The Nostalgic Nerds Podcast

S2E21 Bonus - Cold One on the Porch

4 min · 4 de jun de 2026
Portada del episodio S2E21 Bonus - Cold One on the Porch

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Running a day behind on release schedule, but here's the song for this week's podcast episode. Episode out tomorrow.  Since we talked about an essential household piece of tech last week, we figured it'd be cool if we talked about another piece of household tech...the refrigerator. For me, I remember the Harvest Yellow refrigerator in my mom's kitchen, the white boxy fridge on my grandma's back porch, and the avocado green tank in a neighbour's garage.  This week's song is all about the Cold One on the Porch. A jaunty poppy yacht rock piece.  [Verse 1] Lights out in the kitchen Screen door swingin' open Out on the back porch Where the night begins There's a chair that knows me A song on the radio And the cold one waitin' Right there for me [Pre-Chorus] Reach for the handle Light spills out yellow Take that bottle out And settle in slow [Chorus] Cold one on the porch (cold one on the porch) Always cold, always there Cold one on the porch (cold one on the porch) Heaven on a wooden chair Cold one on the porch Cold one on the porch Bless the cold one on the porch [Verse 2] Bottle's gone cool Sweat on the bottom Boots up on the railin' Fireflies coming out Same way my dad sat Same hour, same view Same hand on the bottle Same cold one in mine [Pre-Chorus] Reach for the handle Cold air comes rollin' Take what you came for That hum keeps going [Chorus] Cold one on the porch (cold one on the porch) Always cold, always there Cold one on the porch (cold one on the porch) Heaven on a wooden chair Cold one on the porch Cold one on the porch Bless the cold one on the porch [Bridge] Held the wedding leftovers Held the funeral pies Held the milk for the cereal When it's too hot to rise Held the pop for the cousins Held the ice for every ache Holds the cold one in my hand right now Same as ever, never moved [Final Chorus] Cold one on the porch (cold one on the porch) Always cold, always there Cold one on the porch (cold one on the porch) Heaven on a wooden chair Cold one on the porch Cold one on the porch Bless the cold one on the porch [Outro - vocal fading] Bless the cold one on the porch Bless the cold one on the porch We'd love to hear from you. Click here to give us ideas on new episodes. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2521622/fan_mail/new] Join Renee and Marc as they discuss the history of technology, and what it teaches us about now. email us at nostalgicnerdspodcast@gmail.com Come visit us at https://www.nostalgicnerdspodcast.com/episodes or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Portada del episodio S2E23 Bonus - One Went Missing

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