Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 3 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "boxing".
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Rocky
March 30th, 2026 | 2 hrs 41 mins
1970s, 70s, academy award, best picture, bill conti, boxing, carl weathers, cinema, movie, movies, oscars, philadelphia, sports, 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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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
June 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
arcade, boxing, game, gamer, gamers, games, gaming, mike tyson, nes, nintendo, retrogame, retrogamer, retrogamers, retrogames, retrogaming, sports, video game, video gamer, video games, video gaming
We get in the ring with Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (later known as just Punch-Out!!). This NES classic cleverly disguises puzzles and pattern recognition within its colorful cast of memorable pugilists. Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to put the smackdown on one of the most beloved titles in Nintendo's library. TKO!
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Rocky IV
July 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 24 mins
1980s, america, boxing, cold war, comedy, dolph lundgren, film, montage, movies, olympics, patriotic, patriotism, russia, sports, stallone, sylvester stallone, ussr
For our 4th of July special it's the U.S. vs. U.S.S.R. and also this time, it's personal as the Italian Stallion faces off against his toughest opponent yet, Ivan Drago. Returning guest Tania Newton and her brother, Jonathan Cardoso, get in the ring with us to discuss one of the most successful sports films of all time. Also there's a robot for some reason.