Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For Pop Culture Ephemera
Episodes
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The Mysterious Cities of Gold
February 27th, 2023 | 45 mins 23 secs
1980s, 80s, animation, anime, cartoon, comedy, conquest, conquistador, history, nickelodeon, television
Grab your ancient medallions and solar-powered bird jets as guest Rob Palmieri (@robthewonderful of Cartoon Clip Show) joins us for an epic archeological quest through lost civilizations and maybe the best soundtrack of any 80s cartoon. It's The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
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Pokémon
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1990s, animation, anime, cartoon, comedy, gameboy, games, movies, pokemon, television, trading cards, video games
Gotta catch 'em all! This week Dave Jackson (of the Tales From The Backlog podcast) evolves into Dave Jacksazaard to discuss the global megafranchise all about turning cute little Pikachus into weapons of mass destruction.
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Animaniacs
February 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
1990s, animaniacs, animation, cartoon, comedy, voice over, warner bros., warner brothers
Hellooooooo Nurse! Guests Amy and Amir Baum join us to discuss the animan-ey, totally insane-ey, Animaniacs. Those are the facts!
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Gremlins
February 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 25 mins
1980s, 80s, christmas, comedy, horror, joe dante, movies, sci fi, x-mas, xmas
Guest Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to discuss the three essential rules for mogwai care as we revisit 1984's "Gremlins", a classic tale of overpopulation that seamlessly blends horror, comedy, sci-fi, and Christmas.
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Final Fantasy VI
January 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1990s, 90s, dnd, dungeons and dragons, fantasy, games, jrpg, nostalgia, playstation, snes, video games
Kupo! Writer/comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins our party to bum rush one of the greatest video games of all time. This classic marries a deep ambitious story with indelible characters and an impeccable score.
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Power Ballads
January 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
1980s, 1990s, 80s, 90s, aerosmith, gnr, metal, music, nostalgia, queen, rock, skid row, warrant
Grab your cigarette lighters. It's a family affair as special guests Ami Lief and her brother Kyle Lieberman round table lists of our top five power ballads.
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D2: The Mighty Ducks
January 16th, 2023 | 59 mins 41 secs
1990s, comedy, disney, entertainment, hockey, movies, nostalgia, quack, sequels, sports
The quack pack quacks back as special guest Eileen O'Connell (@i_lean) joins us to revisit a Disney sports sequel that pulls off the rare hat trick of being just as fun as the original.
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Batman: The Animated Series
January 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 29 mins
1990s, animation, arkham, batman, btas, cartoon, comics, dc, joker, kevin conroy, mark hamill, nostalgia
Guest Rich Baker (@richbakeractor) joins us to shine the bat-signal on Batman: The Animated Series, a seminal piece of melancholy action which is arguably the best work featuring the Dark Knight, and one of the best tv shows period.
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Myst
January 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
1990s, 90s, computer gaming, gaming, myst, nostalgia, puzzles, riven, video games
On this episode Duckfeed.tv's Kole Ross (@koleross) links with us to revisit Myst, the surrealistic adventure that became our world.
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Ren and Stimpy
December 25th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
1990s, 90s, animation, billy west, cartoons, comedy, gross, nickelodeon, nicktoons, nostalgia
This is an episode about a whale!... No... This is an episode about being happy. Amy Baum joins us to feel happy happy, joy joy about the craft and insanity of Ren and Stimpy.
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Street Fighter II
December 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 28 secs
arcade, games, gaming, karate, nostalgia, tournament, video games
Haduoken! Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) goes three rounds on Street Fighter II, one of the biggest video games of all time. It birthed a genre so successful that every fighting game ever since has simply been an echo of this revolutionary 1991 title.
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Grunge
December 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
alice in chains, chris cornell, eddie vedder, grunge 1990s, kurt cobain, live, music, nirvana, nostalgia, pearl jam, r.e.m., smashing pumpkins, soundgarden, stone temple pilots, stp, temple of the dog
Here we are now, entertain us! On this episode Dylan Ris of Lost Moon Radio joins us to reflect on the grunge revolution of the early 1990s.
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The Golden Girls
December 5th, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
1980s, bea arthur, betty white, comedy, nostalgia, sitcom, television, tv
Pal and confidante Ryan Merlo drops by to travel down the road and back again with The Golden Girls, a timeless sitcom about the elderly that appeals to all ages.
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The Karate Kid
November 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 12 mins
1980s, 80s, bullies, bullying, cobra kai, comedy, karate, martial arts, movies, nostalgia
Special guest and Cobra Kai youtuber Ken Cole (https://www.youtube.com/@KenCole) is the best around as we leave no leg unswept on The Karate Kid.
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The Goonies
November 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
1980s, comedy, goonies, josh brolin, movies, nostalgia, pirates, sean astin, spielberg
Hey you guuuyyyyyssss! Special guest Tania Newton joins our quest to find One-Eyed Willy's rich stuff as we travel beneath Astoria to unearth the true treasure, 1985's "The Goonies".
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
November 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
1990s, comedy, comics, image comics, martial arts, movies, nostalgia, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tmnt, turtles
Grab a bodacious slice of sewer pizza as comedian Rich Baker joins us to talk about TMNT's 1990 live-action debut. Cowabunga!