Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Voice Acting”

90s WB Animation with Special Guest Paul Rugg

Doug Lief — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Cartoons from Warner Bros. in the 90s were a little looney, totally insane-ey, and a chance for the creative forces behind them to Freak Out! Guest comedian/filmmaker Tarik Davis (www.tarikrdavis.com) and I are joined by special guest Paul Rugg, credited writer on 76 episodes of Animaniacs, 24 of Freakazoid, and the voices of numerous characters on both shows including Freakazoid himself, for an incredible behind-the-curtain look at the ecosystem of cartoon-making at the WB when it produced some of the most memorable, daring, and flat-out hilarious animation ever.

Find Paul's videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Froynlaven1,

You can find Tarik on NBC's The Amber Ruffin Show, and on his essential podcast, Brothers From Another Planet, see him perform live with Freestyle Love Soupreme.

More importantly, Tarik's short film "Doc - Race, Revolution, Relativity, and the Confessions of a Time Travelling Terrorist" is now out and you can (and should) watch it here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uBvVgBTIY) The trailer for his new short film, "We're Not In Harlem Anymore", is available here: (https://youtu.be/M6KTil92tX8?si=p1emxuYOa8c7ZQJa)

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

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Animaniacs Theme - Richard Stone
All score from Animaniacs and Freakazoid! - Richard Stone, Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein, Gordon Goodwin, Carl Johnson, J. Eric Schmidt

The Simpsons

Doug Lief — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700

For our 200th podcast, we're covering "The Simpsons", a superlative satirical juggernaut that, for over 35 years, has held a yellow mirror up to our absurd world. Filled with endlessly quotable moments, pitch-perfect vocal performances, and expertly incisive comedy, Matt Groening's brainchild may arguably be the single greatest television show ever made, and easily one of the most important artistic works of all time. We're joined by four cromulent guests, improviser Dan Oster (MadTV, "A Podcast, But Evil"), comedian / musician Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com), comedian Rich Baker, and singer Sophie Gonzalez (also www.themoonunits.com). We are now truly all old men yelling at clouds.

We also are incredibly grateful to all the returning guests who drop by for cameo appearances in true Simpsons style:
Case Aiken (www.CertainPOV.com)
Amir Baum
Amy Baum
Joey Clift (https://www.joeyclift.com/)
Chris Coplien (https://retrohangover.captivate.fm/)
Benjamin Lief
Celeste Lief
Ned Record (www.nedrecord.com)
and
Andrew Tavin (www.andrewtavin.com/)

Support us, join the discussion, and get bonus content at www.patreon.com/nostalgium!

Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, "Playing By Ear" (https://playingbyear.fireside.fm) and our limited-run Jim Henson Series, "Still Muppeting" (patreon.com/stillloadingpod).

If you want to take an online improv class from Rich, go to www.daretofailimprov.com (first class is free!).

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

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)
Theme from The Simpsons by Danny Elmfan
All music and songs from The Simpsons by Alf Clausen
Nothing At All - Okilly Dokilly
All Interstitial Simpsons remixes by D A N K M U S, except for "Can I Borrow A Feeling?" by Kirk Van Houten