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Dope Nostalgia

Taking your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, plaid, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! We revisit the music of the ’90’s on Dope Nostalgia. Bringing you closer to the musicians you loved, join us for chats with the hitmakers, laughs with friends, and a lot of reminiscing.

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Episode 252 - The Funky Bunch are BACK!

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/10/09

DJ-T! Hector the Booty Inspector! Scottie Gee! They are all here, the World Famous ORIGINAL Funky Bunch. Terry, Scott, and Hector are back. We talk about the origin of the group, the new book and new music, with a HUGE twist on "Good Vibrations" that will get everyone talking! Hector's visit on the game show "To Tell The Truth", Lolita Holloway, Arsenio Hall, the production of the debut album "Music For The People", and all the good things they have coming your way.

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57:59

Episode 251 - Lilith Fair

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/10/02

In the late 90's, Sarah McLachlan was fed up with radio and promoters saying you couldn't put 2 female artists back-to-back in airplay, or together on tour. She changed all of that with the invention of Lilith Fair. Bree Noble, the creator of Women of Substance Radio Podcast AND Female Entrepreneur Musician is my guest to cover the days of the all-female music festival. Was the name controversial? Notable artists who took part, The 3 stages concept, the new documentary, the naysayers, when TOOL

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246:35

The 250th Episode

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/09/25

To celebrate a huge milestone, Naomi gathered podcast friends Kendra, Rebecca, Jo, Greg, Andrew, Jimmy, and Niskers to share some ridiculous and fun memories from the 90's. Now we have so many questions.Will Naomi share the lyrics to her girl group song "Jordan"? Will Jimmy play the Dallas theme on the trumpet? Will Rebecca get a creepy doll whose eyes don't close properly? Will Jo go on a marathon night with the Barenaked Ladies? Will Greg figure out "Skinamarinkydinkydink"? Will Kendra go to a

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60:30

Episode 249 - Tracy Bonham

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/09/18

We are happy to have alt-rock singer/songwriter Tracy Bonham as our special guest. Her huge hit "Mother Mother" is revered to this day. We talk about "The Liverpool Sessions", being compared to Alanis, Melodeon and her music for toddlers, her time with Blue Man Group, and new music!

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71:38

Episode 248 - Garbage

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/09/11

Our friends Eric & Tim Ford from Somewhere In Time Podcast are back! Garbage was one of the most exciting and innovative alternative rock bands of the late 90's. We talk about singer Shirley Manson's bad audition, their name, our favourite tracks from over the years, and other obscure topics like The Buck-A-Day computer company, emailing Sebastian Bach, and Maynard James Keenan's first band.

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42:00

Episode 247 - Tara Slone of Joydrop

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/08/28

The talented vocalist/broadcaster Tara Slone visits DNP to talk about the 90's and now! As the lead singer of Canadian rock band Joydrop, she had hits with "Sometimes Wanna Die", "Beautiful", and her solo album "Just Look Pretty and Sing". We discuss vocal technique taught in school, Tommy Lee in her video, the Junos, her days as a finalist on "Rockstar: INXS", favourite '90's fun stuff, and the NHL.

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Episode 246 - Blue Rodeo

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/08/14

Podcast pal Jo Johnson from the band River Poets joins me to talk about a truly legendary Canadian band - Blue Rodeo. I prepared for this conversation by watching the documentary "Lost Together" on CBC Gem. We discuss Bob Wiseman on keys and his departure, Adding drummer Glen with his hard rock sensibilities, Greg Keelor's tinnitus, Canadian Walk of Fame bands, and why on earth did I think Ron Sexsmith was a member?

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44:08

Episode 245 - "Gangsta's Paradise"

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/08/07

This week marks the 30th anniversary of a giant hip-hop classic - Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". The producer and co-writer of the song, Doug Rasheed, takes us back to the development of the track, obtaining Stevie Wonder's blessing to use his song "Pastime Paradise", creating the choir, the cover versions, Weird Al's "Amish Paradise", and more. Doug has made music with 2Pac, Whitney, Montell Jordan, Brandy, etc. and is releasing his autobiography this fall, titled "From Rags to Gangsta's

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Episode 244 - Toad The Wet Sprocket

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/07/31

Glen Phillips, lead vocals in the rock group Toad The Wet Sprocket joins me today! While the band was rehearsing for their 2025 Good Intentions Tour, we spoke about what's new for the band, the music video they liked making the most, computer nerd chat, Michael McDonald guesting on a song, and so much more. We also wonder why David Letterman's studio at the Ed Sullivan Theatre was so cold!

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Episode 243 - LaFace

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/07/24

Gavin Scott, founder of Chartbeats.com.au is with me to get nostalgic about iconic duo LaFace and their music empire! L.A. Reid and Babyface were kings in the songwriting and production world in the 1990's, creating hits and music stars like Toni Braxton, Outkast, Pink, etc. We talk over the problem with R&B in Australia, Atlanta, L.A. & Pebbles' relationship, Pebbles losing it over Paula Abdul, What's a roni, and our choices for the top tracks by LaFace. You can find the playlist on our

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50:04

Episode 242 - Wheatus

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/07/17

Lead singer and creator of the band Wheatus, Brendan B. Brown is here! The iconic classic "Teenage Dirtbag" has only grown more popular with time! We talk about the numerous covers from One Direction to SZA, the video featuring Jason Biggs & Mena Suvari, the talent that has been a part of Wheatus over the years, and more. If you want to know the story behind the lyrics, google it! I didn't want to make Brendan tell that story again.

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56:58

Episode 241 - Jewel

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/07/10

My guest is Milo, Co-Host of "The 80's & 90's Uncensored Podcast". Our artist is the folk-pop legend, Jewel Kilcher! Jewel faced many struggles on her way to stardom. We review her story and her hits of the 90's and beyond. Also, how do you utilize your streaming service?

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57:33

Episode 240 - Calloway

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/06/19

Music legends Reggie and Vincent Calloway are the special guests for this episode! From their beginnings in the group Midnight Star, to the hit "I wanna Be Rich", the incredible songwriting and production credits, to their new music, Calloway is an important group in music history. Their hit "Cassanova" for Levert was the first New Jack Swing song to top the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. Now, Reggie & Vincent are bringing reworked versions of their classic hits, plus a fresh single "Six

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Episode 239 - Guns N' Roses

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/06/12

For the first time since 2020, an in-studio recording of DNP! No Zoom interview, because Colin Krieger is back, sitting down in person with Naomi to talk about "The Most Dangerous Band in the World", G n' Fn' R. Some obscure GNR facts, Axl's voice over the years, the painful wait for "Chinese Democracy", the reunion, how much would you spend on a concert ticket, the Tushy bidet, Velvet Revolver, health issues, and more.

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50:36

Episode 238 - Semisonic

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/05/22

Semisonic drummer Jacob Slichter is my guest today! We talk about the history of Minneapolis music, The "Music That Makes Community" organization, payola for radio play, Columbia House, and their smash hit that still ends the night at the pub today, "Closing Time". Also, Taliyah and Erika are here for another chat with Gen Z about 90's music.

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Episode 237 - Moist

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/05/08

Moist is one of the biggest rock bands in Canadian history! Especially in the Big Shiny Tunes Era - the 90's. Moist bassist Jeff Pearce & guitarist Jonathan Gallivan chat with me about the band, Wordle, Bif Naked's appearance in the video "Believe Me", The Napster Era, computer talk, Jonathan's band My Brilliant Beast, what's on their rider, and the latest incredible Moist album, "The End of the Ocean".

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51:35

Episode 236 - Benjamin Hans

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/05/01

Kickass drummer/instructor Benjamin Hans joins me from Nashville! He's worked with such greats as Trixter, Eric Martin, and Kip Winger, and shares some stories. We talk about his jazz album, living and working in Nashville, vinyl, magazines, and more! We start the show with talking to our Gen Z friend Koda about her 90's knowledge.

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Episode 235 - Music & The Brain

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/04/17

Dr. Kelly Jakubowski is a renowned professor of Music Psychology at Durham University in the UK. We discuss how music affects our brains. Is nostalgia healthy? We talk about the link between music & memories, remembering song lyrics from decades ago, thinking new music sucks and "ours" is the best, how music affects Dementia & Alzheimer's, perfect & relative pitch, and the song that gets stuck in your head, the earworm.

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50:18

Episode 234 - Billie Piper

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/04/10

Let's talk about singer turned successful actress, Billie Piper! A UK treasure, she released 2 successful pop albums before taking acting seriously, and my guest Mariel Bassori of the YouTube channel "Mariel Talks Pop" loves them! Mariel also does artist interviews with the popstars of the 90's and early 2000's, so we discuss what goes into finding our guests.

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Episode 233 - Tiffany Villarreal

Dope Nostalgia ·

2025/04/03

Sweet, soulful vocalist Tiffany Villarreal joins me to share her story! Having worked with Dr. Dre, Missy Elliot, Raekwon, Baby Bash, 2Pac, and more, she has lived the music industry and seen it's dark side. A former member of R&B group 702, we talk about these experiences, her strong and inspiring faith, the music we loved in the '90's, and her new music on her YouTube channel, including her courageous track "Woman".

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