Drew and Brian are back with a new episode of the Nostalgia Blast Podcast! Today it's easy to take how we listen to music for granted. This week we talk about what it was like to listen to music growing up in the 90's! Themes Highlight some of the major differences in how music was consumed in the 90's versus today. Talk about some of the gimmicky ways we listened to music in the 90's. Illustrate how much accessibility to music has evolved over the past 30 years. Episode Timestamps 0:01 - Episode Intro 0:52 - What Drew & Brian Have Been Up To 4:40 - Music is at your fingertip today 5:30 - Music Then & Now Intro 6:37 - Listening to music on the radio 9:30 - Discovering new music 10:15 - What’s considered “oldies” now 11:40 - Aggregating music versus then and now 13:00 - Recording music, making mixtapes 14:08 - Burning CD’s and CD collection 17:31 - What was our first CD 19:39 - Sampling CD’s in the store 21:03 - How we found new music then and now 23:56 - Gimmicky ways to listen to music back then 25:25 - Getting your first personal CD player 26:37 - Evolution of music streaming platforms 28:57 - MP3 players 32:34 - Sharing music with friends 36:19 - Smartphones replacing mp3 players 37:20 - Music then & now wrap up 37:52 - Retro Review 46:46 - Episode conclusion 47:23 - Outro Segments Intro Music Then & Now Retro Review: Movies With Great Soundtracks