web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:25:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Weird” https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/tags/weird Mon, 26 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -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 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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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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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/
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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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