Nostalgium Arcanum

In 1990 music was at a crossroads, quickly approaching the sea change that would occur in 1991. The songs of this era reflect that transition, ranging from hair metal, to hip hop, new wave, genres that would all undergo profound transformation the following year. We're joined by Ami Lief, Kyle Lieberman, and comedian Rich Baker to roundtable the best songs of this pivotal year.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Bel Biv Devoe – Poison
Turtle Power – Partners In Kryme
High Enough – Damn Yankees
Up All Night – Slaughter
Skin – Oingo Boingo
Mama Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J
Cradle of Love – Billy Idol
Miles Away – Winger
Man In The Box – Alice In Chains
Blaze Of Glory – Bon Jovi
Vogue – Madonna
Janie’s Got A Gun – Aerosmith
Wind of Change – Scorpions
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
Nothing Compares 2 U – Prince, performed by Sinead O’Connor
Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) – Mötley Crüe
Story of My Life – Social Distortion
Something To Believe In – Poison
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection – Nelson
Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
It (’s A Monster) – Extreme
It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
Life Goes On – Poison
Hold On – Wilson Phillips
Epic – Faith No More
Jealous Again – The Black Crowes
Birdhouse In Your Soul – They Might Be Giants
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C & C Music Factory
I Saw Red – Warrant
Forever – KISS
Freedom! ‘90 – George Michael
Civil War - Guns N’ Roses
Thunderstruck – AC/DC
U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
More Than Words – Extreme
What It Takes – Aerosmith
Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
Silent Lucidity - Queensrÿche

For our final Christmas episode of the season we give Tim Burton's haunting answer to the question "Where does snow come from?" This soulful personal tale of loneliness and longing is arguably Burton's finest, and our guest filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") is here to discuss why Edward Scissorhands still makes the cut.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
With These Hands - Tom Jones
All score from Edward Scissorhands by Danny Elfman

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.

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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 first half of the 2000s was a time for building franchises, adapting IPs, and getting a jittery country back on its feet. In this episode our crew (Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Ryan Merlo) join us to round-table our favorite films from 2000 to 2004 and all that jazz.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All Score from “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer
All Score from “The Butterfly Effect” by Michael Suby
All Score from “Frequency” by Michael Kamen
All Score from “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Edward Shearmur
“Cell Block Tango” by John Kander and lyrics written by Fred Ebb
All Score from “Donnie Darko” by Michael Andrews
All Score from “National Treasure” by Trevor Rabin
All Score from “The Others” by Alejandro Amenábar
All Score from “Black Hawk Down” by Hans Zimmer
All Score from Ocean’s Eleven by David Holmes
All Score from “Miss Congeniality” by Edward Shearmur
All Score from “Legally Blonde” by Rolfe Kent
All Score from “The Notebook” by Aaron Zigman
Fly by Lenny Kravitz
Keep Your Hands to Yourself by The George Satellites
All Score from “Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone” by John Williams
All Score from “The Patriot” by John Williams
All Score from “Spirited Away” by Joe Hisaishi
All Score from “Love Actually” by Craig Armstrong
All Score from “Spider-Man 2” by Danny Elfman
All Score from “Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind” by Jon Brion
All Score from “I Am Sam” by John Powell
All Score from “Remember the Titans” by Trevor Rabin
All Score from “The Lord of the Rings” by Howard Shore
“All That Jazz” by John Kander and lyrics written by Fred Ebb

The Uncharted franchise grew to greatness from small beginnings as globe-trotting treasure hunter Nathan Drake took the archaeological reins from Indiana Jones and Lara Croft before him. Josh Covel of the Still Loading Podcast (@stilloadingpod) helps unearth what made this game franchise a true treasure that belongs in a museum.

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Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All score from Uncharted 1, 2, and 3 by Greg Edmonson
All score from Uncharted 4 by Henry Jackman