Y2K FM

About Y2K FM

Welcome to Y2K FM, the ultimate throwback podcast where one woman dives deep into the late ’90s and early 2000s. From dial-up internet to flip phones this channel is your personal time machine back to the era that shaped a generation. New episodes drop monthly. Subscribe and relive the days before YouTube existed. Learn about how things were in the late 90’s // early 2000’s from a first hand perspective.

Publisher

Melinda Wyers

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jun 2025

Latest episode

1 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Nov 2025

   The Collectible Card Game Boom

   Sorry for the delay on this one, I've had major allergies and my voice has finally come back. Grab your sleeves and starter decks, it's time to talk about the great Collectible Card Game Boom of the late 90's and early 2000's. I go on for half an hour about Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Yugioh, DBZ CCG, The X-Files Card Game, and a few others.

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Flash Player

   Welcome to the episode about Macromedia/Adobe Flash. Come learn about how the internet worked before streaming.

3. 

   1 Aug 2025

   Stealing Music on The Internet

   Learn about the history of Peer to Peer file sharing. Before Spotify there was Napster, KaZaA, Limewire, and BitTorrent. Find out how people in the early 2000's filled their new iPods with sketchy mp3 files downloaded from random computers. Support the show at Y2K.FM

4. 

   1 Jul 2025

   College Without A Laptop

   This episode explores the challenges and unique experiences of attending college in 2002 without the ubiquitous presence of laptop computers.

5. 

   7 Jun 2025

   When the Internet Was Slow

   This episode explores the early days of the internet, highlighting the challenges and unique experiences of connecting in the late 90s.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

18

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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