3 seasons · 45 episodes
The history of technology, and what it teaches us about now.
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Pins, Machines, and the Perfect Game
20 August 2026 · 53 min
A bowling alley looks like the least engineered place you can spend an afternoon. Rented shoes, sticky floors, someone's name spelled wrong…
Going Up
13 August 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
For most of history, the top floor was where the poor people lived. Nobody wanted to climb four flights, so the ground floor was the good…
Aniversary, B Roll, and Renee as Orca
6 August 2026 · 26 min
Happy One Year Anniversary! Marc and Renee want to thank you for a great year of the Nostalgic Nerds Podcast. We've been on a bit of a…
The Box That Ate the Living Room
9 July 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Renee and Marc grew up in a prime time for television. School House Rock. Newhart. Saturday Morning. Must See TV. Somewhere in the…
Jell-O, America's Most Unsettled Triumph
2 July 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Shout out to Bruce, from Australia for contacting Renee! Feel free to contact us any time. A perfect moulded jelly used to be a way to show…
Come Clean
19 June 2026 · 58 min
Somewhere in your house, a machine takes a full day of work off your hands every week, and you've never once thought about how that…
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