Stay ConnectedNowstalgia 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.
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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 Pattinson (42:56), the Fosse/Verdon premiere (46:54), and the standout premiere of "Game of Thrones" Season 8 (52:44).
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).
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).
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).
Dave and Pat review Zacari's debut EP "Run Wild Run Free" (1:21) and Dizzy Wright's "Nobody Cares, Work Harder" (5:37). We discuss the 5th season of "Arrested Development" (10:11) and Netflix's latest tentpole "Triple Frontier" (19:48) before concluding with A24's "Gloria Bell" (28:00).
Dave and Pat review Gesaffelstein's return on "Hyperion" (1:11) and Juice WRLD's sophomore album "Death Race for Love" (6:56). We review Season 1 of "The Umbrella Academy" on Netflix (15:19) before discussing the pros, cons, and impact of "Captain Marvel" (26:04).
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).
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).
Dave and Pat review "Alita: Battle Angel" (4:16) and "Cold War" (15:33) before sharing their predictions and expectations for the 2019 Oscars (22:39).
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).
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