Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying items 1-10 of 11 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "1970s".
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Young Frankenstein
October 12th, 2026 | 2 hrs 22 mins
1970s, 70s, Gene Wilder, Halloween, cloris leachman, comedy, entertainment, film, films, frankenstein, horror, madeline khan, marty feldman, mary shelley, mel brooks, movie, movies, parody, spoof, teri garr
We're puttin' on the ritz revisiting another of Mel Brooks' timeless comedies, "Young Frankenstein". This abby normal send-up of James Whale's "Frankenstein" and the Universal horror classics is a pitch-perfect masterclass, as Brooks, Gene Wilder, and the rest of the stellar cast put on a comedy clinic that, like the film's subject, achieved immortality. We're joined by comedian Tarik Davis (https://tarikdavis.com/) and film podcaster Sophia Ricciardi from Moviestruck (https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/) to celebrate Mel and Gene's giddy love letter to the black and white terror tales of the 1930s.
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Rocky
March 30th, 2026 | 2 hrs 41 mins
1970s, 70s, Best Picture, Oscars, Philadelphia, Sports, academy award, bill conti, boxing, carl weathers, cinema, movie, movies, stallone, sylvester stallone
There are few films as powerfully inspirational as "Rocky". For 50 years the Italian Stallion's tale of yearning, striving, and going the distance has truly made us feel that it is always sunny in Philadelphia. We're joined by podcasters Dave Jackson ("Tales From The Backlog") and Alan Nichols ("A Top 3 Podcast") to celebrate a film that truly punches above its weight class.
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Alien
January 26th, 2026 | 2 hrs 10 mins
1970s, 70s, AI, Halloween, Ridley Scott, Sci fi, aliens, astrobiology, astronomy, horror, jerry goldsmith, parasite, predator, ripley, sigourney weaver, space
Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi horror masterpiece remains a "perfect organism". Alien is equal parts atmospheric, paranoid, and just plain disgusting. With a career-making performance from Sigourney Weaver and unparalleled visuals from the deep recesses of H. R. Giger's psyche, the film latches on and implants itself, not unlike its extraterrestrial antagonist. Guest podcaster and lucky star Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) stows away on board to discuss why Alien is a beloved classic over 45 years later. You have our sympathies.
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Billy Joel
July 28th, 2025 | 2 hrs 9 mins
1970s, 1980s, 70s, 8os, New York, billy joel, movin' out, music, piano, piano man, pop, rock, rock and roll, songwriting
For the longest time Billy Joel's music has thrilled generations. Guests podcaster Matt Storm a.k.a. Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite) and comedian / musician Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com) are in the mood for a melody, and this episode will have you feeling alright.
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The Police
March 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 54 mins
1970s, 1980s, 70s, 80s, Regatta, andy summers, music, new wave, outlandos, punk, reggae, rock, rock and roll, stewart copeland, sting, synchronicity, synth, zenyatta
Screaming "Roxanne" into the night, The Police's compact but impactful career featured incredible melodies, driving rock, keening vocals, and sophisticated musicianship. The trio fused punk with reggae, and later burgeoning synth with ease, and made it seem like every little thing they did was magic. We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to send out an S.O.S. about this incredible band and compare top ten lists of our favorite songs by Sting and company.
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Aerosmith
September 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 46 mins
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 70s, 80s, 90s, aerosmith, alicia silverstone, band, classic rock, guitar, joe perry, music, power ballad, rock, rock and roll, rock band, rock music, steven tyler
We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to Get a Grip and list some Big Ones that'll make you Pump your fist because each song on our Aerosmith top ten lists Rocks.
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Jaws
August 5th, 2024 | 2 hrs 11 mins
1970s, 70s, cinema, film, horror, john williams, marine, marine biology, movie, movies, ocean, oceanography, oceans, shark, shark week, sharks, spielberg, steven spielberg
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the podcast, writer/director of horror short "The Canyon" Alex Sosin joins us to swim with sharks as we celebrate Steven Spielberg's aquatic horror blockbuster, Jaws. The film elevates a b-horror premise to an all-time maritime masterpiece.
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Blazing Saddles
May 20th, 2024 | 2 hrs 9 mins
1970s, 70s, BLM, Black Lives Matter, Gene Wilder, Race, cleavon little, comedy, empathy, madeline kahn, mel brooks, racism, satire, spoof, tolerance, western
Mel Brooks' crowning achievement, Blazing Saddles blazed a trail and confronts racism with equal parts ferocious satire and wild cartoon abandon. Writer/comedian/filmmaker Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) joins us to celebrate 50 years of this film's uncompromising hilarity and empathy. We are awake, but we are very puzzled.
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Dazed and Confused
April 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 48 mins
1970s, 420, 70s, Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, affleck, anthony rapp, classic rock, high school, linklater, mcconaughey, parker posey, richard linklater, rock, stoner, teen, teen comedies, teen comedy
We get older and this classic teen comedy stays the same age. Our bud Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) joins us to revisit our nostalgia for Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused", the 1976 it depicts, its killer soundtrack, and our foolish teen years where everything seemed so important and, maybe, was.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
October 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 37 mins
1970s, 70s, Gender, Halloween, Queer, aliens, horror, lgbtq, musical, musicals, rock, rock and roll, sci-fi, scifi, sexuality, susan sarandon, tim curry, trans, transsexual
Let's do the Time Warp again as special guest writer/director/actress/producer Shakina Nayfack (@shakeenz, Difficult People, Quantum Leap) joins us to send off our Halloween season with a bang, emphasis on the bang. This musical is a one-of-a-kind blend of rock, camp, horror, and sexual exploration that really puts the "fluid" in gender fluidity, one that has and always will inspire hordes of live audiences to not just dream it, but to be it.