Chillin at the Fountain
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHi, we are Steph and Danielle - two thirtysomethings who have been BFFs since middle school. Listen in as we read old Livejournal entries, get real nostalgic and try to avoid being sued.
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42 - Thanks for the Fries, MARK
January 24, 2024 01:20 - 36 minutes - 27.5 MBWe are recording LIVE from Steph’s living room (which means you can feel free to skip past the first 90 seconds of complete cat shenanigans). Danielle shares her thoughts after finally meeting the Archaeologist and we reminisce about old music that’s held up over the years. We share about a few of our favorite CT spots (besides Dunkin, of course) and ponder the actual flavor of Fruity Pebbles. For entries, Danielle mini-deep dives into the Motorola Rokr, the Athenian Diner and Myspace Top 8....
41 - Dirt + The Past = Archaeology
November 14, 2023 04:31 - 53 minutes - 39.7 MBIn the words of Steph after editing this is episode: “it’s a longy!” We start off strong by setting limits around Danielle’s on-air gas passing. We share our co-review of Scamanda and Danielle fills us in on the latest Last Podcast on the Left tea. We naturally segue into the never-ending millennial burden of TOO MANY DAMN OPTIONS/FOMO especially when it comes to parenting styles. For our entries, Danielle’s entry covers the idealism of young love (AKA setting the absolute lowest bars ever...
40 - What to Expect When Danielle is Expecting
October 16, 2023 19:08 - 46 minutes - 35.6 MBWe are celebrating some life milestones in this one! Steph is preparing to meet the Archa-parents for lunch and Danielle is having a baby (they really just let anyone have those these days). We also recap our Mom ep followed by an extended share of our latest fave shows, podcasts, and books ... all rounded out by a lighthearted discussion of the entire opioid crisis. Danielle also loves on TV commercials and we both lament the recent hike in Netflix (correction: Hulu) pricing. Our entries ...
39 - GORP! with Special Guests: OUR MOMS
September 04, 2023 23:38 - 43 minutes - 31.6 MBWe have no idea how we actually made this work, but this week we are SO excited to share out first episode with Barb and Brenda! We find out what they really think of the podcast, discuss their innate detective Mom-skills, and all take turns sharing our favorite "getting caught" teenage stories. We also reminisce about our Girl Scout days (Troup 4569 represent) and try to work out some friendship math (we have been friends for 2/3 of our lives!). Despite our best efforts to keep them on rail...
38 - America's Wang
August 07, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 35.6 MBWelcome to our cold-open where we wonder about time zones, unrealistically matching up our layovers for way too long, and also is Chicago the middle of the country? Steph is drinking a DIY black-coffee frappe which sends Danielle into a tailspin about the Dunkin Donuts Coffee Coolatta, the OG frozen coffee bev. Inspired by our recent RL Stine Time Capsule ep, we watched the Netflix Fear Street Trilogy and finally share our surprising reactions (no spoilers!). We also touch upon the (apparent...
37 - CATF Time Capsule: RL Stine & Goosebumps
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 26.7 MBSpecial episode recorded on 4th of July!! Fueled by our current summer bevs, we celebrate beach-read season by honoring RL Stine: “the literary training bra” of Stephen King. We start off with how we got our Goosebumps books (Scholastic book fairs anyone?) and Danielle’s review of Fear Street: Party Summer (1991) before diving into a short bio of Mr. Robert Laurence Stine. We talk about G-bumps franchise spin-offs (including which were ghost-written!) like Give Yourself Goosebumps, Tales to ...
36 - Doin' It for the Dads
June 26, 2023 23:18 - 46 minutes - 34.9 MBWe recorded this on Father’s Day, but we love dads everyday! We open by adoring our own theme song, naturally. This week is full of nostalgia as we talk about TWO-hit wonder band Fastball, R.L. Stein (AKA the Stephen King of middle schoolers), and fast food commemorative character cups. We also throw in a Radio Rental spoiler and talk about the Black Mirror revival (no spoilers!). Steph’s entry covers her entire weekend in June of 2004, complete with trips to The Space, a parking lot carniva...
35 - Club New England
May 29, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 35.2 MBWe are back from Palm Springs, where (full disclosure) we 100% did NOT record in person. We do a quick recap of our trip - including Steph's wild sensory experience at the Integratron. We segue naturally into embracing gray hair, a debate of what actually is New England, and a throwback to the late-90s term "metrosexual." Danielle's 2005 entry reminisces about being on the VIP list for an epic Head Automatic/A Static Lullaby Show and she explains the curious case of a mistaken identity death...
34 - Dadlords
May 15, 2023 16:40 - 44 minutes - 34.3 MBThis episode starts off really exciting with atleast a 5-minute diatribe about what we are currently drinking. We also play with Spotify Pie and talk about our top artists. Both of our entries are from '07 today: In her entry, Danielle celebrates her family *finally* getting DISH Network and Caller ID on their house phone and promotes the "Vote for the Worst" movement to bring down American Idol. Steph reads FOUR entries for her birthday, and we speculate about the aboslutely underrated sign...
33 - Inter-band Girl Drama (the IBGD Got 'Em)
April 17, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39 MBIt's a flea market of an ep this week.... a little bit of everything you never knew you didn't need! We're talking water, UFOs, Lizzo, fertility, and shows we watch but don't like all that much. Also, Steph finds a way to strong-arm the archaeologist into her Brita habits and Danielle once again becomes hot and breathless talking about aliens. Our entries cover even more ground: Steph remembers UConn parties (TW: mention of sexual assault), going on non date-dates with guy friends you're s...
32 - It's Dark in Here!
April 03, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 34.4 MBThis is an ep for the Gen Z’ers! We use the word “meta” at least twice (only once ironically), and Danielle shamelessly tries to gate-keep a true crime doc from Steph. Danielle tells us about her recent COVID/Paxlovid experience and Steph shares her review of Scream VI (no spoilers!). Our entries dive into Danielle’s 2009 war she decided to rage against Nabisco for their 100-calorie snack packs and Steph laments the end of her Show Choir career (including forfeiture of the coveted pink tasse...
31 - Pro Life Tips
March 20, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes - 32.8 MBOh how far we’ve come with syncing up our audio! We start out strong this week by verbally describing a meme and the courtesy of downloading Tik Toks for non-Tik Tok friends. We discover the one single thing that Danielle & The Archaeologist have in common (spoiler alert: it’s aliens). Steph fills us in on her TV-free month hiatus along with how to “edge” yourself on binge-worthy TV. We once again become fixated on The Used for, like, the fourth episode in a row and wonder about the expirati...
30 - Episode Thursday!
March 06, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 38.4 MBWe recorded this during the epic “winter” weather in Socal so we do the old lady thing and talk about the weather - mostly how CA people just don’t “get it.” We go down a brief rabbit hole of CT true crime and naturally transition to the 2000 boy band parody “2ge+her.” For our entries, Danielle reminisces about that one relationship that made her realize she needed to set *some* kind of standards, while Steph’s mom calls her off of work to go prom dress shopping. Also, that one time 20 years...
29 - It Burns!
February 20, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 56.9 MBThis is a podcast..? We start today off talking about a little bit of this, a little bit of that: our recent and upcoming travels (including our Palm Springs trip together in May!), volunteering with old people in middle school, and the pain of simply standing during a concert in your 30s - all rounded out with a discussion of dopamine and pleasure-seeking behavior, naturally. Our entries dive into all of the nonsense that you’ve come to know and love, like Steph’s first job (spoiler alert: ...
28 - Oh So Convenient!
January 23, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 28.4 MBFiller ep time!! We took a break this week, but enjoy this bonus ep recorded live back in Oct '22 when Danielle visited Steph in CT. We spent an afternoon going through our "notebooks" which we used to pass notes (and our deepest secrets) back and forth during the school day and decided to hit "record" (luck you!). Listen in to hear our 15-year old ramblings surrounding 9/11, our Wiccan/born again Christian phases, and the emotional rollercoaster of being an early 2000s teen. We re-hash a ...
27 - Consistently Perfect
January 09, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 36.3 MBWe are starting 2023 embracing our age! After a few minutes of warming up and talking about the weather and the Southwest Airlines fiasco of 2022, Danielle tells us about a fascinating article she read in AARP. Steph reminisces about the yesteryears of rock music and the vintage classic, “The Black Parade." Danielle takes us into an “entry-ception” in which her 36-year old self is reflecting on her 28-year-old self reflecting on her 21-year old-self and the first time she decided to quit dri...
26 - CATF Time Capsule: Cellphones
December 26, 2022 05:56 - 48 minutes - 35.5 MBIt’s our first “Time Capsule” ep and we are sooooo excited! We decided to go back through some older episodes and select a few gold mines of nostalgia to do a real deep dive on. First up: cellphones! Danielle teaches Steph all about the evolution of mobile phones from 1983 to current day, car phones, T9 texting, ringtones, the most addictive games and - of course - how critical it was to customize your phone to represent you as a person. Episode sources: Danielle's dad https://www.li...
25 - Un-Lost, AKA Found
December 12, 2022 14:32 - 46 minutes - 36.3 MBWe are here and we are Sunday chic! We start with a quick rundown of our latest beauty secrets, Steph's re-visit of the Webster Theatre, and our excitement over The Sick New World 2023 nu-metal fest. Steph also shares her interaction with a real life person who attended the When We Were Young Fest (and he has the hoodie to prove it!)! For our entries, we get into the complete normalcy of hours-long (illegal) music downloads, music department drama, and cringe-worthy assertions made by a virg...
24 - Mushrooms: This is Their Time to Shine
November 28, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 27.9 MBIt's Chillin - after work edition! We get right into it this week talking about our favorite beverages, including Danielle’s very hip chagaccino and Steph’s latest Immune-schein haul. Steph also shares her secret recipe for dirty shit water? We also try to catch up with one another about the random shows and books we try to watch “together” but quickly realize there are two kinds of people in this world: chronological watchers/readers, and Steph. We discuss the latest season of the Unsolved ...
23 - Tri-fold and Grossly Distorted
November 14, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 33.4 MBWe are back in our respective states (insert frowny bouncing cat head emot-con) and ready to dust more cobwebs off your millenial brains! We talk about the 5th grade smash hit series "Voyage of the Mimi" and Danielle's body-idolization of 2005 Jessica Alba from "Into the Blue." We have a stunning realization that pining over emotionally unavailable men (boys) is kind of Steph's "thing" and then Danielle regales us with her best Say Anything impersonation. Set that DVR - this is a must-listen...
22 - AOL is Not a Hobby
October 31, 2022 12:51 - 36 minutes - 27.2 MBUmmm we are recording LIVE, TOGETHER for this episode and it’s soooo - awkward? We talk about all the fall things Danielle has been cramming into her weekend back in CT, like the Apple Fest, a Benjamin Franklin-themed corn maze, and stopping at our fave coffee shops. We also talk about CT’s most eligible bachelor, “Columbiners” (it’s a thing), VHS vs. TiVO vs. DVR, Mapquest and more. Diving into our entries, Danielle is thrilled about a lot of things: finding disc 2 of her House Seaso...
21 - An Autumn Tornado
October 10, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week, we are kicking ass and taking names, starting with who the HELL tore up Danielle’s mom’s garden. We touch upon the feud between Drake and famed YouTube music critic (and fellow WHS alum!) Anthony Fantano - yeah, we went to high school with that guy. We also agree that Steph’s mom would definitely survive the FL snowbird Purge. The beef continues in our entries: Steph goes on to share about the time she “told off” multiple people in one day and Danielle defends herself against th...
20 - Annual Anniversary
September 26, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 34.8 MBIt’s our one year podiversary AND twentieth episode! We celebrate by skipping the entries and instead diving into our high school yearbook.. Class of ‘04 YEAHH (<-- Lil Jon voice). We cover our yearbook signatures and “Class Will” to one another, our favorite senior portraits and quotes, and the “Top 15” of restaurants, fashion, music, school lunches and more according to our graduating class. Breadstick dunkers, anyone? We are also celebrating the release of Adnan Sayed on the day of thi...
19 - The Neo and Yellow Show
September 12, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 41.9 MBJust when we think we’ve dug up all the ‘00s memories, we go ahead and dive into an episode like this one! We start off reminiscing about the launch of Starbucks Via in ‘09, “Freaks and Geeks” and The Osbournes - the OG family reality show. In her entry, Danielle gets super excited over her new 20-inch TV and launches into a nostalgic journey of CD-R vs. CD-RWs, car CD players with removable faceplates and Lindt chocolates. Steph reads two entries, written literally one minute apart, and...
18 - Audio Drama at the Fountain
August 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBDanielle is back from Colombia and we are ready to chill again! This is an ep of some serious nostalgia - we’re talking Daria, Woodstock ‘99, the Empress Ballroom, 2006 MTV VMAs, and our favorite go-to comedy pages back in the day (Funny or Die, Ebaums World, College Humor). Danielle also gives a brief, unsolicited and completely un-fact checked Ted talk on the culture and history of Colombia. Steph plagiarizes yet another entry to tell us about scalping tickets from *the coolest* emo boys o...
17 - Remember Us (with Aaron!)
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWelcome to our very first guest, Aaron, Danielle’s husband’s BFF and former emo kid - a truly rare breed in SoCal. We will not be reading entries in this episode in solidarity with Aaron, who was one of the many souls who lost their journals to the LJ Purge of 2007 (moment of silence). We start out with a discussion of the West Coast vs. East Coast high school experience - apparently the surfer lifestyle was a real thing beyond just wearing puca shells and Hollister tees? - and a fun conne...
16 - Can't Run From Me on These Cobblestone Streets
July 19, 2022 13:14 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBWe aren't just chillin' today, we're also handing out life lessons! We're talking about the big stuff: wearing your seatbelt, getting past dating FOMO, and always, ALWAYS rinsing your quinoa. We also touch on some of our favorite breakup-revenge memories and have our first "Correspondence Corner" (wait, should we get a PO box?) where Danielle shares a post card that Steph sent her. And, just like every episode, Steph gets heated about William Shatner and Rescue 911. Diving into our entr...
15 - It's Ethical
July 04, 2022 14:50 - 53 minutes - 38.7 MBWe are Chillin’ in the morning for this episode! We jump right in with weird childhood experiences that seemed normal at the time (we all have ‘em!), millennial women’s obsession with true crime and Danielle’s Diva Cup Disaster. We only “dig” deeper when Steph shares her latest Archaeologist update (get it?) - totally unrelated of course, we talk about the absolute MINDFUCK of ethical non-monogamy. For our entries, we both tell the story of the same Municipal Stadium fireworks on July 4t...
14 - Campy Fun
June 20, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 41.4 MB14 - Campy Fun Welcome to all of our new listeners - Ash finally has some friends! We talk about what it’s like to finally share this pod with more people in our lives and spoiler alert - it’s pretty terrifying. This is an episode of re-boots and throwbacks before we even get into the journal entries: Steph gives us an insider update on the Newbreed Girl hoodie re-launch and new Jurassic Park movie, Danielle shares about her experience at the BSB concert and looks forward to the My Che...
13 - A Creepy Misunderstanding
June 06, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 41.3 MBHold on to your JNCOs - we're talkin' classic WB teen dramas, climate-control dads and sneak-watching our fave shows as kids (after 45 minutes of catching up on Steph's dating life and banter about our current favorite Netflix shows, of course). Our entries cover Danielle's Winamp playlist in 2004, Hometown/AOL websites, and Steph's impromptu high school reunion in a gas station parking lot...and a bonus history lesson about the Cold War & Disneyland, naturally. Things We Mention/referen...
12- Funny & Articulate
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBIt must be springtime - Steph’s rearranging her furniture! This one is a rollercoaster of emotion! We come in hot, jumping right into the “No Zone,” dating, and how everyone is so googleable these days. We also talk about Danielle’s wedding but, more importantly, the 2002 themed party Steph just attended. Steph plays us a sample of the new MCR song and then we reminisce about the Presidential Fitness Test in school- sit and reach and cry, anyone? We also ponder The Ocean State, our favorite...
11 - His Name Was Crypt
April 18, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 39 MBThis week, Steph tries her hand at writing the episode description. We just got back from Danielle’s bachelorette in New Orleans. We chat about our time there, and our post NoLa road trip. Danielle reads us an entire url! Steph shares her on-point British accent.. You’ll swear Helena Bonham Carter is in the room! While we’re talking about reality TV, Danielle coins a new term; “micro-cults ™. We talk about 5 Bands for 5 Bucks, reasons for sharing a stall with another girl, and Steph’s ...
10 - It Was an Episode
March 21, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 31.7 MBCan you just hear how much prettier we sound using our new fancy ring lights? On this ep, we reminisce about the nostalgia of snow days and the youthful oblivion of cramming boy after boy into the friendzone without even realizing it. You can also listen in as Danielle slowly re-discovers WINAMP and Steph remembers a defining moment involving cream cheese. We end on a weirdly serious note about vulnerability and how it's evolved with technology. This one is chock full of both nonsense and ho...
9 - Everybody Tap Danced
February 21, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBWe got new microphones! Unfortunately it turns out new equipment doesn’t improve content, just sound quality. You’re in for a ride: We’re talking high school Battle of the Bands (including multiple mortifying moments for Steph), the “OK” symbol before it was racist and Michael Jackson before he was a pedo. An innocent game of LJ roulette turns deadly serious when Danielle unearths a private entry filled with her spite for Steph. Also, how a 4th grade Lenscrafters trip made Danielle not trust...
8 - Hidden Track
February 07, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 19.1 MBWe are back on our bullshit toeing the line of being sued! Did you know Limp Bizkit has a new album out? We talk about our first screennames, AIM Express and BFF tough love. We also look at our 18 year old selves’ constant attempts at turning our lives into movies. We end-ish on a sweet note, where Danielle shares an entry from a random current LJ used that generated on her homepage (@davesmusictank) and we reflect on how nothing can ever replace LJ as it was meant to be used. We end for real...
7 - He's America's Dad
January 03, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 19.5 MBAfter a way-too-long discussion about Spanx and other terrible underwear, Danielle covers a normal weekend in the life of a 16 year old. We break down “Trench” (the bastardization of dodgeball invented by our hometown’s schooling system) then get down to brass tacks and ponder important issues, like who named Wet Seal and is it named after the actual marine animal? We end with Steph’s recollection of a The Early November and Less than Jake concert followed by a traumatizing event at our high...
6 - Digital Santa Legs
December 13, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 38.3 MBIt’s our holiday episode and we are getting Christmassy AF! Listen in as we read from our livejournals from Christmas 2002-2008, remember our Christmas sleepover tradition and go down a weird rabbit hole of our childhood toys (Squand and Gak, anyone?). We reflect on the time Steph got her first “celly,” that year Danielle based her entire personality on the scent of grapefruit and we find a way bring up Lizzie McGuire on 2 separate occasions. We also end on a weirdly vulnerable moment that w...
5 - Spank My Bottom and Call Me George
November 29, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.2 MBSteph seduces us all with her sultry voice thanks to screaming her heart out at emo night at a local bar. We talk about the Wolcott Country Fair and - more importantly - break down the difference between a fair and a carnival. For the price of a 2021 iced coffee you could have a whole day of 2004 country fun! We also talk the Lions Club (Girl Scouts for old men?), frisbees, and that time Steph watched Danielle jump out of a bar window. Enjoy the free ASMR of us typing and googling things....
4 - Pathologically Cute
November 16, 2021 03:55 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBSteph surprises Danielle with an amazing story that involves a throwback clothing brand. We also talk about Danielle's shiny new role as the admin for our graduating high school class's Facebook group (which is still very weird for everyone). We end on a too-real recollection of rotten.com and the videos that still haunt us. PSA to our moms: skip this one.
3 - Talking About Things
October 25, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this ep, we talk about things! We dig into shopping (ahh, the sweet, sweet smell of Hollister in the fall), sporting off-brand trends, and the obsession with having shoes and pants with handwriting all over them. We also spill the deets of the epic time capsule we made in middle school (and opened almost immediately), and introduce “The Notebook” (no, not that one). Lastly, we discuss how being an only child has left Steph ill prepared for hand-to-hand combat. Oh, and Steph’s Relient K ...
2 - Because Prom
October 11, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 30.7 MBComin’ at ya live from inside Danielle’s mom’s hoarder room! On our second ep, we talk about everything from tanning to T9 texting, drinking in the woods to weird things we collected (drip candles and ABC gum anyone?). Steph also finds a way to mention Relient K twice and her Skater Boy hoodie makes its second appearance. Can’t-miss content includes a clarinet conspiracy, the curse of being an Only Child, screeching laughter and a hot tip for relieving itchy bug bites.
Because Prom
October 11, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 30.7 MBComin’ at ya live from inside Danielle’s mom’s hoarder room! On our second ep, we talk about everything from tanning to T9 texting, drinking in the woods to weird things we collected (drip candles and ABC gum anyone?). Steph also finds a way to mention Relient K twice and her Skater Boy hoodie makes its second appearance. Can’t-miss content includes a clarinet conspiracy, the curse of being an Only Child, screeching laughter and a hot tip for relieving itchy bug bites.
1 - “Speaking of the present instead of the past”
September 27, 2021 23:59 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome to the fountain! We hope you stay and chill for a bit. In this ep, we talk about the inspiration behind this pod and the history of our friendship. We also play a round of Livejournal Roulette and find out that Steph is really great at natural segues that aren't awkward at all. Lastly, we touch upon our mild case of high school kleptomania (sorry, moms). This episode definitely doesn't run on Dunkin - but it might run on DD. Are we sued yet?