Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 14 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “christmas”.
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
December 29th, 2025 | 36 mins 30 secs
animation, boris karloff, cartoon, cartoons, christmas, chuck jones, comedy, dr. seuss, grinch, santa, santa claus, x-mas, xmas
It wouldn't be Christmas without Yuletide stealing, so we've got one more episode that's very revealing. The kids drop by the pod, to discuss who's Who, and give How The Grinch Stole Christmas a proper review.
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
December 22nd, 2025 | 2 hrs 14 mins
a christmas carol, charles dickens, christmas, dickens, jim henson, michael caine, muppet, muppets, musical, musicals, puppet, puppets, the muppets, x-mas, xmas
God bless us, every one! It's a special cross-over podcast as we bring an episode of Still Muppetting to Nostalgium Arcanum. Co-host Josh Covel (Still Loading) and comedian Eileen Mayse (@i_lean) revisit Muppets past and Michael Caine's turn breaking good as Ebeneezer Scrooge in "The Muppet Christmas Carol". And it was always said of them, that they knew how to keep Muppets well, if anyone alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
December 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 26 mins
1960s, 60s, animation, burl ives, carols, christmas, christmas carol, christmas carols, frosty, musical, musicals, rankin bass, rudolph, santa, santa claus, stop motion, x-mas, xmas
Our holiday coverage continues as we recall the most famous reindeer of all. Rankin-Bass' stop-motion retelling of Rudolph's super-mutant origins remains the most beloved version of the holiday mainstay. Guest podcaster and misfit toy Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) joins us to sing the praises (and carols) of this Christmas classic.
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A Christmas Story
December 8th, 2025 | 2 hrs 15 mins
1980s, 80s, christmas, comedy, santa, santa claus, x-mas, xmas
On this episode you'll shoot your eye out as we join Ralphie, his family, and the world's sexiest lamp to revisit A Christmas Story. We drink our ovaltine with our friends from from the Media / Lit Podcast, Kris Ingersoll and Randy Allain and use our tongues for discussing a holiday classic instead of sticking them to frozen poles.
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Ernest Saves Christmas
December 1st, 2025 | 1 hr 42 mins
1980s, 80s, christmas, comedy, ernest, jim varney, santa, santa claus, x-mas, xmas
It's time to pass the torch, knowwhatImean? We're returning to the weird world of Ernest P. Worrell as Jim Varney's blue-collar rubber face works a double shift to ensure the magic of Christmas is passed to a new generation. Guest comedian Rich Baker (@richbakeractor) and filmmaker Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis, tarikrdavis.com) join us to celebrate a comedy that knows when to step on the gas and when to hit the air brakes.
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Mariah Carey
September 29th, 2025 | 2 hrs 3 mins
1990s, 90s, all i want for christmas is you, butterfly, christmas, fantasy, mariah carey, music, pop, pop music, r & b, r and b, r&b, songwriting, soul, whitney houston, xmas
We give our full-throated endorsement to Mariah Carey, an artist of immense talent, superhuman vocal ability, and hit after hit after hit after hit. Friend-of-the-pod Ryan Merlo, podcaster Ami Lief (Playing By Ear), and comedian Eileen Mayse (@i_lean) roudntable their favorite tracks from Mimi's illustrious career.
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Edward Scissorhands
December 30th, 2024 | 2 hrs 3 mins
1990s, 90s, alan arkin, anthony michael hall, christmas, danny elfman, diane weist, edward scissorhands, fairy tale, goth, gothic, johnny depp, tim burton, vincent price, winona ryder, xmas
For our final Christmas episode of the season we give Tim Burton's haunting answer to the question "Where does snow come from?" This soulful personal tale of loneliness and longing is arguably Burton's finest, and our guest filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") is here to discuss why Edward Scissorhands still makes the cut.
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Christmas Songs
December 23rd, 2024 | 2 hrs 31 mins
carol, carols, christ, christian, christmas, holiday, holidays, jesus, music, song, songs, xmas
'Tis the season, so we're taking a look at the Christmas classics that make us fa la la la la la la la la. Guests Ami Lief and Tania Newton join us to roundtable our favorite holiday songs, from traditional carols, to broadway musicals, pop, rock, and all the tunes that fill our homes and speakers in December.
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Die Hard
December 16th, 2024 | 2 hrs 7 mins
1980s, 80s, action, alan rickman, bruce willis, christmas, die hard, entertainment, heist, let it snow, movie, movies, x-mas, xmas
Yippie-Kay-Yay and Ho... ho... ho... It isn't Christmas until Hans Gruber takes a dive off of Nakitomi Plaza. On this episode we're joined by comedian Rich Baker (@ricbakercoaching) and Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) to celebrate the greatest Christmas story since 0 A.D. Come on out to the coast with us and have a few laughs.
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The Santa Clause
December 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 54 mins
1990s, 90s, christmas, disney, movie, movies, santa, santa claus, tim allen, xmas
Tim Allen has to improve his home in an altogether different toy story as he kills Santa Claus and, by unbreakable North Pole contract law, must assume the awesome mantle of worldwide joy distribution. Guests Randy Allain and Kris Ingersoll of the Media/Lit podcast assure their places on the Nice list as we talk Santa murder, body horror, and the many metaphysical questions raised by this Disney holiday romp.