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Nowstalgia
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
Episodes
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Wild Horse Nine - Ep. 555
Dave reviews 'Wild Horse Nine', starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, and explains why Martin McDonagh's black comedy political thriller film is a…
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Clayface, Lisa, Wildwood, Anderson .Paak, IVE, & ILLIT - Ep. 554
Dave reviews IVE's 5th EP 'Looks Can Kill' (0:44), ILLIT's 5th EP 'Break Even' (3:36), Lisa's 2nd EP 'Press Play' (6:46), Anderson .Paak and Cordae's collab…
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Street Fighter, Sense and Sensibility, Avatar Seven Havens, & VisionQuest - Ep. 553
Dave reviews The Avalanches' 4th album 'No Bad Memories' (0:55), Marvel's superhero series 'VisionQuest' (4:45), 'Avatar: Seven Havens' (9:36), Bassam Tariq's…
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Troye Sivan, Remi Wolf, The Social Reckoning, & Once Upon a Time in the Middle East - Ep. 552
Dave reviews Troye Sivan's 4th album 'She's the Best' (0:40), Remi Wolf's 3rd album 'Mud' (4:26), Aaron Sorkin's biographical legal thriller film 'The Social…
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Digger, Verity, East of Eden, Lanterns, Quavo, & Star Wars Episode 10 - Ep. 551
Dave reacts to news of 'Star Wars: Episode 10' entering development (0:49) and reviews Quavo's 3rd solo album 'Qrömelife' (10:47), Netflix's historical drama…
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Primetime, No Na, Tinashe, Forgotten Island, & Heart of the Beast - Ep. 550
Dave reviews AllDay Project's 2nd EP 'Crash' (0:44), No Na's debut album 'Island Girl' (4:51), Tinashe's 8th album 'Popstar' (11:48), David Ayer's survival…
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Resident Evil, Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepsen, Empress Of, & Jhené Aiko - Ep. 549
Dave reviews Jhené Aiko's 4th album 'Westside Whimsy' (0:35), Empress Of's 5th album 'Dream House' (3:04), Carly Rae Jepsen's 8th album 'Day and Night' (5:32)…
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Practical Magic 2, The Uprising, Mayday, & 2026 Emmys - Ep. 548
Dave recaps the 2026 Emmys (13.50) and reviews Apple TV's action comedy film 'Mayday' (5:47), Paul Greengrass's action period drama film 'The Uprising'…
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Hope, Onslaught, Soyeon, Minho, & Emmy Predictions - Ep. 547
Dave reviews Soyeon's 1st album 'What a Wonderful Life' (0:49), Minho's 2nd EP 'Make It Hot' (4:47), Adam Wingard's action horror film 'Onslaught' (8:36), and…
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Jennie, Coyote vs. Acme, Colony, The Dog Stars, Star Wars Visions, & Taemin - Ep. 546
Dave reviews Headie One's mixtape 'MMM' (0:46), Taemin's 4th album 'Phase 1: Soft Violence' (6:47), Jennie's 1st EP 'Fallen Angel' (12:48), Disney's animated…
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Jorja Smith, Sam Smith, Denzel Curry, Enhypen, & The Samurai & The Prisoner - Ep. 545
Dave reviews Enhypen's 8th EP 'The Sin: Bliss' (0:43), NCT 127's 7th album 'Blingy' (4:29), Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats's collab album 'II' (9:43), Sam Smith's…
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Katseye, Tony, Lanterns, Jungle, & The End of Oak Street - Ep. 544
Dave reviews Katseye's 3rd EP 'Wild' (0:38), Jungle's 5th album 'Sunshine' (7:24), HBO's superhero series 'Lanterns' (12:01), Andrew Patterson's crime thriller…
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House of the Dragon, BTS, One Night Only, Stray Kids, & WayV - Ep. 543
Dave reviews WayV's 8th EP 'Vision Wings' (0:14), Stray Kids' 10th EP 'This & That' (5:20), BTS' 'Arirang World Tour' concert in Boston (10:56), Will Gluck's…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Ariana Grande, I Want Your Sex, & Red Velvet - Ep. 542
Dave reviews Red Velvet's 15th EP 'Velvet Summer' (0:38), Gregg Araki's erotic comedy film 'I Want Your Sex' (4:02), Ariana Grande's 8th album 'Petal' (7:18)…
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Avatar Aang, Charli XCX, Tyla, Rico Nasty, & Aespa - Ep. 541
Dave reviews Aespa's 1st Japanese album 'Kiss N Tell' (0:44), Rico Nasty's 4th album 'RX' (6:30), Tyla's 2nd album 'A*Pop' (11:24), Charli XCX's 8th album…
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The Odyssey, Gracie Abrams, & Steve Lacy - Ep. 540
Dave reviews Steve Lacy's 3rd album 'Oh Yeah?' (0:13), Gracie Abrams' 3rd album 'Daughter from Hell' (4:59), and Christopher Nolan's epic action fantasy film…
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Moana, Lucky, Star City, Kelela, & Future - Ep. 539
Dave reviews Future's 10th album 'The Real Me' (0:42), Kelela's 3rd album 'New Avatar' (3:18), Apple TV's spy thriller series 'Star City' Season 1 (6:47)…
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Minions & Monsters, The Invite, X-Men '97, I-DLE, & Emmy Nominations - Ep. 538
Dave reacts to the 2026 Emmy nominations (0:46) and reviews 'X-Men 97' Season 2 (10:45), IDLE's 9th EP 'We Made' (14:23), Olivia Wilde's comedy film 'The…
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Supergirl, The Bear, Jackass, ATEEZ, & 2026 Emmy Nominations Predictions - Ep. 537
Dave reviews ATEEZ's 14th EP 'Golden Hour Pt. 5' (0:51), FX's comedy-drama series 'The Bear' Season 5 (4:00), Paramount's slapstick comedy film 'Jackass: Best…
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Toy Story 5, House of the Dragon, YG, Tierra Whack, & The Death of Robin Hood - Ep. 536
Dave reviews Hearts2Hearts' 2nd EP 'Lemon Tang' (0:37), Tierra Whack's 2nd mixtape 'Whack's Museum' (6:56), YG's 7th album 'The Gentlemen's Club' (11:48)…
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Olivia Rodrigo, Disclosure Day, The Furious, & Riize - Ep. 535
Dave reviews Riize's 2nd EP 'II' (0:42), Kenji Tanigaki's Hong Kong action film 'The Furious' (5:19), Steven Spielberg's science fiction film 'Disclosure Day'…
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Masters of the Universe, Vince Staples, Your Friends & Neighbors, & Governors Ball - Ep. 534
Dave recaps his return to Governors Ball with reviews of Holly Humberstone (0:47), Jennie (3:39), and ASAP Rocky (11:50). Dave then reviews Vince Staples' 7th…
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Euphoria, Hacks, Star City, For All Mankind, Spider Noir, & Aespa - Ep. 533
Dave reviews Aespa's 2nd album 'Lemonade' (1:09), Treasure's 4th mini-album 'New Wav' (9:39), Meovv's 2nd EP 'Bite Now' (12:56), SHINee's 6th mini-album…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu, I Love Boosters, The Boys, Fakemink, & Le Sserafim - Ep. 532
Dave reviews Le Sserafim's 2nd album 'Pureflow Pt. 1' (0:52), Fakemink's debut album 'Terrified' (10:16), Amazon Prime Video's satirical superhero series 'The…
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Drake, The Punisher, In the Grey, The Wizard of the Kremlin, & ITZY - Ep. 531
Dave reviews ITZY's 12th EP 'Motto' (0:52), Marvel's television special 'The Punisher: One Last Kill' (7:07), Guy Ritchie's action thriller film 'In the Grey'…
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Mortal Kombat 2, Isaiah Rashad, Asake, Little Simz, & Daredevil Born Again - Ep. 530
Dave reviews Little Simz's 'Sugar Girl' EP (0:43), Asake's 4th album 'Money' (3:50), Isaiah Rashad's 3rd album 'It's Been Awful' (9:30), Marvel's superhero…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2, Maul Shadow Lord, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, & XXL Freshman Predictions - Ep. 529
Dave reviews ILLIT's 4th EP 'Mamihlapinatapai' (0:52), Babymonster's 3rd EP 'Choom' (6:22), Cortis's 2nd EP 'GreenGreen' (12:47), Apple TV's science fiction…
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Michael, Kehlani, Apex, & Mother Mary - Ep. 528
Dave reviews Kehlani's self-titled 5th album (0:56), Netflix's survival action thriller film 'Apex' starring Charlize Theron (9:30), A24's psychodrama film…
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Beef, The Pitt, Zayn, The Christophers, & NCT Wish - Ep. 527
Dave reviews NCT Wish's 1st album 'Ode to Love' (0:30), Zayn's 5th album 'Konnakol' (5:49), Steven Soderbergh's drama film 'The Christophers' (13:26), HBO's…
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Euphoria, The Boys, Katseye, Holly Humberstone, Hacks, & TXT - Ep. 526
Dave reviews Katseye's single 'Pinky Up' (0:55), Tomorrow X Together's 8th EP '7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns' (5:16), Holly Humberstone's 2nd…
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Drama, Maul Shadow Lord, Swae Lee, & TWICE - Ep. 525
Dave reviews TWICE's 'This Is For' World Tour concert (0:58), Kiss of Life's 2nd single album 'Who Is She' (14:33), Swae Lee's 2nd solo album 'Same Difference'…
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Charlie Puth, For All Mankind, Robyn, Central Cee, & Daredevil - Ep. 524
Dave reviews Central Cee's 5th EP 'All Roads Lead Home' (0:51), Robyn's 9th album 'Sexistential' (5:38), Charlie Puth's 4th album 'Whatever's Clever' (10:37)…
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BTS, Project Hail Mary, & Early 2027 Oscar Predictions - Ep. 523
Dave reviews BTS's 6th album 'Arirang' (0:42), and Lord and Miller's science fiction film 'Project Hail Mary' starring Ryan Gosling (15:57). Dave then shares…
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2026 Oscars, Bruno Mars, Jack Harlow, James Blake, & Sirât - Ep. 522
Dave reacts to the 2026 Oscars winners and losers (0:49) and reviews Oliver Laxe's Spanish road film 'Sirât' (19:34), Bruno Mars's 4th album 'The Romantic'…
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2026 Oscar Predictions, Harry Styles, Hoppers, Denzel Curry, & F1 Drive to Survive - Ep. 521
Dave reviews Harry Styles's 4th album 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally' (0:43), Denzel Curry's collab album 'Strictly 4 the Sycthe' (6:59), Netflix's…
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BLACKPINK, Industry, Monarch, The King's Warden, & Blades of the Guardians - Ep. 520
Dave reviews Rich Brian's 'Where Is My Head?' Tour concert (0:49), BLACKPINK's 3rd EP 'Deadline' (7:24), Chinese wuxia action film 'Blades of the Guardians'…
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Baby Keem, Kokuho, Pegasus 3, & Scare Out - Ep. 519
Dave reviews IVE's 2nd album 'Revive+' (0:53), Baby Keem's 2nd album 'Casino' (8:09), HBO's fantasy series 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Season 1 (15:53)…
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Wuthering Heights, Charli XCX, Brent Faiyaz, Pillion, & Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die - Ep. 518
Dave reviews Brent Faiyaz's 3rd album 'Icon' (1:03), Charli XCX's 'Wuthering Heights' soundtrack album (5:29), Harry Lighton's erotic drama film 'Pillion'…
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Bad Bunny Super Bowl, J. Cole, Joji Ella Mai, Arco, & The Moment - Ep. 517
Dave reacts to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show (0:52), French animated film 'Arco' (15:19), Charli XCX's mockumentary film 'The Moment' (23:!8), Joji's…
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XG, EXO, The Night Manager, 2026 Oscar Noms, & 2026 Grammys - Ep. 516
Dave reacts to the 2026 Grammy winners (0:45) and 2026 Oscar nominations (8:34) before reviewing XG's 1st album 'The Core' (22:10), EXO's 8th album 'Reverxe'…
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2026 Grammy Predictions - Ep. 515
Dave shares his 2026 Grammy predictions and decides who will come out on top between heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and Bad Bunny. Follow our…
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ASAP Rocky, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Enhypen, & 2026 Oscar Nominations Predictions - Ep. 514
Dave reviews Enhypen's 7th EP 'The Sin: Vanish' (0:48), ASAP Rocky's 4th album 'Don't Be Dumb' (3:51), and Nia DaCosta's post-apocalyptic horror film '28 Years…
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Industry, The Pitt, The Night Manager, Is This Thing On?, & The Kid Laroi - Ep. 513
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…
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Best Movies of 2025 - Ep. 512
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…
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Stranger Things, Marty Supreme, Pluribus, & The Testament of Ann Lee - Ep. 511
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…
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Best Music of 2025 - Ep. 510
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…
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Best TV Shows of 2025 - Ep. 509
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…
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Avatar: Fire and Ash, Fallout, Scarlet, I Love LA, & The Housemaid - Ep. 508
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…
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Wake Up Dead Man, 21 Savage, Disney Invests in OpenAI, The Secret Agent, and Ella McCay - Ep. 507
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…
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Netflix Buys Warner Brothers, Jay Kelly, Spotify Wrapped, AllDay Project, WayV, and Golden Globes Nominations - Ep. 506
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…
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Stranger Things, No Other Choice, Zootopia 2, Death by Lightning, & A$AP Ferg - Ep. 505
Dave reviews A$AP Ferg's 4th album 'Flip Phone Shorty' (1:17), Netflix's historical drama miniseries 'Death by Lightning' (8:54), Disney animated film…
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Hamnet, Eternity, Wicked For Good, Rental Family, Train Dreams, & Stray Kids - Ep. 504
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)…
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Sentimental Value, Now You See Me 3, The Running Man, Nuremberg, & Nouvelle Vague - Ep. 503
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…
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Predator Badlands, Rosalía, Frankenstein, Pluribus, Star Wars Visions, & 2026 Grammy Noms - Ep. 502
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'…
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2026 Grammy Nominations Predictions, Dave, Ballad of a Small Player, & It Was Just an Accident - Ep. 501
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…
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Springsteen, Bugonia, A House of Dynamite, Gen V, The Mastermind, & Le Sserafim - Ep. 500
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…
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Task, After the Hunt, Good Fortune, Peacemaker, & Hearts2Hearts - Ep. 499
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…
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Tron: Ares, Roofman, BABYMONSTER, & Chance The Rapper - Ep. 498
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…
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Taylor Swift, 731, & Anemone - Ep. 497
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…
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One Battle After Another, Doja Cat, Zara Larsson, Bad Bunny, & The Smashing Machine - Ep. 496
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)…