Latest Aughts Podcast Episodes
42 - Thanks for the Fries, MARK
Chillin at the Fountain - January 24, 2024 01:20 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 ...
41 - Dirt + The Past = Archaeology
Chillin at the Fountain - November 14, 2023 04:31 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 millen...
40 - What to Expect When Danielle is Expecting
Chillin at the Fountain - October 16, 2023 19:08 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 ... ...
39 - GORP! with Special Guests: OUR MOMS
Chillin at the Fountain - September 04, 2023 23:38 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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....
38 - America's Wang
Chillin at the Fountain - August 07, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 fr...
37 - CATF Time Capsule: RL Stine & Goosebumps
Chillin at the Fountain - July 10, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSpecial 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: P...
36 - Doin' It for the Dads
Chillin at the Fountain - June 26, 2023 23:18 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 ...
3 Ninjas! It's TMNT Meets Home Alone Meets Every Other 90s Movie Cliche!
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - May 30, 2023 20:49 - 30 minutesJoey and Jesse discuss the adventures of Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum in the 3 Ninjas movies franchise, the 90s fascination with ninjas, Hulk Hogan, movie stoners, and much much more in this latest deep dive into #millennials #nostalgia . Follow us @JesseDraham , @joegariffo and @kygy2k on Instagram...
35 - Club New England
Chillin at the Fountain - May 29, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 l...
34 - Dadlords
Chillin at the Fountain - May 15, 2023 16:40 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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 Cal...
33 - Inter-band Girl Drama (the IBGD Got 'Em)
Chillin at the Fountain - April 17, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt'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...
32 - It's Dark in Here!
Chillin at the Fountain - April 03, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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 entrie...
31 - Pro Life Tips
Chillin at the Fountain - March 20, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOh 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 fil...
TRL, The Last Hurrah of MTV and Music Videos (Total Request Live)
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - March 06, 2023 18:01 - 38 minutesIts 1999. You rush home from middle school and turn on the TV to catch your buddy Carson Daly and watch TRL! Boybands, nu metal, pop punk, Eminem, pop princesses, and all the bests of the late 90s early 2000s. Watch the full ep here on YouTube. https://youtu.be/UtKp61uhNKw
30 - Episode Thursday!
Chillin at the Fountain - March 06, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 ...
29 - It Burns!
Chillin at the Fountain - February 20, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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 ...
Groundhog Day (Joey Solo Takeover)
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - February 02, 2023 16:12 - 23 minutesJoey ran off and recorded his own ep watching an early 90s locally recorded from Philadelphia TV (commericals included) copy of Groundhog Day. Check it out.
28 - Oh So Convenient!
Chillin at the Fountain - January 23, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFiller 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 "...
27 - Consistently Perfect
Chillin at the Fountain - January 09, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 Bl...
Jesse Reviews the 48 Books He Read This Year!
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - January 07, 2023 22:13 - 43 minutesSolo episode, Jesse reviews the 48 books he read this year! Goosebumps, Teddy Roosevelt, Ender's Game, Dune, and Much more
26 - CATF Time Capsule: Cellphones
Chillin at the Fountain - December 26, 2022 05:56 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’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 ph...
A Christmas Story with Brad Silnutzer
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - December 25, 2022 07:16 - 1 hourJoey and Jesse are in the holiday spirit discussing Will Vinton (California Raisins) Christmas, Rugrats Chanukkah Special, Star Wars Holiday Special, Home Alone 1 and 2, and of course, the entire series of Jean Shepherd's Christmas Story films!
25 - Un-Lost, AKA Found
Chillin at the Fountain - December 12, 2022 14:32 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 Fe...
24 - Mushrooms: This is Their Time to Shine
Chillin at the Fountain - November 28, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt'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 ran...
Thanksgiving! Planes, Trains, & Automobiles!
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - November 24, 2022 17:23 - 1 hourJoey Jesse and producer Bill take a trip to the kids' table and talk about our favorite thanksgiving specials, food, and the Steve Martin and John Candy classic Planes Trains & Automobiles! Catch the full production here on YouTube! https://www.patreon.com/KYGY2K
Ernest Goes to Podcast: The Ernest P. Worrel Appreciation Show
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - November 17, 2022 06:12 - 53 minutesWe talk about Jim Varney's legendary character "Ernest P. Worrel" with superfans Jimmy Hughes and Mo Edwards. Follow Jimmy on TikTok at @_justjimmy and maureen at @1maureenedwards on Twitter.
23 - Tri-fold and Grossly Distorted
Chillin at the Fountain - November 14, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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 stunnin...
22 - AOL is Not a Hobby
Chillin at the Fountain - October 31, 2022 12:51 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsUmmm 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...
Halloween w/ Bonne Bedingfield
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - October 30, 2022 00:56 - 1 hourJoey and Jesse are back and joined by Bonne Bedingield (Halloween Wars, @beautifullybakedbybonne ) where we're discussing Halloween! The best specials, the best candies, the best costumes, and the best memories! Check it out and check out next week when we discuss Jim Varney and the Ernest film ...
Goosebumps
KYG Y2K: A Millennial Nostalgia Podcast - October 25, 2022 16:55 - 1 hourJesse and Joey discuss the legacy of Goosebumps; the books, the series, and the films, along with the career of R.L. Stine. We're also joined by producer and gay correspondent Bill Wenham to discuss the recent coming out celebration for Scooby Doo legend, Velma Dinkley. We're mainly a YouTube ...