Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 2 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "the muppets".
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Labyrinth
June 27th, 2026 | 2 hrs 34 mins
1980s, 80s, brian froud, david bowie, fantasy, goblins, jennifer connelly, jim henson, monty python, muppets, musical, musicals, terry jones, the muppets
On this episode we celebrate 40 years of the babe with the power, as Jennifer Connelly braves her way through Jim Henson's "Labyrinth". Full of astounding designs, puppetry, humor, and iconic songs from a mesmerising David Bowie, while Labyrinth was not an immediate financial success, the film's undeniable awesomeness has proven it still has power over you. We're joined by guest Josh Covel of the Still Loading podcast (and our co-host on the Jim Henson retrospective podcast "Still Muppeting") to celebrate one of the greatest movies of the 1980s. Come inside, and have a nice cup of tea!
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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!