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The Nostalgia Test Podcast
by Dan Dissinger & Manny Coelho
Put your pop-culture past to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! with 🎙longtime friends Dan, Manny, & Billy 🙋♂️🤦♂️🙆♂️
Episodes
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202. 🪀Nostalgic Toy Show & Tell
Dan & Manny have an old school show & tell and put some nostalgic toys to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Come to Toys "R" Us and spend all your parents' money” -Manny Coelho Oh man! This is a fun nostalgic hangout all about toys, water fights, toy stores, candy, and classic Nostalgia Test...
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201. ⚾Major League (1989)
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1989 baseball comedy classic Major League (1989) to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “We've been doing a load of dog shit so far and we [were in] need of a win. We needed a definite win." -Dan Dissinger Oh man! The journey to podcasting immortality starts with the...
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200. 🥳American Pie (1999) & Celebrating 200 Nostalgia Tests!
Dan, Manny, & Billy celebrate 200 episodes of the podcast by putting the 1999 coming-of-age rated-R sex comedy American Pie to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “But I will say, like, if you haven't f***ed a pie, are you really even living?” -Billy D’Elia When we started this pop-culture...
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199. 🛍️ Nostalgic Reflections: Mall Memories at Roosevelt Field
Dan, Manny, & Billy share their Nostalgic memories about the mall, specifically their mall Roosevelt Field on Long Island and they put it to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! Yeah, it's like, "Where do you live?" "Uh, well, it used to be Modell's." -Dan Dissinger This is a special Nostalgic...
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198. 🏀 Nostalgia Test Mini: Reaction to The Knicks’ 29-Point Playoff Comeback
On this Nostalgia Test Mini episode, Dan, Manny, & Billy react to & celebrate The NY Knicks’ historic NBA Finals game 4 comeback and put their sports memories to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.” -Billy D’Elia On June 10th, 2026, while Dan, Manny, &...
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197.💪 American Gladiators from Past to Present
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the American Gladiators franchise to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “It'd be a lot more American if they walked in the ring and just shot each other.” -Billy D’Elia While this episode was being recorded, the orange lunatic who’s technically our “president” was...
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196. The Nostalgia Test Quiz Show: Manny vs Billy
Manny & Billy go head-to-head in the first Nostalgia Test Quiz Show—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Please neuter your pets.” -Billy D'Elia On this special episode of The Nostalgia Test Podcast, Dan puts Manny & Billy up against each other in the new Nostalgia Test Quiz Show ™. Dan did a ton of work,...
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195. 🎵"Pure Moods" Compilation Album from 1994
Dan didn't do a soundcheck because he's dumb, so his mic sounds like it's episode 1! Dan & Manny welcome back longtime friend & Nostalgia Test Podcast all-star Steve Herrera to put the 1994 Pure Moods CD to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “This music is at a very unsuccessful orgy.” -Dan...
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194. 📢Nostalgia Test News: The Hacky Sack is Back
Dan, Manny, & Billy report on Gen Z’s recent obsession with Hacky Sacks, their journeys to find them in the wild, and they put them to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I don't ever remember buying a sack, but I always knew I had a sack. And then you would just, like, play sack, and then the...
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193.🎬Nostalgia 101 w/ Actor Alisa Reyes: From Child Star, to Producer, Musician, & the Voice of LaCienega Boulevardez on The Proud Family
Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome Actor, Producer, and Musician Alisa Reyes to discuss how she went from being on Nickelodeon’s All That, to evolving into a high-powered multi-hyphenate talent, and being the voice of LaCienega Boulevardez on the award-winning show The Proud Family. “It is all about...
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192.💥Chuck Norris Double Feature: The Delta Force (1986) & Sidekicks (1992) w/ Steve Herrera
Warning! Dan didn't do a soundcheck because he's dumb, so his mic sounds like it's episode 1 Dan & Manny welcome back longtime friend & Nostalgia Test Podcast all-star Steve Herrera to put The Delta Force (1986) & Sidekicks (1992) to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I feel like we were fed…
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191. Bio-Dome (1996) w/ Meghan Nolan
Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome back Nostalgia Test Podcast all-star Meghan Nolan to put the 1996 Pauly Shore Stephen Baldwin “comedy” Bio-Dome to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Dude, could you think of a worse person to get high with than Pauly Shore? Like, there is literally no one that I...
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190.🤘Metallica's Legacy Era: Death Magnetic, Hardwired...to Self-Destruct, & 72 Seasons
Dan & Billy welcome back longtime friend & Nostalgia Test Podcast Allstar Jeremy Madson for the final episode of the Metallica Eras journey, The Legacy Era: Death Magnetic, Hardwired...to Self-Destruct, & 72 Seasons and put them to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “That's an interesting...
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189.🤘Ranking The Top 5 Rock Bands Of All Time
Dan, Manny, & Billy rank the stereotypical top 5 Rock bands of all time and put them to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “We're numb to everything, including like extreme things that are bad, and also great things [...] You see something great and you're just like, oh, whatever, you know?…
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188. 🤔 Nostalgic Reflections: The Cranberries' "Dreams"
Dan shares a Nostalgic Reflection on The Cranberries’ 1993 hit “Dreams.” “Dreams is like a signal and electric shock, awakening the mind, body, and spirit so that we're prepared to receive a new energy that's going to shatter the mundanity of our lives.” -Dan Dissinger Dan starts a new series on...
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187.🎵 50s & 60s Oldies Playlist
Dan, Manny, & Billy put 8 oldies from the 50s & 60s to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “The fact that [“The Twist”] goes on for more than a minute boggles my mind because at weddings usually it's in a mix of oldies. Right? [...] So imagine twisting over the whole length of this song.”…
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186. 📰 Nostalgia Test News! The Oncoming Onslaught of Reboots, Remakes, Legacy Sequels, & William Shatner's Metal Album
Dan, Manny, & Billy give their honest opinions on the slew of reboot, remake, and legacy sequel slop and rumors, and they put it all to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I feel like as a society, we just went back in time anyway, and [...] should we be happy about it? Like there's so many...
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185. Twinkies Anniversary Episode
Dan, Manny, & Billy celebrate the anniversary of the Twinkie by putting this classic snack to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “The literal first ingredient is sugar, even before flour.” -Billy D’Elia The food episodes are back with a vengeance as the boys test their childhood and stomachs...
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184.🧛Vampire's Kiss (1988) w/ Meghan Nolan
Dan & Billy invite Nostalgia Test Podcast all-star Meghan Nolan to put the 1988 Nicolas Cage black “comedy” Vampire’s Kiss to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “This is a steaming pile of sh*t. I hate everything about it. It is not nostalgic for me. You cannot be nostalgic, I'm gonna say it...
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183.🛞Nostalgia Test Mini: The Wheel of Pauly Shore
On this Nostalgia Test Mini episode, Dan, Manny, & Billy spin The Wheel of Pauly Shore to see which Pauly Shore movie they’ll be putting to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I watched [Son in Law and] I was like, how the fuck did they let this man make movies?” -Billy D’Elia This Mini...
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182.🥴🍻 Nostalgic Drunk Sing-Along Songs
Dan, Manny, & Billy put 7 Drunk Sing-Along Songs for Saint Patrick’s Day to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “It's like doing shrooms together. You gotta choose the right people.” -Manny Coelho Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Nostalgia Testers! On this episode, the gang digs into what makes a…
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181.🧑🌾 Son in Law (1993)
Dan & Manny put the 1993 Pauly Shore classic Son in Law to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “This whole movie, all of Son in Law, all of [Pauly Shore’s] f***ing dialogue is just gibberish. It's just gibberish the whole time, and I'm just like, how can this be a film?” -Dan Dissinger Dan &...
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180.💀MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge)
Dan & Manny put the 2003 Spike TV classic MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Everyone dies or has diarrhea after this show [...] They're throwing up [...] things are coming outta their nose, their eyes [...] I hope there's a medic. They should have...
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179. Nostalgia 101: 1999 The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times w/ Author Ross Benes
Dan & Manny welcome Author Ross Benes to discuss his book 1999 The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. “I chose [19]99 out of all the years because it was just the wildest and most wackadoodle year of [the 90s]. You can write a similar book on 98 [...] but I…
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178. Nostalgia Test Mini: Legos, Trains, Slot Car Racing, & Pinewood Derbies
Dan, Manny, & Billy pull the curtain back on the podcast on this Nostalgia Test Mini Episode & put several Nostalgia Test Tangents to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “What the f**k is this podcast about anymore?” -Dan Right before the gang recorded 168. Nostalgia Test Now! ZombieCon Vol.1,...
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177. ❤️ A Nostalgic Love Song Playlist for Valentine's Day
Dan, Manny, & Billy put 5 classic Love Songs for Valentine’s Day to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Yo! 2026, Nostalgia Test declares love is dead.” -Billy Happy Valentine’s Day nerds! On this special episode of The Nostalgia Test Podcast the guys open up their nostalgic hearts to rank and...
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176. Groundhog Day (1993)
Dan, Manny. & Billy put the 1993 Bill Murray comedy mind f**k Groundhog Day to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “There's a quote that [Bill Murray] says, he's like, I killed myself so many times. I don't even exist anymore.” -Manny Well, the groundhog saw his shadow yesterday which means 6...
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175. The Unhinged Nostalgia Test News Mailbag: Kmart, Nostalgic 80s TV Themes, AI Doom & More!
Dan, Manny, & Billy open up the unhinged Nostalgia Test Mailbag and put a bunch of nonsense to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I would argue that Tom Selleck has the greatest mustache ever [...] It's hands down him or Burt Reynolds.” -Billy It’s very easy, the guys answer a ton of insane...
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174. 🧊 Cool As Ice (1991) w/ Chris Aguis
Dan & Manny welcome NYC based Producer Christopher Aguis (and Dan’s cousin) to put the 1991Vanilla Ice “movie” Cool as Ice to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “If you ever hear of a tape that kills you in seven days, watch it on repeat. Watch it instead of [Cool as Ice].” -Manny Dan, Manny…
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173.🐦⬛The Crow (1994) w/ Matt Landis
Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome back Matt Landis to put the 90s classic The Crow & its soundtrack to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I mean, that might be the most tragic thing about the legacy of this film, not Brandon [Lee] dying, but the inception of Jared Leto.” -Matt Landis Matt Landis...
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172. 🤘Metallica's Saint Anger & Some Kind of Monster Documentary Era: How Metallica Almost Died
Dan & Billy welcome back longtime friend & Nostalgia Test Podcast Allstar Jeremy Madson to put Metallica's Saint Anger & Some Kind of Monster to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I think we all went through that period where you tried to convince yourself that you liked [Saint Anger] before...
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171. 🍾 End of 2025 Hang Out w/ Meghan Nolan, Jeremy Madson, & The Wheel of Nostalgia
Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome back longtime friends & Nostalgia Test Podcast all-stars Meghan Nolan & Jeremy Madson to this special end of the year episode and put 2025 to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “I'm looking forward to all these legacy sequels because we get to s**t on them.” -Manny...
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170.🎅 Miracle on 34th Street (1947) w/ Dave Kucich
Dan, Manny, & Billy invite longtime friend Dave Kucich back on the pod to put the 1947 Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “The plot [of Miracle on 34th Street], is basically there’s a guy who's nice to everyone [and] everyone is just very weirded out...
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169. Nostalgia 101: Making ZombieCon Vol. 1 w/ Erin Áine & Kyle Valle
Dan, Manny, & Billy welcome Erin Áine & Kyle Valle to talk all about the indie filmmaking journey behind their movie ZombieCon Vol. “Sometimes people are a**holes, [and] then they turn into zombies.” -Dan This is the second part of the ZombieCon Vol.1 two-parter, and it’s a Nostalgia 101 for the...
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168. Nostalgia Test Now! ZombieCon Vol.1
Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 2024 American Horror/Comedy/Action film ZombieCon Vol.1 to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST (NOW)! “I'd be like, ‘Yo mom, there's f***ing zombies.’” -Manny In a world where ridiculously predictable legacy sequels, horrible reboots, and half-assed IP superhero…
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167. Nostalgia Test Mini: Classic X-Mas Movie Nostalgia Wheel
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...
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166. The Terminator (1984) w/ Meghan Nolan
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...
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165. The Nostalgia Test Podcast Thanksgiving Potluck
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...
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164: Nostalgia Test Mini: Manny's Near-Death Flight Experience
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…
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163. 🤪🎵Cartoon Theme Songs Pt. 2
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…
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162.🤘New Found Glory Self-Titled (2000)
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…
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161. 📰Nostalgia Test News Oct. 2025 MTV’s Cultural Impact Part 1: Music Videos
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...
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160. 🧛The Lost Boys (1987)
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...
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159.🎃 Halloween Music Videos w/ Naomi Carmack
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...
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158. 📚Nostalgia 101 Mike Ferguson: From YouTube Stardom to Movie Sets
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...
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157. 👺Little Monsters (1989) w/ Andrew Breen
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…
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156. Happy Gilmore (1996) & Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
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…
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155. Nostalgia Test News August 2025: Farewell to Ozzy, Gremlins 3, Creepy Celebrity Stories, & More!
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...
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154. Nostalgia Test News: Movie Trailers, Rick Rolls, & Will Manny Metal?
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...
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153. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
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…
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Put your pop-culture past to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! with 🎙longtime friends Dan, Manny, & Billy 🙋♂️🤦♂️🙆♂️
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Put your pop-culture past to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST! with 🎙longtime friends Dan, Manny, & Billy 🙋♂️🤦♂️🙆♂️
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