Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds

Feb 01 2025 43 ep. 51 mins
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We take you down trips of memory lane, with our comparisons between today's culture and entertainment, compared to how things were in previous decades!

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Feb 01 2025
The upcoming new season of Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds will begin soon!

Trip Down Midnight Society Memory Lane

Jun 13 2024 59 mins  
In this very special episode of Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds... famed cartoonist, podcaster Brett Wilson and I take y'all on a trip down memory lane where we reminisce about our favorite aspects and moments from 90s Nickelodeon horror series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"... we especially cover the pilot episode " The Tale of the Phantom Cab" which

The Legacy of Moonie & Broon

May 01 2024 69 mins  
In this week's episode of Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds, I interview two Renaissance Festival legends, Moonie the Magnificent, aka Philip Johnson, and his partner, the great Broon aka Brian Howard. I take them on a trip down memory lane about where they got started in their careers, how they managed to acquire their skills to perform the stunts they do at every show o

Memory Lane with 80's Super Icon Abby Hagyard!

Apr 23 2024 109 mins  
I'm a few years late with posting this extremely special episode of "Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds" recorded back in 2021... but trust me, this one was worth the wait. In this episode we've got South Florida music producer Drew Correa and South Florida based comic/filmmaker Hansen Sinclair... as we interview the super iconic Abby Hagyard, whom y'all

Memory Lane with 80's Super Icon Abby Hagyard!

Apr 23 2024 109 mins  
I'm a few years late with posting this extremely special episode of "Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds", but this one is surely worth the wait. This episode features South Florida music producer Drew Correa, and South Florida comic/filmmaker Hansen Sinclair as we interview and chat with 80s icon sensation Abby Hagyard, whom y'all late Gen Xers or early mille

Trip Down Memory Lane With Alex Mack's 1st Crush Scott

Apr 16 2024 84 mins  
In today's episode of Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds, my college buddy, music producer Mathew Frankel and I interview 90's child star Jason Strickland, whom y'all may remember as Scott, Alex's crush on The Secret World of Alex Mack. We take Jason on a trip down memory lane about his experiences as a child actor, what he's doing now behind the scenes, hi

Memory Lane With Big Pete's Buddy Teddy!

Apr 05 2024 44 mins  
In this week's episode of "Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds", South Florida business owner Darren Perlmutter and musical composer Kully Dooley and I interview 90's child star David Martel, whom y'all may remember as Teddy, big Pete's best friend on The Adventures of Pete & Pete! We take a trip down memory lane, as we pick his brain about his upb

A Peek Into The Mind of Sardo's Magic Mansion

Jul 09 2023 133 mins  
In this week's episode of Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgic Nerds, my college buddy, music composer Kully Dooley and I interview professional craftsman Brian Chamberlain, who specializes in making artifacts from the hit 90's Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid of the Dark?... He's better known to all of you on social media as Sardo's Magic Mansion. In this episode, the

An Evening With Renaissance Legend Moonie

Apr 18 2023 111 mins  
In this week's episode we interview Renaissance Festival entertainer/comedian/stuntman Phil Johnson, better known to all Renaissance Festival goers as Moonie the Magnificent. My buddy Kully, who's a musical score composer, and I take Phil on a trip down memory lane of who and what his biggest inspirations were growing up, what got him into where he is now, his career experi

Live With 90s Nickelodeon Legend, Phil Moore

Apr 04 2023 139 mins  
In this week's episode of Vanilla Weiss & the Nostalgia Nerds, famed cartoonist Brett Wilson, video game tournament host Alexis Andy, and I interview 90s Nickelodeon icon Phil Moore, who y'all remember from the hit game show Nick Arcade. We pick Phil's brain about every gaming console since the beginning of gaming times. We take Phil on a trip down memory lane, wher