My So-Called Whatever: 80s / 90s / 00s Nostalgia and Chasing the Little Things that Make Life Magic

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We're Brooke and Nikki, lifelong besties who spent 8 years as your 80s/90s New Kids on the Block podcast, with guests like Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, the Original Cover Girl, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Jeff Timmons, Mark Calderon, Shane McDermott, Keith Coogan, and more. Now in year 9, we're chasing the little things that make life magic: the stuff we loved growing up and the new stuff we're discovering. Plus empty nesting, kids in high school, and this whole perimenopausal whatever-the-heck-this-is. What gives YOU whimsy? Find us @mysocalledwhatever on IG, TikTok, FB & YouTube

  1. Aug 10

    Season 2 - Episode 3: NKOTB Vegas with Charlene - Barstools, Meet & Greets and ‘Get Over Here’

    Charlene takes Nikki inside NKOTB's Las Vegas residency—from aerial boxes reaching the 400s and front-row barstools covered in confetti to the meet-and-greet moment Joey McIntyre opens his arms and says, ‘Get over here.’ It’s a story about spectacle, nearly forty years of fandom, and the friends who make impossible weekends happen.

  2. Jul 27

    Season 2 - Episode 2: Sticker Hoarders, Vegas Dreams & Banana Cheese

    Nikki and Brooke are back on Zoom for episode 2 of season 2, and this one's a little different—less New Kids on the Block, more real talk. They dig into Nikki's sticker subscriptions and journaling obsession (hello, Hobonichi), swap concert stories from a wild week of Louis Tomlinson and Benson Boone shows, confess their shared love of hoarding bags and receipts, and start planning a long-overdue Vegas trip. Plus: parakeets on Zoom, eyebrow debates, and the great banana-and-cheese debate that somehow makes total sense by the end. Nikki also dabbled in some simple video editing for this one, so hopefully you'll be able to catch it in video form on Spotify, and definitely on YouTube at MySoCalledWhatever. Got a story or topic you want them to cover? Email MySoCalledWhatever@gmail.com.

  3. Jul 16

    Season 2 - Episode 1: Is This Thing On?

    We're celebrating 9 years of this podcast! Brooke and Nikki get into everything from moose facts to New Kids on the Block Vegas dreams. Nikki talks New Kids on the Block in October and football while Brooke discusses her Harry Styles fandom origin story complete with Harryween tickets. Have something you want us to discuss? Email us at mysocalledwhatever@gmail.com

  4. Jul 9

    Episode 302 - Season 2?

    We're back (Brooke & Nikki) and honestly, we're not making any promises this time (but honestly - there's just something different about this time). In this teaser, we catch up on everything that's happened, get real about why the podcast went quiet, and talk about what's changing (and what definitely isn't) as we head into Season 2. In this teaser episode for Season 2 you'll hear the same nostalgic, no-filter banter you've come to love from us: '90s and early-2000s throwbacks (Napster, Kazaa, and the horror of a failed overnight download queue), a truly unforgettable story about a decades-old pair of my jeans, New Kids on the Block reminiscing, celebrity crushes (RIP to me over Jensen Ackles), and honest talk about getting older, perimenopause, and why we needed this space back in our lives. It's messy, it's real, and it's exactly why we started this podcast in the name of "whatever." Season 2 drops around our nine-year anniversary (July 16) thanks for sticking with us through the question marks.

  5. Mar 18

    Step 301 - Guess Who's Back?

    Well, it's been a minute. Join Brooke and Nikki as they catch up with Jackie - AKA Brown Sugar Honey - and see what's been up since the last time we recorded!

  6. 11/13/2024

    Step 300 - Happy 300th Episode!

    We're back after not putting an episode out since APRIL! Listen this episode as we give you a very brief life update and celebrate 300 episodes.

  7. 04/15/2024

    Step 299 - New Kids on the SYNC: A NKOTB NSYNC Mashup Episode

    Join us this episode as we discuss the new New Kids on the Block song, "Kids", and the new NSYNC song, "Paradise". We will be on hiatus until the week of May 1, 2024. Also, if you are wondering what the heck is up with the episode image - you can thank AI.

    Step 299 - New Kids on the SYNC: A NKOTB NSYNC Mashup Episode

  8. 03/04/2024

    Step 298 - Block Party #160: NKOTB Fan Stories From Our Friends Christina and Jenn

    Join us this week with two amazing New Kids on the Block fan stories from the vault from our friends, Christina & Jenn!

    Step 298 - Block Party #160: NKOTB Fan Stories From Our Friends Christina and Jenn
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We're Brooke and Nikki, lifelong besties who spent 8 years as your 80s/90s New Kids on the Block podcast, with guests like Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, the Original Cover Girl, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Jeff Timmons, Mark Calderon, Shane McDermott, Keith Coogan, and more. Now in year 9, we're chasing the little things that make life magic: the stuff we loved growing up and the new stuff we're discovering. Plus empty nesting, kids in high school, and this whole perimenopausal whatever-the-heck-this-is. What gives YOU whimsy? Find us @mysocalledwhatever on IG, TikTok, FB & YouTube

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