How Did We Survive the 90s?

The Holderness Family Podcast

Kim Holderness

Kids & Family, The Holderness Family, Humor, 50s, Laugh Lines, Aging, Education, The Laugh Line, Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness, Getting Older, Holderness Podcast, 40s, Gen X, Self-improvement, Laugh Line, Relationships, Family, Marriage, Familyfriendly, Comedy, 950823, Marriagecounseling, Holderness, Youtube, Raisingchildren, Christmasjammies, Parenting, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week on Laugh Lines, Penn and I take a trip down memory lane with the most unhinged things Gen X did in the 90s. (Seriously… how are we even alive?) If you’ve ever gotten a late fee at Blockbuster or ridden in the back of a pickup truck without a seatbelt, this episode is for you. Welcome home. We heard from so many listeners who shared amazing stories: homecoming games with a live tiger from the zoo, going on cross-state road trips as teenagers, and even piling 20 college kids into the back of a U-Haul with a keg. (We survived but wow, we did some dumb stuff.)

Despite the chaos, there’s so much we loved about growing up Gen X. Penn and I discuss our own unhinged memories, take your stories from the laugh line, and even talk about the stuff we should bring back. (Are we not letting kids be as independent now?) Also stay tuned for our special Gen Z 90s translations at the end! Have a story for us? Leave us a voicemail at 323-364-3929 or write the show at [email protected]. You can also watch our podcast on YouTube.

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Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness is an evolution of The Holderness Family Podcast, which began in 2018. Kim and Penn Holderness are award-winning online content creators known for their original music, song parodies, comedy sketches, and weekly podcasts. Their videos have resulted in over two billion views and over nine million followers since 2013. Penn and Kim are also authors of the New York Times Bestselling Book, ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD and winners on The Amazing Race (Season 33) on CBS.

Laugh Lines is hosted and executive produced by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness, with original music by Penn Holderness. Laugh Lines is also written and produced by Ann Marie Taepke, and edited and produced by Sam Allen. It is hosted by Acast. Thanks for listening!

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0:00.0	I'm Niall Harbison and I rescue dogs, but if I'm being honest, it's the street dogs who rescued me.
0:06.1	I've just written a book about Tina, the dog who changed the world.
0:09.7	She's an incredible dog who has done a huge amount to inspire me to save dogs around the world.
0:15.3	This is the story of how I saved her from a life in chains with how she got her second chance at life.
0:22.0	If you want an inspirational story
0:23.5	of how one dog or one person can change the world,
0:26.8	Gina, the dog who changed the world, is out now.
0:32.3	How are we alive?
0:33.4	How have we survived?
0:34.9	I have no idea what our voicemail says.
0:37.9	I hate to tell you.
0:39.0	It was a long time ago when you were a college student.
0:42.1	My high school in New Jersey had a female mud wrestling.
0:45.8	Hang on.
0:46.2	Yeah, we get older every day.
0:49.0	Got more wrinkles, that's okay.
0:51.0	Yeah, we're laughing when we age.
0:53.0	Life is like a comedy stage. And that's what we got
0:58.9	laugh lines. Hi everybody. I'm Kim Holderness. And I'm Penn Holderness and welcome to laugh lines.
1:07.7	If you are the type of person who has gotten a late fee from Blockbuster Video or a VHS
1:13.8	rewind fee, you're home. This week's episode I'm very excited about. It's all about the crazy things
1:21.5	we did in the 90s. How are we alive? How have we survived? We're heavy on the laugh lines this
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