Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Episodes
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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!
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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.
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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!
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The Fly
October 24th, 2022 | 59 mins 34 secs
body horror, comedy, david cronenberg, gina davis, halloween, horror, jeff goldblum, movies, nostalgia, physics, sci fi, teleportation
Be afraid... Be very afraid... of a twisted fusion of sci-fi horror and romance, as well as man and insect.
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Thriller
October 17th, 2022 | 32 mins 19 secs
1980s, dance, halloween, john landis, michael jackson, music, nostalgia, pop, vincent price
No mere mortal can resist the evil of The Thriller!
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The Phantom of the Opera
October 10th, 2022 | 44 mins 44 secs
andrew lloyd webber, broadway, comedy, halloween, musicals, nostalgia, phantom, poto, theater
We've passed the point of no return as we dissect Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece, the O.G., The Phantom of the Opera.
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Beetlejuice
October 3rd, 2022 | 34 mins 59 secs
beetlejuice, comedy, danny elfman, ghosts, halloween, movies, nostalgia, tim burton
Our first entry to the Nostalgium Arcanum is the ghost with the most.