PODCAST REVIEW: Our Podcasts in Review

PODCAST - DJ Jenny

“Oh My Fan Girl!” is a show where DJ Konfetti and DJ Loop D Loop interviews fans from different boyband groups. Their goal is to find out about other boybands and what experiences we all have in common. During September, they aired three shows. The shows included Brooklyn, who is a 98 Degrees fan, Taryn and Michelle, who are NSYNC fans, and Cathy, who is a Hanson fan. Brooklyn, Taryn, Michelle, and Kathy explained why they each chose their group, and what some of the most memorable experiences have been for them. DJ Konfetti has a short trivia game and fast five game for each show. If you would like to share your story, you can contact them at omfg72021 on twitter, or email them at: nka.ohmyfangirl@gmail.com

One of our regular shows that airs every Thursday at 5:00 pm EDT is ‘A Day in the Life of a Blockhead’ hosted by Raven aka That Wahlburgers Chick. Each week she sits down with fans of NKOTB as they re-live their past, including the nostalgia of when they first became fans. In September, she sat down with Sherrie, who is a Donnie girl and her son Conner. For those of you who may not know, Connor was the young man who had his shirt stolen from him at the Fenway Concert in August. She also sat down with Tammie, who is a combination of a Jordan/Donnie girl. Tammie has yet to attend a concert; so, she is what is called a Blockhead Hopeful. That Wahlburgers Chick also sat down with Adrian and Chris of Rattail. Not only did we learn that Adrian started as a Joey girl, but we also learned how Rattail came into existence. Another great interview with That Wahlburgers Chick was with Brandy from Massachusetts, a complete Joey girl from the start of it all. Finally, in September, we also aired a day filled with interviews from our staff here at NK Airplay Radio. If you have a story you would like to share, please get in contact with That Wahlburgers Chick at @Thatwahlburger1 on Twitter.

In episode 1.4, Josh and Mike discussed 90s fashion. They took fifteen items: overalls, Cargo shorts, oversized shirts and pants, frosted tips, guys with pierced ears, chokers, bandanas, flannels, platform shoes, high-waisted jeans, windbreakers, leather jackets, turtlenecks, dressing in layers, and middle parts in hair. They discussed whether they were okay with the styles coming back or if those fads should stay in the 90s. Mike said he had frosted tips in the 90s but doesn’t think he could pull it off now. Both guys said they are totally okay with wearing the oversized shirts but not so much oversized pants, and they were also okay with layers to an extent, like wearing a shirt under a basketball jersey. They both said overalls still work for girls but not for guys, and they are down for girls who still wear chokers, but the choker needs to be a thin classy one. The guys always do a ‘Right Stuff’ segment at the end of every episode where they talk about something boy bands did right: this time, it was JC’s hair which always seemed to be on point.

S2.1 Top ten boy band music videos. In this episode Josh and Mike talked about their top 10 favorite boy band music videos. The top 3 on their list were “Bye Bye Bye” from NSYNC, “It’s Gonna Be Me” from NSYNC, and “Everybody” by the Backstreet Boys. They did have “Step By Step” from New Kids on the Block coming in at #6 on their list and it was so awesome to see them show some love to New Kids on the Block which they don’t usually do. They also discussed how odd it was that NSYNC used the same girl in both the “Bye Bye Bye” music video and “It’s Gonna Be Me”. “Bye Bye Bye” was released first and they were all trying to get away from the girl because she was crazy and then in “It’s Gonna Be Me” they were all trying to get with her. For their Right Stuff segment this week Mike and Josh decided the trophy goes to TRL.

In this episode Jen, Kara, and Erzsie discussed episode1.4 of New Pod on the Block. This was a fun episode to do and revisit the 90s fashion. DJ Jenny personally rocked a lot of overalls and flannels, but she wasn’t so much into leather jackets. DJ Jenny did have a jean jacket that was her favorite that she wore all the time and decorated it with pins and patches. DJ Jenny didn’t feel like she really fit into any specific fashion group, but she did go through phases like a goth phase, a grunge phase, a preppy phase, etc. It was fun digging some of her 90s fashion items back out and wearing them to record this episode and talking to the other girls about their memories of 90s fashion and realizing how similar they all were even though they grew up in different parts of the country. It’s so fun seeing some of the 90s fashion crazes come back now.

S2.1 This week we discussed Josh and Mike’s list of the top 10 boy band music videos. We were all glad to see a New Kids on the Block video make the list. DJ Jenny is a fan off all boy bands so she was really happy to see LFO, New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, Boys II Men, Backstreet Boys, and NSYNC all represented. DJ Jenny felt like the guys did a really good job of coming up with a diverse list. She also loved seeing the guys show some love for TRL. She loved the show in college and scheduled her classes so that she could be home to watch it and it was TRL that made her fall in love with Carson Daly. DJ Jenny always wished that she could go to Times Square and be in the crowd during the show but sadly it never happened because she lives in Indiana.