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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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Cardi B, Alien Earth, Gen V, & A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Ep. 495
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…
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Sabrina Carpenter, Joey Badass, Task, Aespa, Chaeyoung, & 2025 Emmys - Ep. 494
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'…
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Highest 2 Lowest, Caught Stealing, The Roses, Dead to Rights, Kaytranada, & Bryson Tiller - Ep. 493
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…
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Peacemaker, Stray Kids, Earl Sweatshirt, BigXthaPlug, Offset, Relay, & IVE - Ep. 492
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…
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Alien Earth, Chance The Rapper, Rich Brian, & Nobody 2 - Ep. 491
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…
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Freakier Friday, JID, Key, & Lazarus - Ep. 490
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…
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KPop Demon Hunters, The Bad Guys 2, The Naked Gun, & Clipse - Ep. 489
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…
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Fantastic Four: The First Steps, Hanumankind, Happy Gilmore 2, & Freddie Gibbs - Ep. 488
Dave review Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's collaborative album 'Afredo 2' (0:47), Hanumankind's debut mixtape 'Monsoon Season' (6:10), Netflix's comedy film…
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Tyler The Creator, Eddington, Jackson Wang, WayV, & TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Ep. 487
Dave reviews TOMORROW X TOGETHER's 4th album 'The Star Chapter: Together' (0:49), WayV's 8th EP 'Big Bands' (5:54), Jackson Wang's 3rd album 'Magic Man 2'…
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Superman, Clipse, Justin Bieber, Burna Boy, BLACKPINK, TWICE, & 2025 Emmy Nominations - Ep. 486
Dave reacts to the 2025 Emmy nominations (0:44) and reviews BLACKPINK's comeback single 'Jump' (15:24), NCT Dream's 4th album 'Go Back to the Future' (21:54)…
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Jurassic World Rebirth, Squid Game Season 3, AllDay Project, & 2025 Emmy Nominations Predictions - Ep. 485
Dave reviews AllDay Project's debut single album 'Famous' (0:56), Netflix's dystopian survival thriller series 'Squid Game' Season 3 (6:59), and Universal's…
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The Bear Season 4, Lorde, Katseye, & Kevin Abstract - Ep. 484
Dave reviews Katseye's 2nd EP 'Beautiful Chaos' (0:50), Kevin Abstract's 5th album 'Blush' (6:11), Lorde's 4th album 'Virgin' (15:36), and FX's drama series…
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F1, 28 Years Later, HAIM, Aitch, & Elio - Ep. 483
Dave reviews HAIM's 4th album 'I Quit' (0:49), Aitch's 3rd album '4' (6:36), Pixar's animated science fiction film 'Elio' (13:05), Danny Boyle's…
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Materialists, How to Train Your Dragon, AJ Tracey, ILLIT, & Your Friends and Neighbors - Ep. 482
Dave reviews Apple TV's drama series 'Your Friends and Neighbors' Season 1 (0:50), ILLIT's 3rd EP 'Bomb' (6:42), AJ Tracey's 3rd album 'Don't Die Before You're…
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Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, Addison Rae, Enhypen, Kiss of Life, & Predator - Ep. 481
Dave reviews Addison Rae's debut album 'Addison' (0:50), Little Simz's 6th album 'Lotus' (6:09), Enhypen's 6th EP 'Desire: Unleash' (9:57), ITZY's 10th EP…
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The Last of Us, Miley Cyrus, Lilo & Stitch, Mountainhead, & Seventeen - Ep. 480
Dave reviews Seventeen's 5th album 'Happy Burstday' (0:55), Miley Cyrus's 9th album 'Something Beautiful' (6:00), HBO's post-apocalyptic drama series 'The Last…
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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning & Friendship - Ep. 479
Dave reviews A24's comedy film 'Friendship', starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd (0:46), and Christopher McQuarrie's action spy film 'Mission Impossible: The…
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Hurry Up Tomorrow, Aminé, Rico Nasty, Jin, Baekhyun, & I-DLE - Ep. 478
Dave reviews I-DLE's 8th EP 'We Are' (0:46), Baekhyun's 5th EP 'Essence of Reverie' (5:14), Jin's 2nd EP 'Echo' (7:42), Rico Nasty's 3rd album 'Lethal'…
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Andor, PinkPantheress, Tales of the Underworld, Meovv, Bibi, & The Righteous Gemstones - Ep. 477
Dave reviews Meovv's 1st EP 'My Eyes Open Vvide' (0:44), Bibi's 2nd album 'Eve: Romance' (8:09), PinkPantheress's 2nd mixtape 'Fancy That' (12:55), HBO's…
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Thunderbolts, Another Simple Favor, & The Surfer - Ep. 476
Dave reviews the psychological thriller film 'The Surfer' starring Nicolas Cage (1:03), Amazon Prime Video's comedy mystery film 'Another Simple Favor'…
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Andor, The Accountant 2, Havoc, & 2025 XXL Freshman List Predictions - Ep. 475
Dave reviews Netflix's action film 'Havoc' starring Tom Hardy (0:58), Amazon MGM's action thriller film 'The Accountant 2' starring Ben Affleck (7:14), and…
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Sinners, Daredevil Born Again, The Underachievers, Kai, & TWS - Ep. 474
Dave reviews Denzel Curry's 'Mischievous South' Tour concert (0:48), Kai's 4th EP 'Wait On Me' (7:07), TWS's 3rd EP 'Try With Us' (10:58), The Underachievers'…
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The Last of Us, The Pitt, Warfare, Hacks, The Amateur, & Your Friends and Neighbors - Ep. 473
Dave reviews the spy thriller film 'The Amateur' (1:01), A24's war action film 'Warfare' (6:48), Max's comedy drama series 'Hacks' (17:23), Apple's drama…
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The White Lotus, A Minecraft Movie, Chy Cartier, and Mark - Ep. 472
Dave reviews Mark's 1st solo album 'The Firstfruit' (0:48), Chy Cartier's debut mixtape 'No Bring Ins' (8:30), video game film 'A Minecraft Movie' (13:21), and…
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Adolescence, Kanye West, The Studio, The Alto Knights, & A Working Man - Ep. 471
Dave reviews David Ayer's action thriller film 'A Working Man' starring Jason Statham (1:11), gangster crime drama film 'The Alto Knights' starring Robert De…
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Severance, Show White, Selena Gomez, Magazine Dreams, & Ten - Ep. 470
Dave reacts to Tommy Richman's 'Coyote Tour' concert (0:54) and reviews Ten's 2nd EP 'Stunner' (7:01), Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco's collab album 'I Said I…
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Playboi Carti, Le Sserafim, Black Bag, Opus, Novocaine, & The Righteous Gemstones - Ep. 469
Dave reviews HBO's 'The Righteous Gemstones' Season 4 (1:01), Le Sserafim's 5th EP 'Hot' (4:58), Playboi Carti's 3rd album 'I Am Music' (10:55), action comedy…
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Mickey 17, Lady Gaga, Jennie, & F1 Drive to Survive Season 7 - Ep. 468
Dave reviews Yeju's debut solo EP 'Air' (0:31), Seulgi's 2nd EP 'Accidentally on Purpose' (4:55), Jennie's debut album 'Ruby' (8:49), Lady Gaga's 7th album…
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2026 Oscar Predictions, Lisa, & Daredevil: Born Again - Ep. 467
Dave shares his 2024 Oscars recap (1:02), reviews Lisa's solo debut album 'Alter Ego' (22:21), Marvel's superhero series 'Daredevil: Born Again' (35:18), and…
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2025 Oscar Predictions, Tate McRae, G-Dragon, Paddington 3, & Amazon Buys James Bond - Ep. 466
Dave reacts to Amazon acquiring creative control of James Bond (0:58) and reviews adventure comedy film 'Paddington in Peru' (9:32), ZeroBaseOne's 5th EP 'Blue…
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Captain America Brave New World, Drake, The White Lotus, Ne Zha 2, & The Gorge - Ep. 465
Dave reviews Chung Ha's 5th EP 'Alivio' (0:54), Jisoo's debut EP 'Amortage' (4:53), Drake & PartyNextDoor's collab album 'Some Sexy Songs 4 U' (11:17), HBO's…
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Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show, Grammys, Olly Alexander, & IVE - Ep. 464
Dave reviews IVE's 3rd EP 'Ive Empathy' (0:47), and Olly Alexander's 4th album 'Polari' (4:47). Dave then reacts to the 2025 Grammys (8:40) and Kendrick…
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The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow & I'm Still Here - Ep. 463
Dave reviews The Weeknd's 6th album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' (0:54) and Walter Salles's political biographical drama film 'I'm Still Here' (8:26). Follow our Best…
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Grammy Predictions, Central Cee, FKA Twigs, Presence, & Oscar Noms - Ep. 462
Dave reacts to the 2025 Oscar nominations (0:53) and reviews 'Star Trek: Section 31' (15:20), Steven Soderbergh's supernatural thriller film 'Presence'…
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Severance, Mac Miller, GOT7, & 2025 Oscar Nominations Predictions - Ep. 461
Dave reviews Minnie's debut EP 'Her' (0:46), GOT7's 13th EP 'Winter Heptagon' (5:03), Mac Miller's 2nd posthumous album 'Balloonerism' (10:08), and Apple TV's…
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Den of Thieves 2, The Pitt, Nosferatu, September 5, Skeleton Crew, & Better Man - Ep. 460
Dave reviews Robert Egger's gothic horror film 'Nosferatu' (1:13), action heist film 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' (7:38), musical biopic film 'Better Man'…
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Best Movies of 2024 - Ep. 459
Dave shares his top 10 movies of 2024 and most disappointing films of the year. Films discussed include 'Challengers', 'The Brutalist', 'A Complete Unknown'…
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Bad Bunny, Lil Baby, & Squid Game Season 2 - Ep. 458
Dave reviews Lil Baby's 4th album 'WHAM' (0:58), Bad Bunny's 6th album 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' (5:33), and Netflix's dystopian thriller series 'Squid Game'…
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Best TV Shows of 2024 - Ep. 457
Dave shares his top 10 tv shows of 2024 and most disappointing series of the year. Television shows discussed include 'Industry', 'The Bear', 'Shogun', 'Mr…
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Best Music of 2024 - Ep. 456
Dave discusses the best music of 2024 by sharing his top 10 K-pop songs (0:48), top 10 albums (22:46), and top 10 songs of the year (38:22). Follow our Best of…
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Babygirl, Dune Prophecy, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, & Mufasa: The Lion King - Ep. 455
Dave reviews HBO's science fiction series 'Dune Prophecy' (0:53), Sega's video game film 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' (6:33), Disney's animated musical film 'Mufasa…
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Kraven The Hunter, Flow, The Order, The War of the Rohirrim, & What We Do in the Shadows - Ep. 454
Dave reviews Stray Kids' mixtape 'Hop' (1:02), FX's 'What We Do in the Shadows' (5:30), the Latvian animated film 'Flow' (11:31), the action thriller film 'The…
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Rosé, TWICE, Queer, & 2024 Spotify Wrapped - Ep. 453
Dave reacts to 2024 Spotify Wrapped global data (1:04) and reviews Luca Guadagnino's romantic drama film 'Queer' starring Daniel Craig (11:54), TWICE's 14th EP…
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A Complete Unknown, Moana 2, Skeleton Crew, Senna, & NewJeans vs. HYBE - Ep. 452
Dave explains the unfortunate developments between NewJeans and their label HYBE (1:22) and reviews Netflix's drama series 'Senna' (11:31), the Star Wars…
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Kendrick Lamar, Wicked, Gladiator 2, Blitz, & Juror #2 - Ep. 451
Dave reviews Clint Eastwod's legal thriller 'Juror #2' (1:02), Steve McQueen's war drama film 'Blitz' (6:49), Ridley Scott's epic historical action film…
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Dune Prophecy, A Real Pain, Jin, Shawn Mendes, Pachinko, Cordae, & Bird - Ep. 450
Dave reviews Kiss of Life's 'Kiss Road' Tour concert (1:07), Jin's debut album 'Happy' (9:14), Cordae's 3rd album 'The Crossroads' (14:56), Shawn Mendes's 5th…
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2025 Grammy Nominations, Red One, XG, ASAP Ferg, & NCT Dream - Ep. 449
Dave reviews NCT Dream's 4th album 'Dreamscape' (0:52), XG 2nd EP 'Awe' (5:37), ASAP Ferg's 4th album 'Darold' (12:27), and Jake Kasdan's action comedy film…
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The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, Lil Uzi Vert, Freddie Gibbs, & BABYMONSTER - Ep. 448
Dave reviews Tinashe's 'Match My Freak' Tour concert (0:57), TOMORROW X TOGETHER's EP 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary' (7:09), BABYMONSTER's 1st album 'Drip'…
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Tyler The Creator, Halsey, Anora, Conclave, & Venom 3 - Ep. 447
Dave reviews Sony's superhero film 'Venom: The Last Dance', Edward Berger's mystery thriller film 'Conclave', Sean Baker's romantic comedy-drama film 'Anora'…
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We Live in Time, Aespa, Kiss of Life, The Apprentice, ITZY, & ILLIT - Ep. 446
Dave reacts to Vince Staples's 'Black in America' Tour concert, ITZY's 9th EP 'Gold', Kiss of Life's 3rd EP 'Lose Yourself', ILLIT's 2nd EP 'I'll Like You'…
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Joker: Folie à Deux, Saturday Night, & The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 - Ep. 445
Dave reviews Amazon Prime Video's fantasy series 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 2 (0:56), DC's musical thriller film 'Joker: Folie à Deux'…
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Industry Season 3, Megalopolis, The Wild Robot, Wolfs, Tommy Richman, & MICHELLE - Ep. 444
Dave reviews MICHELLE's 3rd album 'Songs About You Specifically' (1:01), Tommy Richman's debut album 'Coyote' (4:37), Apple TV's action-comedy film 'Wolfs'…
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The Penguin, Transformers One, Jamie xx, Katy Perry, Keshi, & FIFTY FIFTY - Ep. 443
Dave reviews Keshi's 2nd album 'Requiem' (1:02), FIFTY FIFTY's 2nd EP 'Love Tune' (4:01), Katy Perry's 7th album '143' (7:42), Jamie xx's 2nd album 'In Waves'…
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Beetlejuice 2, Fred Again, My Brilliant Friend, Tzuyu, Meoww, & Emmy Predictions - Ep. 442
Dave reviews Niki's 'Buzz Tour' concert (1:00), Meoww's debut single 'Meow' (7:45), Tzuyu's solo debut album 'abouTZU' (11:36), Fred Again's 4th album 'Ten…
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The Rings of Power, Big Sean, LE SSERAFIM, Doechii, & Kehlani - Ep. 441
Dave reviews LE SSERAFIM's 4th EP 'Crazy' (0:44), Kehlani's 4th mixtape 'While We Wait 2' (6:42), Doechii's 3rd mixtape 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' (10:05)…
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Sabrina Carpenter, Pachinko, Blink Twice, Cash Cobain, & Luh Tyler - Ep. 440
Dave reviews Luh Tyler's debut album 'Mr. Skii' (0:50), Cash Cobain's debut album 'Play Cash Cobain (4:49), Sabrina Carpenter's 6th album 'Short N Sweet'…
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Alien Romulus, Tinashe, YG, Sing Sing, Didi, Taemin, and KATSEYE - Ep. 439
Dave reviews KATSEYE's debut album 'SIS (Soft is Strong) (0:45), Taemin's 5th EP 'Eternal' (5:11), YG's 7th album 'Just Re'd Up 3' (8:37), Tinashe's 7th album…
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Industry, Niki, Logic, Polo G, Ravyn Lenae, & Borderlands - Ep. 438
Dave reviews Ravyn Lenae's 2nd album 'Bird's Eye' (0:45), Polo G's 4th album 'Hood Poet' (4:56), Logic's 9th album 'Ultra 85' (11:05), Niki's 3rd album 'Buzz'…
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House of the Dragon, Kanye West, Trap, JPEGMAFIA, Killer Mike, & Khalid - Ep. 437
Dave reviews Moses Sumney's EP 'Sophcore' (0:58), Khalid's 3rd album 'Sincere' (4:05), Killer Mike's 7th album 'Songs for Sinners and Saints' (7:31)…
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Deadpool and Wolverine, Porter Robinson, & Ice Spice - Ep. 436
Dave recaps his ScHoolboy Q 'Blue Lips Weekend' concert experience (0:47) and reviews Ice Spice's debut album 'Y2K!' (6:33), Porter Robinson's 3rd album…