
Today Jay and Suzanne commemorate two infamous 1990s events - OJ Simpson’s Ford Bronco slow speed police chase and… Dead Duck Day? Plus, on this week’s Fibronostalgia - Did you know you could break a Hypercolor shirt? Jay and Suzanne know, because they did! And Suzanne’s fibronostalgia breaks the fourth wall to examine the meaning that nostalgia has in our lives. Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and Suzanne on Instagram!
Jun 5
46 min

Today Jay mourns the loss of edgy indie films with incredible soundtracks by marking the anniversary of the release of Trainspotting. Suzanne takes us back to one of the most iconic ad campaigns of all time - Got Milk. Jay wonders if Married With Children could ever exist today, and Suzanne delivers a very meta ‘on this day’ submission with Mission Impossible. Plus - Mom’s relationships with the granddogs, Jay’s parking lot dedication ceremony, and Suzanne’s astrology induced strep th...
May 22
51 min

Today, Jay and Suzanne revisit the deep messaging and allegory in 1990s media with The Matrix and… Jock Jams. Plus - It’s May Day! Jay reminisces about the adorable May Day Baskets of our youth and Suzanne marks the anniversary of when George Mallory’s body was found on Everest 75 years after his fateful climb. Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and Suzanne on Instagram!
May 1
45 min

Suzanne continues her push to turn this into a Nirvana podcast by sharing the 35th anniversary of the live debut of Smells Like Teen Spirit, and it sounds a little… different. Jay also recalls an anniversary, but this one is darker - the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Then, Jay helps us remember Jessie Spano of Saved By The Bell’s ‘caffeine pill’ addiction, and Suzanne updates us on the sentencing of The Ketamine Queen in the death of Matthew Perry. Plus - Jay ...
Apr 17
48 min

Jay got a haircut and reminisces about the terrible haircuts he received at the 90s mall staple Cost Cutters. Suzanne takes us back to the heart warming quaint days of the Nintendo Counselor Hotline. Then, Jay shares how the date error in Sublime’s song about LA’s Rodney King riots ‘April 29, 1992’ came to be; and Suzanne introduces Jay to the music of Selena for the very first time in his life, thirty-one years after Selena's death. Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and ...
Apr 3
36 min

Today, Jay re-learns that Will Smith had a music career. Suzanne revisits Jay’s first love - Daria, Jay reminisces about the one-of-a-kind 90s band CAKE and Suzanne continues to mourn the loss of Chris Farley Plus - Should Jay get a haircut? Is Suzanne the Spare to Jay’s Heir? And what else are they working on behind the scenes?? Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and Suzanne on Instagram!
Mar 20
49 min

Today Jay and Suzanne take you back to landmark 90s performances by Nirvana and Soul Asylum. Then, Jay helps us reminisce about the early internet (with the help of Tim & Eric), and Suzanne takes us back to the birth of reality TV with MTV’s The Real World. Plus - Which rocker had the best singing voice of the 90s? Why is Gen X such a forgotten generation? And how has Jay had Lyme Disease three times? Follow us on Instagram at @brandnewinformationpod Follow Jay on Instag...
Mar 6
50 min

Jay takes us back to the first botched attempt at destroying the World Trade Center in 1993 and explores how 9/11 felt like the true end to the 90s. Suzanne reminisces about Third Eye Blind’s Semi-Charmed Life and how it felt like an anthem written just for her (despite the fact it was an anthem written for crystal meth). Jay shares his yearning to go back to a pre-smartphone life, and Suzanne shares her yearning to return to a time of special sick day TV. Plus - that time Suz...
Feb 20
52 min

Today on Brand New Information Jay clues us in on how Billy Idol’s motorcycle accident in 1990 changed the course of cinema history. Suzanne celebrates the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s 1990 release from prison. Jay takes us back to the Gen X highlight of Woodstock 99. And Suzanne questions the blindspots that we had in the 90s in regards to mental health language (does anybody remember running ‘suicides’ in school?) Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and Suzanne on Instagram!&nb...
Feb 6
46 min

We're changing up the pod (again)! Brand New Information is now your podcast all about the 90s. A podcast for Gen X and by Gen X. Elder millennials are invited too. Today we’ll take you back to the Windows 95 release, where Weezer was hiding in the ‘fun stuff’ folder. Then, we’ll share our adventures in introducing our children to the Jackass franchise. Plus - Your Mom, Monica Lewinsky, and the triumph over the AIDS epidemic. Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and ...
Jan 23
51 min
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