We Don't Wanna Grow Up
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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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Contact:
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Episodes
Name That Tune (1988/1989 & 1993/1997)
8/5/2025
We're playing Name That Tune for the very first time on our regular podcast! We each picked songs from specific years in the 80s and 90s (1988/1989/1993/1997)! We hope you have as much fun listening as we did playing! Join our Patreon to listen to the second round of the game!
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Duration:00:53:06
The Albums that Defined YOUR Teen Years
8/1/2025
Two years ago, we did an episode about the albums that we felt defined our teen years (rereleased earlier this week). We thought it would be fun to hear about the albums that defined yours, and we tried it out with some of our Patreon members first. This was released on Patreon in August 2024.
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Duration:00:42:55
The Albums that Defined Our Teen Years
7/29/2025
In this episode, we're listing the Top Ten albums that we feel defined our teen years! This is a rerelease from August 2, 2023.
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Duration:00:55:17
Who's the Boss?
7/25/2025
This episode was originally a part of our Pilots on Patreon series. We thought we'd give you an example of the kinds of bonus episodes we do on our Patreon. We talk about episodes one & two of the classic sitcom, Who's the Boss? Both episodes (Pilot and Briefless Encounter) aired in September 1984. Because this was originally on Patreon, it's a little more relaxed, so we wouldn't recommend listening to it around children.
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Duration:00:55:23
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
7/22/2025
It's that time... it's Cookie Time! This week we're talking all about Phyllis Nefler and her Wilderness Girls in 1989's Troop Beverly Hills... what a thrill! This is a rerelease from June 20, 2022.
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Duration:00:38:07
Freestyle Friday 16 - The Proverbial Popcorn
7/18/2025
In today's Freestyle Friday episode, we share about a recent visit, a recent funny moment, and we're mostly chatting about reality shows (Love Island and Big Brother)!
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Duration:00:26:57
Blast from the Past Trivia Game
7/15/2025
In today's episode, we're playing a new 80s and 90s trivia game called Blast from the Past Trivia! If you had fun with this game, we recently played another full game of this in a bonus episode on our Patreon!
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Duration:00:37:28
Freestyle Friday 15 - Adventures in Jean Shorts
7/11/2025
In today's Freestyle Friday episode, we talk about our recent visit from family, some games, movies, TV shows, books, and the new Chuck's Arcade! We also talk a little about the recent loss of Diogo Jota and André Silva.
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Duration:00:23:34
Favorite TV Weddings
7/8/2025
In today's episode, we're talking about our favorite TV weddings! Grab your tissues and get ready to dance as we break down these nostalgic nuptials spanning several decades! We also talk about weddings we've been in, and a little about our own wedding! This is a rerelease from August 2022, with some added commentary.
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Duration:01:01:09
Summer School (1987)
7/1/2025
Grab your no. 2 pencils, we're heading back to Summer School this week, with our rerelease of our original podcast episode, which came out in July 2022. We also discuss other movies released in the summer of 1987!
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Duration:00:42:59
Freestyle Friday 14 - Marshmallows and Infinity Pools
6/27/2025
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Pete and Stacy chat about some upcoming visits from family, Variety's Actors on Actors with Keri Russell and Scott Speedman (Felicity & Ben), some TV shows and movies we've been watching, and an odd Instagram interaction.
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Duration:00:26:49
Top Ten Brendan Fraser Movies
6/24/2025
We asked our audience to tell us their favorite Brendan Fraser movies, and we tallied the answers to give you a Top Ten list (with honorable mentions, of course). Thanks so much for participating!
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Duration:00:21:24
Freestyle Friday 13 - Half a Can of Aqua Net, and a Prayer
6/20/2025
In today's Freestyle Friday episode, we talk about things we've been watching, some self-care for Stacy, the new Nintendo Switch 2, some celebrity gossip, an announcement about an 80s movie sequel, an email we received from the director of a movie we covered, we share a fun Double Dare-related story that Jessica shared with us recently, and Chad comes to the front of the class for Show & Tell!
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Duration:00:27:22
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
6/17/2025
In today's episode, we're talking about the 1986 sci-fi adventure movie, Flight of the Navigator!
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Duration:00:41:21
Freestyle Friday 12
6/13/2025
In this Freestyle Friday episode, we're talking about My Best Friend's Exorcism (book and movie), Satanic Panic, some things we've been watching this week (Archive, Love Island USA, Love Island: All Stars, and Survivor), and we take a trip to the VP's office.
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Duration:00:26:17
1995 MTV Movie Awards
6/10/2025
This week, we watched the 1995 MTV Movie Awards in full, and we're talking all about it: the categories, the presenters, the performances, the awkward moments, and who took home the coveted golden popcorn!
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Duration:00:30:52
Freestyle Friday 11 - Bonus Tracks
6/6/2025
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Stacy and Pete tell a story about something that happened that morning, a Muppets ride follow-up, The Prom Queen on Netflix, And Just Like That, some exciting Jem and the Holograms news, more Survivor binging, Stacy shares about a recent nostalgic purchase, and author, Travis Kennedy, comes to the front of the We Don't Wanna Grow Up classroom for Show & Tell, and he tells us about his book, The Whyte Python World Tour!
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Duration:00:41:39
Remote Control: Pryde of the X-Men
6/3/2025
We're back with another installment in our Remote Control series, where listeners get to take control (remotely) of the episode! Today, Jackson has chosen X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men! Be sure and reach out if you have any ideas for a Remote Control episode, and you'd like to participate!
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Duration:00:25:47
Freestyle Friday 10 - Whatever Floats Your Boat
5/30/2025
In this Freestyle Friday episode, Stacy and Pete talk about some more TV shows and movies they've been watching (White Lotus, Love on the Spectrum, Dead Mail, Companion, Borderline), old dance shows like Club MTV and Dance Party USA, and a funny story from the set of Titanic!
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Duration:00:21:58
Shag (1989)
5/27/2025
We've got news... you're gonna lose... if you don't listen to this episode, because it's the MOST FUN! It's 1963 and we're heading to Myrtle Beach with Melaina, Carson, Pudge and Luanne to cruise, drink Purple Jesus at wild parties and shag our hearts out! The Carolina Shag, that is! Shag (the movie) is a sweet potato of a film. Now, act like you've had some upbringing and join in on the fun! This is a rerelease of our Shag episode, originally released in August 2021, with a few extra discussions from Stacy and Pete.
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Duration:01:03:07