The Nostalgia Test Podcast

On today’s special Nostalgia Mini episode, Dan, Manny, & Billy spin The Nostalgia Test Wheel to see what classic Christmas movie they’ll put to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Welcome to Jurassic Park. Um, I mean, Merry Christmas.” -Billy

The guys introduce the Nostalgia Test Wheel to the pod to pick which movie they’ll watch for the annual Christmas episode. They year’s movie will be ...

Dan, Manny, & Billy invite friend & fan of the pod Meghan P. Nolan back to put the 1984 sci-fi/action classic The Terminator to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“There was no purpose to [Linda Hamilton’s] boobs being out.” -Meghan

What a way to kick off the Holiday Season! If there was an episode that defines the what The Nostalgia Test Podcast is all about, it’s this one! There is mo...

On today’s Thanksgiving special, we’ve invited our podcast family over for a nostalgic potluck of go to Thanksgiving movies & side dishes to put to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Thanksgiving is a sides holiday.” -Dan

This is a jam-packed Nostalgia Test holiday classic filled with amazing movies, food, and plenty of technical difficulties to go around. And if you’re watching this on S...

On today’s special Nostalgia Mini episode, Manny shares a harrowing air travel story and puts Delta Airlines to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“In my head, I survived the crash, and all I needed to do is figure out how to keep Marty out of the water and get my wife onto the floating device.” -Manny

In the spirit of Thanksgiving and gratitude, Manny recounts flying home from Dublin when suddenl...

Dan, Manny, & Billy put a list of 6 cartoon theme songs to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Thundercats was my thing.” -Manny

Dan surprises Manny & Billy with a weird list of cartoon theme songs which all leads to the funniest reaction to M.C. Hammer’s “Pumps and a Bump” music video. You can watch the full episode on Substack. The list of theme songs include:

• Batman: The Animated S...

Dan, Manny, & Billy put New Found Glory’s Self-Titled pop-punk-emo “classic” to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“New Found Glory shoots their load on the first five songs of this album.” -Billy

WARNING! This episode is a brutal takedown & nostalgic epiphany, so if you’re sensitive to hearing your favorite band be taken to task then listen still and email us your opinions to thenostalgia...

Dan, Manny, & Billy talk about the recent shutting down of MTV music channels in the UK and what that means for the future of MTV, while putting some iconic music videos that aired on MTV in the 80s and 90s to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“MTV created culture.” -Manny

After hearing about MTV music channels being shut down in the UK after 40 years, the guys had to call an audible and to ta...

Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1987 quintessential 80s classic The Lost Boys to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“The amount of shoulder pads in this movie could start a football team.” -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 test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Other people's kids are so creepy.” -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.

“Time is too short. Don't put things off till tomorrow. Do everything you can in, in a day.” -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 test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Little 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 test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“[Happy Gilmore] is a top 10 comedy for me, easily.” -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 test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“No artist loved their fans more than [Ozzy] did” -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 test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Now John Hammond self-fertilizes the dinosaur eggs.” -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 Billy’s ho...

Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1992 comedy classic My Cousin Vinny to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“[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 there’s 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 test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“We are making a lot of dark backstories to this movie.” -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. It’s 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 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 dungeon master, and this is their quest.” -...

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 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!

“[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. We didn’t remember it was two hours long. We didn’...