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Nostalgia, they say, is a hell of a drug! Join hosts Derek, Jason, and Dustin every Monday as they celebrate pop culture properties from days gone by. Cartoons, toys, television, and film…they’re all up for grabs! So get your dopamine hit of nostalgia, and prepare for a glory days haze with Yesterdaze.

Battlefield Earth 11/17/2025

Battlefield Earth Season 3 Ep 46: Battlefield Earth Its our final Patron Pick of the year, and Lord almighty is this one a helluva doozy. Atom Z "blessed" us with this 2000 box office bomb...Its Battlefield Earth, and the only thing more batshit crazy than Travolta's acting is the production history behind this abomination. Yes, this is a stinker of a property...but just IMAGINE how much fun we had hating it. Tune in for our pain, as it will be your gain! Enjoy, I guess... /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/39014900

Strawberry Shortcake 11/10/2025

Strawberry Shortcake S3 Ep45: Strawberry Shortcake We turn our attention this week toward a delicate and delicious property that was ideal for the girls’ aisle back in the day. Join us as we revisit the very impressive history of Strawberry Shortcake! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38965150

PeeWee’s Playhouse 11/03/2025

PeeWee’s Playhouse S3 Ep 44: PeeWee’s Playhouse Kick off November with a subject I just know Dustin and Jason have been clamoring for! Let look back at the cultural phenomenon that was Peewee Herman and PeeWee’s Playhouse! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38886860

Beetlejuice 10/27/2025

Beetlejuice S3 Ep 43: Beetlejuice We close out Halloween Season with the Ghost with the most! Join us in our revisit of all things Beetlejuice, and don’t forget…it’s the end of the month, that means we have your HERBIE of the month. It’s a nice f$cking episode! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38780995

Slumber Party Massacre 10/20/2025

Slumber Party Massacre S3 Ep 42: The Slumber Party Massacre Our final Producer Pick has finally arrived, and just in time for Spooky Season. Courtesy of Allison Troy, join us for The Slumber Party Massacre! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38630315

50 Years of SNL 10/13/2025

50 Years of SNL S3 Ep 41: 50 Years of SNL Oh, ho HO! Double birthday boyz! This week we honor Jason's journey around the sun in loosey-goosey fashion as we revisit an American Institution near and dear to him, as well as an integral part of our formative adolescent and teenage years. Join us in looking back at 50 years of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38554960

Teen Wolf 10/06/2025

Teen Wolf S3 Ep 40: Teen Wolf Happy Birthday Dutch! And in honor od D's B-day we're having an anniversary revisit for 40 years of Teen Wolf. Join us as we make this special boy's dream come true, revisit the classic movie and subsequent cartoon and poorly received sequel, ponder what could have been regarding the franchise, and lament the lack of merchandise until only recently. All this and more, Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38433895

Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors 09/29/2025

Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors S3 Ep 39: Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors We close out September with gusto by way of a Patron Pick from Michael Traverso; come examine how Mattel, despite having a well designed toy line and a well done cartoon, couldn’t repeat the formulaic success seen with MOTU when applied to a new IP. And don’t forget The HERBIE of the Month! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38383010

The Secret City 09/22/2025

The Secret City S3 Ep 38: The Secret City Join us please as we welcome our Podfather, Blake, on walk DEEP down memory lane to revisit PBS’s The Secret City hosted by the one and only Mark Kistler aka Commander Mark! Enjoy! Check out Blake's new podcast, /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38261480

Weird Science 09/15/2025

Weird Science S3 Ep 37: Weird Science Living tissue, warm flesh, WEIRD SCIENCE! 40 years ago, classic talented weirdo John Hughes dropped this baby on us...and while I can't speak for EVERYONE, I can speak for me and the boys when I say a perfectly quotable flick was delivered unto us! Join us for a missle sized episode celebrating 40 years of Weird Science! '85 Ruled... /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38214600

Cartoon All-Stars to The Rescue! 09/08/2025

Cartoon All-Stars to The Rescue! S3 Ep 36: Cartoon All-Stars to The Rescue! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!? Well, in 1990, every broadcast station did just that with some help from Ronald McDonald Charities. It's time for some cautionary propaganda courtesy of a Producer Pick from our good buddy Quip. Tune in as we discuss how Saturday Morning Mainstays such as The Smurfs, ONE Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtle, and ALF got together to get some punk ass kid off the marijuanas. Its Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue on Yesterdaze! Hold my beer... /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38110505

Micro Machines 09/01/2025

Micro Machines Season 3 Ep 35 Micro Machines Time for some pocket sized fun! This week we hightail it back to 1987 to discuss a Producer Pick from Patron Mike, join us as we revisit Micro Machines! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/38035425

Alice in Wonderland (1985) 08/25/2025

Alice in Wonderland (1985) Season 3 Ep 34 Alice in Wonderland (1985) Hell comes to Yesterdaze by way of a Patron Pick from our good buddy Fonzie. Come with us on an acid trip through the lens of a fever dream as we go down a rabbit hole and straight through the looking glass to discuss CBS's 1985 two night event...Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. We hated it... /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37939935

Ducktales 08/18/2025

Ducktales Season 3 Ep 33 Ducktales Life is like a Hurricane, so why not come laugh with your buddies! Join us as our good friend Atom Z comes to town and hops behind the mic to revisit Ducktales….ah-woo-hoo! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37847400

Pound Puppies 08/11/2025

Pound Puppies Season 3 Ep 32 Pound Puppies We’ve explored gross out toys, now it’s time for some cuddly-wuddly goods! Courtesy of our Producer Mo, here comes a Producer Pick that pulls at your heartstrings…it’s POUND PUPPIES! They want to go home with YOU! Enjoy!!! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37746040

Short Circuit 08/04/2025

Short Circuit Season 3 Ep 31 Welcome to August, and a whole new month of Yesterdaze. Join us as we delve into the nightmare that is Artificial Intelligence when we revisit Short Circuit! Along for the ride is no stranger to podcasting with our terrific trio, but a newbie for the Yesterdaze audience, our good buddy Matt! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37651720

1985: The Year that Made the 80s! 07/28/2025

1985: The Year that Made the 80s! Season 3 Episode 30: 1985: The Year that Made the 80s! It’s our 100th episode, and to celebrate we’re keeping it loosey goosey! Join us as we discuss what is easily the watershed year for 80s pop culture as we dive into the movies, tv, music, and even notable events of 1985. And don’t forget, it’s the end of the month…IT’S HERBIE TIME! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37568615

The Goonies 07/21/2025

The Goonies Season 3 Episode 29: The Goonies Join us for 40 years of The Goonies! And as an added treat, we are joined by lovely Shawna. And what’s this? More swearing from Henry? Tune in and find out! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37468495

The Secret of Monkey Island 07/14/2025

The Secret of Monkey Island Season 3 Episode 28: The Secret of Monkey Island Oh do we have a treat for YOU ALL! Not only is this week’s episode a patron pick, courtesy of my man Jordan aka Chevitz…but we also have a special guest! Having journeyed our way for The Illinois Game Con, our dear friend Patron Mike joins us behind the mic for The Secret of Monkey Island…which also happens to be an absolute favorite of Mike’s!!! Relax, kick on the show, and join us for your weekly dose of nostalgic fun! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37387530

Back to The Future 07/07/2025

Back to The Future Season 3 Episode 27: Back to The Future Load up the plutonium, and gun it to 88 because this episode delivers 1.21 Gigawatts of ENTERTAINMENT! Just in time for its 40th anniversary, it’s Back to The Future! Join us, won’t you please, and kick off July PROPER! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37280615

Christopher Pike & The Young Adult Horror Genre 06/30/2025

Christopher Pike & The Young Adult Horror Genre Season 3 Episode 26: Christopher Pike & The Young Adult Horror Genre This week, Allison Troy’s Producer Pick takes us off the beaten path. Come along with us as we touch upon the career of Christopher Pike, his contributions to YA Fixtion (particularly horror and thrillers), his competitor RL Stine, and who stands the test of time as the stronger writer. Bret Easton Ellis comes up a lot, too! And don’t forget The HERBIE of the Month, specially picked for Allison!!! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37210305

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 06/23/2025

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Season 3 Episode 25: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Alpha, this is one extreme episode...get me four podcasters with ATTITUDE! Every decade, it would seem, has that one property that is a runaway hit or seems to be synonymous with the period. The 70's has Star Wars, the 80's has MANY to choose from so let's just say MOTU, and the 90s? Well, they had one that took the 'geist by STORM...which is crazy seeing as how Stan Lee tried the same thing several years ahead of this property's release. Join us and special guest Tyler from Radio Rewind as we revisit Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers on Yesterdaze! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37100050

Dick Tracy 06/16/2025

Dick Tracy Season 3 Episode 24: Dick Tracy (1990) Hot on the heels of 1989's Batman, Disney took a big swing at the classic comic character craze that was kicking off going into the 90s. After years in developmental Hell, Warren Beaty would emerge as the Director, Producer, and Star of this post Ishtar joint that ended up at Touchstone due to strong adult themes of action, as well as Madonna's nipples. Join us as we revisit Dick Tracy on Yesterdaze! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/37012295

The Warriors 06/09/2025

The Warriors Season 3 Episode 23: The Warriors Listeners...come out to Yester-daaaaaze...This week we have a patron pick that reaches right up and tickles Jason's balls. Courtesy of our boy Poncie, it a cult classic pick that made a definitive impact on film making, and continues to be a go to action thriller for many even to this day. Stay alert, Boppers ...because this week we're revisiting The Warriors on Yesterdaze, ya dig? /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36877355

The Smurfs 06/02/2025

The Smurfs Season 3 Episode 22: The Smurfs Start your week off great with a smurfy new episode of Yesterdaze! This week we revisit one of the pinnacle franchises of the 1980s (that somehow doesn't have a Secret Galaxy episode, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?), and find out the depths of Dutch's appreciation as we revisit The Smurfs! This brainchild of a misogynistic Belgian made a HUGE cultural impact here in the States, and continues to keep a presence in pop culture to this day. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36810090

The Gang's Favorite Video Games 05/26/2025

The Gang's Favorite Video Games S3 Ep 21: The Gang's Favorite Video Games It's your classic list episode. This also manages to double as Nostalgia Nate's second pick! Joining us is Jason's oft mentioned little brother Ryan, co-owner of The Item Shop in Bloomington, as well as the creator of The RAPIDLY approaching Game Con! It's our favorite classic video games; From the days of arcades to playing our Sega Genesis, we dive into what made those early video games special for us. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36705830

The Rocketeer 05/19/2025

The Rocketeer S3 Ep 20: The Rocketeer Oh the best laid plans of mice and men... This week features a pick from Patron Mike, and it really speaks to the cult classic status of certain properties, the perils of heavy handed studio interference, and how even the best efforts toward a film does not always lead to success. It's The Rocketeer, of course. Join us as we try to crack the code for what went wrong with this flick. /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36614890

UltraMan in the 80s! 05/12/2025

UltraMan in the 80s! S3 Ep 19: UltraMan in the 80s! Coming to you by way of Busirus aka Corey, the boys take a swing at the UltraMan franchise. Beginning in the 60s, this franchise is far too extensive to cover everything about the subject...but thanks to some discussions with Corey, we landed on focusing on UltraMan in the 1980s. Special thanks again to Corey for this pick, as well as working with me to find the right approach to diving into the property! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36527070

The Raccoons 05/05/2025

The Raccoons Season 3 Episode 18: The Raccoons We are kicking off a Patron Pick heavy May with one from our brother to the north, Nostalgia Nate, and it's one I've really been looking forward to covering! This week, we get whisked away to the world of The Evergreen Forest and Burt Raccoon when we revisit The Raccoons! We even get some musings about the series from some of our favorite Canadians as well. Join us, won't you?! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36379135

The Police Academy Franchise 04/28/2025

The Police Academy Franchise Season 3 Ep 17 - The Police Academy Franchise We close out April STRONG as we revisit Police Academy! The films, the cartoon, the tv series, and you better believe the toys are discussed, too. PLUS, we’re joined a real life police sergeant! My old friend Brian joins us for laughter and libations! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/147bf520-afc9-421b-8f18-b4f3724af508/id/36301365

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