• Our Pee-wee Herman Tribute Episode - Remembering Paul Reubens: One Year Later
    Jul 30 2024

    On the one year anniversary of the passing of actor/comedian Paul Reubens, Joe & Chris go down the rabbit hole to try and understand— and explain— of one of the biggest cultural phenomena of their respective childhoods... Pee-wee Herman.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Our Billy Joel "Turn the Lights Back On" Reaction Episode
    Feb 9 2024

    In our latest episode, Joe and Chris react to the brand new Billy Joel single, "Turn the Lights Back On" by discussing what they view as the positives and negatives of the record. They also look at some of Joel's other song-writing collaborations throughout his career, as well as his two previous post-retirement songs, "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah".


    Listen to Q104's interview with Billy Joel & Freddy Wexler:

    https://youtu.be/XUCYPCltzi8


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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Our Beatles "Now And Then" Reaction Episode
    Nov 4 2023

    In our latest episode, Joe and Chris discuss the new Beatles single "Now And Then", as well as the accompanying documentary and music video.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Our Flamin' Hot Episode (with guest Peter Diseth)
    Jul 7 2023

    In our latest episode, Joe & Chris welcome actor Peter Diseth back to the show to discuss his role in the new film Flamin' Hot— which is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu! We catch up with Peter to see what his life has been like since his prominent role in last year's Better Call Saul finale— and to get his thoughts on the Writer's Guild strike. Finally, in keeping with the theme of Flamin' Hot, Peter joins us for a special Nostalgic Obsessions: Snack Food Edition!

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Our Second Beatles Movie Night - The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
    Apr 30 2023
    For our second "Beatles Movie Night", Joe & Chris discuss Albert & David Maysles classic documentary "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit". Originally released in 1964 as "What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA", the film follows the lads on their first trip to the U.S. as they perform on the Ed Sullivan Show, travel to their first U.S. concert in Washington D.C., and then travel down to Miami, Florida for another performance on the Sullivan program. We take an in depth look at this groundbreaking documentary, share insights from one of the filmmakers, and discuss the influence it had on Richard Lester's "A Hard Day's Night". Important: Before listening to this episode, we suggest watching The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit documentary. You can purchase used copies on DVD— which we highly recommend— however, you can also watch it online via The Internet Archive at: https://archive.org/details/1990-the-beatles-the-first-u.-s.-visit You can also watch The Making of The Beatles First U.S. Visit on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/38jmSpSPujY
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Our One Year Anniversary Show (with guest May Pang)
    Apr 11 2023

    In this special episode celebrating Nostalgic Future's one year anniversary, Joe & Chris welcome guest May Pang to the show! May was John Lennon & Yoko Ono's personal assistant before she and John began a romantic relationship. That period of Lennon's life has become known as "The Lost Weekend” and a new documentary— called The Lost Weekend: A Love Story— tells their story. It will be showing in theaters across North America on April 13th and you can purchase tickets for the film at https://thelostweekendtickets.com/

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Our First Listener Mailbag Special
    Mar 31 2023

    In this special episode, Joe & Chris dig into our Listener Mailbag and respond to some of the messages you've sent us over the past few months! One listener shares his strong opinion on former Rax Roast Beef pitchman Mr. Delicious— while another listener shares the story of his hilarious encounter with Weird Al Yankovic. Plus, Joe discusses his awkward run-in with flat tax-loving media mogul Steve Forbes.

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    32 mins
  • Our 'In the News' Special Report: The 95th Academy Awards
    Mar 27 2023

    In our latest "In the News" Special Report, Joe & Chris break down the 95th Academy Awards and talk about this year's big winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once. They also discuss Chris Rock's new Netflix special "Selective Outrage" which features his response to Will Smith and "the slap". Plus, an all new Delusions of Grandeur!

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    1 hr and 35 mins