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Consider Nicstalgia your Pop Culture PhD and cultural literacy guide to navigate the nostalgia industrial complex. It developed out of the Nicstalgia video podcast, the premier destination for deep conversations about superficial things.

Whether it’s an esoteric deep-dive down a pop culture rabbit hole or an unexpected take on cyclical trends and nostalgia plays, we curiously explore ephemera and phenomena that you either totally forgot about (or never stopped thinking about).

Here at Nicstalgia, we love examining the past through a contemporary lens, probing pop culture’s most fun, playful, absurd, and bizarre moments, and delving into how the cultural zeitgeist shapes our society (and vice versa).

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Behind the Music Newsletter

I’m Nicole Tremaglio, a Brooklyn-based writer who explores how pop culture, media, and technology impact identity. I love listening to music, getting dressed up, singing karaoke, thrifting CDs and DVDs, drinking iced coffee, and researching, learning, and teaching people about 21st century popular culture.

I’m also a lifelong dancer, fitness instructor whose classes make you feel like you’re starring in Darrin’s Dance Grooves, an advisor to brands on analog strategy, and a social butterfly who throws quirky pop culture events.

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