Latest Notstalgia Podcast Episodes
Ep. 52 - Suspiria: 1977 & 2018
NOTstalgia - October 25, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we join a coven with two versions of Suspiria (1977 & 2018) and discuss misogyny disguised as feminism, gaslighting through the illusion of choice, how gossip can be used against the patriarchy, and the figurative and literal body horror of ballet. Timestamps 0:04:25 - Suspiria...
Ep. 51 - Candyman: 1992 & 2021
NOTstalgia - October 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we speak into the mirror with two Candyman films (1992 & 2021) and discuss the violence of well-intentioned whiteness, the ownership of trauma, how urban legends represent the fears of the groups that share them, and why we don't stan true crime entertainment. Timestamps 0:04:1...
Ep. 50 - Suicide Squad (2016) & The Suicide Squad (2021)
NOTstalgia - September 13, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we chill with villains in Suicide Squad (2016) and The Suicide Squad (2021) and discuss nuanced presentations of badness, women being depicted as powerless without men, skewed perceptions of American excellence, and close-ups of John Cena's underwear. Timestamps 0:04:39 - Suici...
Ep. 49 - The Muppet Movie (1979) & The Muppets (2011)
NOTstalgia - August 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we are joined by Cole Dupzyk as we look for the rainbow connection with The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Muppets (2011) and discuss defining yourself through nostalgia, the romanticized versus actual queer experience, women gaslighting themselves, and frogs riding bikes. Timestamp...
Ep. 48 - Space Jam (1996) & Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
NOTstalgia - August 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we throw down a slam dunk with Space Jam (1996) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) and discuss capitalists deflecting blame onto other capitalists, doctors not believing their patients, the dangers of personal stagnation, and how we're completely and utterly over Bill Murray. Tim...
Ep. 47 - Speed Racer: 1967 & 2008
NOTstalgia - August 02, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we're off to the races with the original series of Speed Racer (1967-1968) and its feature film adaptation (2008) and discuss the pressures of parental expectations, capitalism's oversexualization of women, men actually talking about their feelings, and hot anime dads. Timestamps...
Ep. 46 - Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) & The Legend of Korra (2012-2014)
NOTstalgia - July 19, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we are once again joined by Dr. Amber Jones for a deluxe episode on Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) and The Legend of Korra (2012-2014) and discuss the necessity of personal growth, queer relationships in animation, feminine strength in patriarchal societies, and being horny for...
Ep. 45 - Independence Day (1996) & Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
NOTstalgia - July 05, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we set off fireworks with Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and discuss the irony of American anti-imperialism, queer characters being denied happy endings, performative inclusivity, and our fanfic about strippers saving the world. Timestamps 0:08:...
Ep. 45 - Independence Day (1996) & Independence Day: Resurgence (2016(
NOTstalgia - July 05, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we set off fireworks with Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and discuss the irony of American anti-imperialism, queer characters being denied happy endings, performative inclusivity, and our fanfic about strippers saving the world. Timestamps 0:08:...
Ep. 44 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) & Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
NOTstalgia - June 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we warp to the final frontier with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and discuss facing the consequences of your actions, white men failing up, the villainy of the military-industrial complex, and how Captain Kirk is a cop. Timestamps 0:0...
Ep. 43 - Mortal Kombat: 1995 & 2021
NOTstalgia - June 07, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we earn a flawless victory with two adaptations of Mortal Kombat (1995 & 2021) and discuss women being reduced to trophies, the mental strain of stylized violence, unnecessarily grounding unrealistic properties in reality, and what unhelpful gods do on their days off. Timestamps ...
Ep. 42 - The Producers: 1967 & 2005
NOTstalgia - May 24, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we break a leg with guest Jay Levy and two versions of The Producers (1967 & 2005) and discuss exploitive media consumption habits of white people, queerness being used to depict bad things as worse, nullifying problematic histories for the sake of comedy, and big incel energy. T...
Ep. 41 - Carrie: 1976 & 2013
NOTstalgia - May 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we discover our powers with two versions of Carrie (1976 & 2013) and discuss ingrained systems of misogyny, coddling as a form of manipulation, performative martyrdom, and Notes App apologies. Timestamps 0:04:46 - Carrie (1976) 0:47:13 - Carrie (2013) 1:24:25 - Outro ...
Ep. 40 - Alien (1979) & Prometheus (2012)
NOTstalgia - April 26, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we are joined by Stephanie Graye to face the outer space horrors of Alien (1979) and its prequel Prometheus (2012) and discuss fatal consequences of unsubstantiated white male confidence, xenomorphs as the manifestation of trauma, how to avoid self-congratulatory feminism, and the cruc...
Ep. 39 - The Thing from Another World (1951) & The Thing (1982)
NOTstalgia - April 12, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we are joined by Jake DeSersa to face the invaders of The Thing from Another World (1951) and The Thing (1982) and discuss performative masculinity as a queer suppression tactic, using violence to gain positions of power, aliens as a metaphor for othering, and Norwegian language spoile...
Ep. 38 - Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
NOTstalgia - March 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we save the world with Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and discuss the importance of providing context, satisfying redemption arcs, wealth not being a superpower, and how we're basically Instagram besties with Jason Momoa. Timestamps 0:07:12 - Just...
Ep. 38 - Justice League (2017) & Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
NOTstalgia - March 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we save the world with Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and discuss the importance of providing context, satisfying redemption arcs, wealth not being a superpower, and how we're basically Instagram besties with Jason Momoa. Timestamps 0:07:12 - Just...
Ep. 37 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
NOTstalgia - March 15, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we cash in our golden ticket to watch Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and discuss poverty being used as a form of control, complete exploitation of labor, shaming children as an attempt at comedy, and déjà vu about Tim Burton's da...
Ep. 36 - Jurassic Park (1993) & Jurassic World (2015)
NOTstalgia - March 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we dig up the bones of Jurassic Park (1993) and Jurassic World (2015) to discuss capitalists' disregard of ethics, sexism in survival situations, gratuitous product placement, and how much we'd stan a baby dinosaur petting zoo. Timestamps 0:05:36 - Jurassic Park (1993) 0:44:5...
Ep. 35 - Point Break: 1991 & 2015
NOTstalgia - February 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we ride the waves with the original and remake versions of Point Break (1991 & 2015) and discuss the financial cost of justice, the hero complex of cops, women being reduced to damsels, and how "going off the grid" is every problematic man's wet dream. Timestamps 0:03:32 - Poin...
Ep. 34 - Gone in 60 Seconds: 1974 & 2000
NOTstalgia - February 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we rev our engines with Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 & 2000) and discuss white screenwriters punching down, women being forced to participate in patriarchal violence, young people being made to look incompetent, and how some men definitely want to have sex with cars. Also, BIG NEWS! ...
Ep. 33 - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) & 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
NOTstalgia - January 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we look to the stars with 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) and discuss intentional vagueness, the humanity of artificial intelligence, American propaganda in space, and the legalization of drugs for mimes. Timestamps 0:07:01 - 20...
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) & 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
NOTstalgia - January 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we look to the stars with 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) and discuss intentional vagueness, the humanity of artificial intelligence, American propaganda in space, and the legalization of drugs for mimes. 2001: 0:07:01 2010: 0:52:49 ...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1990 & 2014
NOTstalgia - January 04, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFor our first episode of 2021 we head to the sewers to watch two iterations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 & 2014) and discuss the gross oversexualization of female characters, the dangers of all binaries, toxic masculinity as the basis of a plot, and not being a jerk to your pizza delive...
Ep. 32 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1990 & 2014
NOTstalgia - January 04, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFor our first episode of 2021 we head to the sewers to watch two iterations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 & 2014) and discuss the gross oversexualization of female characters, the dangers of all binaries, toxic masculinity as the basis of a plot, and not being a jerk to your pizza delive...
Ep. 31 - Jingle All The Way (1996) & Jingle All The Way 2 (2014)
NOTstalgia - December 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we get into the holiday spirit with Jingle All The Way (1996) and Jingle All The Way 2 (2014) and discuss strong anti-capitalist messages, fictional characters as stand-ins for tangible relationships, conservatives vilifying poverty, and the problematic antics of Lawrence the Cable Man...
Jingle All The Way (1996) & Jingle All The Way 2 (2014)
NOTstalgia - December 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we get into the holiday spirit with Jingle All The Way (1996) and Jingle All The Way 2 (2014) and discuss strong anti-capitalist messages, fictional characters as stand-ins for tangible relationships, conservatives vilifying poverty, and the problematic antics of Lawrence the Cable Man...
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
NOTstalgia - December 07, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we search for treasure with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and discuss glossing over sexual abuse, the destruction of indigenous cultures in the name of white male glory, fatal consequences of capitalism, and a very phallic us...
Ep. 30 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
NOTstalgia - December 07, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we search for treasure with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and discuss glossing over sexual abuse, the destruction of indigenous cultures in the name of white male glory, fatal consequences of capitalism, and a very phallic us...
Ep. 29 - The Addams Family: 1991 & 2019
NOTstalgia - November 23, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week we get creepy and kooky with The Addams Family (1991) and its animated reimagining (2019) and discuss societal fear of individuality, genuine familial love, the dangers of familiarizing children with problematic people, and how we are slowly becoming an Anjelica Huston appreciation pod...
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