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Nowstalgia

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Nowstalgia is a weekly pop culture podcast, hosted by Dave Martinson, reviewing and analyzing music, movies, TV, and entertainment. Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow our Best of 2023 Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0hlWY8E1fowCiuYU8Q1E8k?si=9c739b031376490e Subscribe on YouTube: Youtube.com/NowstalgiaPod Follow Nowstalgia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowstalgiaPod
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Episodes

Game of Thrones, Barry, Tyler The Creator, Megan Thee Stallion, & John Wick 3 - Ep. 173

Dave and Pat review new albums from The National (1:23), Carly Rae Jepsen (7:55), Injury Reserve (13:55), Megan Thee Stallion (19:55), and Tyler, The Creator (25:13) before discussing the Game of Thrones series finale and lasting legacy of the landmark show (34:20). We also review Barry Season 2 (57:08) and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (1:06:04).

May 21, 20191 hr 23 min

Logic, Game of Thrones, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Ari Lennox & Veep - Ep. 172

Dave and Pat review Ari Lennox's "Shea Butter Baby" (1:17) and Logic's "Confessions of A Different Mind" (6:01) before reflecting on Veep Season 7 and the end of a great series (15:42). We review Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 "The Bells" and discuss the show's rushed pacing (25:52). We conclude with reviews of "Under the Silver Lake" with Andrew Garfield (40:12) and "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" (46:01).

May 14, 201955 min

Vampire Weekend, Marvel Phase 4, Game of Thromes, Long Shot, & Extremely Wicked - Ep. 171

Dave and Pat review PNB Rock's "Trapstar Turnt PopStar" (2:14) and Local Natives' "Violet Street" (5:05) before diving into the return of Vampire Weekend on "Father of the Bride" (8:50). We review the fourth episode of Game of Thrones Season 8, "The Last of the Starks" (19:37), Netflix's Ted Bundy film "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (35:04), and "Long Shot" starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen (41:08). We conclude with our thoughts on what to expect in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinem...

May 08, 20191 hr 7 min

Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones, ScHoolboy Q, & Kevin Abstract - Ep. 170

Dave and Pat review Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats's "Anger Management" (:59), ScHoolboy Q's "CrasH Talk (5:33), and Kevin Abstract's "Arizona Baby" (12:46). We review the 3rd episode of Game of Thrones Season 8, "The Long Night", and explain why The Battle of Winterfell is another stellar Thrones epic (18:01). We conclude with a review of "Avengers: Endgame" and discuss how the film impressively wraps up the Infinity Saga narrative (43:43).

May 01, 20191 hr 33 min

Drake, Avengers: Endgame, XXL Freshman 2019, Lizzo, & Game of Thrones - Ep. 169

Dave and Pat review the 2nd episode of Game of Thrones Season 8 and ponder the upcoming Battle of Winterfell (1:10). We review Season 1 of "Hanna" on Amazon Prime (12:34). We review Lizzo's 3rd album "Cuz I Like You" (15:53) and Pivot Gang's "You Can't Sit With Us" (19:41). We discuss the accuracy of Wiley's charge that Drake is a culture vulture (24:19). We predict the "XXL Freshman 2019" list and discuss other rappers in the mix (33:11) before concluding with our "Avengers: Endgame" prediction...

Apr 24, 20191 hr 4 min

Anderson .Paak, BTS, Fosse/Verdon, High Life, & Game of Thrones - Ep. 168

Dave and Pat react to the "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" trailer (0:59) and Disney Plus announcement (6:49). We review BTS's EP "Map of the Soul: Persona" (10:28), Nico Segal and Nate Fox's "Intellexual" (14:29), Kevin Abstract's EP "ARIZONA baby" (19:55), and Anderson .Paak's 4th studio album "Ventura" (24:15). We review Donald Glover's new film "Guava Island" (31:15), Terry Gilliam's long awaited "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" (35:20), "High Life" from Claire Denis and starring Robert Pa...

Apr 17, 20191 hr 4 min

Game of Thrones Theories, Khalid, BLACKPINK, Shazam! & Killing Eve - Ep. 167

Dave and Pat review BLACKPINK's EP "Kill This Love" (1:29) & Khalid's 2nd album "Free Spirit" (7:13). We discuss the premiere of Killing Eve Season 2 (13:10) and DC's latest win with "Shazam!" (19:12). We conclude with a reflection on Game of Thrones as the last piece of monoculture before sharing our Game of Thrones Season 8 predictions, theories, death picks, and more (35:25).

Apr 10, 20191 hr 6 min

Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, The Twilight Zone, & Barry - Ep. 166

Dave and Pat discuss Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" being removed from Billboard Country charts (1:16), review Saweetie's ICY EP (10:04), remember Nipsey Hussle (13:57), and review Billie Eilish's debut album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" (16:21). We review Jordan Peele's "The Twilight Zone" reimagining (23:12), the HBO returns of "Veep" (28:01) and "Barry" (31:17), Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum" (36:44), and Disney's "Dumbo" remake (44:39).

Apr 03, 201952 min

Us, Apple TV Plus, Jenny Lewis, & Flume - Ep. 165

Dave and Pat discuss the Apple TV Plus announcement and what Apple's new service means for the streaming wars (1:07). We review Flume's new mixtape "Hi This Is Flume" (14:10) and Jenny Lewis's 4th album "On the Line" (18:36). We conclude with a review of Jordan Peele's "Us" by discussing how it differs from "Get Out", the various metaphors in the film, what the ending means, theories, and more (24:03).

Mar 26, 201945 min

Solange, Hozier, 2 Chainz, Little Simz, & 2020 Oscars Favorites - Ep. 162

Dave and Pat review Lil Skies's "Shelby" (0:59), Little Simz's "GREY Area" (4:20), 2 Chainz's "Rap or Go to the League" (9:38), Hozier's "Wasteland, Baby!" (15:39), and Solange's "When I Get Home" (20:15). We discuss Steven Spielberg's comments about Netflix qualifying for Oscars (25:52) before selecting early 2020 Oscar favorites (36:49).

Mar 06, 201954 min

True Detective, Kehlani, Offset, Lil Pump, Desus and Mero, & Oscars Recap - Ep. 161

Dave and Pat recap the Oscars and discuss how the show will be remembered (0:00). We also review new music from Gunna (24:16), Lil Pump (28:34), Higher Brothers (34:14), Offset (39:14), Czarface & Ghostface Killah (45:59), Kehlani (49:27), and Gary Clark Jr. (47:37). We discuss the return of Desus and Mero on Showtime (1:03:01) before reviewing "True Detective" Season 3 (1:08:49).

Feb 28, 20191 hr 20 min

Ariana Grande, Russian Doll, The Lego Movie 2, & High Flying Bird - Ep. 159

Dave and Pat react to Disney's Aladdin trailer (0:57) before discussing the 2019 Grammys and why the music industry doesn't care about the show (4:16). We review Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" and discuss why her 2nd album in less than 6 months is her most confident work to date (10:01). We review Netflix's "Russian Doll" from Natasha Lyonne (18:26) and "High Flying Bird" from Steven Soderbergh (26:02) before concluding with "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" (32:35).

Feb 13, 201941 min

Velvet Buzzsaw, Black Earth Rising, Hanna, G Herbo, & Girlpool - Ep. 158

Dave and Pat discuss Maroon 5's lackluster Super Bowl performance (1:00), American Authors' "Seasons" (7:28), Girlpool's "What Chaos Is Imaginary" (9:5), Emily King's "Scenery" (13:17) and G Herbo's "Still Swervin" (15:22). We conclude with reviews of Netflix's "Black Earth Rising" (20:07), Amazon's "Hanna" pilot (27:13) and Velvet Buzzsaw (31:34).

Feb 06, 201942 min

Sex Education, Julia Michaels, Dreezy, Boogie, & Serenity - Ep. 157

Dave and Pat review new music from Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers (1:21), Julia Michaels (6:27), Dreezy (11:31), and Boogie (15:12). We conclude with a review of Netflix's latest hit "Sex Education" (21:09) and conclude with the confounding "Serenity" starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway (32:01).

Jan 30, 201942 min

Maggie Rogers, James Blake, Future, & Glass - Ep. 156

Dave and Pat discuss the dueling Fyre Festival documentaries (2:08), review M. Night Shyamalan's "Glass" (5:20), and discuss if Ariana Grande stole Princess Nokia's flow/lyrics on "7 Rings" (12:24). We conclude with reviews of new albums from Maggie Rogers (17:21), Sharon Van Etten (22:44), Mike Posner (25:13), Future (31:15), and James Blake (36:17).

Jan 23, 201944 min

21 Savage, Aquaman, If Beale Street Could Talk, & Most Anticipated 2019 - Ep. 154

Dave and Pat discuss what the Golden Globes got wrong and discuss potential Oscars fallout (0:39). We review 21 Savage's "I Am I Was" (7:50), "Aquaman" (12:50), and "If Beale Street Could Talk" (22:59). We conclude with a discussion of our most anticipated albums (30:54), TV (38:57), and movies of 2019 (44:29).

Jan 08, 201953 min

Best Movies of 2018 - Ep. 153

Dave and Pat review "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" (1:42), "Vice" (8:28), "The Favourite" (15:30), and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (21:28) before going through their top 10 movies of 2018 (29:28).

Jan 02, 20191 hr 13 min

Best Culture Trends of 2018 - Ep. 152

Dave and Pat review "Roma" & explain why Alfonso Cuarón's beautiful film is so compelling (1:10) before discussing the top 2018 trends in music, film, and television including our winners & losers of the year. Winners include Netflix, Noah Centineo, horror films, & more (21:49).

Dec 26, 201852 min

Best Music of 2018 - Ep. 151

Dave and Pat share their Top 10 albums (1:41) and songs (37:29) of 2018 and discuss what just missed the cut. Artists discussed include Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller, Soccer Mommy, Brockhampton, Pusha T, Kanye West, Kacey Musgraves, and more.

Dec 19, 20181 hr 4 min

Best TV of 2018 - Ep. 150

Dave and Pat review XXXTentacion's 3rd album "Skins" (2:37) before sharing their Top 10 TV Shows of 2018 (7:00) including "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", "Bodyguard", "Succession", "Homecoming", "Atlanta", "Better Call Saul", "The Good Place", "Killing Eve", and more.

Dec 12, 20181 hr

The 1975, Meek Mill, Earl Sweatshirt, Ski Mask, & Green Book - Ep. 149

Dave and Pat review 6ix9ine's "Dummy Boy" (1:32), Ski Mask the Slump God's "Stokeley" (6:39), Meek Mill's "Championships" (9:58), Earl Sweatshirt's "Some Rap Songs" (14:11), and Alessia Cara's "The Pains of Growing" (21:14). We review The 1975's 3rd album "A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships" and discuss the wave of acclaim surrounding the band (27:56). We conclude with a review of "Green Book" starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali (40:21).

Dec 04, 201852 min

Creed 2, J.I.D, Rita Ora, The Little Drummer Girl, & The Romanoffs - Ep. 148

Dave and Pat review new albums from J.I.D (1:19) and Rita Ora (8:50) before discussing BBC/AMC's "The Little Drummer Girl" (15:53) and Amazon's "The Romanoffs" (26:55). We conclude with a review of Creed 2 and explain why the film shines despite the departure of Ryan Coogler (36:06).

Nov 27, 201853 min

Lil Peep, Muse, Smino, Homecoming, Wildlife, & Outlaw King - Ep. 146

Dave and Pat remember Stan Lee (0:51), make early XXL Freshman 2019 predictions (5:50), and review new albums from Smino (22:21), Cupcakke (25:26), The Underachievers (28:59), Lil Peep (33:22), and Muse (40:00). We conclude with a Season 1 review of "Homecoming" on Amazon Prime (46:14), "Wildlife" starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal (52:40), and Netflix's "Outlaw King" starring Chris Pine (59:12).

Nov 15, 20181 hr 11 min

Bohemian Rhapsody, Vince Staples, Bodyguard, & The Deuce - Ep. 145

Dave and Pat review Action Bronson's "White Bronco" (1:13), Takeoff's "The Last Rocket" (4:03), and Vince Staples's "FM!" (7:33). We discuss the hit UK drama "Bodyguard" (14:50) and HBO's "The Deuce" Season 2 (25:21). We conclude with a review of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and discuss the divide between critics and fans (33:15).

Nov 06, 201848 min

Mid90s, Robyn, Boygenius, Mick Jenkins, & Joji - Ep. 144

Dave and Pat discuss "The Haunting of Hill House" (2:31) and the reasoning behind Netflix's cancellation of "American Vandal" (5:40). We review new albums from Joji (10:46), Mick Jenkins (14:32), boygenius (20:16), and Robyn (24:18). We conclude with a review of A24's "mid90s", the directorial debut of Jonah Hill (30:03).

Oct 31, 201846 min
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