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The Room We Wanted

by Brian Colburn & Jay Sweet

Who you were before you became who you are. The things we loved growing up didn't just entertain us. They helped shape us. The music we listened to, the movies and TV shows we watched, the toys and games we obsessed over, and even the snacks we couldn't get enough of became part of the stories that made us who we are. The Room We Wanted is a nostalgia podcast about those memories, the people we were before adulthood, and the unexpected ways our childhood obsessions still connect to who we've become. Each episode, hosts Brian Colburn and Jay Sweet invite a guest to build the dream room they would have wanted growing up, choosing four things that defined their world: The Sound, The Screen, The Stuff, and The Taste. Through childhood memories, pop culture, music, movies, television, video games, toys, books, and favorite foods, those four choices open the door to something deeper than nostalgia. They reveal the experiences that shaped us, the memories that stayed with us, and the connections between who we were then and who we are today. Because sometimes, the best way to understand who someone is today is to discover who they were before they became who they are.

Latest episodes

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The Room Emily Wolfe Wanted: The Temptations, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Guitar Pedals & Diet Coke

What do The Temptations, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, guitar pedals and Diet Coke have in common? For Emily Wolfe, they're four pieces of the childhood that helped shape

Oct 26
57 min

The Room Alex & Austin Ward Wanted: Nine Inch Nails, Goldeneye 007, X-Men Figures & Cinnamon Toast Crunch

What do Nine Inch Nails, Goldeneye 007, X-Men Figures & Cinnamon Toast Crunch have in common? For brothers Alex and Austin Ward of Hembree, they’re four pieces of a chil

Oct 11
59 min

The Room Don Jamieson Wanted: KISS, Looney Tunes, G.I. Joe & Olive Loaf

What do KISS, Looney Tunes, G.I. Joe & Olive Loaf have in common? For comedian and rock 'n' roll lifer Don Jamieson, quite a bit. Don takes us back to the room he wante

Oct 4
59 min

The Room Dylan Chambers Wanted: Mambo No. 5, Ace Ventura, Pokémon & Warheads

What do Mambo No. 5, Ace Ventura, Pokémon and Warheads have in common? For Dylan Chambers, they're four pieces of a childhood that helped shape the musician, songwriter,

Oct 3
53 min

The Room Jason Whissell Wanted: Chris de Burgh, Transformers, Monopoly, Pizza & RC Cola

What do Chris de Burgh, Transformers, Monopoly, Pizza & RC Cola have in common? For Jason Whissell, host of It's Not That Bad and There Can Only Be One, it sounds like C

Oct 3
1 h 12 min

Introducing The Room We Wanted

The things we loved when we were young were never just things. They were pieces of us. A record we played until we wore it out. A movie we knew every line to. A toy we c

Sep 16
1 min

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