My So-Called Whatever: An 80's / 90's / NKOTB (New Kids on the Block) Podcast

Step 94 - NKOTB Block Party: Episode 50 - Join us this week as we hear some amazing New Kids on the Block Fan Stories! This week you'll hear how amazing Joey McIntyre was in the late 90's as well as how amazing he smelled thanks to a fan story submitted by Amanda. Katherine recounts an amazing news story and a chance encounter with Donnie Wahlberg that was cut short, Gillian describes the reasons she was grounded for an entire month in Scotland in the 90s, Eva tells us about her NKOTB journey and how it's encouraged her to start her own business and last Ashely tells us about her late-90's Joey McIntyre reintroduction and how her life changed forever after a kiss from Donnie Wahlberg. You won't want to miss it!

Step 93 - Welcome to our 80s/90s story time episode! Visit our website to view photos: https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-93 Visit our store http://www.nkotbpodcast.com/shop Become a Patreon Peep https://www.patreon.com/mysocalledwhatever Ela's Non-Cruisers Collage & Donation to Generation Rescue https://twitter.com/ElaHall617

Step 92 - NKOTB Block Party: Episode 49 - Join Nikki and Brooke as they read fan stories from friends Alyssa, Annie, Brooke, Courtney, and Shannon...and also tangent all over the place!

Step 91 - Join us while we totally fangirl over Nikki's teen crush from the shows Swans Crossing and All My Children AND the movie Airborne, 90's teen heartthrob - Shane McDermott. Nikki will try to keep it together as we talk about how Shane got his start, to what he's doing now. Dreams really do come true! Be sure to visit our website - mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-91 for photos, videos, and more! Also, visit Shane's website at sfmcdermottart.com

Step 90 - NKOTB Block Party #48 - We do get a little serious in the beginning of this week's block party - but after the seriousness (skip to the 35 minute mark if you have trouble with discussions around depression) - we have a lot of fun with a 1995 weekend in Boston story from Angela, We hear about Natasha's NKOTB Journey, We'll hear Karen's international NKOTB fan story, we hear part one of Alyssa's NKOTB Summer of 1989 and her Old Orchard Beach Experience, and we'll lastly hear about some great NKOTB moments from Candace!

Step 89 NKOTB Block Party #47 - Welcome to the BLOCK PARTY! Join Nikki and guest host, Maria, as they chat about New Kids on the Block and read some amazing stories from Kristen and "The Lobsters" - aka Kim and Jenn.

Step 88 - Join Brooke & Nikki for an 80s & 90s storytime with stories from our friends Kelley, Danielle, Courtney, Heather & Joy. Don't forget to send your stories to [email protected]

Step 87 - NKOTB Block Party #46 - We're back to the old format - bring on the stories - it's time for the NKOTB BLOCK PARTY! In this episode, we will tangent as always but you will also hear some pretty amazing fan stories including a very happy birthday from our friend Kelly, a VIP Wahlburgers experience from our friend Jenn, a "knock out" encounter from our friend Andrea, a couple amazing Donnie stories that solidify why #WeAreAllDonnieGirls from our friend Kristin, and a super amazing meet & greet with Jenny McCarthy from our friend Misty. You WON'T want to miss it!

Step 86 - In this episode, Brooke & Nikki wind down after a very busy week and have a nice Friday night chat. We have some pretty awesome stuff coming up for you in the next few weeks so hold tight! Special thanks to Jackie for our amazing rap intro! Live tweet @socalledwhatev your answers to our questions!!!

Step 85 - Welcome to our ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!! It's been one whole year since we started the My So-Called Whatever 80s/90s NKOTB Podcast and we're celebrating with a three hour discussion and a look back at the year and what's to come.

Step 84 - Join Brooke, Nikki, and a bunch of their friends as they "wing it" (by request of Brooke) and talk about previous episodes, current missions (ahem, #MissionInteviewJoey2018) and happenings of the past year. Help us celebrate by completing our podcast scavenger hunt or donating to one of our favorite charities - Generation Rescue and/or Remember Betty. With each $10 donation, you will receive 3 entries towards one of our giveaway bundles! For more information, visit https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/giveaway

Step 83 - Block Party #45 - It's time for a BLOCK PARTY! This week's episode was done over a serious of a week so it's definitely different and full of tangents! Listen in as we hear stories from our friends Katrin, Angela, Faith, Tanya, Rachel, and Laura! Also...Joey McIntyre #MissionInterviewJoey2018 - Let's GET THIS! Help us celebrate ONE YEAR by participating in our #MSCW1Year Giveaway! Visit https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/giveaway for more information

Step 82: Originally, we had planned on this being a minisode; however, in true minisode fashion - before we knew it, we had three hours of content. In this episode, you'll get to meet our husbands - Kevin (Nikki's husband) and Pete (Brooke's husband). We'll learn all kinds of things about them and we'll get to hear answers to questions that our community asked including what they think about the community, NKOTB, the podcast, and more.

Step 81 - Block Party #44 - **PLEASE NOTE: If you are sensitive to the topics of suicide, depression, and abuse - please stop listening at the 23:45 mark and you can continue listening at around the 30:48 mark** Get ready for some amazing #BLOCKPARTY stories from our friends Angelica, Judy, Anonymous, Angie, Christina, Mariah, Cedric, and some crazy tangents!

Step 80 - Were you a fan of the ALL NEW Mickey Mouse Club (aka "The MMC") that ran in the early to mid 90s? If you are - YOU ARE IN LUCK. This week we are lucky enough to have our friend, Lisa, from Always in the Club (and a fellow blockhead!) join us to discuss ALL THINGS MMC! We'll talk about The Party, *NSYNC, and Nikki just might swoon a little over Chase. To learn more about Always in the Club and to see some amazing photos from Lisa, please don't forget to visit our website by clicking the link in iTunes or going to https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-80

Step 79 - Block Party Episode: 43 - Join us as we hear some amazing NKOTB (New Kids on the Block) fan stories from our friends and also hear us react to Donnie & Jenny posting on social media in real time - we left it all in there for you (we heard you Stephanie!) - so ENJOY!

Step 78 - Join Brooke and Nikki as they dive into some AMAZING 80s and 90s stories from our friends Christina, Kelley, Angie & Jenny. We'll cover everything from hairbands to Milli Vanilli to the Wonderful World of Disney Sunday night specials to heath class projects. You won't want to miss it!

Step 77 - Block Party #42 - Join Brooke & Nikki and their friends Michelle, Amy, Jackie, Kim, Jenny, and Maria as they chat about the New Kids on the Block.

Step 76 - Join us (Brooke & Nikki) with our special guest, Kristine, to discuss all things *NSYNC - from how we discovered them, to concerts, to their breakup - to the *NSYNC Hollywood Walk of Fame STAR! We'll also hear some pretty amazing fan stories from our friends Rachel, Rachel, Kelly, Gina, Lindsay, Charlene and Stephanie - be sure to follow along with photos on our website at https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-76

Step 75 - NKOTB Block Party: Episode 41 - It's time for the BLOCK PARTY - and we aren't leaving out NOBODY! Join Nikki and special guest host, Maria, this week while Brooke is away on a cruise. We'll be chit chatting about many things New Kids on the Block - but we'll also be sharing some pretty great stories from our friends Rebecca, Kelli, and one story that was sent to us from an anonymous listener.

Step 74 - Friendship Stories: Volume #1 - The friendships are amazing and the #BHLove is strong in this episode. Brooke and Nikki celebrate 30 years of friendship as we read some friendship stories from our friends Michelle & Amy, Madelyn & Cara, Christian & Jenny, and last a love and NKOTB story from Jenny & Rod. Follow along with some pretty amazing pics and video on our website.

Step 73 - NKOTB Block Party: Episode 40 - Happy BELATED NKOTB Day - we're giving you another Block Party podcast episode! Join us for this special edition of Block Party as we listen to a pretty amazing Joey McIntyre story from our friend from back in the late 90's. Get ready to TALK ABOUT THE CRUISE - we'll hear some pretty fantastic stories from our friends Misty, Katie, Drew and Jennifer! There are TONS of photos on our website so you won't want to miss checking those out! https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-73 If you haven't already joined our Facebook Group - you totally should - and you should TOTALLY enter the It's Gonna Be MAY contest hosted by our friend Dawn! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysocalledwhatever/

Step 72 - NKOTB Block Party: 39 - Nikki, Brooke, and special guests Brynn & Brody talk about their Donnie Wahlberg experience when attending the Dorchester Wahlburgers Food Truck event. In celebration of NKOTB Day we will be releasing TWO episodes this week! Be sure to check out the website for pictures and video! https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-72

Step 71 -Brooke and Nikki talk about the mall in the 80's and 90's.

You've all been asking for some bonus content - so here it is! While this includes similar stories as the previous episode, you'll hear from Nikki, Kristine, Charlene, and Kevin.

Step 70 - Block Party: Episode 37 - Let's take a two hour trip to LA and revisit Nikki's Joey McIntyre Hollywood Nights experience! In less than 48 hours, Nikki flew to LA, made some amazing friends, saw Joey McIntyre perform and made memories and friends that will last a lifetime!

Step 69 - Block Party: Episode 36 -Listen in as we hear an amazing story from Jennifer about her bestie, her mom, a cross stitch, and JORDAN KNIGHT. We'll also hear an amazing contest story from Dawn, some great facetime moments with Donnie and Joe from Christie, and a MacPac story from Heidi.

This week we have a SPECIAL BONUS episode for you! Join us as we speak with Zack Peter, Associate Director of Jenny McCarthy's Autism Foundation, Generation Rescue. We were able to learn some amazing information about Generation Rescue and hear some pretty incredible stories of the impact Generation Rescue has made with the families they are able to support. We also discuss Donnie, Jenny AND we try to get more information about Donnie's benefit concert we've all been dying to hear more about! My So-Called Whatever is happy to announce a special partnership with Generation Rescue - for every "We Are All Donnie Girls" product sold from our store, $5 (or more depending on the product) will be donated to Generation Rescue. Learn more by visiting the episode link on our website at https://www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/generation-rescue

Step 68 - First - let's take a minute to be #thankful for no social media in the 90's. This week we hear Angela's Y2K story, We discuss the *NSYNC star, hear a Disney story from Jennifer about Joey Fatone, learn about a call that changed Neda's des-ta-naay (from AJ!) as well as a NKOTB lip sync victory, and last hear how Noel was a pretty successful child entrepreneur. So many great 80's/90's stories this week - but we need yours! Be sure to send it to [email protected]!

Step 67 - Block Party: Episode 35 - This week, we have 4 pretty amazing stories lined up for you for the BLOCK PARTY. Courtney tells us about her NKOTB tattoo, Christina & Carmen discuss their #nkotbunwrapped adventures, Sarah shares the recurring theme of NKOTB in her life and what that has meant to her, and Marianna delivers a story of meeting Joe and going backstage for a Jordan Knight solo show! If you're a Patreon Peep, you'll want to check our our extra outtake content that we've uploaded just for you!

Step 66 - Join Nikki & Brooke in a "Truth or Truth" game they played with members of their Facebook group! They get real about first "real" kisses to being stuck on a deserted island with Danny Wood! Want to join our Facebook group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysocalledwhatever/

Step 65 - Block Party: Episode 34 - It's time for the Block Party and boy do we have a fan story episode for you this week! Listen to Katie talk about her NKOTB beginnings in part 1 of her story, hear Kelly, recount a very special NKOTB Clambake/BBQ with 5 very special guys (and their families), get exited for Tammie's love for the one and only Donnie and her special moments on the cruise, and last but not least hear an amazing story from Jackie about her amazing sister's appearance on Blue Bloods. So much Donnie love #WeAreAllDonnieGirls

Step 64 - Join us as we try not to fangirl too hard over doing a podcast episode with our new friend, Keith Coogan. We'll talk about his movies Adventures in Babysitting and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - but we'll also chat about...whatever! Be sure to check out Keith's website keithcooganonline.com and visit the episode page on our website at mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-64

Step 65 - Block Party: Episode 33 - Hang out with us and our friend, Amber, as we talk about New Kids on the Block and the NKOTB cruise!

Step 62 - Block Party: Episode 32 - Get ready for the block party - 'cause we ain't leaving out NOBODY. This week we hear a great story from Drew about a late 90's NKOTB Convention. We hear some great Joey McIntyre stories from our friend Shannon and realize just how small this BH world really is! Our friend, Meg, shares an amazing birthday story that ends with a kiss on the lips from one of the guys. Diane tells a story about preparation to record NKOTB and Lindsays tells us all a story about her friend Billy.

Step 60 - Block Party: Episode 31 - This Block Party episode is all about our listeners and THEIR STORIES. Sorry (in advance) for all the sniffles, we were both feeling under the weather! In THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: Meet the IBLYF bridge girls (from the video) and hear their experience of being in the video and meeting the guys. Hear some amazing stories from Gabby & Jen about their first-time cruise experience. Listen to Rachel's high school New Kids memories that involve sewing and a fake NKOTB concert. Experience an NKOTB experience like no other when our friend, Jade, talks about being an fan from Australia back in the day and also shares a story about her once-in-a-lifetime trip to New York to not only see the sights but also see her boys (especially Joey McIntyre!). Last we'll here an important friendship story from Jamie that we can all learn from.

Step 59 - Listen in as we invite our friend Erica to join us on the podcast this week. We'll discuss friendship, The Golden Girls, bootcut jeans, ghosts, the airport, mean people and more. Special thanks to Steven Palomino for our theme song!

Step 58 - Block Party: Episode 30 - Join us as we hear some pretty amazing NKOTB fan stories from our friends Christina, Michele, Jessica, Sandy, and Kim! We also give you a bonus this week as we've included a Skype call between our friends (and MSCW Moderators) Michelle, Kristine, Charlene, Maria, Jackie, Kim, and Kelley and the discussion surrounding Joey McIntyre's latest episode of his podcast, The Move, and the announcement of sale dates for the NKOTB Cruise #10! Come join the party!

Step 57 - Join us (Brooke & Nikki) as we hear amazing stories from our friends about an Eddie Vedder school visit, Connie the *NSYNC Catfish, a pick-a-pic with trapped lighting, and a Brooke & Nikki pick-a-pic from 1995 during a trip to New York and New Jersey

Step 56 - Block Party: Episode 29 -Nikki & Brooke talk all about the NKOTB Cruise with their friend, Steph, who originally shared her story in Step #32 (if you haven't listened - you really should!). Steph provides the ultimate list of NKOTB cruise DON'TS. Cruise virgin or veteran - you won't want to miss this one!

Step 55 - It's time for another My So-Called Life Rewatch! Watch this MSCL episode for free on ABC Go and then come back and listen to us (Brooke and Nikki) break it down with LOTS of tangents along the way! Special thanks to Steven Palomino for our theme song!

Step 54 - Block Party: Episode 28 - Join us (Brooke & Nikki) as we welcome a very special guest - and friend - Brandon, to our podcast! Brandon will tell us what it's like to be a husband on the cruise AND a new fan!

Step 53 - Join us (Nikki & Brooke) as we rewatch My So-Called Life: Guns & Gossip (Episode 3) and discuss how differently it was watching as a teenager and now watching as an adult. We'll discuss all kinds of things related (and unrelated) to the episode AND we'll hear a pretty amazing email from our friend Kelley. If you haven't already watched, you can watch My So-Called Life on Hulu or ABC Go. Special thanks to Steven Palomino for our theme song https://soundcloud.com/steven_palomino

Step 52 - Block Party: Episode 27 - Join us (Brooke & Nikki) with our special guests (and friends) Kristine & Michelle as we celebrate #BHLove and hear some pretty amazing stories from our friends Jennifer, Sandy, Joy, and Jamie! Welcome to the Block Party - we ain't leaving out NOBODY

Step 51 - Join us (Nikki & Brooke) as we hang out with our friend Charlene and talk about ALL THE THINGS including our character influences growing up, the ice storm of 1998, and the journey of self acceptance - thanks to an amazing email from our friend Jill. Special Thanks to Steven Palomino for our theme song! https://soundcloud.com/steven_palomino

Step 50 - Block Party: Episode 26 - The Hangin' Tough Live VHS will always hold a special place in our heart - not just because of Joe's incredible dance moves in that topless hat - but because of that one little girl we always WISHED we could be...the ORIGINAL cover girl. We always wondered how she ended up on that stage next to a holey-pant wearing Donnie Wahlberg (rawr) and more importantly, if she was still a fan today. Well peeps - we have answers and were lucky enough to have her on THIS podcast. So sit back, throw on your favorite New Kids t-shirt and listen to the story of our friend Jenny, the ORIGINAL Cover Girl.

Happy New Year! 2017 was a great year for lots of reasons. One of the best things to come out of the year was the start of this podcast and the beginning of the My So-Called Whatever community. Thank YOU for being a part of this. We appreciate each and every one of our listeners, community members and new friends and can not wait to see what 2018 has in store for all of us! Join us on this episode as we reminisce about New Year's Eves of the past - old traditions, memories and pop-culture moments - and talk about what we have going on in the present. Special Thanks to Steven Palomino for our theme song! https://soundcloud.com/steven_palomino

Step 48 - Block Party: Episode 25 - Join Brooke & Nikki as they start the NKOTB Cruise Countdown with two NKOTB Cruise 2017 stories from our friends Sonny (A cruise winner!) and Jessica (a cruise newbie). Send your cruise stories to [email protected] and follow along to photos on our website mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-48

Step 46 - Block Party: Episode 24 - This past weekend two girls from Maine (Brooke & Nikki), two gals from New York (Jackie & Maria), and 1 Connecticut chick (Kim) met in what turned out to be one amazing NKOTB epic weekend we like to call #MySoCalledWeekend. Join us as we discuss one special tweet, our travels through Boston including a special tour, Novara, Alma Nove, and Wahlburgers. Follow along with photos on our website at mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-46

Step 45 - Join Nikki & Brooke as they share holiday stories from their friends Kristine, Kelley, Jessica, Joy, Lindsay, Kim, Melissa, Sarah C. and Sarah M. If you aren't in the holiday spirit yet, you will be after listening to these great stories! Follow along with photos on our website - www.mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-45