Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Sports”

Rocky

Doug Lief — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

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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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All music from Rocky by Bill Conti
The Rye or the Kaiser (Theme From Rocky XIII) - "Weird" Al Yankovic

The Sandlot

Doug Lief — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:15:00 -0700

The Sandlot is a perfect distillation of childhood dreams, fantasy, fears, and legends that will live on forever... forEVER... FOREVER!!! Guests sultan of swat Randy Allain and king of crash Kris Ingersoll of the Media/Lit podcast join the team to relive endless summers played one base at a time.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Green Onions – Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
America The Beautiful – Ray Charles
All score from The Sandlot by David Newman

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Doug Lief — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:15:00 -0700

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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Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All Score from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! by Yukio Kaneoka, Akito Nakatsuka, and Kenji Yamamoto
I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

A League of Their Own

Doug Lief — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Batter up, hear that call. The time has come for one and all... To play ball. We load the bases with guests Ami Lief, Ryan Merlo, and Tania Newton to revisit "A League of Their Own", a seminal sports movie that's still in a league of its own.

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Musical Credits

Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
All Score from A League of Their Own by Hans Zimmer
It Had To Be You (Isham Jones / Gus Khan), performed by Megan Cavanagh
It Had To Be You (Isham Jones / Gus Khan), performed by Artie Shaw

Happy Gilmore

Doug Lief — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0700

The price is right for this classic golf comedy in which Adam Sadler tees off on everyone and everything in his path. Guest Dave Jackson (Tales From The Backlog - @TFTBLpod) joins us to revisit a movie that never fails to take us to our happy place.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Endless Love (Lionel Richie)
We've Only Just Begun (Paul Williams / Roger Nichols, sung by Carl Weathers)
All score from Happy Gilmore by Mark Mothersbaugh

Rocky IV

Doug Lief — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0700

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.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Hearts on Fire (Jon Cafferty)
All Score From Rocky IV by Vince DiCola
Living in America (James Brown)
Rocky IV: The Musical (Jon and Al Kaplan)

D2: The Mighty Ducks

Doug Lief — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

The quack pack quacks back as special guest Eileen O'Connell (@i_lean) joins us to revisit a Disney sports sequel that pulls off the rare hat trick of being just as fun as the original.

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Also, we note this episode had some audio quality issues, but the discussion was still way too much fun to keep to ourselves. Enjoy!

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
We Will Rock You (Queen)
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series Theme Song (Patrick DeRemer)
We Are the Champions (Queen)
Incidental score from D2: The Mighty Ducks (J. A. C. Redford)