That's Pretty Dark: An '80s & '90s Nostalgia Podcast

Fiery bosses, paper pushers, and infinite Reptar cereal… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they rewind to the dawn of the Nicktoon and learn how these toddlers were created – and how they managed to teach a generation about growing up. As one of Nickelodeon’s longest running programs, and one of the earliest to reach your Ghost Hosts, Rugrats had a unique opportunity to shape our collective psyche in ways we wouldn’t appreciate for decades. This first trip into the catalog showcases that developmental shift as the kids share a hellish fantasy about the perils of adulthood.

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Psychic Photography, vengeful spirits, and Phoebe Bridgers… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these four ‘90s ParaPods kids (including Em Schulz and Christine Schiefer!) as they wade deeper into the curses and tragedies that made Samara spiral in the first place. Walk with them through the original Japanese cursed videos and novels, compare and contrast their American counterparts, and explore the misogynistic shadows of the Japanese spiritualist movement. Historical context makes The Ring’s trademark echo of hate, revenge, and destruction all the more haunting… and all we know is, society better do a quick 180, lest these patterns ripple and repeat.

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Sleepwalking parents, Japanese folklore, and viral marketing campaigns… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids and two of their podcastin’ heroes as they turn up the horror dial with a millennial classic that shaped the genre as we now know it. Em Schulz brings the FASCINATING history of chain letters, Christine Schiefer shares childhood nightmares that prevent her from watching horror movies to this day, and your Ghost Hosts guide you through the film’s production history and cyclical Japanese ghost stories that inspired it. Though it wasn’t made for children, many of us caught The Ring early in life…. and if you want to heal that “TV trauma,” listen and forward this episode to 10 friends! Or else.

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Chanting townsfolk, quarantined premises, and The Little Engine That Could… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! Join these ‘90s kids as they head back to Hillwood for Arnold’s very first toe-dip into urban legend territory. These airwaves are consistently partial to the Boo-Radley-kind, and Stoop Kid is no exception. Highlighting the effects of neglect, societal pressure, and the power of one’s mindset, this Hey Arnold! fixture not only stuck in our minds but showed us that there’s life beyond one’s stoop… but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to leave.

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Bracket busters, trolley problems, and exploding heads… Oh lawd, it's about to get pretty dark! These FOUR ‘90s kids take you through their first annual March “Dadness” bracket (underscored by Jeri’s foolproof Daddy/Babygirl scale), in which they rate, rank, compare, and debate the traits of 16 randomly selected Pretty Dark villains to determine The Darkest of Them All. The final matchup is one for the ages, and it’s possible your Ghost Hosts have never soapboxed this hard, so get your March Madness fix a month late with laughs, logic, and these tangenting ParaPods partners in crime. 

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