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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. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube.com/NowstalgiaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Industry, The Pitt, The Night Manager, Is This Thing On?, & The Kid Laroi - Ep. 513 14.01.2026 45:41

Dave reviews The Kid Laroi's 2nd album 'Before I Forget' (1:08), Bradley Cooper's comedy-drama film 'Is This Thing On?' (7:14), Jim Jarmusch's anthology film 'Father Mother Sister Brother' (13:41), Gus Van Sant's crime thriller film 'Dead Man's Wire' (19:00), Amazon Prime Video's spy thriller series 'The Night Manager' Season 2 (24:01...

Best Movies of 2025 - Ep. 512 11.01.2026 29:06

Dave shares his top 10 movies of 2025. Films discussed include 'Hamnet', 'One Battle After Another', 'Marty Supreme', 'No Other Choice', and more. Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw1bmrAsad5VYw?si=T_BAlj-2TdiFMUi2pcT-SQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscr...

Stranger Things, Marty Supreme, Pluribus, & The Testament of Ann Lee - Ep. 511 07.01.2026 1:07:45

Dave reviews Apple TV's science fiction series 'Pluribus' Season 1 (1:04), Netflix's documentary film 'Cover-Up' (10:48), Bi Gan's science fiction film 'Resurrection' (18:00), Searchlight's historical musical drama film 'The Testament of Ann Lee' (26:36), A24's sports comedy-drama film 'Marty Supreme' starring Timothée Chalamet (39:05), a...

Best Music of 2025 - Ep. 510 30.12.2025 49:30

Dave discusses the best music of 2025 by sharing his top 10 albums (0:51), top 10 songs (17:49), and top 10 K-Pop songs of the year (29:40). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw1bmrAsad5VYw?si=T_BAlj-2TdiFMUi2pcT-SQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Best TV Shows of 2025 - Ep. 509 28.12.2025 20:01

Dave shares his top 10 TV shows of 2025. Television series discussed include 'The Studio', 'Pluribus', 'Andor', 'The Pitt', and more. Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw1bmrAsad5VYw?si=T_BAlj-2TdiFMUi2pcT-SQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on YouTub...

Avatar: Fire and Ash, Fallout, Scarlet, I Love LA, & The Housemaid - Ep. 508 22.12.2025 1:03:25

Dave reviews Amazon Prime Video's post-apocalyptic drama series 'Fallout' Season 2 (0:57), HBO's comedy series 'I Love LA' Season 1 (6:23), Paul Feig's erotic thriller film 'The Housemaid' starring Sydney Sweeney (14:23), Mamoru Hosoda's anime film 'Scarlet' (23:20), and James Cameron's science fiction film 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' (29:48)....

Wake Up Dead Man, 21 Savage, Disney Invests in OpenAI, The Secret Agent, and Ella McCay - Ep. 507 16.12.2025 1:03:52

Dave explains Disney's investment in OpenAI (1:09) and reviews J Hus's 3rd EP 'Half Clip' (8:50), Nas and DJ Premier's collab album 'Light Years' (11:57), 21 Savage's 4th album 'What Happened to the Streets' (21:04), James L. Brooks's comedy-drama film 'Ella McCay' (27:33), Brazilian historical political thriller film 'The Secret Agent' (...

Netflix Buys Warner Brothers, Jay Kelly, Spotify Wrapped, AllDay Project, WayV, and Golden Globes Nominations - Ep. 506 09.12.2025 59:27

Dave reacts to the 2026 Golden Globes nominations (1:07), Spotify Wrapped 2025 data (13:21), and Netflix's planned acquisition of Warner Brothers (28:40). Dave then reviews WayV's winter special album 'Eternal White' (41:49), AllDay Project's self-titled EP (44:54), and Noah Baumbach's drama film 'Jay Kelly' starring George Clooney (49:45). Follow our Best of 2025 S...

Stranger Things, No Other Choice, Zootopia 2, Death by Lightning, & A$AP Ferg - Ep. 505 03.12.2025 50:17

Dave reviews A$AP Ferg's 4th album 'Flip Phone Shorty' (1:17), Netflix's historical drama miniseries 'Death by Lightning' (8:54), Disney animated film 'Zootopia 2' (17:02), Netflix's science fiction series 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Volume 1 (24:16), and Park Chan-wook's black comedy thriller film 'No Other Choice' (39:33). Follow our Best of...

Hamnet, Eternity, Wicked For Good, Rental Family, Train Dreams, & Stray Kids - Ep. 504 25.11.2025 1:11:45

Dave reviews ILLIT's 1st single album 'Not Cute Anymore' (0:52), Stray Kids' 2nd mixtape 'Do It' (4:12), the action war film 'Sisu: Road to Revenge' (7:18), Netflix's drama film 'Train Dreams' (13:11), Hikari's comedy-drama film 'Rental Family' (20:29), A24's romantic comedy film 'Eternity' (27:56), the musical fantasy film 'W...

Sentimental Value, Now You See Me 3, The Running Man, Nuremberg, & Nouvelle Vague - Ep. 503 17.11.2025 53:08

Dave reviews Danny Brown's 6th album 'Stardust' (0:57), NCT Dream's 6th EP 'Beat It Up' (6:51), historical drama film 'Nuremberg' (12:03) , heist film 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' (22:27), Edgar Wright's dystopian thriller film ' The Running Man' (28:02), Richard Linklater's comedy-drama film 'Nouvelle Vague' (36:05), and Joach...

Predator Badlands, Rosalía, Frankenstein, Pluribus, Star Wars Visions, & 2026 Grammy Noms - Ep. 502 12.11.2025 1:08:34

Dave reacts to the 2026 Grammy nominations (1:03) and reviews ITZY's 11th EP 'Tunnel Vision' (11:36), Rosalía's 4th album 'Lux' (15:31), 'Star Wars Visions' Season 3 (22:46), Apple TV's science fiction series 'Pluribus' (33:03), Lynne Ramsey's comedy-drama film 'Die My Love' (39:47), Netflix's gothic drama film 'Frankenstein' (45:...

2026 Grammy Nominations Predictions, Dave, Ballad of a Small Player, & It Was Just an Accident - Ep. 501 05.11.2025 44:42

Dave reviews Netflix's psycholigical thriller film 'Ballad of a Small Player' starring Colin Farrell (1:16), Jafar Panahi's thriller film 'It Was Just an Accident' (9:40), and Dave's 3rd album 'The Boy Who Played the Harp' (9:40). Dave then shares his 2026 Grammy nominations predictions (28:45). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Springsteen, Bugonia, A House of Dynamite, Gen V, The Mastermind, & Le Sserafim - Ep. 500 30.10.2025 51:46

Dave reviews Le Sserafim's 1st single album 'Spaghetti' (1:03), Amazon Prime Video's superhero series 'Gen V' Season 2 (4:28), Netflix's political thriller film 'A House of Dynamite' (14:05), Kelly Reichardt's heist film 'The Mastermind' (25:35), the music biopic film 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' (32:46), and Yorgos Lanthimos's...

Task, After the Hunt, Good Fortune, Peacemaker, & Hearts2Hearts - Ep. 499 20.10.2025 45:50

Dave reviews Hearts2Hearts' debut EP 'Focus' (0:52), Aziz Ansari's comedy film 'Good Fortune' (7:11), Luca Guadagnino's psychological thriller film 'After the Hunt' (15:40), HBO's superhero series 'Peacemaker' Season 2 (28:33), and HBO's crime drama miniseries 'Task' (35:09). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tron: Ares, Roofman, BABYMONSTER, & Chance The Rapper - Ep. 498 15.10.2025 31:22

Dave reviews Chance The Rapper's 'And We Back' concert tour (0:42), BABYMONSTER's 2nd EP 'We Go Up' (9:05), the crime comedy film 'Roofman' starring Channing Tatum (17:25), and Disney's science fiction film 'Tron: Ares' starring Jared Leto (23:41). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/pla...

Taylor Swift, 731, & Anemone - Ep. 497 08.10.2025 33:05

Dave reviews the psychological drama film 'Anemone' starring Daniel Day-Lewis's return to acting (0:49), Chinese historical drama film '731' (7:06), and Taylor Swift's 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl' (15:25). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw1bmrAsad5VYw?si=T_BAlj-2TdiFMUi2p...

One Battle After Another, Doja Cat, Zara Larsson, Bad Bunny, & The Smashing Machine - Ep. 496 29.09.2025 51:17

Dave reacts to the announcement of Bad Bunny as the next Super Bowl Halftime show performer (0:56) and reviews Zara Larsson's 5th album 'Midnight Sun' (8:23), Doja Cat's 5th album 'Vie' (15:36), Paul Thomas Anderson's crime thriller film 'One Battle After Another' starring Leonardo DiCaprio (22:22), and A24's biographical sports drama film 'The Smashing...

Cardi B, Alien Earth, Gen V, & A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Ep. 495 24.09.2025 36:23

Dave reviews Kogonada's romance film 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell (0:51), Amazon Prime Video's black comedy superhero series 'Gen V' Season 2 (6:29), FX's science fiction series 'Alien: Earth' (13:04), and Cardi B's 2nd album 'Am I the Drama?' (23:33). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Sabrina Carpenter, Joey Badass, Task, Aespa, Chaeyoung, & 2025 Emmys - Ep. 494 17.09.2025 46:05

Dave recaps the 2025 Emmys (1:04), HBO's crime drama miniseries 'Task' starring Mark Ruffalo (14:02), Chaeyoung's debut solo album 'Lil Fantasy Vol. 1' (18:14), Aespa's 6th EP 'Rich Man' (24:11), Joey Badass's 4th album 'Lonely at the Top' (29:21), and Sabrina Carpenter's 7th album 'Man's Best Friend' (38:32). Follow our Best of 2025...

Highest 2 Lowest, Caught Stealing, The Roses, Dead to Rights, Kaytranada, & Bryson Tiller - Ep. 493 01.09.2025 51:59

Dave reviews Bryson Tiller's 5th album 'The Vices' (0:57), Kaytranada's 4th album 'Ain't No Damn Way' (5:50), the Chinese historical drama film 'Dead to Rights' (10:41), Jay Roach's black comedy film 'The Roses' (21:31), Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller film 'Caught Stealing' starring Austin Butler (27:28), and Spike Lee's crime thri...

Peacemaker, Stray Kids, Earl Sweatshirt, BigXthaPlug, Offset, Relay, & IVE - Ep. 492 26.08.2025 41:37

Dave reviews IVE's 4th EP 'IVE SECRET' (0:58), Stray Kids' 4th album 'Karma' (5:26), Offset's 3rd album 'Kiari' (10:53), Earl Sweatshirt's 5th album 'Live Laugh Love' (16:56), BigXthaPlug's 3rd album 'I Hope You're Happy' (23:13), David Mackenzie's thriller film 'Relay' starring Riz Ahmed (29:30), and DC's superhero se...

Alien Earth, Chance The Rapper, Rich Brian, & Nobody 2 - Ep. 491 19.08.2025 32:07

Dave reviews the action thriller film 'Nobody 2' starring Bob Odenkirk (0:52), Rich Brian's 3rd album 'Where Is My Head?' (5:18), Chance The Rapper's 2nd album 'Star Line' (12:23), and the FX science fiction series 'Alien: Earth' (23:12). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw1bmrA...

Freakier Friday, JID, Key, & Lazarus - Ep. 490 12.08.2025 29:55

Dave reviews Key's 3rd album 'Hunter' (0:50), JID's 4th album 'God Does Like Ugly' (5:43), the anime series 'Lazarus' (13:26), and the comedy film 'Freakier Friday' starring Lindsay Lohan (20:43). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw1bmrAsad5VYw?si=T_BAlj-2TdiFMUi2pcT-SQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

KPop Demon Hunters, The Bad Guys 2, The Naked Gun, & Clipse - Ep. 489 05.08.2025 31:19

Dave reviews Clipse's 'Let God Sort Em Out' concert tour (0:53), Dreamworks' animated film 'The Bad Guys 2' (9:04), Akiva Schaffer's comedy film 'The Naked Gun' (13:36), and Netflix's animated film sensation 'KPop Demon Hunters' (20:37). Follow our Best of 2025 Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yvICo0fxw...