Nostalgium Arcanum

A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are

About the show

Each episode we add a new entry to the Nostalgium Arcanum, a repository for the movies, tv, music, games, and other pop culture that still enchants us today. Find us on twitter at: @nostalgiumpod

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Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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!

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    "Weird" Al Yankovic

    November 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins
    comedy, daniel radcliffe, demento, geek, music, nerd, parody, polka, rock and roll, weird, weird al yankovic, yankovic

    Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itself.

  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

    October 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins
    comedy, freddy kreuger, halloween, horror, nightmare on elm street, nostalgia, the shining, the simpsons

    We close out our Halloween run with a special episode about the Simpsons' Halloween specials, with special guest Amy Baum. Special!