Nostalgium Arcanum

Doom

August 14th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

1990s, 90s, first person shooter, fps, games, gaming, horror, mod, modding, pc games, pc gaming, retro games, video games

Doom's lasting impact on the world of video games remains as potent as ever 30 years on. Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) throws on a helmet with us to return to Mars and blast away at all manner of digital demons.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

August 7th, 2023  |  1 hr 57 mins

1980s, 80s, alan silvestri, animation, bob hoskins, cartoon, cartoons, christopher lloyd, disney, film, film noir, kathleen turner, mel blanc, movies, noir, robert zemeckis, warner bros, warner brothers

P-p-p-lease join our 35th anniversary retrospective on Robert Zemeckis' 1988 masterpiece with special guest Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) of the Amber Ruffin Show. This film still dazzles as it combines unparalleled live action and animation wizardry and a classic noir tale of persecuted toons that are anything but two-dimensional.

My Cousin Vinny

July 31st, 2023  |  1 hr 39 mins

1990s, 90s, cinema, comedy, film, joe pesci, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, legal, litigation, litigators, marisa tomei, movies, pesci, tomei

Hailed by audiences and lawyers alike, My Cousin Vinny has been sustained while other legal comedies have been overruled. Returning guest Ami Lief brings her best Marisa Tomei impression along with lifelong friend Ryan Merlo to celebrate, quote ad nauseum, and happily render a verdict in favor of this classic.

Chrono Trigger

July 24th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

1990s, 90s, games, gaming, jrpg, nintendo, playstation, retro games, retro gaming, role playing game, role playing games, rpg, snes, square-enix, squaresoft, time travel, video games

Time keeps on slippin' as Matt Storm of the Fun & Games podcast (@funandgamespod) travels with us back to 1995 to revisit Chrono Trigger, one of the most highly regarded and influential video games ever. With an adventure that criss-crosses eons and an indelible soundtrack, the story of Chrono remains enthralling nearly three decades on.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Series)

July 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 12 mins

1990s, 90s, angst, anthony head, comedy, demons, dracula, halloween, horror, nostalgia, sarah michelle gellar, satan, scooby, teen, television, tv, vampires

Slayers gonna slay as paranormal fiction writer Betsy Allen joins our Scooby Gang to revisit TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", where our heroes face off against the undead, the unholy, and all the awkward emotional garbage the life slings at you as you grow from teens to adults.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

July 10th, 2023  |  1 hr 59 mins

1990s, 90s, action, arnold schwarzenegger, comedy, film, movies, nostalgia, schwarzenegger, science fiction, scifi

We time travel back to 1991 with Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) and Ken Cole (@kenergycole) to ensure that John Connor and his incredible story stay alive. Join us for a look back at one of the greatest sequels, sci-fi, and action movies ever made.

Rocky IV

July 4th, 2023  |  1 hr 24 mins

1980s, america, boxing, cold war, comedy, dolph lundgren, film, montage, movies, olympics, patriotic, patriotism, russia, sports, stallone, sylvester stallone, ussr

For our 4th of July special it's the U.S. vs. U.S.S.R. and also this time, it's personal as the Italian Stallion faces off against his toughest opponent yet, Ivan Drago. Returning guest Tania Newton and her brother, Jonathan Cardoso, get in the ring with us to discuss one of the most successful sports films of all time. Also there's a robot for some reason.

The Far Side

June 26th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

1980s, 1990s, calvin & hobbes, comic strips, comics, gary larson, geek, nerd, newspapers, nostalgia, twilight zone, weird

Farm animals. Cavemen. Aliens. Bugs. These are the canvas on which Gary Larson's The Far Side painted a uniquely heady blend of the mundane and the bizarre. Comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins us to revisit this highly successful comic strip and how it forever changed the way we look at comedy and ourselves.

Disney Songs

June 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 40 mins

alan menken, animation, broadway, cartoons, disney, entertainment, film, movies, music, musicals, theater

Hi Ho! On this supersized special episode Ami Lief and Tania Newton join us to reminisce about the soundtrack to all our childhoods - the unmatched songbook that is the soundtrack to Disney's 61 (and counting) animated films. We each presented our top 10, so tell us which ones top your lists.

Jurassic Park

June 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 28 mins

1990s, 90s, action, adventure, comedy, dinosaurs, entertainment, jeff goldblum, laura dern, movies, paleontology, sam niel, sci-fi, scifi, spielberg, steven spielberg

We spared no expense for Jurassic Park's 30th anniversary. Guests Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) and clever girl Ami Lief (etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo) hold onto their butts to gush over an adventure 65,000,000 years in the making.

Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest

June 5th, 2023  |  55 mins 46 secs

1980s, 80s, castlevania, games, gaming, konami, nes, nintendo, retro games, simon belmont, video games

What a horrible night to have a curse! Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to whip it good as we revisit Castlevania 2, a game far more foreboding, obtuse, and influential outing than the original.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

May 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 47 mins

You call this archaeology? This episode we crack open our diary with guest Dan Oster (A Podcast, But Evil, @stupiddanoster) to follow the clues to the greatest treasure of all - uncomfortable father/son dynamics.

Superman: The Movie

May 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins

action, batman, christopher reeve, comedy, comic books, comics, dc, dc comics, entertainment, gene hackman, marlon brando, movies, scifi, superheroes, superman

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's special guest Ken Cole (@kenergycole) joining us to discuss the superhero and his movie who set the template for all comic adaptations to come.

Homestar Runner

May 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 15 mins

00s, 2000s, animation, cartoon, chaps, comedy, fhqwhgads, flash, homestar runner, internet, strong bad

Everybody! Everybody! This week Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to click our way through Homestar Runner, a veritable witch's brew of inside jokes, songs, and games which exemplifies the dadaism of early 2000s internet flash cartoons.

Adventures in Babysitting

May 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

1980s, 80s, chicago, chris columbus, comedy, elizabeth shue, movies, nostalgia

And it's so hard babysitting these guys! This week we provide supervision to guests Ami Lief (https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo), Ryan Merlo, and Tania Newton to revisit a Chris Columbus classic where anything that can go wrong for Elizabeth Shue does.

Gargoyles

May 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

1990s, 90s, action, animation, cartoon, comedy, disney, keith david, nostalgia, star trek, television

The night time is the right time for Disney's Gargoyles. Special guest Amy Baum joins us to discuss battles between winged medieval warriors and your AP English class.