Mall Nostalgia, First Crush Songs & How We Survived the 80s and 90s

Mall Nostalgia, First Crush Songs & How We Survived the 80s and 90s

From My Third Place Pod by M3P Network

March 15, 2026 · 2h 8m

About this episode

The episode explores 80s and 90s nostalgia through mall culture, first crush songs, and childhood adventures.

Episode 283 On this episode of the M3P Podcast, Gregg tags out and Menace jumps in for a Pod Deck–heavy conversation filled with pure 80s and 90s nostalgia. We start the episode reminiscing about the mall culture that defined our generation — the stores we practically lived in, the posters that covered our bedroom walls, and the legendary listening stations at places like Virgin Megastore , where discovering new music felt like an event. From there, the conversation drifts into the songs that remind us of our first crush — those tracks that instantly transport you back to a school hallway, a slow dance, or the first time you realized music could carry emotions you didn’t yet have words for. The Pod Deck questions spark a run of hilarious and nostalgic stories about the things we did as kids that definitely should have gotten us in trouble — the classic “we had no business doing this but we did anyway” moments that somehow became the stories we laugh about today. We also revisit the old-school parenting remedies and myths our families swore by when we were sick — from questionable home cures to the universal belief that ginger ale and saltines could fix almost anything. This…

People in this episode

Host: Gregg

Guest: Menace

Topics covered

  • mall culture
  • 80s nostalgia
  • 90s nostalgia
  • first crush songs
  • childhood memories
  • parenting myths

Keywords

  • mall culture
  • 80s
  • 90s
  • nostalgia
  • first crush songs
  • childhood memories
  • parenting myths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virgin Megastore

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