Your Bad Childhood: Recent Episodes
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This is Your Bad Childhood, a podcast where we look at nostalgia items under a modern lens and find out if they're any good or not, and find out if they hold up.
We are announcing something. It is in the title of the podcast, but it is also in the description.
Though the Titanic itself did NOT hold up, we venture into the chilly waters of finding out whether or not 1997's "longest movie ever made" does. Only one way to find out!
In this episode, Josh almost pukes, which might be something you folks like? I dunno. Does this wartime delivcacy hold up? Only one way to find out!
It's late and I'm tired, but hey, does anyone even read these things? Message Josh if so. Enjoy!
Right here, right now we have a new episode for you on a neat little ditty from the 90s. I believe you should now celebrate us, baby. Weapon of choice. I'm sure there are other songs to quote here, but I don't know them. Enjoy the episode!
Can't spell "Josh loves the Matrix" without "Josh" and "Mat". This is the undeniable truth! But does this sci-fi trendsetter hold up? Only one way to find out!
It was a year to remember, a year to forget, blah blah blah blah, poems are hard to "get"
-Mathew Prince
Please enjoy this year's final episode responsibly!
This year we recorded a Christmas episode before Christmas, because we are models of self-improvement. Enjoy!
Another week, another episode! Join us in our culinary journey, as we determine if this slurpable soup satisfies us. Only one way to find out!
Didn't we just do an episode last week? I thought this was a "every 2-3 weeks" thing now. This week we look at 2002's Spiderman to see if it in fact holds up. Enjoy!
We're back!!! I don't even know what to tell you. It's late! Rugrats: was it good? Only one way to find out!
And finally, Pokemonth comes to a close as we tackle arguably the most iconic aspect of pokemon: the little pieces of paper you'd beg your parents would buy for you. Will these trading cards hold up? Only one way to find out!
We will never stop podcasting about Pokemon. We are now pokemon. Everything is Pokemon. This week, we look at whether the Gameboy Classic staple holds up!
The Beach Boys had "Pet Sounds", The Beatles had the "White Album", Fleetwood Mac had "Rumors". Not sure where I was going with this one. Enjoy the episode!
Welcome to Pokemonth! Oh also the 100th episode. Hooray! In the first installment of Pokemonth, we determine if the television program holds up under a modern lens. How novel!
A little bit of podcast in my life... a little bit of comedy some of the time... a little bit of... friendship's all I need......? I am moving in a few hours so I should probably wrap this up! Enjoy!
What if dipping were simply more fun? YBC investigates while also determining if the concept of fun dip holds up better than their packaging does physically.
Voted one of the best games of all time because it's old, this week we review pong! Does it hold up?
Only one way to find out!
Does it hold up?
Only one way to find out!
Does it hold up?
Only one way to find out!
Life is like a hurricane here in... podcast...
I've certainly done worse! This week we determine whether or not the classic show DuckTales holds up!
This episode really gets good at the 1 minute mark so please skip to it. Nothing to hear in the first minute. Nope. this week we revisit yet another childhood adult beverage, as we determine whether or not Sour Puss hold up. Only one way to find out!
We don't care cause all we want to do... is spend our whole lives poddin' home to you.
That's right, we're covering a true juggernaut of television this week as we watched The King Of Queens. Will Doug's antics hold up? Or will we wish this show Remin(i)d in the past? Only one way to find out!
Imagine sudoku with more explosions and way easier. That's right, we did Minesweeper this week! But did it hold up? Only one way to find out!
"What's a good name for a sponge?"
"Hmm... Sponge...bob?"
"Perfect!"
That's how I imagine the conception of this nickelodeon classic went. How did the episode go? Only one way to find out!
Yo listen up, here's the podcast
About a little friends that lives in a pod world
And all day and all night
And everything he sees is just podcast
Like them, inside and outside
podcast his house with a blue little podcast
And a blue podcast
And everything is pod for them
And themselves and everybody around
'Cause we ain't got nobody to listen (to listen, to listen, to listen)
What if you could taste the rainbow, and also barely be able to breathe? Would you do it? We did. And we recorded it. Will eating too many skittles at once hold up? Only one way to find out!
No, not the 2002 classic starring Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy; the Paper Game from the 90s we all know and love! Will this manual of mystery meet our expectations? Or will it chronical its own demise? Only one way to find out!
We're back! Well, almost. We've got some updates as to why we haven't been around, and are excited to get back in the saddle! Does YBC in 2021 so far hold up? Only one way to find out!
Well, we couldn't get together this week, so enjoy this LOST episode we recorded mere days before the world shut down. Seriously, I think we downplay the pandemic in this one too. Enjoy!
Commonly known as "go fishin'", this game was invented by an eight year old apparently? Wild stuff. But was it fun to play? Only one way to find out!
Kraft Dinner: It's what's for... dinner? Join us on another culinary journey as we judicate this jelicious jfood item. Will it be the cheese to our macaroni? Only one way to find out!
What a time to listen to Your Bad Childhood, as we venture back into the world of 90s hand-drawn animation. Josh's mouth really hurts, and Mathew's brain is broken, but we soldier on and determine whether or not the television program DOUG holds up or not!
Adult Human Nostalgia Podcasters
Adult Human Nostalgia Podcasters
ADULT HUMAN NOSTALGIA PODCASTERS
HUMANS IN A PODCAST
Will the original TMNT arcade game hold up? Only one way to find out!
Ever wonder if maybe Alice In Wonderland was about drugs? I've personally never heard the two in the same conversation. Something to think about! Will this Disney Classic do it for us? Or will it end up being a bad trip? Only one way to find out!
It's time for another food episode! Listen to all of our chews as we decide whether or not these delicious twinkies hold up.
Me and Josh baby aint nothing but podcasters so lets podcast like they do on the successful podcast channels.
If you google "PMK", the first thing that comes up is "3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one". That sounds way smarter than we are - we just watched a children's program! Was it any good though? Only one way to find out!
Join us as we set aside our heated rivalry and talk about being friends as request month coasts along nicely, as we discuss friendship bracelets! Will we even be able to make them? Only one way to find out!
Request Month rolls on, as we review the first ever craft soda, made by Jones Soda Company!
Welcome to REQUEST MONTH, we've got fun and games. We've got everything you want. Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah (Nobody know that line). What I've just written is a "parody" version of the song "welcome to the jungle", which is in line with the topic of our episode today: "Weird Al" Yankovic. Enjoy!
Can it! Okay, now that we have your attention, open that can, and spill that delicious soft pasta into a saucepan and crank it up, because this week we're reviewing Chef Boyardee. With this sweet, soft sustenance spark joy in us? Or will we be left longing for the real thing? Only one way to find out!
Checker Mate? Is that a thing? Maybe if you're Australian, which we are not. This week we reviewed Checkers. Will it move us diagonally? Or will we be moved diagonally (That's the only thing you can do in checkers)? Only one way to find out!
Get your handy dandy notebooks out, because podcast is in session. This week we review the 90's hit canine cartoon, Blue's Clues. Will we be wagging our tails in excitement? Or will we be left saying "woof"? Only one way to find out!
Well? Where is he? We try to answer this particular question as we discuss whether or not 1987's "Where's Waldo?" holds up. Will it? Only one way to find out!
Throw your hands up in the air, wave em' around like you just added us to your favourite Podcast Player, because we're covering the Backstreet Boys on this week's episode! Will The Hits be everything we need? Or will it be Backstreet's Back: Alright. Only one way to find out!
Pardon the technical difficulties, but I think this episode may sound a little "off" due to Josh and I drinking alcohol for the first time. We talk about the marvellous malt liquor Colt 45, along with its history as a low-cost, high-efficiency drink. Will it slide down the hatch like cold gold? Or will this drink give a POUR impression? Only one way to find out!
It's time for our first ever annual tradition on Your Bad Childhood, as we look back on the toys of 2020, along with reliving our highs and lows of the year in podcast!
It's time for our first ever annual tradition on Your Bad Childhood, as we look back on the toys of 2020, along with reliving our highs and lows of the year in podcast!
Honestly it's a bit late and I have to be up Mega(byte) early, so I'm just going to come out and say that we're doing the Canadian CGI Cartoon known as Reboot! Will we be wanting to RAM this show into our eyes? Or will we wish there was a real-life CTRL+ALT+DELETE button? Only one way to find out!
Nothing much to say other than wow, what a song, and what a time spent among friends. In this episode, we discuss the song Sandstorm by the Finnish artist Darude. Will this triumph of techno turn our heads? Or will we be put in a terrible trance? Only one way to find out!
Huge surprise as we get very BC-centric again... We also talk about Calvin and Hobbes! Will this Sunday Funny mainstay draw our attention? Or will we wish these words truly jumped off the page and out the door? Only one way to find out!
Ba da ba ba ba - sorry, I just through a bunch of pots and pans down the stairs. On a separate note, we did the childhood mainstay that is the McDonald's Happy Meal on the show today! Will we be loving it? Or will it leave us having a McUNhappy day (UN-McHappy?)? Only one way to find out!
We're back to not being in the same room! We miss each other! Listen as we catch up and talk about Disney's the Weekenders, or as I like to call it; the sequel to recess. Will this cute cartoon catch our eyes? Or will we be livid from the Weekend(ers)? Only one way to find out!
We finally decided to do Neopets for the first time and definitely not the second time! We made a conscious decision to start the podcast with episode two, and did not delete our first episode which covered Neopets. Enjoy!
Ever wonder what it would be like to go fishing indoors? Well, wonder no more, because we did it. It was fun. Or was it??? Will 1979's Let's Go Fishin' catch our attention? Or will this rotating plastic toy be a reel bummer? Only one way to find out!
You gotta, getcha getcha getcha head in the pod! That's right, we're doing Highschool Musical with the help of our guest, Emma Wong of Emmatown! Will we wish this mid-2000s relic was left in the noughties along with fedoras and wispy hair? Or will we be singing its praises? Only one way to find out!
Wa wa we wa! It's so late and I would like to go to sleep, but enjoy our extra special two part episode on Borat and something else!
A true Canadian Classic from the mid 2000s, but will it hold up to today's standards? Only one way to find out!
They're hungry, they're hungry, but most of all, they're Hippos! Will this marble-chomping masterpiece meet our expectations? Or will it be balls (what they eat)? Only one way to find out!
We did it. We made it to episode 50 and we're ready to rake in all of the money that will presumably be falling from the sky, just like it did for the producers of our next topic of discussion: The Sopranos. We also talk about how much fun we're having, and give you a YBC original song we like to call: the PODpranos. Will this mobster epic be a hit? Or will it swim with the fishes? Only one way to find out!
If you don't listen to this episode, you'll end up living in a van down by the river! Sure, it's not "that good" and, "gets off topic a lot" and, "spends lots of time on the intro" but that's just the way we like it. We're watched the BEST of Chris Farley from SNL, and talked a lot about him as a person. Did he hold up? Only one way to find out!
Shake shake shake... shake shake shake... shake your TABLET. Shake your TABLET! To the tune of the song "shake your booty" by KC and the Sunshine Band. We're doing Etch A Sketch This Week. Will it draw praise? Or will it be left in the dust? Only one way to find out!
Want to listen to three men gush over just how cool Arnold Schwarzenegger is? Well you should still listen to this podcast, as we review 1977's pumping iron. Will we flex our face muscles in happiness? Or will the weight of it fall on us without a spotter? Only one way to find out!
This week, prompted by an email from the good people at Crave TV, we reviewed the 2004 classic TV show "Pimp My Ride". Will this charming turbo-charged show rev our engines? Or will it veer off-course? Only one way to find out!
A wise crab once said, "the human world is a mess". He's right, but does he know there's a large witch slowly decimating the Mermaid population? And does he understand the issues that a full fledged Monarchy poses? YBC is on the case, as we DIVE deep into the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid. Will we sea the best in this movie? Or will it have burst our bubble? Only one way to find out!
It turns out "I'm a ball of shiray" was not the actual lyric to the song on Prozzak's debut album entitled "Hot Show" that we reviewed this week. Who knew! Will this late-90's animated pop band infect us with its strange disease? Or will it suck to be us this week? Only one way to find out!
We've got a real BLOCKBUSTER for you this time! No, we still don't have any funding but we at the very least have an indie darling podcast episode for you. This week, we tried our hand at going to the local video store and renting a movie! Was it a real pain in the butt? Or were our faces hurting from smiling so much? Only one way to find out!
What's the first thing that comes to mine when we say "Disney"? Oh, it isn't 1995's A Goofy Movie? We could have sworn it would have been... Oh well! This week we are joined by Where The Big Boys Game's Shanda Leer aka. Big Boy Number Dos to review A Goofy Movie. Did it make us hyuk hyuk? Or did it make us feel yuck yuck? Only one way to find out!
Who would win in a fight between a guy who is really mean and strong and a guy who shoots lasers out of his eyes? We disagreed fundamentally on this! Why? Because we reviewed X-Men: The Animated Series! Will these cartoon crusaders steal our hearts? Or will we give them a big X (like on america's got talent)? Only one way to find out.
On today’s very special episode we have a guest! Joining us from Blocked Party, John Cullen is here to review Guitar Hero. Will we feel like rockstars playing with the Blocked Star? Or will we defy all expectations and SHRED the popular video game format? Only one way to find out!
Ever hear Ska and Hip Hop mentioned in the same podcast? We're sorry to report the color of our energy! And I'm sorry to Josh for mentioning Ska at all. Anyways, since Kanye is in the news we decided to dive into his debut album "College Dropout", an album we both owned. Will this marathon of music move us? Or will it behoove us to report that it isn't good? Only one way to find out!
Here’s something George Orwell didn’t predict about the year 1984: the staying power of the Tetris! Will this 3rd all-time best-selling video game live up to the sales? Or will it not find the right FIT, and land in the proverbial bargain bin where bad games belong? Only one way to find out!
We asked you what the most "classic" Disney movie was. Nobody said 2003's Holes, but here we are! A critique on the criminal justice system, Holes was ahead of its time. Or was it? Only one way to find out!
We’ve decided to look back on the great times that were had on this particular program. Do WE hold up? Only one way to find out!
Before you arrive in Flavortown, you'll want to give this podcast a listen. That's right, we're reviewing the iconic television series "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives". Will Guy Fieri's Greatest accomplishment withstand the test of time? Or will this greasy spoon showcase leave us dissatisfied? Only one way to find out!
You might hate Mondays, but I sure hope you like Thursdays! Why? Well, like the 30 before this one, we have a new episode! This one is Garfield! Will the classic comic character climb into our hearts? Or does it suck....? Only one way to find out!
We heard that one of the most popular podcasts was called "Cereal" so we thought we'd give it a try. This week, in our final request month episode, we do a LIVE TASTING of Reese Puffs, and Lucky Charms. Will these sugary cereals satiate our sweet-teeth? Or will we balk at our bowls in abhorrence? Only one way to find out!
It's the new game that JUST came out and that EVERYONE is talking about. That's right, we played DOOM ETERNAL! It didn't look very new though. Seemed like a bit of oversight but that's okay. Will this totally new game hold up to today's standards? Or will this digital demon's days be numbered? Only one way to find out!
We have and episode, we have an episode, we have an episode hey hey hey HEY. That's right, we watched a big movie called "The Little Rascals" this week. Will it sprout up to the top of our list? Or will it be a mere Blur to revisit? Only one way to find out!
You might as well face it; you're addicted to games. That's the 2000's version of that famous song that everybody knows and loves. We're reviewing the school computer staple: Addicting Games! Will it prove to be a habit in need of kicking? Or will this prehistoric portal to pc gaming disappoint? Only one way to find out!
Tunes just weren't enough for us. We decided to get ourselves wrapped up in the biggest, shiniest ones we could find. That's right, this week we're tackling another Canadian classic in Big Shiny Tunes! Will this cult classic compilation cut it by today's standards? Or will its lustre be dimmed by father time? Only one way to find out!
Do you remember it? Well you should. I am uploading this right before bed on Wednesday night so I don't think I have a clever description in me. Will it hold up? Only one way to find out!
On this week's technical difficulty-filled episode we found out that modern technology just lets you down. We decided to switch to analog and determine if the world's best selling toy would hold up. That's right, Rubik's Cube is the latest item on our radar. Will this geometric puzzle solve all of our problems? Or will we be left cranking aimlessly? Only one way to find out!
Out of all the episodes we've done, this is definitely in our Top 8. That's right, we're logging in to Myspace this week and seeing if we can become famous! Will this pioneer of social media succumb to the high standards set by Twitter and Facebook? Or will it stand the test of time, immortalized by its impeccable infrastructure? Only one way to find out!
We decided to go the gourmet route in this week's trip down memory lane, and did a LIVE TASTING of a Canadian Classic. That's right: we had Pizza Pops. How will these pouches of Italian fare... fare? Only one way to find out!
I must confess: I still believe people read these intros! On a separate note, Britney Spears' debut album "...Baby One More Time" is this week's topic under review. Will it drive us crazy (the good way)? Or will it drive us crazy (the bad way)? Only one way to find out!
Lights, camera, action! No, this isn't the YBC Movie we've all been clamouring for - it's our Oscar review episode! Today we're looking at the most prestigious awards ceremony the film industry has ever known. Will this performative pageant please us? Or will this pre-war parade pale in comparison to the one we knew growing up?