Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Literature”

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Doug Lief — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:15:00 -0700

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. So begins Jane Austen's beloved novel about marriage, manners, and stifling social mores. This episode we're joined by Josh Sarnecky and Amanda Rivas of the Anime Pop podcast to take high tea with the exceptional 2005 adaptation of this immortal classic. Anchored by incandescent performances from Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, the film foregrounds the romance and repartee for which Austen remains renowned.

All of Josh and Amanda's shows can be found at https://thepopbreak.com/. Check out our recent collab over on the Media/Lit Podcast as well where we drafted syndicated cartoons for a proposed new version of "Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue".

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All score from Pride & Prejudice by Dario Marianelli
Lost in Austen - Lost Moon Radio (www.lostmoonradio.com)

The Colour Out Of Space

Doug Lief — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:15:00 -0700

For this year's Halloween bonus reading, we're going down to Nahum's farm and taking a gander at "The Colour Out Of Space", cosmic horror master H.P. Lovecraft's unsettling tale of a chromatic contagion from beyond the stars.

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

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Musical Credits:
Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
Creator Tears - Salvitsky
The Red Weed, Pt. 1 - Jeff Wayne
Babylon - Jeff Beal

The Masque of the Red Death

Doug Lief — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:15:00 -0700

It's a bonus episode on top of a bonus episode! We're doing another Halloween reading, this time we're commemorating the Phantom of the Opera's favorite costume by revisiting Edgar Allen Poe's immortal classic, The Masque of the Red Death. The short story features Poe's gloomy mysterious prose, and strikes at our shared anxieties about pestilence and mortality.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Leyndell, Royal Capital (Yuka Kitamura)
Edgar Allen Poe (Larry Grossman / Hal Hackady)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Doug Lief — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Over 200 years old and still scaring people, Washington Irving's masterpiece remains a Halloween classic and an all-time great ghost story. On this episode we not only discuss it, but as a bonus, the entire tale is here as an audiobook for your enjoyment.

Also, for bonus podcast content, please check out the Headless Horseman episode of our old show, "A Podcast, But Evil"!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Ichabod Crane sung by Bing Crosby (Don Raye / Gene de Paul)
Academy of Raya Lucaria (Yuka Kitamura)
The Hunter's Workship (Yuka Kitamura)