Nostalgium Arcanum

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 twitter at: @nostalgiumpod read less
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TV Theme Songs
15-04-2024
TV Theme Songs
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 Lief (creepy and kooky) and Ryan Merlo (mysterious and spooky) to round table our top ten TV theme songs. Be sure to check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: 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, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits: Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie I Can’t Watch This – Weird Al Yankovic (parody of U Can’t Touch This by M.C. Hammer) Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street – Joe Raposo Come and Knock On Our Door – Ray Charles and Julia Rinker Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Chuck Lorre and Dennis C. Brown Everywhere You Look - Jesse Frederick Horsin’ Around Theme – Jesse Novak Animaniacs – Richard Stone Movin' On Up - Ja'net DuBois Green Acres Theme – Vic Mizzy Meet the Flintstones – Hoyt Curtain The Addams Family – Vic Mizzy (Theme From) The Monkees - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, performed by The Monkees According to Our New Arrival - Judy Hart-Angelo, Gary Portnoy, performed by Leon Redbone Saved By The Bell - Scott Gale Big Bang Theory Theme – Barenaked Ladies Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not) – Mike Post, performed by Joey Scarbury The Brady Bunch - Frank De Vol, Sherwood Schwartz, performed by Peppermint Trolley Company Searchin' My Soul – Vonda Shepard The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle - Sherwood Schwartz, George Wyle This Is the Theme to Garry's Show – Joey Carbone, performed by Bill Lynch Tiny Toon Adventures Theme - Bruce Broughton, performed by Charlie Adler, Tress MacNeille & Joe Alaskey The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, performed by Noam Kaniel I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts The Muppet Show Theme - Sam Pottle Where Everybody Knows Your Name - Gary Portnoy DuckTales - Mark Mueller, performed by Jeff Pescetto Love Is All Around - Sonny Curtis Unbreakable - Jeff Richmond Rock On – Linda Perry As Long as We Got Each Other - Eric Carmen, performed by B. J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes Too Many Cooks – Shawn Coleman, Michael Kohler, performed by Shawn Coleman, Cheryl Rogers, Michael Magno, and Patty Mack
The Big Lebowski
01-04-2024
The Big Lebowski
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 Achievers Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) and Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) join us to revisit this inside-out noir tale of bowling, kidnapping, and beverages in need of saving. You see what happens? You see what happens when we make a podcast? If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: 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, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie The Man In Me - Bob Dylan Tumblin' Tumbleweeds - Bob Nolan, performd by Sons of the Pioneers Hotel California - Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, performed by the Gipsy Kings Requiem in D Minor: Introitus and Lacrimosa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Run Through the Jungle - John Fogerty, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival Traffic Boom - Piero Piccioni Oye Como Va - Tito Puente, performed by Santana I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good - Duke Ellington and Paul Francis Webster, performed by Nina Simone Stamping Ground - Moondog & Orchestra Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt cover, originally by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - Mickey Newbury, performed by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Disney Songs, Part 2
05-02-2024
Disney Songs, Part 2
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 time we're covering everything else from Pixar to Touchstone to the Disney Channel to the amusement parks and more. Returning guests Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Ryan Merlo join us for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious massive mouse house roundtable. Be sure to check out Ami's beautiful handmade earrings at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomoBunnysmoreCo If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: 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, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie Baroque Hometown (Jean-Jacques Perrey / Gershon Kingsley) The Climb (Jessi Alexander / Jon Mabe) Let’s Get Together (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman) Un Poco Loco (Germain Franco / Adrian Molina) So Long And Thanks For All The Fish (Joby Talbot / Christopher Austin / Garth Jennings) Mickey Mouse March (Jimmie Dodd) Come Little Children (John Debney) If I Didn’t Have You (Randy Newman) Grim Grinning Ghosts (Buddy Baker / X Atencio) I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (Dianne Warren) Nobody Like U (Billie Eilish / Finneas O’Connell) Because You Loved Me (Dianne Warren) Learn Me Right (Mumford & Sons) Yo, Ho! (A Pirate’s Life For Me) (Buddy Baker / X Atencio) Substitutiary Locomotion (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman) The Tiki Room (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman) Pictures in My Head (Jeanne Lurie / Aris Archontis / Chen Neeman) We Belong Together (Randy Newan) When She Loved Me (Randy Newman) Hay Un Amigo En Mi (Randy Newman / Gipsy Kings) Remember Me (Rober Lopez / Kristen Anderson Lopez) Oogie Boogie’s Song (Danny Elfman) Babysitting Blues (Mark Mueller / Robert Kraft) He Lives In You (Lebo M) Lava (James Ford Murphy) Let’s Go Fly A Kite (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman) DuckTales Theme Song (Mark Mueller) It’s A Small World (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman) What I’ve Been Looking For (Andy Dodd / Adam Watts) You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Randy Newman) This Is Halloween (Danny Elfman) Sunflower (Post Malone / Swae Lee) I Don’t Dance (Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil) Le Festin (Michael Giacchino) A Spoonful of Sugar (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman) Life’s A Happy Song Finale (Brett McKenzie) Monsters, Inc. Main Theme (Randy Newman) Just The Way We Are (Alf Clausen)