{"podcast":{"title":"My Third Place Pod","slug":"my-third-place-pod-5778402","podcast_index_feed_id":5778402,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/77fb562c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/m3pnetwork","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/20029603/20029603-1781223906197-9bdea26a4817b.jpg","author":"M3P Network","episode_count":318,"summary":"🎙️ My Third Place is a hangout-style podcast built around nostalgia, pop culture, fandom, and community. We talk 80s, 90s, and early 2000s memories, movies, games, comics, wrestling, Marvel Rivals, Pokémon, and the stories that shaped us growing up. From Top 5 debates and internet chaos to deep dives into physical media and our live read-through of Dungeon Crawler Carl, this is a space to laugh, reminisce, and feel like you’re hanging out with friends.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T02:20:00.423929+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-third-place-pod-5778402"},"episode":{"title":"Mall Nostalgia, First Crush Songs & How We Survived the 80s and 90s","slug":"mall-nostalgia-first-crush-songs-how-we-survived-the-80s-and-90s","published_at":"2026-03-15T12:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-third-place-pod-5778402/mall-nostalgia-first-crush-songs-how-we-survived-the-80s-and-90s","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-third-place-pod-5778402","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/m3pnetwork/episodes/Mall-Nostalgia--First-Crush-Songs--How-We-Survived-the-80s-and-90s-e3gffr1","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/77fb562c/podcast/play/116948257/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-15%2F420049547-44100-2-b93f8b339928d.mp3","summary":"Episode 283 On this episode of the M3P Podcast, Gregg tags out and Menace jumps in for a Pod Deck–heavy conversation filled with pure 80s and 90s nostalgia. We start the episode reminiscing about the mall culture that defined our generation — the stores we practically lived in, the posters that covered our bedroom walls, and the legendary listening stations at places like Virgin Megastore , where discovering new music felt like an event. From there, the conversation drifts into the songs that remind us of our first crush — those tracks that instantly transport you back to a school hallway, a slow dance, or the first time you realized music could carry emotions you didn’t yet have words for. The Pod Deck questions spark a run of hilarious and nostalgic stories about the things we did as kids that definitely should have gotten us in trouble — the classic “we had no business doing this but we did anyway” moments that somehow became the stories we laugh about today. We also revisit the old-school parenting remedies and myths our families swore by when we were sick — from questionable home cures to the universal belief that ginger ale and saltines could fix almost anything. This episode becomes a celebration of growing up in the analog era — when malls were social hubs, music discovery felt magical, and childhood adventures happened long before phones and social media documented every moment. It’s a nostalgic walk through the memories, music, and chaotic childhood moments that somehow shaped a generation that survived the 80s and 90s. Play the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hide & Scream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ game Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shawn Stockman's On That Note⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Check out these delicious treats from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cakes and More By Sabrina⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Episode 283 On this episode of the M3P Podcast, Gregg tags out and Menace jumps in for a Pod Deck–heavy conversation filled with pure 80s and 90s nostalgi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7703,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-third-place-pod-5778402/episodes/mall-nostalgia-first-crush-songs-how-we-survived-the-80s-and-90s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-third-place-pod-5778402/mall-nostalgia-first-crush-songs-how-we-survived-the-80s-and-90s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}