Nostalgium Arcanum
Episodes
Super Mario 64
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's-a-go! Super Mario 64 was a huge leap into the third dimension for its jumping protagonist. Nintendo once again revolutionized gaming and set the...
Guns N' Roses
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby! Come with us and guest musicians Kyle Lieberman and Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) to sing (or ...
UHF
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people...
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel, 1999's remake of The Thomas Crown Affair twists and turns as Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo twi...
3 Ninjas
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi-ya! We kick back with Josh Covel of the Still Loading podcast to knuckle up with Rocky, Colt, and Tum-Tum on their first adventure. The film hit ha...
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Park, CO may be a quiet mountain town but decades on it remains the locus for satire, profanity, and the occasional doomsday prophesy. Friendly ...
90s Movies - Part 2
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude our survey course of 90s movies by revisiting the late teens of our crew of guests (Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Ryan Merlo) for those film...
90s Movies - Part 1
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode our crew (Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Ryan Merlo) join us for the first of a two-part roundtable of our top ten 90s films. This part f...
Blazing Saddles
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Brooks' crowning achievement, Blazing Saddles blazed a trail and confronts racism with equal parts ferocious satire and wild cartoon abandon. Writ...
Super Mario Bros. 3
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Super Mario Bros. 3 set the standard not only for Nintendo's flagship franchise, but it was a literal game changer. Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoa...
The Wizard
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part cross-country child road trip, part Nintendo commercial, The Wizard is a time capsule of 1980s nostalgia that holds up better than its corporatel...
Fallout
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Duck and cover! We're going back to the radioactive world of tomorrow as companion B.T. Moorer joins us to open the vault to Fallout. This unique vide...
Dazed and Confused
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We get older and this classic teen comedy stays the same age. Our bud Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) joins us to revisit our nostalgia for Ri...
TV Theme Songs
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale of a podcaster and guests, who sit around debating which old theme songs were the best. We're joined by Ami...
Monty Python's Flying Circus
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And now for something completely different. Monty Python's Flying Circus redefined comedy from the subatomic level up with sketches that were quotable...
The Big Lebowski
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Dude abides, and his stupefying tale from the Coen Brothers continues to make people laugh to beat the bend... parts anyway. Little Lebowski Urban...
Ghostbusters 2
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Too hot to handle, too cold to hold. Ghostbusters 2 is a sequel that's anything but paint-by-numbers. We're gonna call superfans Dylan Gregory and Tan...
A League of Their Own
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Happy Gilmore
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 T...
Led Zeppelin
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Led Zeppelin are the godfathers of metal - a band that rocked so hard it forever reshaped the landscape of music. Jimmy Page's unparalleled riffs, Rob...
The Terminator
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how many times Arnold has been back, the original Terminator film still holds up as a taut, suspensful, scifi horror classic. Guest Jala Pre...
RoboCop
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like RoboCop himself, beneath this film's flashy exterior lies turmoil and humanity. Guests comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) and Dan Oster (Ma...
Spaceballs
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spaceballs? Oh shit, there goes the podcast! Guest and master of the Schwartz Matt Storm a.k.a. Matt Stormageddon joins us for a look back at Star War...
Disney Songs, Part 2
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to revisit our favorite Disney songs to infinity and beyond! Last time we covered songs from Walt Disney Studios' animated features. This t...
Crash Bandicoot
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
1996's Crash Bandicoot tackled the leap from 2d gaming to 3d with wild abandon, cartoon mania, and down-under flair. Guest James Hughes of the TeamWor...
Mitch Hedberg
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If stand-up comedy was an equation then Mitch Hedberg was its Isaac Newton, a pioneer who turned the format on its head and make jokes into jazz and v...
Matchbox Twenty
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's see how far we've come. Since the late 1990s Matchbox Twenty has been entertaining audiences with mass appeal and mass success. This week guests...
Independence Day
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Earth. This week guest Matt Powers joins us to revisit a 1990s disaster classic that, like its extraterrestrial scourge, loomed large over ...
Ghostbusters
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who ya gonna call? For 40 years the story of blue-collar scientists with unlicensed nuclear accelerators exterminating paranormal threats has offered ...
Batman Returns
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas in Gotham and writer/director of horror short "The Canyon" Alex Sosin joins to once again delve into Tim Burton's gothic nightmare visi...
ActRaiser
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lo and behold! In ActRaiser you get to play God, literally. This SNES classic combines two different gameplay modes (hack/slash and city-building sim)...
My Best Friend's Wedding
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My Best Friend's Wedding is, despite its trappings, not a romantic comedy. The film cleverly subverts expectations by making the villain appear to be ...
Care Bears
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You stare into the Care Bear and the Care Bear stares back at you. This week guest podcaster Jala Prendes (Jala-Chan's Place, Monster, Dear Monster, T...
16-Bit Disney Games
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1990s Disney animation recaptured its magic and along with it came a wave of memorable video games for the consoles of the era. This epis...
Batman (1989)
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Burton's fantastical vision of the Caped Crusader and his dark gothic expressionist world forever changed the superhero genre, and the way blockbu...
Clue: The Movie
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The classic whodunnit game became a classic whodunnit comedy. Guests comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) and Ami Lief roll the dice and try to ma...
Muppet Treasure Island
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shiver me felt timbers! We're shovin' off for adventure as Josh Covel of the Still Loading podcast (@StillLoadingPod) joins our crew to revisit the Mu...
The Haunted Mansion
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bonus Halloween treat (no tricks) as 7-year-old Celeste joins her old podcasting dad to revisit classic Disney attraction The Haunted Mansion, ...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's do the Time Warp again as special guest writer/director/actress/producer Shakina Nayfack (@shakeenz, Difficult People, Quantum Leap) joins us to...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over 200 years old and still scaring people, Washington Irving's masterpiece remains a Halloween classic and an all-time great ghost story. On this ep...
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd, who murdered patrons so we could pod. Actress, comedian, and host of Coming Out Pod Lauren Flans (@comingoutpod, @Lau...
Resident Evil 4
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
¡Puedes correr, pero no te puedes esconder! Resident Evil 4 was a revolutionary game that revitalized the series and videogames as a whole through it...
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good Grief! It's finally Halloween and that means it's time for comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) to join our yearly vigil in the seasonal Pean...
Queen
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Queen and its unfathomably talented lead singer Freddie Mercury declared they would rock you, and in so doing achieved music immortality. Guests Matt ...
Uncharted
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Uncharted franchise grew to greatness from small beginnings as globe-trotting treasure hunter Nathan Drake took the archaeological reins from Indi...
Calvin and Hobbes
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arguably the greatest comic strip of all time, Bill Watterson's masterpiece Calvin and Hobbes melded artistic mastery, comedic timing, and most of all...
Impressions
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gifted impressionists Dan Oster (@senatordanoster from MadTV and A Podcast, But Evil) and Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) join us to discuss our favor...
MegaMan 2
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MegaMan was released to little fanfare but its sequel put the Blue Bomber into the hall of fame. Boasting one of the greatest chiptune rock soundtrack...
Yu-Gi-Oh!
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to duel! Jared Moss, Ben Robinson, and Ky Huizinga of the Play Along Podcast (www.playalongpod.com) bust out their decks to solve the true M...
Doom
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Doom's lasting impact on the world of video games remains as potent as ever 30 years on. Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) throws on a helmet w...
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
P-p-p-lease join our 35th anniversary retrospective on Robert Zemeckis' 1988 masterpiece with special guest Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) of the Amber Ru...
My Cousin Vinny
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hailed by audiences and lawyers alike, My Cousin Vinny has been sustained while other legal comedies have been overruled. Returning guest Ami Lief bri...
Chrono Trigger
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time keeps on slippin' as Matt Storm of the Fun & Games podcast (@funandgamespod) travels with us back to 1995 to revisit Chrono Trigger, one of the m...
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Series)
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Slayers gonna slay as paranormal fiction writer Betsy Allen joins our Scooby Gang to revisit TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", where our heroes face of...
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We time travel back to 1991 with comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) and storm-chaser Ken Cole (@kenergycole) to ensure that John Connor and his ...
Rocky IV
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 oppone...
The Far Side
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 bi...
Disney Songs
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Ho! On this supersized special episode Ami Lief and Tania Newton join us to reminisce about the soundtrack to all our childhoods - the unmatched so...
Jurassic Park
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We spared no expense for Jurassic Park's 30th anniversary. Guests Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) and clever girl Ami Lief (etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmo...
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a horrible night to have a curse! Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to whip it good as we revisit Castlevania 2, a game far more ...
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You call this archaeology? This episode we crack open our diary with guest Dan Oster (A Podcast, But Evil, @senatordanoster) to follow the clues to th...
Superman: The Movie
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's special guest Ken Cole (@kenergycole) joining us to discuss the superhero and his movie who set the template for a...
Homestar Runner
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody! Everybody! This week Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to click our way through Homestar Runner, a veritable witch's brew of inside ...
Adventures in Babysitting
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And it's so hard babysitting these guys! This week we provide supervision to guests Ami Lief (https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo), Ryan Merlo,...
Gargoyles
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The night time is the right time for Disney's Gargoyles, a grittier, serialized tale of noble creatures who turn from stone to flesh at sundown. Speci...
Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're right on top of that, Rose, as Ami Lief (etsy.com/shop/momobunnysmoreco) and Rich Baker (@richbakeractor) join us for a wholly unsupervised retr...
The Beatles
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We get by with a little help from our friends Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, www.themoonunits.com) and Kyle Lieberman to defend our top ten list of...
Rugrats
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Passover comedian Andrew Tavin (@andrewtavin, The House of House podcast) sits down to seder to discuss Rugrats, one of Nickelodeon's...
My So-Called Life
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We gathered together a full clique to discuss 90s high school drama My So-Called Life. Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Kristin Perez revisit this emotiona...
Fallen Angels
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) of The Amber Ruffin Show and the Brothers From Another Planet podcast snoops on Fallen Angels. It's a forgotten but star-st...
Masters of the Universe
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have the power!!! Guest Ryan Merlo joins us to revisit the 1987 live-action film and unlock the cosmic key to a world where your favorite action fi...
DuckTales
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Quackaroonie! On this podcast we might solve a mystery or rewrite history as junior woodchuck Rich Baker (@richbakeractor) joins us to revisit DuckTal...
Saved By The Bell
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time out! Guest Dana Bowling (@danabowling of the Daily Dose of Dana Podcast) is so excited, so excited, and so scared to dish the dirt on Bayside Hig...
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your ancient medallions and solar-powered bird jets as guest Rob Palmieri (@robthewonderful of Cartoon Clip Show) joins us for an epic archeologi...
Pokémon
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gotta catch 'em all! This week Dave Jackson (of the Tales From The Backlog podcast - @TFTBLPod) evolves into Dave Jacksazaard to discuss the global me...
Animaniacs
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hellooooooo Nurse! Guests Amy and Amir Baum join us to discuss the animan-ey, totally insane-ey, Animaniacs. Those are the facts! If you're pondering...
Gremlins
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to discuss the three essential rules for mogwai care as we revisit 1984's "Gremlins", a classic tale of...
Final Fantasy VI
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kupo! Writer/comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins our party to bum rush one of the greatest video games of all time. This classic marries a deep ...
Power Ballads
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your cigarette lighters. It's a family affair as special guests Ami Lief and her brother Kyle Lieberman round table lists of our top five power b...
D2: The Mighty Ducks
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Batman: The Animated Series
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Rich Baker (@richbakeractor) joins us to shine the bat-signal on Batman: The Animated Series, a seminal piece of melancholy action which is argu...
Myst
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Duckfeed.tv's Kole Ross (@koleross) links with us to revisit Myst, the surrealistic adventure that became our world. This landmark gam...
Ren and Stimpy
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello boys and girls! This is an episode about a whale!... No... This is an episode about being happy! Amy Baum joins us to feel happy happy, joy joy ...
Street Fighter II
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Haduoken! Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) goes three rounds on Street Fighter II, one of the biggest video games of all time. It birthed a genre so su...
Grunge
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are now, entertain us! On this episode Dylan Ris of Lost Moon Radio (www.lostmoonradio.com) joins us to reflect on the grunge revolution of th...
The Golden Girls
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pal and confidante Ryan Merlo drops by to travel down the road and back again with The Golden Girls, a timeless sitcom about the elderly that appeals ...
The Karate Kid
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest and Cobra Kai youtuber Ken Cole (https://www.youtube.com/@KenCole) is the best around as we leave no leg unswept on The Karate Kid. If ...
The Goonies
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey you guuuyyyyyssss! Special guest Tania Newton joins our quest to find One-Eyed Willy's rich stuff as we travel beneath Astoria to unearth the true...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a bodacious slice of sewer pizza as comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching on instagram) joins us to talk about TMNT's 1990 live-action debut. C...
"Weird" Al Yankovic
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itsel...
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sure ye can handle a dead tongue, but can ye handle TWO live ones? Snorky talk Man as we close out our Halloween run with a special episode about the ...
The Fly
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Be afraid... Be very afraid... of a twisted fusion of sci-fi horror and romance, as well as man and insect. David Cronenberg's body horror masterpiece...
Thriller
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No mere mortal can resist the evil of The Thriller! This week we revisit the moment when the King of Pop truly began his reign, a song and music video...
The Phantom of the Opera
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've passed the point of no return as we dissect Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece, the O.G., The Phantom of the Opera. The musical will soon close o...
Beetlejuice
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our first entry to the Nostalgium Arcanum is the ghost with the most. This episode we crack open the Handbook for the Recently Deceased and explore th...