Birthday parties went from cake in the kitchen and kids running through the house to… $3,000 at Sky Zone?! 🎂😂

It’s THE BIRTHDAY EPISODE of Inspired By the 90s! Kristin and Brandon talk turning 33, raising kids, and how celebrating birthdays became a whole production. From classic 90s birthday cakes and skating parties to curated decorations and character appearances, we’re asking: who is all this really for: the kids or us?

Plus, is there ever a perfect time to have kids? Why does your first child get a different version of you? And when did we become the adults fixing washing machines, saving scraps of paper, and avoiding phone calls?

Come for the birthday nostalgia. Stay for the millennial side quests. 😂

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 The Birthday Episode
02:00 Housework counts as a workout, right?
06:20 Is there a perfect time to have kids?
13:30 Your first kid gets a different version of you
15:50 Birthday parties in the 90s hit different
18:30 Sky Zone vs. birthday parties at home
21:00 90s birthday cakes
22:25 Curated parties: who are the decorations for?
35:00 Restaurant birthdays & free birthday treats
42:30 Long socks vs. ankle socks
50:00 Sleeping on planes
55:30 A $3,000 Sky Zone birthday party?!
56:10 The skating party story

💬 What’s your favorite childhood birthday memory and would you spend $3,000 on a kids’ party? Tell us in the comments!

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We REALLY had no business listening to some of these songs or watching some of these movies as kids. 😂😭

On this episode of Inspired By the 90’s Podcast, we’re taking it ALL the way back and talking about the music, movies, and moments from the 90s that had us feeling grown before we even knew what grown meant.

From singing lyrics we definitely didn’t understand 🎶 to watching movies that would have us looking at our OWN kids today like, “Absolutely not.” 😂 — the 90s were truly a different time.

We’re getting into:

📺 Movies we were WAY too young to be watching
🎶 Songs we had no business knowing word-for-word
😳 Lyrics we didn’t understand until we got older
😂 Things that went completely over our heads as kids
👀 And the ultimate question: WHERE WERE OUR PARENTS?!

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, we KNOW you have a few of your own.

👇 COMMENT BELOW: What movie or song did you watch/listen to as a kid that you realize NOW you had absolutely no business knowing?!

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This week on Inspired by the 90s, we’re taking a hilarious trip back to one of the most chaotic — and character-building — childhood eras ever.

We’re talking about the things today’s kids would NEVER survive: staying outside all day without checking in, drinking from the hose, prank calls, no Apple Pay, no participation trophies, and being forced to watch Maury or Jerry Springer when you stayed home from school.

We also unpack how parenting has changed since the 90s — from emotional awareness and mental health conversations to more active fathers and the reality of raising kids in a technology-driven world.

Plus, we play a nostalgic game of “Guess the Price” comparing everyday costs from 1995 to 2026… and some of these prices will absolutely shock you.

If you grew up in the 90s, this episode will feel like one giant flashback filled with laughs, memories, and reminders of why our generation is built different.

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If you grew up in the 90s, you already know… things were DIFFERENT. 😅

In Part 1 of this episode, we’re talking about the unsupervised chaos that was growing up in the 90s — from being outside all day with no phones, to riding bikes across neighborhoods, to answering house phones we probably shouldn’t have answered.

We’re also diving into:

• Things 90s kids got away with that kids today never could
• The lack of supervision we somehow survived
• "Be home before the street lights come on" era
• No GPS, no cell phones, no way to contact your parents
• Why kids today are growing up in a completely different world

Growing up in the 90s meant independence, imagination, and sometimes… questionable parenting decisions 😅 but it also shaped who we are today.

Were we tougher… or just slightly traumatized but still thriving?

Let’s talk about it.

If you’re a 90s kid, this episode is going to bring back some memories.

Inspired by the 90s is a podcast about growing up in the 90s, navigating life now, and everything in between.

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Millennial life is… not exactly what we pictured.

Between adulting, finances, relationships, and just trying to keep it all together, there’s a lot nobody really prepared us for. This episode taps into the real, unfiltered side of figuring life out in your 20s and 30s—where expectations don’t always match reality. From navigating everyday responsibilities to redefining what success and stability actually look like, we’re getting honest about the journey. If you’ve ever felt like you’re still trying to figure things out while everyone else seems ahead, you’re not alone. If it feels like adult life is running the biggest scam on you, this is for you. This is a conversation for anyone learning, unlearning, and growing in real time.

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You ever feel like you’ve been in survival mode so long you forgot what thriving feels like?

In our first episode, we dig into who we were before adulthood — before trauma, before expectations, before the grind. We talk about how we’ve supported each other for years without ever building together — and why this podcast is happening right now.

We laugh. We get honest. We play “90s Kid or Trauma Response?”

And we ask the question our younger selves might be thinking:

“Is this who we said we’d become?”

If you’re in your 30s trying to find your way back to yourself — this conversation is for you.

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