. >> reporter: perhaps the darling of the dcom era, christie carlson romano. >> every single person thaty childhood." >> reporter: she stepped into the spotlight in 2003 in "even stevens," playing the spunky student wren stevens. ♪ we went to the moon in 1969 ♪ >> reporter: all these years later capitalizing on this resurgence, creating her own content, finding a second act interacting once again with fans from decades ago. you said "millennials, more than most people, are really nostal nostalgic." what do you think it is? what is it about this generation? >> disney channel and other children's programming from other networks hit a chord with the nuclear american family. >> reporter: christie is now at the helm of five podcasts and a youtube channel, attracting over 400,000 followers who watch as she rewatches and gives insider knowledge on her disney channel roles. >> even at that young age, i made certain decisions about that character so she could be a little more scary. there's a little bit of mystery to how things were made. what was in the sauce. people are always fascinated about