web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:11:27 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Nerd” https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/tags/nerd Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700 Each episode we add a new entry to the Nostalgium Arcanum, a repository for the movies, tv, music, games, and other pop culture that still enchants us today. Find us on the socials by googling "Nostalgium". en-us episodic A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are Doug Lief Each episode we add a new entry to the Nostalgium Arcanum, a repository for the movies, tv, music, games, and other pop culture that still enchants us today. Find us on the socials by googling "Nostalgium". yes nostalgia, 1980s, 80s, 1990s, 90s, movies, tv, television, music, toys, video games, games, nerd, geek Doug Lief djlief@gmail.com Monty Python and the Holy Grail https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/135 7dc4d776-3ec0-4ae5-b5e8-f1609fa905e6 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700 Doug Lief full Doug Lief We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail as some podcasting nerds should, by quoting it to death. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to discuss the unyielding hilarity and exceptional longevity of a film that just won't take "Ni" for an answer. And there was much rejoicing! 1:57:16 yes We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail as some podcasting nerds should, by quoting it to death. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to discuss the unyielding hilarity and exceptional longevity of a film that just won't take "Ni" for an answer. And there was much rejoicing! If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!). If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/ The symbol formerly known as Twitter: @nostalgiumpod BlueSky: @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nostalgiumarcanum_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostalgiumarcanum_/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie All Music From Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Neil Innes (songs) and De Wolfe Music monty python, python, Britain, England, medieval, mythology, religion, flying circus, nerd, geek, sketch, skit, comedy, sketch comedy, bbc, absurd, absurdism, logic, john cleese, graham chapman, eric idle, terry jones, terry gilliam, michael palin, spam, dead parrot, snl, saturday night live, britcom, british, taskmaster We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail as some podcasting nerds should, by quoting it to death. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to discuss the unyielding hilarity and exceptional longevity of a film that just won't take "Ni" for an answer. And there was much rejoicing!

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Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
All Music From Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Neil Innes (songs) and De Wolfe Music

]]> We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail as some podcasting nerds should, by quoting it to death. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to discuss the unyielding hilarity and exceptional longevity of a film that just won't take "Ni" for an answer. And there was much rejoicing!

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Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
All Music From Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Neil Innes (songs) and De Wolfe Music

]]> UHF https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/93 03b11983-17d1-469f-8b85-2509cffcfab8 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:00:00 -0700 Doug Lief full Doug Lief We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!! 2:04:35 yes We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!! If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/ The symbol formerly known as Twitter: @nostalgiumpod BlueSky: @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nostalgiumarcanum_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostalgiumarcanum_/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits: Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie) UHF - Weird Al Yankovic Beverly Hillbillies - Weird Al Yankovic (parody of Money For Nothing by Dire Straits) All score from UHF by John Du Prez weird al yankovic, michael richards, kevin mccarthy, fran drescher, parody, parodies, 1980s, 80s, movie, movies, cult classic, cult classics, comedy, film, flims, music, accordion, polka, nerd, geek We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
UHF - Weird Al Yankovic
Beverly Hillbillies - Weird Al Yankovic (parody of Money For Nothing by Dire Straits)
All score from UHF by John Du Prez

]]> We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
UHF - Weird Al Yankovic
Beverly Hillbillies - Weird Al Yankovic (parody of Money For Nothing by Dire Straits)
All score from UHF by John Du Prez

]]> Monty Python's Flying Circus https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/81 df045109-f177-4ba6-82ef-34a9905f6730 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0700 Doug Lief full Doug Lief And now for something completely different. Monty Python's Flying Circus redefined comedy from the subatomic level up with sketches that were quotable, absurd, and of course, funnier than a dead parrot full of spam. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast) join us to roundtable our top 10 Python sketches. Burma! 2:09:04 yes And now for something completely different. Monty Python's Flying Circus redefined comedy from the subatomic level up with sketches that were quotable, absurd, and of course, funnier than a dead parrot full of spam. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to roundtable our top 10 Python sketches. Burma! If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!). If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/ The symbol formerly known as Twitter: @nostalgiumpod BlueSky: @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nostalgiumarcanum_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostalgiumarcanum_/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie The Liberty Bell - John Phillips Souza, performed by Band of the Grenadier Guards Bruces' Philosophers Song - Eric Idle Cheese Shop Bouzouki Music - Joe Moretti All other music composed for Monty Python's Flying Circus by Neil Innes and Fred Tomlinson Singers monty python, python, flying circus, nerd, geek, sketch, skit, comedy, sketch comedy, bbc, absurd, absurdism, logic, john cleese, graham chapman, eric idle, terry jones, terry gilliam, michael palin, spam, dead parrot, snl, saturday night live, britcom, british, taskmaster And now for something completely different. Monty Python's Flying Circus redefined comedy from the subatomic level up with sketches that were quotable, absurd, and of course, funnier than a dead parrot full of spam. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to roundtable our top 10 Python sketches. Burma!

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Musical Credits

Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
The Liberty Bell - John Phillips Souza, performed by Band of the Grenadier Guards
Bruces' Philosophers Song - Eric Idle
Cheese Shop Bouzouki Music - Joe Moretti
All other music composed for Monty Python's Flying Circus by Neil Innes and Fred Tomlinson Singers

]]> And now for something completely different. Monty Python's Flying Circus redefined comedy from the subatomic level up with sketches that were quotable, absurd, and of course, funnier than a dead parrot full of spam. Guest comedians Rich Baker and Ned Record (of the Lost & Confounded podcast and www.nedrecord.com) join us to roundtable our top 10 Python sketches. Burma!

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Musical Credits

Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
The Liberty Bell - John Phillips Souza, performed by Band of the Grenadier Guards
Bruces' Philosophers Song - Eric Idle
Cheese Shop Bouzouki Music - Joe Moretti
All other music composed for Monty Python's Flying Circus by Neil Innes and Fred Tomlinson Singers

]]> The Far Side https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/39 238ebef8-a799-45f4-907c-d1845e03496f Mon, 26 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0700 Doug Lief full Doug Lief Farm animals. Cavemen. Aliens. Bugs. These are the canvas on which Gary Larson's The Far Side painted a uniquely heady blend of the mundane and the bizarre. Comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins us to revisit this highly successful comic strip and how it forever changed the way we look at comedy and ourselves. 1:04:02 yes Farm animals. Cavemen. Aliens. Bugs. These are the canvas on which Gary Larson's The Far Side painted a uniquely heady blend of the mundane and the bizarre. Comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins us to revisit this highly successful comic strip and how it forever changed the way we look at comedy and ourselves. If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/ The symbol formerly known as Twitter: @nostalgiumpod BlueSky: @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nostalgiumarcanum_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostalgiumarcanum_/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content. Musical Credits: Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie) Theme from "Tales From The Far Side" by Bill Frisell nostalgia, comics, comic strips, newspapers, nerd, geek, weird, twilight zone, Gary Larson, Calvin & Hobbes, 1980s, 1990s Farm animals. Cavemen. Aliens. Bugs. These are the canvas on which Gary Larson's The Far Side painted a uniquely heady blend of the mundane and the bizarre. Comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins us to revisit this highly successful comic strip and how it forever changed the way we look at comedy and ourselves.

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Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Theme from "Tales From The Far Side" by Bill Frisell

]]> Farm animals. Cavemen. Aliens. Bugs. These are the canvas on which Gary Larson's The Far Side painted a uniquely heady blend of the mundane and the bizarre. Comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins us to revisit this highly successful comic strip and how it forever changed the way we look at comedy and ourselves.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Theme from "Tales From The Far Side" by Bill Frisell

]]> "Weird" Al Yankovic https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/6 56ed670a-b2b8-4db4-942a-58a4c5fdbdd1 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800 Doug Lief full Doug Lief Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itself. 1:09:30 no Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itself. The whole thing is so White and Nerdy you'll Eat It. Song titles!!! If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/ The symbol formerly known as Twitter: @nostalgiumpod BlueSky: @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nostalgiumarcanum_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostalgiumarcanum_/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content. Musical Credits: Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie) Eat It ("Weird" Al Yankovic) The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Spike Jones) Day-O (Stan Freberg) The Elements Song (Tom Lehrer) Fat ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Smells Like Nirvana ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Amish Paradise ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Polka Your Eyes Out ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Dare to Be Stupid ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Frank's 2000 Inch TV ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Bob ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Pancreas ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Jurassic Park ("Weird" Al Yankovic) The Saga Begins ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Ode to a Superhero ("Weird" Al Yankovic) I'm Milton Berle And I Like It (Darren Lanning) White and Nerdy ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Polka Face ("Weird" Al Yankovic) Yoda ("Weird" Al Yankovic) weird, weird al yankovic, yankovic, comedy, demento, parody, music, rock and roll, polka, daniel radcliffe, nerd, geek, music Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itself. The whole thing is so White and Nerdy you'll Eat It. Song titles!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Eat It ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Spike Jones)
Day-O (Stan Freberg)
The Elements Song (Tom Lehrer)
Fat ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Smells Like Nirvana ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Amish Paradise ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Your Eyes Out ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Dare to Be Stupid ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Frank's 2000 Inch TV ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Bob ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Pancreas ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Jurassic Park ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Saga Begins ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Ode to a Superhero ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
I'm Milton Berle And I Like It (Darren Lanning)
White and Nerdy ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Face ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Yoda ("Weird" Al 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. The whole thing is so White and Nerdy you'll Eat It. Song titles!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Eat It ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Spike Jones)
Day-O (Stan Freberg)
The Elements Song (Tom Lehrer)
Fat ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Smells Like Nirvana ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Amish Paradise ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Your Eyes Out ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Dare to Be Stupid ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Frank's 2000 Inch TV ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Bob ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Pancreas ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Jurassic Park ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Saga Begins ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Ode to a Superhero ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
I'm Milton Berle And I Like It (Darren Lanning)
White and Nerdy ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Face ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Yoda ("Weird" Al Yankovic)

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