Vanessa Bayer and her brother Jonah dig up childhood gems on “How Did We Get Weird” podcast
Every time they spoke, they might begin reminiscing about their childhood, particularly toys, meals and different nostalgia which have in some way disappeared. (Assume Rubbish Pail Children.) Ultimately, they determined to begin a podcast about it, the place they invite company on to dredge up their very own childhood obsessions.
They titled it “How Did We Get Bizarre?” and obtained Will Ferrell and iHeartMedia’s Huge Cash Gamers community to supply it. CNN spoke to the previous “Saturday Evening Reside” castmember in regards to the podcast and the way it all got here collectively.
“My brother and I, we actually had been very shut and we love hanging out collectively and spending time collectively and dealing collectively as properly,” Bayer says. “After we had been fascinated with the subject, you recognize, what we wished to speak about, clearly we’ve nostalgic reminiscences of hanging out collectively, but additionally we’re each form of very into texting or calling the opposite and saying, ‘Do you keep in mind this factor from our childhood or that factor from our childhood?'”
Bayer says gadgets turned tremendous particular, like a selected e book or toy that was now not obtainable.
“We had been doing all this analysis and researching all these insane issues from our childhood,” she laughs.
What she present in her analysis is that there’s a entire world of on-line petitions folks have created to attempt to get their favourite discontinued snack or toy again into manufacturing.
“There are such a lot of change.org, petitions on snacks,” Bayer says, “If there’s any snack that you just like, and it has been discontinued, for many of them there is a petition to deliver them again. The extent of ardour folks have about snacks disappearing and them wanting them again is absolutely unbelievable. They did deliver again Dunkaroos and I believe persons are actually thrilled about that.”
“SNL” star Beck Bennett was a current visitor on the podcast, and he shared his concern that Lean Pockets had been discontinued.
Past grieving pizza Lean Pockets, Bayer and her brother additionally cowl mixtapes, “Jumanji” and early Tom Cruise of their discussions.
“How Did We Get Bizarre” might be discovered on iHeart radio or any podcast streaming service.
