Ruining Our Childhood

**This episode was recorded before election day on November 5th**Listen up, PLEASE: It's time for another episode of Ruining Our Childhood! This time, Riley and Sid discuss The Amanda Show and its insanely talented star. There's highs and lows in this one as they revisit the Quiet on Set Documentary and Sid challenges Dan Schneider to a fist fight. Also, Natalie Smith-Booty enters the chat.How does the Amanda-manda-manda-manda Show hold up? Listen to find out!Like the pod? Don't forget to leave a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Donate to our ko-fi account! https://ko-fi.com/ruiningourchildhoodpodcastSend us an email: ruiningourchildhoodpod@gmail.comVisit our website: https://www.ruiningourchildhood.com/

*Sid's mic is haunted in this episode - sorry! Feat. sounds of her keyboard. We'll have it fixed next episode.*Sid has been waiting 31 years to talk this much about Scooby-Doo. The sisters discuss Velma's lesbianism, the appeal of mysteries and cartoon relationship drama. Sid also reads a semi-threatening letter she wrote to a live action Scooby-Doo critic 22 years ago. It's unhinged. Riley will never recover.  How does Scooby-Doo hold up today? It's great you stupid idiots. But listen anyway.Like the pod? Don't forget to leave a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Donate to our ko-fi account! https://ko-fi.com/ruiningourchildhoodpodcastSend us an email: ruiningourchildhoodpod@gmail.comVisit our website: https://www.ruiningourchildhood.com/

Sid's officially a married woman and Riley is ready to trauma dump! Join the gals for a random, spooky good time as they discuss Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trouers and an episode of Fraggle Rock. (Two very unrelated things that freaked Riley out as a kid.)Prepare to be unsettled, but not necessarily scared as the gals discuss the uncanny valley-ness of claymation, stranger danger and more.Thank you to all our new listeners! ❤️Like the pod? Don't forget to leave a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Donate to our ko-fi account! https://ko-fi.com/ruiningourchildhoodpodcastSend us an email: ruiningourchildhoodpod@gmail.comVisit our website: https://www.ruiningourchildhood.com/

This episode is brought to you by died-of-dysentery.com (jok not really, but it's a great website and played a big part in episode research!) Get your booties in the computer lab and get ready for a long journey because today's topic is about the holy trinity itself: The Oregon, Amazon and Yukon Trail games. Riley tells Sid a brief history of the game's origins before the conversation devolves into Gifted and Talented Education, the D.A.R.E. Program and other off-topic rants.This week's takeaway? Play. More. Games!Sorry about Riley's audio. It would appear that her microphone wasn't plugged in, so we're working with laptop sound.Like the pod? Don't forget to leave a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Donate to our ko-fi account! https://ko-fi.com/ruiningourchildhoodpodcastSend us an email: ruiningourchildhoodpod@gmail.comVisit our website: https://www.ruiningourchildhood.com/

In the final episode of the Lord of the Rings 2-parter, Sid and Riley talk Elrond bangers, male friendship, gay undertones and the scenes that make them cry. Sid can't stop asking to go on a tangent or share a "fun little fact." Riley laughs about dead animals. Again.Does LotR hold up today? Obviously, you stupid idiot. Listen anyways.Like the pod? Donate to our ko-fi account! https://ko-fi.com/ruiningourchildhoodpodcastSend us an email: ruiningourchildhoodpod@gmail.comVisit our website: https://www.ruiningourchildhood.com/If you like the show, don't forget to leave a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Today the girls embark on an epic adventure as they discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings." In ROC's first 2-parter, Sid spews trivia while Riley ponders, "did Aragorn cure toxic masculinity?" Saruman may be serving c***, but we're serving your ear a hobbit's feast of pop culture.Does LotR hold up today? Obviously, you stupid idiot. Listen anyways.Like the pod? Donate to our ko-fi account! https://ko-fi.com/ruiningourchildhoodpodcastSend us an email: ruiningourchildhoodpod@gmail.comVisit our website: Ruining Our Childhood | pop culture podcastIf you like the show, don't forget to leave a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐