Hosted by Jane Yee, Remember When... features a revolving cast of The Spinoff staff alongside feature guests, gathering twice a week to relive some of the most universal New Zealand experiences. Remember when we used dial-up internet and texts cost 20 cents each? Remember when Slenderman invaded our nightmares, and the ultimate first date was at Death By Chocolate? Join us as we delight and despair in these moments – and many more – that helped shape us across the generations. Sign up to The Spinoff Rec Room newsletter for weekly staff recommendations along with our latest videos and podcast releases https://thespinoffrecroom.substack.com/
Telethon
Remember when you'd watch literally any old nonsense if it meant you got to stay up late? Tara Ward and Toby Morris join Jane Yee to remember the live-to-air thrill of the Telethon.
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8/17/2021 • 11 minutes, 16 seconds
Supré
Remember when popping in to get a new tank top felt like stepping into an extremely bright nightclub? Alex Casey and Jihee Junn join Jane Yee to revisit the early years of fashion giant Supré.
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8/12/2021 • 10 minutes, 25 seconds
PlayStation 1
Remember when Crash Bandicoot, Tekken and Tomb Raider were the pinnacle of gaming? Sam Brooks and Te Aihe Butler join Jane Yee to relive the best the original PlayStation had to offer.
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8/10/2021 • 11 minutes, 39 seconds
Cobb & Co.
Remember when deciding between a traffic light, a pink panther or a blue lagoon at Cobb & Co. was one of life's toughest decisions? Leonie Hayden and Toby Morris join Jane Yee to relive the joys of New Zealand's oldest family restaurant chain.
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8/5/2021 • 9 minutes, 29 seconds
Pokémon GO
Remember when we all willingly went for walks outside because there might have been a Lapras out there? Sam Brooks and Toby Morris join Jane Yee to relive the phone-based AR gaming phenomenon Pokémon GO.
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8/3/2021 • 8 minutes, 49 seconds
Lady Gaga
Remember when Lady Gaga’s first New Zealand show was opening for the Pussycat Dolls? Day one fans Sam Brooks, Stewart Sowman-Lund and Jane Yee do, and in this episode they look back at the arrival of a true pop icon.
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7/29/2021 • 13 minutes, 26 seconds
The school library
Remember when you had to race the rest of your class to get your hands on a Where's Wally? Lucy and Liv from Shit You Should Care About (The Shit Show, Culture Vulture, Extremely Online) join Jane Yee to remember the classic titles of the school library.
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7/27/2021 • 12 minutes, 19 seconds
Learning to drive in a manual
Remember when learning to drive didn't really count unless you did it in a manual? Madeleine Chapman and Lee Lowndes join Jane Yee to remember the stress of bunny-hops, hill starts and the Krypton Factor task of figuring out how a clutch works.
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7/22/2021 • 14 minutes, 10 seconds
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Remember when you first met Kim, Kourtney and Khloe and the wider Kardashian-Jenner family? Jihee Junn and Josie Adams join Jane Yee to remember some of KUWTK’s most iconic moments.
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7/20/2021 • 14 minutes, 16 seconds
Stationery
Remember when the start of the school year brought with it the thrill of fresh new stationery? Lucy Reymer and Bianca Cross join Jane Yee to geek out in a big way over Duraseal methods, types of pens, erasers and the eternal call of Smiggle.
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7/15/2021 • 9 minutes, 27 seconds
The iMax building
Remember when you first rode the rocket lift in downtown Auckland’s labyrinthine iMax aka Skyworld aka SkyCity Metro aka Force Entertainment Centre? Alex Casey and Sam Brooks join Jane Yee to relive the building’s many eras.
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7/13/2021 • 12 minutes, 9 seconds
Jersey Shore
Remember when JWoww, Pauly D, Sammi, Snooki, The Situation, Vinny, Ronnie and friends introduced us to a whole new way of life centered around gym, tanning and laundry? Eden French-Putu and Duncan Greive join Jane Yee for a trip back to season one of Jersey Shore.
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7/8/2021 • 12 minutes, 15 seconds
First computer
Remember when you got your first computer? The Shit Show and Culture Vulture host Lucy Blakiston (HP Pavilion) and Calum Henderson (IBM?) join Jane Yee (Amiga 500) to talk about what they got up to on their first PCs.
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7/6/2021 • 9 minutes, 51 seconds
The iPod
Remember when you became able to walk around with all the mp3s you illegally downloaded off the internet in your pocket? Josie Adams and Sam Brooks join Jane Yee to relive the portable music revolution.
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6/29/2021 • 10 minutes, 47 seconds
The Dress
Remember when we couldn’t decide if the dress was blue and black or white and gold? Alice Neville and Josie Adams join Jane Yee to relive the last fun day online.
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6/24/2021 • 9 minutes, 43 seconds
The Hunger Games
Remember when a midnight screening to the latest Hunger Games was the hottest ticket in town? Eden French-Putu and Stewart Sowman-Lund volunteer as tributes to join Jane Yee in remembering a YA publishing-turned-movie phenomenon (spoilers, obviously).
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6/22/2021 • 9 minutes, 47 seconds
Biebermania
Remember when someone stole Justin Bieber's hat at the airport and it ruined his whole trip to New Zealand? Alex Casey and Chris Schulz join Jane Yee to spill some moderately hot tea on the biggest media frenzy of 2010.
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6/17/2021 • 12 minutes, 13 seconds
Celebrity rumours
Remember when we prematurely mourned the deaths of Steve from Blues Clues, Po from Teletubbies, Baby Spice and the original Avril Lavigne? Alex Casey and Calum Henderson join Jane Yee to share the weirdest celebrity gossip they've credulously believed.
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6/15/2021 • 9 minutes, 7 seconds
Twilight
Remember when you had to choose who to have a crush on between a vampire and a werewolf? Eden French-Putu and Alice Webb-Liddall join Jane Yee to take a trip back to Forks, Washington and revisit their complicated feelings about Team Edward, Team Jacob, and the whole Twilight phenomenon.
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6/10/2021 • 11 minutes, 9 seconds
Candy Crush
Remember when you lost hours if not days if not weeks of your life to the hypnotic state of shuffling candies into lines on your phone? Eden French-Putu and Duncan Greive join Jane Yee to air the darkest secrets of their Candy Crush addicted pasts.
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6/8/2021 • 11 minutes, 52 seconds
Big Fresh
Remember when doing the big supermarket shop with your parents was the highlight of the weekend? Alice Neville and Hayden Donnell join Jane Yee to talk about the joy of pushing a button and watching giant animatronic grocery items come to life.
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6/1/2021 • 10 minutes, 57 seconds
Learning to Google
Remember when the school librarian came to teach you "how to search the web"+google? Alice Webb-Liddall and special guest Lucy Blakiston (Shit You Should Care About) join Jane Yee to talk about how they've forgotten everything they were taught and just type whole sentence questions into the search bar now.
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5/27/2021 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds
Jackass
Remember when Johnny Knoxville and friends put their bodies on the line for the noblest cause of all: stunts and pranks? Josie Adams and Stewart Sowman-Lund join Jane Yee to relive the pure, idiotic thrill of watching the 2000-2002 MTV series.
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5/25/2021 • 12 minutes, 50 seconds
Church camp
Remember when school holidays were filled with outdoor activities and an omnipotent sense of guilt? Leonie Hayden and Hayden Donnell join Jane Yee to return to the church camps of their teens.
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5/20/2021 • 15 minutes, 35 seconds
Nu metal
Remember when Limp Bizkit did it all for the Nookie and Linkin Park tried so hard got so far but in the end it didn't even matter? Sam Brooks and Alex Braae certainly do, and in this episode they join Jane Yee to remember the best and worst of music's peak nu metal era.
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5/18/2021 • 10 minutes, 54 seconds
Viral challenges
Remember when you barely had time to dry yourself off from the ice bucket challenge before another bloody Harlem Shake broke out? Eden French-Putu and Lucy Blakiston (Shit You Should Care About) join Jane Yee to talk about the viral challenges of yesteryear.
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5/13/2021 • 10 minutes, 41 seconds
Waiwera Hot Pools
Remember when the height of luxury involved a trip to Waiwera Hot Pools? Michael Andrew and Sam Brooks join Jane Yee to discuss the mysterious adult pool, the movie pool and whether or not anybody ever did put razor blades on the hydroslide.
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5/11/2021 • 7 minutes, 41 seconds
Teen magazines
Remember when you learned everything you know about love, sex and life from the pages of Dolly, Girlfriend, Creme, Cleo and Cosmo magazines? Emilly Writes and Eden French-Putu join Jane Yee to tear open the sealed sections of their memories.
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5/7/2021 • 11 minutes, 37 seconds
The X Factor NZ
Remember when Joe Irvine made Natalia Kills sick by copying her husband? Or when Jackie Thomas gave season one's best performance at the audition stage? Remember who won? No? Stewart Sowman-Lund and Alice Webb-Liddall join Jane Yee to look back on two perfect seasons of local reality TV.
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5/4/2021 • 14 minutes, 1 second
Good Morning
Remember when sick days meant watching three hours of live lifestyle television? In this episode, Alex Casey and Calum Henderson join Jane Yee to discuss the Pongia fart, Astar's arts and crafts and other highlights from the golden years of Good Morning.
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4/29/2021 • 12 minutes, 1 second
Tamagotchi
Remember when your most serious responsibility was keeping a digital pet on a keyring alive for as long as possible? Stewart Sowman-Lund and Eden French-Putu join Jane Yee to relive the Tamagotchi craze.
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4/27/2021 • 8 minutes, 36 seconds
Kath & Kim
Look at moi, look at moi, look at moi – we're talking about the Australian television masterpiece that is Kath & Kim. Josie Adams and Lucy Reymer join Jane Yee in matching Coogi jumpers to remember the finest moments from the foxy ladies of Fountain Lakes.
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4/22/2021 • 8 minutes, 46 seconds
School shoes
Remember when Rugged Sharks were the only school shoes worth wearing? Or when Mr Henrys were the footwear of choice for those not cool enough to wear Doc Martens? Perhaps you lived through the nomad or roman sandal era? Join Jane Yee, Calum Henderson and Lucy Reymer as they look back on the practical shoes that helped define their time at high school.
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4/13/2021 • 9 minutes, 26 seconds
Big Day Out
Remember when Shihad took the main stage at Mt Smart Stadium right as the sun started setting and life was perfect? Leonie Hayden and Mark Kelliher join Jane Yee on the train to Penrose to remember their favourite BDO moments.
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4/9/2021 • 11 minutes, 7 seconds
Emo
Remember when you were a young boy and your father took you into the city to see a marching band? Jihee Junn and Alex Casey join Jane Yee in the black parade to return to the emo era.
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4/6/2021 • 12 minutes, 29 seconds
Blogging
Remember when being a blogger required blood, sweat, tears and a basic understanding of html? Former Jonathan Taylor Thomas fan site blogger Emily Writes and former cricket blogger Alex Braae join former Canon Award winning blogger Jane Yee to relive blogging's glory days.
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4/1/2021 • 11 minutes, 48 seconds
Wellington dub
Remember when Cuba Street was the epicentre of a dubquake felt across the nation? Join Jane Yee, Toby Morris and Duncan Greive as they remember the bass-heavy heyday of Rhombus, Fat Freddy's, The Black Seeds and the rest of the Wellington dub scene.
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3/30/2021 • 12 minutes, 3 seconds
Tumblr
Remember when your Tumblr was like a window to your soul? Eden French-Putu and Alice Webb-Liddall join Jane Yee to try and remember the logins to the defining social media platform of their teens.
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3/26/2021 • 8 minutes, 13 seconds
Texts cost 20 cents
Remember when it cost 20 cents to send a 160 character SMS and vowels almost became obsolete as a result? Duncan Greive and Mark Kelliher join Jane Yee to return to a time when a text message meant something.
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3/23/2021 • 9 minutes, 45 seconds
Lynx and Impulse
Remember when a heavy dose of body spray on the outside of your school uniform was as good if not better than taking a shower? Join Jane Yee with Eden French-Putu and Michael Andrew as they remember the olfactory overload of Lynx and Impulse.
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3/11/2021 • 7 minutes, 51 seconds
Dial-up internet
Remember when you'd spend an hour downloading a single mp3 only for someone to pick up the phone when it was on 99% and ruin everything? Join Jane Yee, Sam Brooks and Stewart Sowman-Lund as they revisit the dark ages of dial-up internet.
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3/9/2021 • 8 minutes, 24 seconds
We bought CDs
Remember the hours spent scouring the racks and bins of shops like Sounds and The CD Store? Join Jane Yee, Leonie Hayden and Duncan Greive as they revisit New Zealand's peak CD-buying era.
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3/5/2021 • 11 minutes, 46 seconds
All-you-can-eat Pizza Hut
Remember when we'd eat way too much trying to get our pocket money's worth at the dine-in Pizza Hut? Jane Yee, Sam Brooks and Toby Morris as they take a trip to the all-you-can-eat Pizza Hut of the mind.
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3/2/2021 • 7 minutes, 24 seconds
Slender Man
Remember when we voluntarily terrified ourselves playing the Slender Man video game and sharing stories of how he stalked children and influenced proxies to do his evil bidding? Join The Spinoff's Jane Yee, Josie Adams and Stewart Sowman-Lund as we remember when... Slender Man.
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2/23/2021 • 7 minutes, 17 seconds
The drinking age was 20
Remember when you had to wait until your 20th birthday before you could legally set foot in a bar and enjoy a lovely beverage without fear of being sprung? Join Jane Yee, Leonie Hayden and Toby Morris from The Spinoff as we steal a sibling's licence, jangle our keys and remember when... the drinking age was 20.
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2/23/2021 • 8 minutes, 36 seconds
Remember When... Trailer
Remember when we used dial-up internet and texts cost 20 cents each? When we learned to drive in a manual and listened to Channel Z? Or when Wellington Dub eclipsed the local music scene and we drove laps of Queen Street to show off our Mazda RX-7s? Remember when Slenderman invaded our nightmares, and the ultimate first date was at Death By Chocolate?
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