Millennial Moodboard

Jump scare: it’s the millennial makeup episode! If you’re still not using blush, this one’s for you. Don’t be afraid of a little lip liner, listener, we can let go of these past looks together. What was the frosty look of the 90s? When did brands become more inclusive of all skintones? How did we get over the trauma of collectively losing our eyebrows for a good decade? When did YouTubers take over the industry and which makeup lines had staying power? If “BYE, SISTER” means something to you (or especially if it doesn’t), tune into this episode of the Millennial Moodboard Podcast! And join our Patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
Honorable mentions include Iman, the crazy genius of Tyra Banks, Ok, Boomer!, white people with corn rows, Naked palettes, a beat, being late, DONATELLA VERSACE, and more!
What were your favorite makeup trends and mistakes? Do you have any memorable millennial makeup stories? Comment on our posts, message us at @MillennialMoodboardPod, or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Reader beware—you're in for a scare! This week we tackle the epic Goosebumps franchise! From book series to the big screen, these scary stories for kids shaped our little minds into the horror heads we are today! What did R.L. Stine do BEFORE Goosebumps? Who ALLEGEDLY actually wrote the books?? What household names starred in the original series and which aging actors joined the Disney+ reboot? Find out in this episode of the Millennial Moodboard Podcast! And join our Patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
Honorable mentions include Kamala Harris stickers, genealogy tests, Quan Millz, Higher Ground, Anaconda, and more!
What were your favorite books and episodes? Which storylines and covers are cemented in your memory? How has Goosebumps shaped your adult fears? Comment on our posts, message us at @MillennialMoodboardPod, or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Is Mentos YOUR fresh maker? Do YOU have The Urge?? What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Pure Moods”? Tune in for some classic 90s commercials and campaigns from huge brand names like Budweiser and…the entire US dairy industry?? Listen along as we dissect why 90s commercials felt bigger than life. Was it the jingles? The plot? The monoculture? Join us for this commercial break on this episode of the Millennial Moodboard Podcast! And join our patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
Honorable mentions include presentation styles, coke experiments, relaxer, Barbie, ex’s playlists, David Lynch, Suits, and more!
What were your favorite 90s commercials? Which commercial jingles stuck in your head the most? Comment on our posts, message us at @MillennialMoodboardPod, or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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What’s a book that warms your insides like a hot bowl of soup on a cold, winter’s day? That’s right, a little Chicken Soup for the Soul! Jasmine, Pallavi, and Valerie jump right back into the warm memories of cracking open stranger’s stories and the surprising number of different anthologies of Chicken Soup for the Soul that have been published. Where is Chicken Soup now (the answer will shock you!). Which Chicken Soup book resonated the most with each host? Listen in as we learn more about the seedy underbelly of Chicken Soup for Soul scams and more on this episode of the Millennial Moodboard Podcast! And join our patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
Honorable mentions include AI threads, inspirational quotes, UGG boots, scandalous podcast reviews, horse girls, Dove chocolates and soaps, Campbell’s, speech & debate, and more!
Did you submit or publish in any of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books? Which was your favorite version? Comment on our posts, message us at @MillennialMoodboardPod, or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Breaking News: you don’t have to be gay to love Lilith Fair! Valerie, Jasmine, and Pallavi dive into the lore and misconceptions about the iconic women-led festival that pushed artists over the top and proved women are the top of both buying power AND philanthropy. Learn about how Sarah McLachlan and her cohorts paved the way for female artists to perform together today and what the newest version of a Lilith Fair could be. Which household names had their first public performances at Lilith Fair? You’ll never guess! Listen to this episode to rewrite the Lilith Fair stereotype that 90s media cemented in your mind. And join our patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
 
Honorable mentions include employee of the month, legos, the Epley maneuver, Warped Tour, free samples, comedy lineups, brat summer, and more!
 
Did you attend Lilith Fair in any of its iterations? Do you have tickets, merch, or fun stories about it? Message us at @MillennialMoodboardPod or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
 
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
 
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Judges Pallavi, Valerie, and Jasmine are here to relitigate everything you remember from 90s sex scandals that blew up in the media for all the wrong reasons. What you remember as people being horrible may only just be people being gay! Pallavi breaks down several mischaracterized sex scandals of the 90s in this episode, so please be aware there may be some triggers mentioned surrounding sex work, how the LGBTQ+ community has been villified, and child sexual material. How guilty are these actors vs the cops that arrested them? What’s wrong with being horny in a Beverly Hills bathroom?? Check out this episode of the Millennial Moodboard Podcast to rewire how you think about these major celebrities and the scandals they were forced to dissect on late night television. And join our patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
Honorable mentions include Laura Dern and The Gay Men’s Choir, Warped Tour, taser fines, The Birdcage, Lance Bass in a haunted house, and more!
How did you feel about these scandals and how do you view them now? Message us at @MillennialMoodboardPod or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Trying to make memories that last a lifetime? How about throwing on your new holiday clothes and having your mother hustle you down to the mall for someone to do your makeup and throw you in front of a camera? That’s right, we’re talking mall photography this week! The poses, the styles, the scams, the colorization technology, and of course the strange, floating head ominously hovering above your family’s shoulders, we’re diving into it all! Tune in to the latest episode of the Millennial Moodboard Podcast to learn about the major players in the mall photography game and where this lost art went. And join our patreon to help support the pod here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Millennialmoodboardpod!
Honorable mentions include families who don’t understand us, Claire’s-grade IUDs, orthotics, airbrush guns, Olan Mills, and more!
Did you take glamour shots? DM them to us at @MillennialMoodboardPod or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Oh Blockbuster, you beautiful blue and yellow staple of our childhood weekends! Strolling through those dirtily-carpeted aisles, fighting over movie choices with your family, wishing the completely checked-out teen cashier thought you were cool. If you miss the cleaning feeling of popping open a new VHS or the panic of returning it on time to skip the late fees, tune into this episode. Reminisce with us about the weekend event of renting physical media from Blockbuster, gone too soon due to the petty squabbles of CEOs making terrible decisions, but never forgotten!
Honorable mentions include Gone with the Wind, John Mayer (ew), Discovery Zone, classic commercials, the Oregon Trail, and more!
What are your favorite memories of renting videos? Comment on our posts or DM us at @MillennialMoodboardPod or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
Links to videos we watched:
Blockbuster Video - The Perfect Video Store 1992
Blockbuster Video - Carl + Ray Commercial 2002 w Jim Belushi James Woods
Blockbuster Video - Until The Bitter End Commercial
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Remember the suspense, excitement, and energy of READING as a kid? What about shopping with friends and classmates DURING school? If you love budgeting and gel pens, you were a fan of the life-altering Scholastic Book Fairs brought directly to your elementary school library. Learn about the meteoric rise of the Scholastic Book Fair, how the company branched out internationally and into education, and reminisce on your favorite authors and series that shaped the most formative years in your bibliophilic development. This episode features special guest Dr. (and Adjunct Professor!) Amy Silverberg, who received her PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from USC, and also happens to be an excellent stand-up comedian!
Here’s the team’s assigned summer reading list to stimulate the mind of your inner child featuring our most beloved books and authors:
Amy: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, The Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Curious George, A Wrinkle in Time, CS Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe series, Babysitters Club (shout-out to diabetic Stacey), Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Secret Garden, The Giving Tree, The Berenstain Bears
Pallavi: Clifford, The Pokey Little Puppy (amongst other Golden Books), Bunnicula, Ramona The Pest, The Lord of the Ring Series, Sweet Valley High, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Secret Seven, The Famous Five, Ella Enchanted, Tuck Everlasting, A Wrinkle in Time, Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein, Goose Bumps, The Boxcar Children, Sideways Stories from a Wayside School, Where the Wild Things Are, The Secret Garden, The Giver
Valerie: Where The Red Fern Grows, A Ring Of Endless Light, A Prayer For Owen Meany, Bridge To Terabithia, The Babysitters Club, The Boxcar Children, Sweet Valley High, Goosebumps, The Face On The Milk Carton, Both Sides Of Time, Summer Of My German Soldier, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Lord Of The Flies, Tuck Everlasting, Sarah, Plain And Tall, Fear Street, Jane Eyre, The Adventures Of The Bailey School Kids (Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots), Watership Down
Jasmine: American Girl books (especially Addy & Molly), Magic Attic Club, Baby Sitters Club, Junie B Jones, Roald Dahl (especially The Witches and Matilda), Cheetah Girls by Deborah Gregory, The Princess Diaries series, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, Stargirl, Rainbow Boys
What were your faves from the book fair? Comment on our posts or DM us at @MillennialMoodboardPod or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
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Get some alone time in your family’s computer room and dust the cobwebs off that username, we’re logging in to AIM (aka American Online Instant Messenger): millennials’ first taste of the internet as social media! Do you remember the dulcet dial up tones? The yearning and the sneaking around? The (alarmingly dangerous in retrospect) chat rooms? Tune into this episode to learn about the rise (and fall) of AIM and how it changed the way we all communicate in the internet era.
Honorable mentions of this episode: Gray hairs, Jessica Simpson heels, Jewel, millennial meet cutes, internet abbreviations, the sexual tension of Facebook poking, https://smarterchild.chat/ (you’ll definitely want to explore this), and more.
What was your old username? DM us on socials at @MillennialMoodboardPod or email us at millennialmoodboardpodcast@gmail.com!
This episode was researched, written, and hosted by Jasmine Ellis, Valerie Tosi, and Pallavi Gunalan. New episodes every Monday!
Join our Patreon: / millennialmoodboardpod
Follow the show on social media: @MillennialMoodboardPod
Watch the episodes and subscribe here: / @millennialmoodboardpod
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See Pallavi on tour: https://www.pallavigunalan.com/
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