Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 3 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "space".
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2001: A Space Odyssey
April 13th, 2026 | 2 hrs 45 mins
ai, alien, aliens, arthur c. clarke, artificial intelligence, astronomy, cinema, entertainment, evolution, film, films, kubrick, movie, movies, sci-fi, science fiction, scifi, space, stanley kubrick
While the year 2001 has passed, Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece set in that year looms as large as its imposing monolith, and casts as long a shadow. A spectacular artistic achievement, the film is about nothing less than the entirety of the human experience, the exultation and terror of first contact, evolution, and Lovecraftian ideas of unfathomable cosmic power and insignificance. Few films have reached for such heights, let alone achieved them. We're joined on this mission by fellow podcasters Randy Allain and Kris Ingersoll (Media/Lit), and Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) to journey to Jupiter and beyond the infinite.
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Alien
January 26th, 2026 | 2 hrs 10 mins
1970s, 70s, ai, aliens, astrobiology, astronomy, halloween, horror, jerry goldsmith, parasite, predator, ridley scott, ripley, sci fi, 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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Total Recall
March 3rd, 2025 | 2 hrs 22 mins
1990s, 90s, action, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, mars, paul verhoeven, philip k. dick, schwarzenegger, scifi, sharon stone, simulation, simulation theory, space
Get your ass to Mars! We're having total recall over Total Recall, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best films. Guest filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") joins us to revisit Paul Verhoeven's take on Philip K. Dick that is relentlessly entertaining, funny, exciting, and over the top from the first frame to the last. Come do your best Arnold "nnyyaaarrrrgggh!" along with us for the memory of a lifetime.