Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Whitney Houston”

Songs of 1992

Doug Lief — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700

After Nevermind permanently altered the musical landscape in 1991, the following year continued music's fractured attempt to catch up with rapidly changing styles. We wish-a-you joy and happiness in revisiting our personal favorites from 1992's jukebox with guest creeps and weirdos comedian Rich Baker, and our co-hosts from "Playing By Ear", Ami Lief and Kyle Lieberman.

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

Ami's handmade earrings can be found at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

Check out Kyle's band, Kyle and The Silver Dork, wherever you get you music, or here on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cxlTh9yM7rSBkZBb5aIKw

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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).

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Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Them Bones – Alice in Chains
Rooster – Alice in Chains
When A Man Loves A Woman – Michael Bolton
Runaway Train – Soul Asylum
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
Keep The Faith - Bon Jovi
The Rockford Peaches - The All American Girls Professional Baseball League Song
Smells Like Nirvana – “Weird” Al Yankovic
Everything About You – Ugly Kid Joe
Queen of the Night – Whitney Houston
Save The Best For Last – Vanessa Williams
Steam – Peter Gabriel
Remedy – The Black Crowes
Drive – R.E.M.
Creep – Radiohead
Tennessee – Arrested Development
Lithium – Nirvana
Rain – Madonna
Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
What’s Up? – 4 Non Blondes
Model Girl – Gary Hughes
Sublime – Date Rape
No Rain – Blind Melon
A Whole New World – Alan Menken and Tim Rice
Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
Right Now – Van Halen
I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston
Until I Fall Away – Gin Blossoms
House of Pain – Jump Around
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Just Another Day – Jon Secada
Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
Killing in the Name Of – Rage Against the Machine
You Don’t Love Me Anymore – “Weird” Al Yankovic
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Man on the Moon – R.E.M.
Achy Breaky Song – “Weird” Al Yankovic

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)

Doug Lief — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:15:00 -0700

One of most successful television events of all time, 1997's version of Rogers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" put a glass slipper on Brandy with an assist from Fairy Godmother Whitney Houston, and a cast of Broadway veterans including Jason Alexander, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, and Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg. We're joined by Kate Hunter of the No Small Games podcast (https://nosmallgames.com/) to celebrate a true Cinderella story.

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).

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)
All songs from "Cinderella" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, except for "Falling In Love With Love" which has lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
All score from Cinderella by Richard Rodgers

Mariah Carey

Doug Lief — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:15:00 -0700

We give our full-throated endorsement to Mariah Carey, an artist of immense talent, superhuman vocal ability, and hit after hit after hit after hit. Friend-of-the-pod Ryan Merlo, podcaster Ami Lief (Playing By Ear), and comedian Eileen Mayse (@i_lean) roudntable their favorite tracks from Mimi's illustrious career.

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

Check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo

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)
All songs by Mariah Carey except where noted otherwise:
Underneath The Stars
Circles
Anytime You Need A Friend
My All
Make It Happen
When You Believe (w/Whitney Houston)
Heartbreaker
Vision Of Love
Touch My Body
Honey
Hero
Vanishing
We Belong Together
Emotions
Butterfly
One Sweet Day (w/ Boyz II Men)
Fantasy
Without You
Open Arms
Always Be My Baby
Long Ago
Dreamlover
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Tell Him – Celine Dion and Barbara Streisand
All I Want For Christmas Is You mashup with We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister (There, I Ruined It)