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

  • The Beatles

    April 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins
    1960s, 60s, beatles, entertainment, george harrison, john lennon, music, paul mccartney, psychedelia, ringo starr, rock, rock and roll

    We get by with a little help from our friends Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com) and Kyle Lieberman to defend our top ten of the fab four.

  • Rugrats

    April 10th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
    1990s, 90s, animation, cartoon, entertainment, jewish, judaism, nickelodeon, nicktoons, passover, television, tv

    Just in time for Passover comedian Andrew Tavin (@andrewrtavin, The House of House podcast) sits down to seder to discuss Rugrats, one of Nickelodeon's most successful properties, as well as its landmark Jewish representation.

  • My So-Called Life

    April 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins
    1990s, 90s, claire danes, comedy, drama, entertainment, high school, television, tv

    We gathered together a full clique to discuss 90s high school drama My So-Called Life. Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Kristin Perez revisit this emotionally raw show that still resonates, even though it never even completed its freshman season.

  • Fallen Angels

    March 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    1940s, 1990s, 40s, 90s, chandler, comedy, entertainment, film noir, hammett, mosely, mystery, noir, spillane, television

    Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) of The Amber Ruffin Show and the Brothers From Another Planet podcast snoops on Fallen Angels. It's a forgotten but star-studded Showtime noir anthology series that adapts the best writers of the genre in an exploration of the dark underbelly of post-WW2 Los Angeles.

  • Masters of the Universe

    March 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins
    1980s, 80s, action, action figures, comedy, fantasy, he-man, mattel, movies, sci-fi, scifi, skeletor, toys

    We have the power!!! Guest Ryan Merlo joins us to revisit the 1987 live-action film where your favorite action figures slather up in body oil and go pew-pew-pew!

  • DuckTales

    March 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
    1980s, 80s, adventure, animation, cartoon, comedy, disney, entertainment, scrooge, television, tv

    Quackaroonie! On this podcast we might solve a mystery or rewrite history as junior woodchuck Rich Baker (@richbakeractor) joins us to revisit DuckTales, a-woo-oo!

  • Saved By The Bell

    March 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins
    1990s, 90s, comedy, elizabeth berkeley, high school, lark voorhies, mario lopez, mark paul gosselar, screech, sitcom, television, tiffany thiesen, tv, zack morris

    Time out! Guest Dana Bowling (@danabowling of the Daily Dose of Dana Podcast) is so excited to dish the dirt on Bayside High to the Max as we revisit a classic of Saturday morning syndication, Saved By The Bell.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.