The Hold Up Podcast

Justin and Jon are guest-less for the hundred-and-seventy-sixth episode of The Hold Up Podcast as they discuss their relationship with Dunkin aka Dunkin Donuts aka Dunks. They tell stories of getting donuts and coffee throughout their youth before taste testing a couple go-to donut flavors. The episode even stops down for a few minutes before... Continue Reading →

Devon Decker joins Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-seventy-fifth episode of The Hold Up to talk about the 1998 American romantic comedy film The Wedding Singer. Devon also relives creating and participating in his own food challenge at a local micro-chain restaurant, shares his own love and podcast about Adam Sandler, and much more. See... Continue Reading →

Chris Masterson gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-seventy-fourth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Rocket Power. Chris also brings up some of the best Nickelodeon cartoons from the 90s and early 2000s, breaks down the evolution of the episode format for... Continue Reading →

Now on a monthly release schedule and back on their grind, The Hold Up Podcast covers two albums from the past to see if they hold up. After kicking off the show talking about Pokémon, both Justin and Jon bring one album each to the show to see if they stand the test of time.... Continue Reading →

That’s right folks, The Hold Up is back. People were heard begging and pleading in the streets for the podcast to make a return, those people just happened to be Justin and Jon themselves. Bringing us back into the world of The Hold Up, our two hosts catch up after not having seen each other... Continue Reading →

Mike Murdock gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-seventy-first episode of The Hold Up to talk about some more of his childhood memories, specifically watching Dark City and eating Oreo O’s. Mike also discusses how he first came across this week’s media pick on cable TV, shares an aversion he had... Continue Reading →

Becca Stone gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-seventieth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, specifically Disney’s animated Mulan, and an afternoon snack consisting of peanut butter and fluff on Stone Wheat Thin crackers. Becca also highlights some of her favorite animated musical songs,... Continue Reading →

Maddie Poirier gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-ninth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, specifically the 1960 made for TV movie Peter Pan, starring Mary Martin, and a little homemade snack consisting of graham crackers, peanut butter, and white chocolate chips. Maddie also... Continue Reading →

Zach Daigneault gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-eighth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, the 1999 movie The Matrix and the community sugary drink known as bug juice. Zach also talks about introducing certain movies to his soon-to-be wife, weighs in on the... Continue Reading →

Devin Kapko comes back on the pod with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-seventh episode of The Hold Up to talk about some more childhood favorites, most importantly Joe Dirt and Kraft Mac and Cheese aka Kraft Dinner. Devin also expands on his love for this week’s movie, revisits some of the things we talked... Continue Reading →

Brianna Kelley gets back on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-sixth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some more childhood favorites, most importantly Sega’s Super Monkey Ball 2 for the GameCube, and the surprise sweetened spheres that are Wonder Balls. Brianna also explains the mechanics of this week’s media pick,... Continue Reading →

Sam Clarke gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-fifth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly 1997’s Hercules from Disney and Pop Rocks. Sam also talks about being involved in organized sports while growing up, discusses trading his allowance for TV time, shares... Continue Reading →

Bob Paré gets back on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-fourth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some more of his childhood favorites, most importantly the 1972 movie What’s Up Doc, while eating Aero Bars and reminiscing about a discontinued candy of his youth, Choco’Lite. Bob also pulls the curtain... Continue Reading →

Danielle Izzi gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-third episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly 1997’s Titanic and homemade banana and butter sandwiches on white bread. Danielle also talks about how she has been spending her me-time during the pandemic, discusses how... Continue Reading →

Brian Cauti gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-second episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Seinfeld and Frosted Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts from Kellogg’s. Brian also discusses watching this week’s show with his dad as a young lad, reminisces about the smell of... Continue Reading →

Randy Bush gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixty-first episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Return to Oz and Danish Wedding Cookies from Keebler. Randy also shares the vast types of media he was into while growing up, talks briefly about going... Continue Reading →

Alyssa Cooke gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-sixtieth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly Spice World and Fruity Pebbles. Alyssa also shares her love for juice, talks cereal obsessions, and much more. See whether or not Alyssa thinks her youth holds... Continue Reading →

Corey Bush gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-ninth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly some Ally McBeal and MoonPies. Corey also shares some love for Toonami, discusses the benefits of character growth, talks about the right and wrong ways of combining... Continue Reading →

Jimmy Bonneau gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-eighth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly some WWF matches from the 90s and Pillsbury cinnamon rolls. Jimmy also shares some of his favorite professional wrestlers, talks about watching violence on TV as a... Continue Reading →

Rick Laprade gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-seventh episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Jim Henson’s The Storyteller and a combo of SweeTarts and Spree. Rick also attempts to start a feud with one of our former guests, tells us about... Continue Reading →

Nate Mulcahy gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-sixth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly the Disney channel original movie Smart House and Gushers. Nate also shares his opinion on chicken sandwiches, tells us about some of his own smart house upgrades,... Continue Reading →

Jessica Pham gets back on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifity-fifth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some more of her childhood favorites, most importantly Dude Ranch from Blink-182 and Orange Julius. Jess also talks about liking this week’s band’s sense of humor, shares how liking certain music helped her... Continue Reading →

Sam Stenning gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-fourth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Lil Wayne’s The Carter II and Goetze’s Caramel Creams. Sam also helps start the show by talking about Willy Wonka, discusses some of his favorite music growing... Continue Reading →

Return guest Katrina Langer gets back on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-third episode of The Hold Up to talk about some more of her childhood favorites, most importantly Maximum Overdrive and Starbucks’ Vanilla Frappuccino. Katrina also talks about being way into coffee at an early age, shares how she first came... Continue Reading →

Six different friends of the pod call in to join Justin and Jon for Podmas 2020. We talk holiday season traditions that some of us have stuck with throughout the years, and some that have fallen by the wayside. See whether or not we think the holiday season holds up.

Aaron Aguiar gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fifty-first episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Raiders of the Lost Ark and corn-flavored Chex. Aaron also discusses early memories of The Muppet Show, talks about buying VHS tapes at a fast food joint,... Continue Reading →

Nick and Brett Beaubien get on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fiftieth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of their childhood favorites, most importantly The Three Stooges and a homemade treat, English pizza muffins. Brett and Nick also describe how this week’s media pick was part of a yearly... Continue Reading →

Neil Guliano gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-ninth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park and Eggo Waffles. Neil also talks about having to stay away from some of the music he loves to avoid burning out... Continue Reading →

Friends of the pod get on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-eighth episode of The Hold Up to talk about Thanksgiving and its traditions while chaos reigns. See whether or not we think giving thanks holds up.

Brian St. Pierre gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-seventh episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Johnny Tsunami and Corn Pops. Brian also talks about kid bicycle gangs, discusses daddy issues in movies, shares his cereal blindspot, and much more. See whether... Continue Reading →

Phill Landry gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-sixth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Flight of the Navigator and unfrosted strawberry Pop-Tarts. Phill also discusses being a pop-in kid, shares some of the pros and cons of certain time-travel movies, talks... Continue Reading →

Elyse Leblanc-Gerakines gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-fifth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly Troop Beverly Hills and cream of chicken soup. Elyse also talks about being influenced by an older generation of movies, shares her love for the star this... Continue Reading →

Return guest Scott Nelson gets right back on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-fourth episode of The Hold Up to talk about how he’s been holding up since last week and to go over some more of his childhood staples, most importantly Halloweentown 2 and a few Reese’s variants. Scott also talks... Continue Reading →

Return guest Phil Johnston gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-third episode of The Hold Up to participate in a Batman trivia game. Phil also talks about the evolution of nostalgia, expands our Batman knowledge by discussing some video games that focus on the caped crusader, explains how the best kid’s... Continue Reading →

Return guest Scott Nelson gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-second episode of The Hold Up to talk about how he’s been holding up since his last appearance and to go over some more of his childhood staples, most importantly Halloweentown and popcorn balls. Scott also talks about his namesake, talks... Continue Reading →

Tom Howes gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-forty-first episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly The California Raisins Sing the Hit Songs and Ring Dings. Tom also shares how and why he missed out on certain pop culture as a kid, discusses... Continue Reading →

Rob Greene gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-fortieth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Wayne’s World and Hot Pockets. Rob also talks about the experience of seeing the edited-for-TV version of a movie before the theatrical cut, tells us about listening... Continue Reading →

Kyle Jaramillo gets back on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-ninth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Dragon Ball Z and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Kyle also gets into some multi-level anime lore, touches on some of the fan culture behind this week’s media... Continue Reading →

Danielle Holland gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-eighth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly Goddamnit by Alkaline Trio and homemade grilled cheese with grape jam. Danielle also tells us about how she first got interested in seeing live music, discusses how... Continue Reading →

John Scappini gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-seventh episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Small Soldiers and cream soda. John also talks about his involvement in sports as a kid, shares some stories about his legend of a father, discusses the... Continue Reading →

Return guest Mitch DeAngelis gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-sixth episode of The Hold Up to host a game of trivia. Pitting Justin against Jon, Mitch creates two rounds of pop culture inspired questions to determine which of our two hosts can outscore the other. See whether Justin or Jon... Continue Reading →

Drew Lagace gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-fifth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Burger King kids meals and some of their ads. Drew also talks about some classic chain restaurant mascots, shares his short lived fast food work history, discusses... Continue Reading →

Michaela Gordon gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-fourth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Munchkins from Dunkin’ Donuts. Michaela also talks about the difference between a good-bad movie and a bad-bad movie, shares some channel numbers... Continue Reading →

Return guest Dimitri Sitze gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-third episode of The Hold Up to talk about how he’s been holding up since his last appearance and to face-off against Jon in a game about Seinfeld trivia. Dimitri also talks about his reading routine, shares how Seinfeld finds a... Continue Reading →

Kirsten Beck gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-second episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly Recess and Slim Jims. Kirsten also shares her solace in watching cartoons early in the morning as a kid, talks a little bit about her average work... Continue Reading →

Return guest Chris Abbey gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirty-first episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly The Secret of NIMH and Stella D’oro breakfast cookies. Chris also discusses if popcorn is a vegetable, shares stories of some camping treat traditions, talks... Continue Reading →

Alex Gagne gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-thirtieth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly 411 Video Magazine and Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. Alex also comments on the difference of coming up on the street vs in the skatepark, shares some of... Continue Reading →

Return guest Jocelyn Mold gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-twenty-ninth episode of The Hold Up to talk about how she’s been holding up since her last appearance and to face-off against Justin in a some games about Star Wars and general ’90s trivia. Joz also discusses how she is dealing... Continue Reading →

Zack Andresen gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-twenty-eighth episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of his childhood favorites, most importantly Marilyn Manson and Hungry Man. Zack also talks about wearing the t-shirt of the band you are going to see to the show, shares a story about... Continue Reading →

Lizz Sartell gets on the line with Justin and Jon for the hundred-and-twenty-seventh episode of The Hold Up to talk about some of her childhood favorites, most importantly Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Firecracker Popsicles. Lizz also expands on the video game that helped shape a culture, shares a great tip on learning how to... Continue Reading →