Put your pop-culture past to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! with 🎙longtime friends Dan, Manny, & Billy 🙋♂️🤦♂️🙆♂️
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Episode 85 - Matthew Downs, 2025-26 AHA President
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Air date: July 7, 2025Alabama Historical Association president for 2025-2026, Dr. Matthew Downs, discusses the AHA’s program for the upcoming year. He describes the October 24-25, 2025 Fall Pilgrimage in Guntersville and the April 9-11, 2026 annual meeting in Fairhope. Downs also talks about the importance of the Alabama Review that he edits and tw…
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151. The Goonies (1985) w/ Meghan P. Nolan
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Dan, Manny, & Billy invite friend & fan of the pod Meghan P. Nolan to put the 1985 action/adventure comedy The Goonies to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I had this epiphany while I was watching it this time where I was like, ‘Holy shit! Like Goonies are just like a bunch of nerds, they're all just sitting around playing D&D, Mikey is the du…
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150. Nostalgic 90s Commercials: Nerf, Super Soakers, Peeing Dolls, OH MY!
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Put your Nostalgia helmet on and join Dan & Manny on a dangerous journey to put some 90s Commercials to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I'm surprised we survived. Like, what we were putting in our bodies, what they were allowing us to play with. It's amazing that we even got this far” -Dan Before Billy joined the chaos, Dan & Manny embarked …
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Episode 84 - Chase Stephens on 2025 AHA Wiggins Diss Awd
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Air Date: June 2, 2025Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/fk7hby52 Dr. David Chase Stephens (AU ’24), winner of the Alabama Historical Association’s 2025 Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Award for the best dissertation in Alabama History, discusses his dissertation entitled “To Obstruct and Resist: Paradise v. Allen, Integration Efforts, and the Alabama State Tr…
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Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1993 action/drama Free Willy to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “[They abused a whale] to make a movie about whale awareness [...] You fucking basically murdered [a whale] in the making of [Free Willy].” -Billy Okay everyone, this was a weird journey back for us because no one knew what to expect from Free Willy. …
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148.📰Nostalgia Test News May 2025: Pop Culture Opinions, Suggestions from Social Media, & Story Time Chaos
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Dan, Manny, & Billy are joined by their longtime friends Jeremy & Mike to talk about a whole bunch of craziness to put to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Hellraiser, I think is the most overrated horror franchise of all time.” -Dan Dan, Manny, & Billy pulled this Nostalgia Test News/Audience Suggestions/Friend Hangout out of left field! They…
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147. Labyrinth w/ The Long Take Review
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Dan & Manny welcome Jen & P.T. from The Long Take Review to put Jim Henson’s classic Labyrinth to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “We might spend the most time on fart jokes.” -P.T. Much like the topic of this episode, the conversation is a collection of twists, turns, deceptions, off-color fart jokes, confusion about David Bowie’s tights, an…
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146. Nostalgia 101: Behind the Scenes of The Last Deal w/ Director Jonathan Salemi
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Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome writer and director Jonathan Salemi to talk all about filming the indie action drama film The Last Deal. “A couple places ran with the headline, [The Last Deal] is the biggest guerrilla film in the last two decades. I have no proof of that or against it, but I'd say we're definitely in the running.” -Jonathan Salemi This…
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Episode 83 -- Theo Moore on AHA's 2025 Jakeman Digital History Award
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Theo Moore, founder and executive director of Hiztorical Vision Productions, discusses receiving the 2025 Jakeman Award for Digital History (large project category) from the Alabama Historical Association. He talks about his past, current, and future films; his motivations for founding Hiztorical Vision Productions; and his plans for the future – i…
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145. 📰 Nostalgia Test News & Classic Toys from Sept. 2024
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Dan & Manny are releasing a lost Nostalgia Test News from Sept. 2024. This was an audible so it’s more chaotic than usual, and then Billy joins them to put 55 classic toys to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “ I recently was, had a chance to play with a hacky sack and I was like, fuck that.” -Manny Coelho With the Yankees Dodgers playoff game …
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144. Nostalgic Jingles, Commercials, & Tangents
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Get ready to take a deep-dive down the nostalgia wormhole with Dan, Billy, & Manny as they put nostalgic jingles and commercials to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Before the barbecue sauce [goes on the McRib] it looks like corpse flesh. Like I worked at McDonald's, and it's like the color of like corpse flesh.” -Billy D’Elia The guys put th…
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143. The Last Deal: Nostalgia Test Now!
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Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 2023 American crime thriller film The Last Deal to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST (NOW)! “[The Last Deal] is a cautionary tale when your friend is a fucking asshole.” -Dan Dissinger The boys have so much fun talking about all the insanity in the indie action drama The Last Deal. They get into the main character’s …
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142. 🤘Metallica's MTV Era: The Black Album, Load, & Reload
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Dan & Billy welcome back longtime friend & Nostalgia Test Podcast Allstar Jeremy Madson to put Metallica's 90s MTV Era to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “We’re on the reverse trajectory of Kiss. Right? Because KISS took the makeup off in the nineties and Metallic put it on.” -Jeremy Madson The boys continue the Metallica Eras journey Nostalg…
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141. 📰 Nostalgia Test News: Reboot Special!
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Dan, Manny, & Billy talk all about Hollywood's obsession with reboots, reimagines & remakes, and they put some of the upcoming re's to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! "What is each person's definition of what a reboot is, what a reimagine is, and what a piece of shit is.” -Manny Coelho Dear God! The boys get into the depths of the reboot cra…
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140. Nostalgia 101: Adventures of a DJ w/ Ryan McKenzie
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Dan & Manny welcome Ryan McKenzie, DJ & owner of Music Makes You Move to talk all about what it takes to be a killer DJ. “My number one priority is that people are having a good time.” -Ryan McKenzie Ryan McKenzie tells Dan & Manny about the journey from waiting tables at P.F. Chang's to DJing on cruise ships and eventually running a successful DJ …
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Episode 82 -- Bert Harris and Jayson and Laura Hill on Opelika 2025 AHA Meeting
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Bert Harris, former president of the East Alabama Museum and the Genealogical Society of East Alabama, plus Jayson and Laura Hill, discuss Opelika’s history, tour sites, and other amenities the AHA will enjoy for its April 2025 annual meeting.Transcript of episode: https://tinyurl.com/5a26sz5r Links to items mentioned in the episode:Alabama Histori…
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139: Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer Reaction: Nostalgia Test Now!
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Dan, Manny, & Billy put the recently dropped Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer to see if they think if the movie will pass the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST (NOW!) “We’re putting the toothpaste back in the tube.” -Billy D’Elia The boys give their immediate reactions to the Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer after watching it together and tear into th…
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Dan, Manny, & NEW cohost longtime friend Billy D'Elia put the 2003 Lindsay Lohan Jamie Lee Curtis switcheroo comedy classic Freaky Friday to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “ I was like, why is Dan making us watch this?” -Manny Coelho The boys introduce their new cohost, longtime friend Billy D'Elia to the Nostalgia Test family! Billy is rea…
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WARNING: The conversation on this episode will go into some of the disturbing physical & sexual violence that is both in the book version of American Psycho and the movie. Dan & Manny welcome back their longtime friend and Nostalgia Test Podcast all-star Billy D'Elia to put the 2000 satirical horror thriller to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST…
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136:🤘Metallica’s Thrash Era w/ Longtime Friends Billy D'Elia & Jeremy Madson
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Dan welcomes back longtime friends & Nostalgia Test Podcast Allstars Billy D’Elia & Jeremy Madson to put Metallica's Thrash Era to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Not only is it a four album progression, but it's [Metallica's] first four albums!" -Jeremy Madson Get ready Nostalgia Metalheads because this is just the beginning of the Metallic…
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135.🏫 Nostalgia 101: 90s Swing Revival & Punk Ideology w/ Prof. Matt Landis
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Dan & Manny welcome Prof. Matt Landis to teach them all about the 90s Swing revival. “ Anytime a musical movement is chasing authenticity you can almost guarantee they're going to be bullshit ” -Matt Landis Matt takes Dan & Manny on a deep journey that includes the beginnings of Swing music in the 30s, to the historic events of The Zoot Suit Riots,…
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Dan & Manny welcome Sleevie G to put the 1997 Nicolas Cage classic Con Air to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! ”[Con Air] is a movie about a one man's journey to find a syringe and be a terrible father.” -Dan Dissinger Settle in everyone because this episode is full of tangents, hilarious hot takes, a ton of Nick Cage confusion, and as many p…
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133. 🎥 Nostalgia 101: A Deep Dive into 90s Cinema w/ Author Scott Ryan
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Dan & Manny welcome author Scott Ryan to teach them about all things 90s cinema. Scott discusses his book The Last Decade of Cinema and how the 90s influenced films and culture. Scott dives deeply into why he thinks 1994 was the greatest year for 90s cinema. He talks about iconic 90s films like Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, & Reality Bite…
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132.🍾2024 Wrap-Up w/ Longtime Friends Billy D’Elia, Steve Herrera, & Jeremy Madson
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Dan & Manny welcome back longtime friends & Nostalgia Test Podcast all-stars Billy D’Elia, Steve Herrera, & Jeremy Madson to this special end of the year episode to put the 2024 to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “ I don't have space in my brain for anything past like 95.” -Steve Herrera "The Boys Are Back In Town!" and they are ready to give…
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Episode 81 -- Dan Puckett on the Alabama Holocaust Commission
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Episode 81 – Dan Puckett discusses the Alabama Holocaust CommissionAir Date: January 7, 2025Dan Puckett, chair of the Alabama Holocaust Commission, discusses the Commission’s history, mission, program of work, and future. He also talks about adding Holocaust studies to Alabama’s 2024 Social Studies Standards for K-12 education, the purposes of Holo…
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131.🎅 Santa Claus: The Movie w/ Longtime Friend Billy D'Elia
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Dan & Manny welcome back longtime friend, Nostalgia Test Podcast all-star, and unofficial co-host Billy D’Elia to this special holiday episode to put the 1985 British-America Christmas Comedy Santa Claus: The Movie to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “ [Santa Claus: The Movie] is all about the 80s crack epidemic in New York." -Dan Dissinger Da…
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Episode 80 -- Hayden McDaniel On The Alabama History Institute
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Dr. Hayden McDaniel, Education Curator at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, discusses the Alabama History Institutes, annual professional development workshops for K-12 teachers.Links discussed in the episode: Alabama History Institute: https://archives.alabama.gov/teach-learn/professional-development/alabama-history-institutes.aspx /…
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Dan & Manny put the 1997 action/sci-fi classic 💫🪐 The Fifth Element to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Did we just watch Captain Planet?” -Manny Coelho Strap in Nostalgia Testers, because this episode spans multiple time periods, universes, tangents, and overall classic nostalgic joy! Manny & Dan talk about the connection between The Fifth …
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