaeology of Checkpoints. We talk about how the concept of checkpoints originated in video game culture and took on a subversive new form as personal life status updates in a YouTube comments section. What happens when a community is formed by thousands of checkpoints in a YouTube comments section, and what happens when that YouTube video is deleted? We explore the shock of deletion, th...2023-11-2852 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Don't Know HerMerel from Ex-Girlfriend Shop is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. Your two favorite Aries Angels chat about what inspired her to start Ex-Girlfriend Shop, our love for Y2K fashion, my first designer handbag, and what it was like for Merel discovering fashion trends pre-internet in the Netherlands and ID’ing celeb outfits post-internet. I catch a glimpse of Merel’s skillfully curated, iconic non-clothing memorabilia collection, including a Claudia Schiffer Barbie and Anna Nicole Smith bobblehead. In the words of Sheryl Crow (and Merel), “If it makes you happy it cant be that bad.”2023-11-2131 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Want to Ride My BicycleNora Woods is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. Friends since we were 12, we reminisce about dancing in the living room to Beatles records, listening to Queen deep cuts and loving Freddie Mercury, dancing to “Get Low” at prom, going tanning, our fav Latin pop sensations Shakira and Enrique Iglesias, being in the middle school talent show, and being cheerleaders. **Please note that since the time of this recording, I DID locate our cheerleading mix songs!!!!!** We share our parallel experiences on September 11th, reflect on if Girls and Broad City accurately depicted of our lives...2023-11-1447 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaAll The Makeup That MAC Can MakeTiffany Tarazi is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. She shares her journey from second-gen makeup artist to product developer to developing Nosta Beauty. We chat about home videos from the 90s vs. now, capturing both milestones and mundane aspects of day-to-day life for personal use vs. performative nature of social media (and how that changes once you become a parent yourself). What makeup trend is coming back? What 90s makeup trend was Tiffany’s favorite? How does she make makeup that’s glittery and nostalgic yet doesn’t make me break out into hives like i d...2023-11-0730 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaCome on [AI] Barbie, Let's Go PartyFabiola Larios is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about Fabi’s Barbie exhibit at Yami-Ichi, subverting obsolescence and bringing new life to old and retro technology, AI-generated art on Fabi’s irreplaceable pink Disney Princess TV, the iconic 90s computer game Barbie Magic Hairstyler (y también Barbie Salón de Belleza). We deep dive into rituals, societal conditioning, misconceptions of Barbie, and the meaning adults (not children) assign to Barbie, and how she’s really a representation of our society, projected onto a 12” piece of plastic. We contrast not just the image, but the me...2023-07-2033 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaThis Dress is Dry Clean Only, MelanieJocelyn and Alaina from Bijou Candles and the Candle Coven Podcast are featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about Rocky Horror Picture Show, Seinfeld, being a dELiA*s girl in a Hollister world, shared memory and collective consciousness, and how pop culture represents human connection and is a spiritual experience. The two biggest comedic geniuses: Larry David, who dissects the minutia of life and calls out the absurdity of humans, and Victoria Beckham, for obvious reasons. We talk about the two most important things essential to my life and well-being, Celine Dion and the...2023-07-0549 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaWhy Are You My Clarity?BARTYDARTY is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about Adam’s journey to becoming a DJ and producer: going on MySpace at the ripe age of 12, blogging in 5th grade, being influenced by Detroit's electronic and house music, and getting his brother’s hand-me-down trumpet. We touch on the EDM explosion of the end of the 2000s to 2010s, listening to “Clarity” on the prom party bus, the dichotomy between Avicii’s struggle with fame and Steve Aoki’s “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” ethos, and the inescapable “Closer” by The Chainsmokers. Adam shares about how no...2023-06-2734 minMake Sense with Lindsay Tabas, The Lady EngineerMake Sense with Lindsay Tabas, The Lady EngineerExploring the Evolution of Culture and Technology with Nicole TremaglioIn this episode of Make Sense, I sit down with Nicole Tremaglio, the host of the  @nicstalgia  podcast and a pop culture expert exploring the evolution of culture and technology. We talk about web3, building a community, and the future of work. -Timestamps- 00:00 - Hot Take 1:24 - A look at web2 vs. web3 4:15 - A look back: When did you join Facebook? 8:22 - What IS web3? 14:25 - Is social media an abuser? 16:40 - How is marketing changing when it comes to web2 vs. web 3 applications? And how social media is affecting us 27:00 - Social media algorithms and their effect on...2023-06-2246 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaWhere Are Your Boys Tonight?Chris Payne is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about his amazing new book, WHERE ARE YOUR BOYS TONIGHT?, how he got into music journalism, getting an email from Pete Wentz, My Chemical Romance nowstalgia, and finding out about Paramore before they made it big. Does liking emo music require alienation from, or frustration with, mainstream society? We explore how emo shares outsider themes with punk rock but ultimately focuses on the self, inner turmoil, and interpersonal relationships vs. DIY culture, progressive politics, and zines. We chat about being from New Jersey...2023-06-2157 minPeople Talking | A Web3 Podcast That\'s Not About Web3People Talking | A Web3 Podcast That's Not About Web3Tasafila (Shane) of BlockbusterDAO and R3WIND - The Power of Nostalgia - S1E6Tasafila (Shane) is most well known as the founder of Blockbuster DAO which aimed to buy the Blockbuster IP in late 2021. We talk about his background in filmmaking and investigative journalism (there’s a fun story in this conversation about that) and how that positioned him to harness the power of nostalgia with Blockbuster DAO. Enjoy!Tasafila’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tasafila R3WIND Twitter: https://twitter.com/R3WINDxyz R3WIND’s Mirror: https://rewind.mirror.xyz/ Baubax Travel Jacket: https://www.baubax.com/ Patterns of brain activity associated with nostalgia: https://academic.oup.com/scan/ar...2023-03-271h 06NicstalgiaNicstalgiaThis Must Be....Pop!Ana from This Must Be Pop is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss how the music of boy bands have been overlooked in music history, how This Must Be Pop was developed through a feminist lens, reframing the whole idea of what being a “fangirl” or “fanboy” means, and legitimizing the fandom space by not diminishing the viewpoint of primarily young girls and the LGBTQ+ community. When it comes to boy bands, there are soooo many dichotomies to unpack!! We dive deep on the reconciliation of being rich (well, depending on who your management is) and...2023-01-0336 minEverything 90s PodcastEverything 90s Podcast90s vs. 2000s Fashion TrendsKickin off the second edition of my 90s vs 2000s Episode Series, Melissa of Melissa Kristin TV and Nicole of Nicstalgia Podcast go head to head in a friendly battle to determine which decade gave us the best Fashion Trends. Are you Team 90s or Team 2000s? Cast your vote here: https://forms.gle/V87hV9niYcGQcYtY7 Join the Everything 90s Fan Club here: https://www.patreon.com/everything90spodcast Connect with me on Instagram:@everything90spodcast Listen/Watch the Nicstalgia Podcast here: https://www.nicoletremaglio.com/nicstalgia  Follow Melissa Kristin TV here: https://www.instagram.com/melissakristintv/ Podcast theme s...2023-01-0253 minNicstalgiaNicstalgia2023 Lifestyle, Fashion, Tech & Content Predictions & RevivalsIn this solo episode, we are doing whatever the opposite is of taking a walk down memory lane. I share with you my lifestyle, fashion/2010s revival, and tech trend predictions for 2023. We’re due for a 2020s version of wine/paint bars. Pickleball? Grandma stuff? Mushroom bags? I’m here for it. Will we see a resurgence of business casual, going out tops, or the perfect combination of the two: peplum tops?? Dare I mention…side parts? Giant Bakers-esque 6” platform stilettos? It’s time for a new generation to risk it all (namely, a sprained ankle) trying to leave the...2022-12-2729 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaThe 90s: Mix Tapes, Zines, and Gen X AuthenticityAndy Frye is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We chat about his book, Ninety Days In The 90s, the vibrant Chicago music scene, and how changes in popular culture are actually more gradual than we make them out to be in hindsight. Andy talk about what he was able to discover in the late 80s and early 90s, contrary to radio pop and hair metal dominating the airwaves at the time. We dive into the quintessential Gen X topics: mix tapes, zines, the emergence of college and independent radio, and the age-old idea of being...2022-12-2037 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaVintage Lace Camis & Playboy Bunny NecklacesNicole Randone from Misss2005 is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. This episode goes to show that Millennials and Gen Z have more in common than the internet makes it out to be. We talk about collecting physical media from the 2000s, experiencing the motorola rzr for the first time, my unhinged Mercari emails, and creating “authentic” yet ‘nowstalgic’ 2000s content. Is getting Starbucks at Target the equivalent of going to the gas station in the 2000s? If you’re looking forward to ‘just cracking up’ (shoutout to Jake Thomas), you will love this episode. **Please note that Nico...2022-12-1347 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaSocial Media: The Reality Show Starring YouFabiola Larios, Gremlin, and Vivian Fu are featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about making a critical statement through subversive glitter art, Dollz, cute internet sounds (what glitter sounds like), and early digital technology. We dive deep on social media and identity, exploring how digital personas evolve, how social media became a romanticized performance, and the psyops behind manufactured illusions of vulnerability. Turns out, photo dumps, making songs in your bedroom, and crying on TikTok aren’t “authentic” after all. (Let it be known that Vivian started “dumpage theory”, dissecting performative ugliness online.) We get i...2022-11-2951 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaDon't Mess With My ManNikki Pebbles is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. Can the conversation about thongs ever really end??? No. Talking ~in depth~ about hiding your bedazzled and embellished Mandee’s, Weathervane, Wet Seal, Rave, and Rave Girl thongs from your mom. Did Nikki have her first kiss at a Harry Potter movie, wearing Jessica Simpson’s edible dessert line? Yes, of course she did. (Lorraine just knew.) Shout out to Mike’s Hard Lemonade. We talk about AIM away message/bio drama, dating someone in 8th grade and not only not talking to them but actively avoiding them i...2022-11-2243 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaWe Met at Spice Girls TriviaShaleena 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...2022-11-0831 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Just Want Jessica Biel To Be HappyDonny from I Am The Cute One podcast is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss which housewives franchise he would be a part of, my inherent understanding of RHONJ, and educating your parents about pop culture that they will never watch. All I’m saying is that we predicted the return of Laguna Beach streaming on Netflix!!! Donny answers the question of what being the ‘final girl’ really means and which celebrities he loves to hate. We talk about how not liking Anne Hathaway or even Lea Michele isn’t funny anymore, (Glee is the real...2022-11-0138 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Do Not Dream of BlockbusterDanielle Clarke and Jackie Conley from the No More Late Fees podcast are featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. They share what it was like working at Blockbuster: Did they incur late fees themselves? How was the transition from VHS to DVDs? What was the movie everyone wanted to see? We really dive into our “hard opinions on random things”, like being Team Subtitles™️. We discuss physical media collections, how getting rid of all our DVDs was actually a huge mistake, the business aspect behind streaming, how streaming was positioned toward consumers in the 2000s as an “infi...2022-10-2546 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaThe Zinnia Wormwood Fan ClubJaz Zepatos is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about being funny, not caring about what people think, and getting used to feeling stupid. (Or in the words of the inimitable Weird Al, “Dare To Be Stupid”.) You will come to discover in this episode that both crying in public and falling down a flight of stairs are essentially rites of passage living in New York City. We discuss Jaz’s experience with improv, making music, being a former child actor, and how to dismiss the limiting tropes and stereotypical boxes that female-identifying comedians are pu...2022-10-1843 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaSugar, Spice, and Everything NiceDanielle Petty from 90s Babes is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We reminisce about Tamagotchi parenthood, Beanie Baby ownership, the best 90s treats and snacks, and the ever-controversial Furby. There’s definitely a ‘played office’ as a kid to business owner pipeline, and we talk about the fun traits that Danielle’s digital art project, 90s Babes, is inspired by. Which Powerpuff Girl are we most like? Which Spice Girl are we most like? Spoiler alert: Kinda all of them. We play Now or Then, where Danielle either loves certain nostalgic items today or leaves them bac...2022-10-1136 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaGrew Up In a Small Town and When The Rain Would Fall Down...Shawn Eric Jones is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We answer questions like, when those true crime documentaries take place in a “small town”, how small are we really talking here? Is the sense of community in Friday Night Lights like real life? Why run a 90s nostalgia social media account? Shawn shares how he developed a love for 90s movies to see what the world was like outside of working on his grandparents’ farm in rural Missouri. He also realized that life is not like the movies when he moved to LA and was in mov...2022-10-0433 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaZack Morris is (Still) TrashSusanna Gore is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. I ask her what a 2000s kid time capsule would look like, and she tells me about her favorite 80s, 90s, and 00s memorabilia. We touch upon Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s “How to be Famous” book, Bump Its, and old shows that did not age well, like Saved By The Bell. We play "Making The Band", where Susanna builds her own super band. (Spoiler alert: BSB may just be the perfect boy band to begin with.) What was life like without “Toxic” by Britney Sp...2022-09-2721 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMeet Me at FoxwoodsBrian Blackmore is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss inspo behind his popular Music Executive character on TikTok, the nepo babies and ‘odd visual experience’ that was LMFAO, and setting the record straight between pumpkin spice vs. apple pie seasoning. We answer important questions like, when is the time to break out Mariah Carey’s Christmas CD? (After Thanksgiving, so I can use it as the star on my tree!!) and why is Michael Bublé always filled with joy? (Because he is rich from Christmas song royalties!!!) We explore the phenomenon that is Weir...2022-09-2043 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaYou’re The Mary Kate to My AshleyKate Steinberg is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. She’s the Mary Kate to my Ashley, and it feels like we’ve known each other since 2007. We really paint the picture of the Middle School Dance ™️, how yes, Abercrombie lace camis are vintage, and how we used to wear multiple camis and polos at once. We dig deep into nostalgic fashion: the peril of wearing a strapless bra, the status symbol of having multiple bra straps showing, and the unlocked memory of clear Victoria’s Secret bra straps. We may not have been in the “popular” cli...2022-09-1348 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaA Mall in New Jersey is The Best Place in The WorldTom McLeod from Arkive is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss the objects that serve as milestone-markers throughout childhood and his formative memories around gaming. (Well actually, Tom playing games and me eating popcorn watching other people play games.) There’s definitely a Slap Bracelet Entrepreneur to Tech Founder pipeline. You’ll learn why pop culture will move the needle toward mass adoption in web3, how Beethoven was really just the Drake of his time, which piece of pop culture memorabilia I finally bought off eBay, and why one day, 80s-90s ‘Grandma Names’ will bec...2022-09-0655 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMy Chemical Romance: The MusicalJessica Conrad is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss the best 2000s movie soundtracks, 'cheese grater' music videos, and our shared formative experience: DANCE!! We deep dive on dance studio culture and its impact on music discoverability, the dance world’s impact on pop culture, and the harsh realities of a career in dance. You’ll hear about Jessica’s epic 8th grade talent show performance, where she got a standing ovation, and how middle school was actually kinda like Mean Girls IRL. Turns out, you don't have to choose between being a dance girl...2022-08-3048 minCamera Ready & AbelCamera Ready & AbelNicstalgia: Super Fans, Selling Out, and Personal GrowthThis is a special episode of the podcast because while I'm away enjoying a holiday with my family I am sharing my episode as a guest on Nicole Tremaglio’s podcast, Nicstalgia, where I had a blast going deep discussing what I love to talk about pop culture, change, and personal growth.  If you're new to the podcast Nicole was a guest on Camera Ready & Abel and discussed the important difference between building a community and building an audience. Nicole Tremaglio is a brand and consultant pop culture expert, writer, and self-described millennial Sporty Spice. The...2022-08-2350 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI'm a dELiA*s Girl in a 90s WorldRachel Burke from 90s Obscurity is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. What did we do when we didn’t know the name of a song before Google or lyrics before Shazam?? Called the radio station. How did we get to dELiA*s before Google Maps, GPS, or Mapquest? Honestly, I don’t exactly know. We talk about 90s music, fashion, and movies, and despite how trend cycles repeat every 20 years or so, people always look to pop culture to explore and express their ever-evolving identity. Was being a teenager better when there was no technology/cell...2022-08-2349 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaBe Kind, R3WINDTasafila from R3WIND (formerly Blockbuster DAO) is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. Tasafila stands for ‘Take a second and fall in love again’, which I stan. He’s a literal neighbor to the last-standing Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon and a friend who hangs out with me at the intersection of pop culture, nostalgia, and web3. We explore the evolution of media, culture, and technology and ultimately how this content and culture bring us together. I loved geeking out over web3, how archival IP and ‘licensed nostalgia’ can enable a whole new era of content an...2022-08-1646 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Am Trash, But I Am FreeBridget from Literal Trash 2004 is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We explore how having ‘bad taste’ is really arbitrary, the shadow side of pop culture, tabloid culture, low culture, bimbofication, and how superficiality and vapidness on the internet can actually be fun. Not everything has to be ~so deep~ right?? If you’ve ever thought about why Paris, Lindsay, Britney, Nicole, Mischa, and so many others were made out to be villains by the media, how fame was so detrimental to high-visibility celebrities before social media democratized access to having a platform, or a time when t...2022-08-0940 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaLiving Your Y2K DreamJanine from Retro Avocado is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. She gets the inspo for her nostalgic content, her favorite music videos and 90s movies, and which fashion trends & hairstyles that she loves vs. ones that she’d leave in the past.  Our convo is all about channeling enthusiasm and joy into everything you do, from wearing butterfly clips to watching old music videos to making playlists. You’ll find out what mall store has the most accurate Y2K-era clothing that looks like it was literally stolen from our closets, and remember how sending text...2022-08-0239 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaKpop Fandoms and Idol CultureKpop Sociology is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. Whether you’re new to Kpop or already a devoted fandom member, you’ll enjoy this episode! We chat about how Kpop and fandom is a unifying force that fosters genuine connection, gives a voice to people discontent with their reality, and makes people feel like they belong. Kpop Sociology shares what it was like growing up in South Korea, the difference between Kpop in the 90s-00s and now, how content and entertainment is created for global consumption, and how artists are moving toward authenticity. We touc...2022-07-2640 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaHot Topic is a Time Machine to 2005Perry Goeders is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about the inspiration behind her TikTok series, if department stores had a reality show. Who can forget the sensory experience that is going to the mall? Hot Topic is literally a time machine to 2005, wouldn’t you agree? We describe the difference between emo kids and scene kids; is it just a ‘you had to be there’ kinda thing?? From being forced to fit into boxes to cosplaying different aesthetics, teenagers have always looked for an outlet to find out who they are and create an identity for th...2022-07-1943 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaRealistic 2000s FashionAlthough we played with Bratz dolls in the 2000s, we didn’t actually look like them (yet). We explore realistic, cringe, cursed yet iconic looks at a time when everyone had skinny eyebrows. Jeans over pants, capris, “going out tops”, layering, popped collars, bug sunglasses, ‘thin useless scarves’, mod revival, non-functional belts, shrugs, and more! We flash back to what accessories/styles were all the rage, how people incorrectly call the McBling aesthetic “Y2K” fashion, and why these styles, despite having seen the trend cycle repeat in the 2020s, will never be the same as they once were....2022-07-1241 minCamera Ready & AbelCamera Ready & AbelBuilding Community vs. Building Audience with Nicole TremaglioOne of the best parts of having a podcast is being able to explore interesting ideas with interesting people. It was my pleasure to be a guest on the Nicstalgia podcast with host Nicole Tremaglio and something Nicole mentioned in that conversation about the difference between building community versus building audience sparked me into needing to learn more.  Nicole is a branding consultant, pop culture expert writer, and self-described millennial sporty spice and quickly gets to the heart of it in this episode: Community exists when there is a peer to peer connection, when your fans and f...2022-07-1228 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaUnlocking Core MemoriesWhere did all of our childhood toys go?? We’ll talk about those super random, niche, obscure things you may have forgotten about. The goal here is to unlock those core memories and have you be like — whoa, I literally forgot about that!! Today we go through my Pinterest board, specific nostalgic things. Did you run your own Fisher Price town? Do you remember end-of-the-analog-era electronics? To what beauty lengths did we go to in order to achieve middle school dance perfection? You know who really woke up and chose violence – people vying for Beanie Baby McDonald’s toys...2022-07-0535 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaThe Evolution of Girl BandsWhy were the members of TLC called “T-Boz”, “Left Eye” and “Chili”?? Wait, Sinbad discovered a girl band?? Why do we all know someone who did a tap dance to “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”?? No one can really be sure. Berry Gordy is related to WHO?? Technically, not to Beyoncé. You know who IS related? Sister duos Tegan & Sara, The Veronicas, Aly & AJ, Nina Sky, and Cherish are. (Bounce with it, drop with it, lean with it, rock with it!!) Yes Spice Girls is factually, historically, and scientifically the best-selling girl group of all time, but I barely talk about...2022-06-2845 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaEvery Celebrity Has a Skincare LinePerri Godsk & Sofia Ishaq of butterland are featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. The real question here is, if we know better, do we actually do better? When it comes to media literacy, nah, not really. In this episode, we answer questions like, when did we go from buying 13 different eyeshadow palettes to needing a 13-step skincare routine? Is reality well, reality, or is it just a ‘reality’ being sold to us by companies? (Spoiler alert: both. See: endless number of celeb skincare, makeup, and perfume lines.) We deep dive on the Kardashians: Yay or nay? Do t...2022-06-1444 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaCrypto Pop CultureShirin Carmel Bucknam of Crypto Witch Club is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss crypto education through the lens of pop culture. (Per usual, this is not financial or investing advice.) In a world of Krypto Kurrencies, where Kris Jenner is Bitcoin, how can we prepare ourselves for the inevitable grand entrance of Kanye into web3? (Ask him later.) We get answers from the Elle Woods of Crypto™️ about how crypto twitter (CT) is adding new language to the social lexicon, much like we experienced watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and how Seth Green is s...2022-06-0741 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMy Fav Internet Era: AIM, Xanga, MyspaceIn this episode, we talk about the monoculture and web1 (the early internet), the progression of subculture in tandem with the emergence of social media, and the fashion, trends, and technology that supported us through it all. TIME article 〰 Facebook article 〰 Myspace article 〰 AIM article Connect with Nic TikTok 〰 Instagram 〰 Twitter 〰 Substack Special Thanks 💖 Artwork by @hmdraws_ Music by @egmusicnyc Video by @valentinareyes9 YouTube CC available in English and Español Episode Transcript #popculture #xanga #myspace2022-06-0135 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaSuper Fans and Selling OutBarbara Barna Abel is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about how enthusiasm is valuable (and marketable!), how to avoid the ‘shoulds’, stand out as yourself, and find your calling when you don’t fit into neat little boxes. There’s no shame in being a super fan!! We go over what being a ‘sellout’ means nowadays, how to grow, change, and progress toward your goals while still being consistent to your values. There’s something to say for taking risks, putting yourself out there, and doing things for the Highest and Best™️ instead of clinging to a false safety a...2022-05-2449 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaWhy 2010s Nostalgia is Already BackIn this episode, we talk about why 2010s nostalgia is already being talked about, fast fashion and social media (SHEIN hauls have entered the chat), how trends travel through the diffusion of innovations (Instagram Reels and wired headphones lol), some of my 2010s revival predictions (breaking down cheugy, arm parties, nostalgia and web3, the creator economy, etc.), and what social media platforms were like in the 2010s vs 2020s. Get ready to explore the threads of continuity that connect the past with the present and even the future. 3:05 Gen Z is getting nostalgic for their own lives...2022-05-1736 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMillennial Misery and MemesJamie from Millennial Misery is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We speak about what it’s like running a meme account. Meme pages make us realize we all kinda had the same childhood/life to some extent, don’t they?! (Sidebar: Here’s your reminder that there are ~real people~ behind all social media accounts, so be kind online – and IRL for that matter.) Do I have to go buy Spice Girls lollipops on eBay for $200? Also, how did my mom throw away my childhood toys without me noticing!!!??? 1:26 Showing your kids nostalgic things from your chi...2022-05-1036 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaA&F: Problematic and SuccessfulIn this episode, I talk about the most loved and hated brand of the 2000s: Abercrombie & Fitch. We touch on the recent Netflix documentary and get into my personal experience having working in the store in the late 2000s, perspective on Abercrombie’s mall/brand/selling culture, how A&F managed to successfully rebrand after being a complete dumpster fire, why traumatized Millennials and unknowing Gen Z alike still buy their clothes now in 2022, what A&F’s goals are going forward, and how to decide if companies like these with problematic pasts, leadership, etc. are worth supporting. 4...2022-04-2632 minNicstalgiaNicstalgia2000s Girls' HandbagsIn this episode, I talk about the 2000s and what inspired trends, what the handbags of the moment were (okay yes some of them aren’t designer, fine, but whatever!!), what getting their first designer bag ultimately meant for a tween or teenage girl specifically in the 2000s, and how you can channel that energy in a positive way as an adult (without having to prove your worth through material items). I’m bestowing all of my knowledge onto you from both my bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising AND my honorary degree from MKU (Michael Kors University), you’re welco...2022-04-1935 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Want My MTVVinnie 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...2022-04-0549 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMaking Music Videos with Your CousinsMarisa Vitale is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about our shared experiences during our upbringing and how we were filmmakers, producers, editors, and choreographers recreating music videos (doing what we now call ‘content creation’) in the early 2000s. We explore why people are critical of “Disney Adults”, and how we should really just let people enjoy what they love. Sidebar – the most recent compilation from the iconic collection, Now That's What I Call Music! 81, was released on January 28, 2022.   7:15 How the Disney World parks experience has changed with technology and motherhood  11:43 Why being a “Disney Ad...2022-03-2245 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMiddle School Dance CultureNikki Pebbles is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about being an It Girl in the 2000s. (TW: Body image, EDs.) You probably smelled like Sweet Pea, Lovespell, and slightly burned hair. Reflecting on scrunching your hair yet having pin-straight bangs and always missing *one* single section on the back of your head when using a flat iron. We talk about why Millennial women especially are so triggered by the side vs. middle part and skinny vs. wide leg jeans. We have blown our chances at sponsorship with A&F and Victoria’s Secret, and honestly, we...2022-03-0849 minNicstalgiaNicstalgia'Bring It On' Made Us CheerleadersTatiana Lampa is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about how we wanted to be backup dancers, the impact of Bring It On in our becoming cheerleaders, bucket hats, and the false dichotomy that is Team Backstreet Boys vs. Team *NSYNC. While everyone else is out there watching nature or true crime documentaries, I am obviously more concerned with boy band documentaries. (Watch Lance Bass’ documentary, The Boy Band Con: The L*u Pe*rlman Story here.) We can all agree that J.C. Chasez should have had a better publicist !!! 1:35 The impact of To...2022-03-0127 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaI Really, Really Want a Spice Girls TattooShakivla Todd is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about being able to appreciate the past while realizing that much pop culture from the past is outdated or problematic now. Shakivla shares her experience of growing up between Southern California and South Carolina, having to always be Scary Spice as the only Black girl in her class, and getting a Spice Girls tattoo in London. We have a love for 90s R&B and recognize that there’s really nothing like it in the present time. We also discuss why nostalgia and nowstalgia are so popular no...2022-02-2232 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaSister, Sister!!Gina Tremaglio is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about the influence that siblings have on one another, role reversals, realistic and unrealistic depictions of siblings on television and in pop culture. In case anyone was wondering, I had the blue Razr Scooter and Gina had the green one. Stating for the record that Dora Winifred "D.W." Read from “Arthur” is an icon. 3:10 How we universally bond over things we remember from childhood 8:04 Common depictions of sibling rivalry in TV shows 17:06 Chosen family and FRIENDS 19:44 Jane The Virgin, intergenerational friendship, and...2022-02-1540 minNicstalgiaNicstalgiaMovies Gave Us Unrealistic ExpectationsLiana Pavane is featured in this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We hang out at the intersection of dating, technology, and pop culture. We discuss how Disney gave us unrealistic dating expectations and how This Is Us is an amazing example of relatable, emotionally resonant storytelling. Liana shares how growing up in NYC is not really like Gossip Girl and that although Emily in Paris is unrealistic, you can still have an amazing love affair of your own. 3:14 My infamous Jasmine costume and our first crushes 5:27 The problem with teen movies 9:41 A NYC native’s perspective on...2022-02-0836 minToo Legitimate to Quit: Growth Strategies with a Pop Culture SpinToo Legitimate to Quit: Growth Strategies with a Pop Culture SpinOn Procrastination, Connection & BTS (feat. Nicole Tremaglio)"That's a Monday problem." Are you procrastinating and calling it prioritization? (No judgment, we all mentally check out sometimes. Otherwise, our brains would implode.) But, how many of our habits are actually counter-productive? Where are we wasting our intentionality? This week, Annie P. is joined by Nicole Tremaglio, who is basically the human version of this podcast. A branding expert and pop culture encyclopedia, Nicole shares why "not selling is not an option" and how to bring your style of connection and enthusiasm to everything you do. Then, Nicole and Annie gush about their mutual obsession, international phenomenon...2022-02-0753 minNicstalgiaNicstalgia2000s Style, Trends, and IdentityJenna Barclay is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss our collective obsession with fashion trends and culture in the mid 2000s. Jenna shares how she used fashion/trends as a way to create an identity for herself as a teen growing up in a very rural midwestern town where she never felt that she fit in. 3:29 Being from the Midwest and its relatability 6:19 Identity formation and discovery of trends 11:46 Nowstalgia by Millennials for the 1970s 17:11 Pre- and post-internet nowstalgia and access to information 18:54 Trends, Inspiration, and Influence: IRL vs. the...2022-01-3133 minThe Instagram Stories PodcastThe Instagram Stories PodcastEpisode #55 – Using Your Core Values to Build an Audience with Nicole Tremaglio Nicole Tremaglio is a Branding Consultant, Pop Culture Writer, and Host of the Nicstalgia podcast (launching 2/1/22). She helps brands leverage TikTok and emerging social platforms to create a cult following of brand enthusiasts. Nicole is known for being on the pulse of pop culture and cutting edge of digital trends.You can connect with Nic @nicoletremaglio on Instagram and TikTok, watch or listen to the Nicstalgia podcast (launching February 2022), and subscribe to her weekly newsletter, Real Talk, which pulls back the curtain on her entrepreneurial journey. Find Nicole online at: Instagram: ht...2022-01-0339 minGhosts of Dates PastGhosts of Dates PastS1 EP44: Friendships, self acceptance, and human design with Nicole TremaglioIn this episode, Nicole and I discuss the importance of friendships: how to communicate difficult conversations and how to tell them the truth about their SO you may not like. We talk a lot about self acceptance, as you know I love a SELFship, as well as human design. We also touch on how closure comes from within and how you don't need to be healed to be in a relationship.Nicole Tremaglio is a Branding Consultant, Pop Culture Expert & Writer, and Host of the Nicstalgia podcast. She helps brands leverage TikTok and emerging social platforms to...2021-12-211h 01