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Sparkling Nonsense
by Claire & Michael
A space for 90s/00s/10s nostalgia, pop culture, growing up gifted, and cake.
Episodes
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SN 31: 20 years of High School Musical
Are you ready to Bop to the Top and audition for the Twinkle Town Musicale? What show traumatized you as a high school thespian? Are you ready to hear Claire brag AGAIN about her only lead? Michael spitting mad lore about HSM and his own stage production of it in middle school. Buckle up, season…
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SN: Stranger Things 2.0 - Millie Bobby Brown Bon Jovi
Guess who? Did you miss [us]? Jessica Simpson, sing the chorus! Apologies in advance for the staticky audio - we're a little rusty... We promise it will get better. RIP Stranger Things: SPOILERS INCLUDED Dustin & Steve forever, no more El & Mike, bowl cuts, bad wetsuits, let her coach the…
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SN29: Oh snap we're back
Hi. It's us. We're the problem, it's us. We back y'all! We know it's been six months without us and to our die hard fans, we appreciate you and hope you'll join us again and tell a friend! Let's wrap up 2023 and start 2024 with a blast of nostalgia, pop culture, weirdness, and boston cream pie.
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SN 28: Moth on the Mattress
The Eras Tour swept through Denver last week and we want to talk about T-Swift again bc we didn't get to be there #whatever. The release of Speak Now: Taylor's Version has us in all the nostalgic feels.
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SN 27: Eminated for a Nomi
Life is unfair and we're here to emphasize the gifted and nostalgic parts of our description with an episode about Malcolm in the Middle. #BryanCranstonForever
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Niche comedy duo or Claire & Michael? Celebrating the short lived career of The Other Two
Adding to the graveyard of sitcoms that PERFECTLY reflect our lives, we found out this week that the incredibly casted sitcom, The Other Two, a satire of the entertainment industry, will not continue after its Season 3 finale. Despite what the internet thinks, we believe the characters' stories...
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SN 25: You Debra Messed Up
Happy Pride! It's... JUST JACK... no it's our podcast but we're talking about the absolute GEM that is Will & Grace and amazingly enough, it's our 25th episode and the 25th anniversary of W&G! How neat is that??? Stay for the end where there are tangents galore.
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SN 24: Out of Place Water Objects Doing Ridiculous Things, in Water, at a High-Volume... with our friend Audrey
WE'RE READYYYYYY! Are podcasts an instrument? Celebrate being weird, unique, and porous with us today. We welcome a wonderful friend of the show, Audrey, on to talk about her passion subject: SpongeBob SquarePants and all the joy it has brought to our collective culture and lives. Thank you,...
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SN 23: Get in losers, we're playing nostalgic video games!
There was no pre-planned topic, but then Michael said "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?" and that sealed the fate. Are you still playing Neopets? Are you also a pervert? What was your interest level in Garfield? Would you attend a production of Claire's original show, Next to Nermal?
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SN 22: Woody and the Wonderballs
Nostalgic food alert!!! We talk about all your favorite snacks: Kid Cuisine, Cream Savers, Wonderballs, Trix Yogurt! Pour yourself a bowl of Oreo Os or Waffle Crisp, just don't share it with Michael because his least favorite things are cereal and mac and cheese (...seriously?). Also, we talk…
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SN 21: Boy Meatsa World
No it's not a typo...if you listen you'll understand. We promise. Or maybe not. Who understands anything anyway? This episode is full of tangents galore and will bring you nonsensical joy, as is our brand.
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SN 20: HEY BOYS...what's your favorite cheesecake?
The Cheesecake Factory: No Rules, Just ~V~I~B~E~S~ Another mess of exhaustion, musical theatre nightmares, and nostalgic stories from the hosts' youth are in store for you in this episode where we talk about the Millenial Oasis: The Cheesecake Factory. Stay tuned to hear the actual sound of…
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SN 19: Jason Derulo in Nothing but a Fur Vest
Join us for the absolute fever dream that is our lives and also the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical, CATS. If you're covered in Minion, this episode may be your favorite. Otherwise, we may have just alienated a lot of our listeners. We're not sorry. Thanks for being here with us as we dive into the...
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SN 18: Our Super Fetch Clown Vomit Escapades
Sparkling Nonsense is back, ALRIGHT! We missed you during our break. Claire has learned how much directing HS theatre really takes it out of you, but we're back on track now. We promise this episode is about Mean Girls...mostly...but one of our BEST stories comes out near the end, you don't want…
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SN Ep 17: Look out for that CRASH, Maddi Teaches us about Brendan Frasier
WELCOME SPECIAL GUEST COHOST MADDI! Thanks for being our true fan and for being our first guest. So delightful to talk with you, we look forward to doing it again. What's your favorite Brendan Frasier movie? Crash is weird, huh? Grab your espresso martini and enjoy our discussion of Brendan...
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SN Wrapped: Our Super Sweet 16
We put a nice bow on all of the 2022 sparkling nonsense and pop culture happenings in the big world and in our tiny niche world, you're welcome. Welcome to 2023! We made it to the new year and couldn't have done it without all of our supporters! Thank you for sparkling on with us.
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SN Ep 15: Who's that Pokemon? It's...SARAH
Grab your Abuela and your skis because we are Falling for Christmas with Lindsey Lohan, Trouty Mouth, and the Desk Angel! Who's your starter amnesia pokemon: Wallace, Potter, or Sarah? We hate this. Merry crisis, one and all.
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SN 14: Aaron's Party, a Sparkling NOGsense Holiday Tribute
It's that time of year again! Winter, the holidays, Christmas specials of your favorite nostalgic TV shows. This week we recognize and pay tribute to the life and joy of Aaron Carter and his appearance on the Lizzie McGuire Christmas special of 2001. Of course, we do have to fight about pecan pie...
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SN Ep 13: Our First Fight...
We get roasted by Gen Z on Twitter for being born Millenials and then we get in a fight. Is this the last time we sparkle together? Stay tuned to find out.
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SN Ep 12: Choir song or contemporary piece?: A podcast about Taylor's new album, Midnights
Snow on the beach - where is LDR? That's okay, we're only here for TSwift anyway. Do you feel like the monster on a hill with all of Liz Lemon's Sexy Babies? That's okay, so do we. Thanks, Tina Fey. Just like, J-Lo, we LOVE TSwift. She is a non-evil, evil genius. A gifted writer. Are you her…
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SN Ep 11: That was Olivia WILD amiright?
Apologies for the delay in release... we had a glitch but thank you for bearing with us! Don't worry darling, Harry Styles does a great job in this one. Miss Flo can get it. It's spooky season and this movie has us thoroughly creeped out. The nostalgia is REAL.
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SN Ep 10: We're the Jennifers, A Series
BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE PODCAST! Sorry for the break, but here we are discussing the brilliant 2013 comedy and Jennifer-Aniston-Sex-Fest: We're the Millers? Naw what we're sayin'? Mikey B and Scotty P are in the studio with cfounie for this one! If you know any famous Jennifers, please give…
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SN Episode 9: Shue, Sue, & Slurpees - Our 1st Glee Episode
This show was the ultimate Sparkling Nonsense with its use of musical theater, cutting one-liners and brilliant writing, cast feuds, celebrity guest stars, and toxic teacher-student relationships. It's got everything #StefanSNL Our first of likely many episodes tackling the Ryan Murphy phenomenon...
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SN Episode 8: L is for Lindsey Lohan x2
Also, Gweneth Paltrow is a war criminal. Bu this week we are talking about one of our most beloved movies of all time - the parent trap!!
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Ep 7: Game of Stranger Rings
Feeling a bit upside down? We are here today to provide you will all of our controversial opinions on Stranger Things and cast the characters in a variety of universes. We also rename everyone. Watch the Bad Lip Reading Stranger Things Part 1 & 2 YouTube videos, can't recommend it enough.
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SN Ep 6: Oops!...We Podcasted Again
If you didn't catch it from the title, this episode may not be the one to listen to. We are celebrating the music and talent of Britney Spears this week! Many nostalgic things are referenced, many tangents are pursued - you don't want to miss all the awkward stories from the cohosts. Please write...
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SN Ep 5: 5 Youths in a Group
Backstreet's back, alright! You ready to get NSYNC with this week's episode? You can count on us taking it in way more than One Direction. Hopefully after listening you'll be living on Dreamstreet and get to know those New Kids on the Block. After a few years they'll be Boyz II Men...alright…
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SN Ep 4: Jenny from the Block Party
The Ultimate Icon: Jennifer Lopez Mentioned links: DONATE: https://abortionfunds.org/ Hot Honey Rag Halftime Edit: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8MrrjmpSW2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Lady Gaga Top Gun: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdFO2HrOzxI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link TikTok's Legend, Kyle…
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SN Ep 3: Now That's What I Call Nonsense!
Deep dive into the true *VIBES* of a summer jam session. We are bringing it back to Now That's What I Call Music! the mix CD phenomenon collection that began in 1998 (at least in the USA).
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SN Ep 2: White Hot Nonsense
Do you like girls from Abercrombie & Fitch? Do you remember all these problematic graphic tees? Do you remember all the bags with half-naked men on them? We will be reviewing content from Netflix's "White Hot" documentary about the rise and fall of Abercrombie & Fitch and all the sparkles and...
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SN Ep 1: Song of a Sparkling Summer
CW: some curse words, alcohol, sexuality, sex, suicide, mental health We dive into the Those You've Known, the recent HBO Max Spring Awakening anniversary documentary. Were you a theater kid in the 00s/10s? Was this your whole life too? Shout outs: Dead Pilots Society (podcast), Stuff You Should...
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A space for 90s/00s/10s nostalgia, pop culture, growing up gifted, and cake.
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Sparkling Nonsense is created and hosted by Claire & Michael.
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