The Nostalgia Test Podcast
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Episodes
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1987 quintessential 80s classic The Lost Boys to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āThe amount of shoulder pads in this movie could start a football team.ā -Manny
In our 3rd Spooky Season episode, we are in peak 80s form a horror comedy classic. The boys talk about the extremely 80s cast of Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Keifer Sutherland, and Jami Gertz....
Dan & Billy welcome Naomi Carmack, the host of Dope Nostalgia, to put Halloween Music Videos to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āOther people's kids are so creepy.ā -Naomi
This Spooky Season episode takes Dan, Billy, and their guest Naomi Carmack down a very weird music video path. 5-years ago, Dan & Manny put another five videos...
Dan & Manny welcome the cultural phenomenon Mike Ferguson to talk all about his creative journey and the power of positivity to achieve your biggest dreams.
āTime is too short. Don't put things off till tomorrow. Do everything you can in, in a day.ā -Mike Ferguson
This is an episode of Nostalgia 101 that will go down in history for The Nostalgia Test Podcast. Actor, YouTube star, and former tatto...
Dan & Manny are joined by friend of the show, artist & pop culture enthusiast Andrew Breen to put the 1989 fantasy comedy horror film Little Monsters to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āLittle Monsters is one of the most repellent, distasteful, truly creepy movies I've seen in a long time, a movie so unpleasant I can't really figure out why anybody wanted to make it, and I don't know why...
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1996 comedy classic Happy Gilmore and the 2025 legacy sequel Happy Gilmore 2 to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
ā[Happy Gilmore] is a top 10 comedy for me, easily.ā -Billy
This is an epic episode. 2 hours of Nostalgia Test Podcast love, comedy, and the hottest hot takes of all time. This is the most honest review of Happy Gilmore 2 out there, guaranteed. Dan, Man...
Dan, Manny, & Billy are joined by friend of the show, writer, & sole audience member Eric Althoff to dive into a whole bunch of nostalgic pop culture news and put it to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āNo artist loved their fans more than [Ozzy] didā -Billy
In this episode of Nostalgia Test News, recorded on August 19th, 2025, the boys get straight to it and with the rebooted Scary Movi...
Dan, Manny, & Billy are joined by their longtime friend Jeremy Madson to talk about a whole bunch of nostalgic pop culture craziness and put it to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āNow John Hammond self-fertilizes the dinosaur eggs.ā -Billy
This is what happens when a guest cancels on The Nostalgia Test, the wildest Nostalgia Test News episode yet! The opening monologue is part of Billyās ho...
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1992 comedy classic My Cousin Vinny to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
ā[My Cousin Vinny] is a Thanksgiving movie. -Manny
This is an absolute lovefest of an episode with My Cousin Vinny quotes flying all over the place. From the start to the end thereās nothing but amazing things to say about the dialogue, the comedic timing of Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macc...
Dan, Manny, & Billy invited The Fandalorians to put the 1985 Sci-fi/Comedy classic to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āWe are making a lot of dark backstories to this movie.ā -Mr. McDonald
We had so much fun with the guys from The Fandalorians on this episode digging into all the ins and outs, the conspiracy theories, and our memories of Back to the Future. Itās just six dudes from Long Isl...
Dan, Manny, & Billy invite friend & fan of the pod Meghan P. Nolan to put the 1985 action/adventure comedy The Goonies to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āI had this epiphany while I was watching it this time where I was like, āHoly shit! Like Goonies are just like a bunch of nerds, they're all just sitting around playing D&D, Mikey is the dungeon master, and this is their quest.ā -...
Put your Nostalgia helmet on and join Dan & Manny on a dangerous journey to put some 90s Commercials to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āI'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 farā -Dan
Before Billy joined the chaos, Dan & Manny embarked on a weird walk down memory lane with these s...
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1993 action/drama Free Willy to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST!
ā[They abused a whale] to make a movie about whale awareness [...] You fucking basically murdered [a whale] in the making of [Free Willy].ā -Billy
Okay everyone, this was a weird journey back for us because no one knew what to expect from Free Willy. We didnāt remember it was two hours long. We didnā...
Dan, Manny, & Billy are joined by their longtime friends Jeremy & Mike to talk about a whole bunch of craziness to put to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āHellraiser, I think is the most overrated horror franchise of all time.ā -Dan
Dan, Manny, & Billy pulled this Nostalgia Test News/Audience Suggestions/Friend Hangout out of left field! Theyāre surprised by their longtime friends J...
Dan & Manny welcome Jen & P.T. from The Long Take Review to put Jim Hensonās classic Labyrinth to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āWe might spend the most time on fart jokes.ā -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 Bowieās tights, and hallucinations. The gang goes into their lo...
Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome writer and director Jonathan Salemi to talk all about filming the indie action drama film The Last Deal.
āA 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.ā -Jonathan Salemi
This episode of Nostalgia...
Dan & Manny are releasing a lost Nostalgia Test News from Sept. 2024. This was an audible so itās more chaotic than usual, and then Billy joins them to put 55 classic toys to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āāI recently was, had a chance to play with a hacky sack and I was like, fuck that.ā -Manny Coelho
With the Yankees Dodgers playoff game in the background, Dan & Manny discuss the bo...
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 testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āBefore 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.ā -Billy DāElia
The guys put the commercial & jingles from their childhood t...
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 2023 American crime thriller film The Last Deal to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST (NOW)!
ā[The Last Deal]ā is a cautionary tale when your friend is a fucking asshole.ā -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 characterās journey to sell 200 pounds of weed in only a week...
Dan & Billy welcome back longtime friend & Nostalgia Test Podcast Allstar Jeremy Madson to put Metallica's 90s MTV EraĀ to the ultimate testāTHE NOSTALGIA TEST!
āWeāre on the reverse trajectory of Kiss. Right? Because KISS took the makeup off in the nineties and Metallic put it on.ā -Jeremy Madson
The boys continue the Metallica Eras journey Nostalgia Test Podcast Metalheads with the controver...
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!Ā
"What is each person's definition of what a reboot is, what a reimagine is, and what a piece of shit is.ā -Manny Coelho
Dear God! The boys get into the depths of the reboot craze and try to f...
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