The Nostalgia Pit is a podcast aiming to dissect pop culture, the subconscious, and other psychological phenomena through a hyperbolic and prismatic lens. Hosted by Rob Snow and Colin Casserd, the Nostalgia Pit is available anywhere you find your podcasts. Nostalgia is so often thought of as something great from our childhood... But this psychological pitfall can sometimes have massive effects on our decision making. Our goal here is to discuss these areas where morals and ethics blur and th ...
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It’s time to grab your snacks! All the sweets and saltys… Whatever gets your goat goin, really. Cause we’re poppin in a VHS and settling right back into the nineties. We welcome in guest Justin Stamer from the Outsiders Social Club and Tubi Determined podcasts today to help us break down what it’s like to be a VHS collector. From the most expensive…
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What do Matisyahu, Rasputin, and Krang from TMNT have in common? They’re all from Philly… Not really, but they are all in this episode. We decided to probe the undead corpse of the Russian holy man Grigory Rasputin, in all of his shrouds of mystery. We also discuss pregnant men, memory retention, and the animated film Anastasia. Plus, I final saw T…
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Today marks the beginning of something very special. A marriage of minds, bodies?, and podcasts. We welcome in the one and only Drinks w/ Ron! You should know him from a handful of appearances on this here pod as well as from the Half-Assed Podcast Network. But we’re not just bringing in Ron as a guest. He is now a part of the crew! Call it a resid…
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As you drive around any city in America, you are bound to lay your eyes on a multitude of different signages depicting the resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… It’s almost an accepted fact at this point: he WILL return. We just don’t know when… But what if he was already born? What if he’s a 26 year old man living in the Upper Westside…
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Today, the boys have some things to say… It’s a good thing they have a podcast… Why am I writing in third person? Regardless.. We go through a multitude of topics on this one. Everything from Portugese serial murder Diogo Alves, to the new Meta Rayban glasses, to Spiderman’s genitals. We also talk the glorification of the male criminal, the growing…
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Now folks, I need you to meet me half way with this one… Yes, some could say life’s a bit of a log jam right now, but we’re here to help. Get ready to relax and illuminate that heartlight. I bet that plantar fasciitis is loosening up as I utter these words… You’re feeling better. You look into the sky and exclaim, “I’m alright!” to anyone in shouti…
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I’ve heard it said before that the journey is the destination…In this case I think we can affirm this as true. Debuting a new segment today, folks, It’s Probin’ Time!! On this cat-scratch fever dream of an episode, we dive into the 1981 film Roar. Produced and directed by Noel Marshall, who also starred in the film, alongside Tippy Hedron and Melan…
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Welcome to a very special edition of Rob’s Reviews here on the Nostalgia Pit. Today we welcome in a special soul, the lovely Celina Flores to talk about the new Robert Eggers directed Nosferatu in all of its macabre splendor. But of course, that is not all! We also discuss the checkered past of Disney and its history of questionable imagery and lan…
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Hotel Nostalgia w/ Yikes Mountain & Drinks w/ Ron
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1:46:31What do horse hoof bread, Taco Bell, and raw milk have in common? Well, besides all being food… These are all items you might be able to find in the continental breakfast at a very, very special hotel. This hotel, named after one of the fifty states in this great country,, has existed for millenia, but the public was only enlightened to its existen…
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Return of the Rob! That’s right, folks. Rob. Is. Back! After an all too long hiatus, we welcome back the missing piece of this here pod. I’m sure y’all were wondering when that barrage of guests would finally cease… Now we can get on with the REAL conversations. We talk about everything from Rob’s new otamatone to the second Fyre Fest to the Land B…
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Cue Bong Rip... w/ Chance Random & Spike Daeley
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1:44:37Today, we welcome back some more repeat offenders to help stimulate the conversation. Spike Daeley & Chance Random from the recent Lines of Man-Dust episode amongst others, are here to dig into a question left unanswered during our last discussion. And that discussion, is of course, surrounding the retcon-ing of an artists’ career through the const…
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Connect the Tunes w/ Yeti Blanc & Jeremy Tache
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1:44:32I gotta say, I’m super excited about this one. Still without Rob, I brought in two repeat guests and fellow podcast producers Jeremy Tache from the Lebatard Show w/ Stugotz Podcast as well as Yeti Blanc, producer of the Greg Cote Show w/ Greg Cote Podcast! While we’ve had both of these folk onto the pod previously, never have we gotten them togethe…
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Do we have a doozy for you today! I am here sans Rob & Kevin, but not alone. Joined by some old friends from my days of wanting to be a rapper, first we have Josh Dahlquist aka Beige or nowyoureshattered on socials. Stick-and-poke tattoo master based out of the Seattle area. Beige is the lead vocalist of the group Triceracorn with producer IG88 aka…
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An African Werewolf in Brooklyn w/ MADSHROOM MC & Wolftone
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1:39:59This week, we’re giving a warm send off to our spleen… The one and only Kevin Siplin is leaving the warm embrace of the Pit for a while, as life can and often does take precedence over hobbies. While after today, Kevin may not be with us on every episode, he will always be with us in spirit, as his charisma and charm made him a fan favorite from th…
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Put it in the Can w/ Yikes Mountain & Drinks w/ Ron
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1:52:45No Rob or Kevin today… So in lieu of their absence, I decided to call in a few ringers to rotate in as my cohosts for the next few episodes. Today, we welcome two members of the Outsiders Social Club Podcast: Drinks w/ Ron and Yikes Mountain! Ron did his homework with this one, doing deep research onto the 1980 sketch comedy show called Fridays sta…
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Just like your local produce aisle, this episode is FRESH. We welcome in Toronto super-producer for his third appearance on the Pit, none other than the legendary Fresh Kils. We talk everything from vanity to success to having a fan make you a musical love letter over your own music. We also talk failed podcasts, the cognitive dissonance required b…
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Howdy there, folks! Been too long... One could even say… It’s been a while. But regardless! We’re here in the middle of our hiatus, and I just couldn’t get myself to stay away from y'all for too long! I had to go back into the vault and edit what has been gathering dust for a presentation to y’all. As is implied with this return to the vault, some …
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Centenial Celebration & Mailbag Part 2: Simps for Synths
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1:30:42Welcome in for part two of our celentennial celebration! We return with more mailbag questions and more generalized malarkey. We dig into everything from our favorite memories on the pod to what our cult would look like if we were to start one to what kind of matching tattoos we would get. We also talk Darth Maul, Earth Wind & Fire, as well as the …
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Centennial Celebration & Mailbag Part 1: Sticky Labias
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1:29:56Welcome everyone to our very own, first and only, 100th episode celebration!! We were having such a great time answering mailbag questions from our listeners, that we accidentally went long! And you should know by now, that with episodes sometimes leaning past two hours, we had to cut this session in two. But do not fret! The topics are abundant. T…
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Welcome on in to the last of the double digits… We’re having a party for episode #99 of the Pit! The kinda party where Tone Loc is hanging with Fox Mulder, Macaulay Culkin, and Spuds McKenzie… Who knows what will be the thread to tie them all together… Besides doing a Song Spelunker on the 1989 hit single Funky Cold Medina, we also listen to the wi…
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This one here? It’s for the turtle lovers out there… The ones who may or may not have tried to crawl into sewers wondering if there would be pizza and or ninjas waiting in the depths… Or maybe just those susceptible to cartoonish fantasies that our impressionable young minds latched onto… …and now we’re in our late thirties daydreaming about pepper…
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This Is My Brand Now... w/ Jabez Richard
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1:47:56This week we welcome in the lord of the crunk war himself, none other than Jabez Richard! Now if you don’t know that name, I get it… He’s more of a local legend than a national one, but regardless, this man knows how to do damn near all of it with a dancer’s grace. Jabez is a multi-talented artist hailing from Bellingham, Washington, where he’s bee…
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Somewhere Between Flaccidity & Tumescence
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2:05:20Today, we are guestless… But do not worry! We have tons of absurdity to come your way. We’ve got everything from product pitches, to the Garfield movie, some of the worlds worst liquors. If you don’t happen to know anything about the sweet nectar of Jesus Christ himself known as Malort, well, prepare to be enlightened. We also talk food close to it…
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Histories & Mysteries w/ Yikes Mountain
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2:06:56It’s Gemini season, baby! Today, we celebrate the birth of two people: our very own red headed renegade Rob Snow as well as our guest of honor tonight, Yikes Mountain! You may remember Yikes from our two episode spotlight of the Outsiders Social Club Podcast and its crew. We salute these two gentlemen by doing a deep dive into the heart of America …
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We welcome y’all in for a very special episode. You may remember him from last year’s episode when we pushed to bring back the pinstripe, it’s none other than the one and only Jeremy Tache! Fresh off the Miami Heat season where he acts a sideline reporter, you can find him weekly on the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz as well as his weekly podcast,…
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We. Are. BACK, baby! That’s right, season 4 is here with a SPLASH. And what is that liquid splashing all over your crop tops and muumuus? It’s none other than the one, the only, Crystal Pepsi. We do all this with the mastermind behind the Half-Assed Podcast Network, Drinks w/ Ron! Not only do we talk about the glories of Crystal, we follow the brea…
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Welp… All good things must end... Season 3 has come to a close, not with a whimper, but with a good dose of direct sunlight to the undercarriage. After a few months of grundle talk, we decided to look into the origin and rise in popularity of pointing your taint at the sun. But of course, that’s not all! We talk about the most problematic Marvel ch…
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Hobo Pirate Rangers w/ Yeti Blanc & Drinks with Ron
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2:36:42To quote Sly & The Family Stone: it’s a family affair! You can call us High & The Family Stoned… I’m sorry for that… But seriously, we welcome in two podcast legends around these parts, Drinks w/ Ron and Suey Award winning musician Yeti Blanc! In this here episode we talk about everything from Dave Matthews, to square dancing to the satanic panic. …
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What do Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, and Leatherface all have in common? They are based on the same depraved individual, that’s what! That individual is one of the most fascinating and depraved figures in modern human history: none other than Ed Gein. An incredibly maladjusted individual, Gein was known just as much for his upholstery as his crimes……
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This week, I only have one question for you: how you Dune?! That’s right! It’s time for Rob’s Reviews: Arrakis Edition featuring a SPOILER HEAVY assessment from both our hosts. If you haven’t seen the new Dune and don’t want any spoilers, than you may want to keep an ear out and skip that part… But that’s not all we talk about! We talk Tim Burton’s…
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4th Dimensional Kid Rocketship w/ Kristi Yamaguccimane
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2:14:18Guess who’s back?! Back Again… Kristi’s back. Tell your friends. Guess who’s back. Yes he’s back. Kristi’s back. Buh duh duh… That’s right! The Don of Denim has returned to The Pit to talk turtles, Corey Feldman, and the evolution of going viral. We also discuss the concept of art “holding up” and what that means in a world with ever changing ideal…
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Hot Water Pie & Other Depressing Delicacies
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1:42:38Snack Attack is back, baby! That’s right! It’s time to get depressed, because we’re going to analyze some strange concoctions that the most poverty stricken era of our country left behind. All I can say now is: some things are not greater than the sum of their parts… But that’s not all! We look into what some refer to as America’s Stonehenge: the G…
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Have you ever laid awake at night pondering life’s most important questions? I know I have… The other night, I couldn’t fall asleep as I lay there wondering what God’s voice sounded like. Well, consider that question answered on this week’s episode. Besides pondering the vocal tones of deities, we talk dopamine, pho, and Superman. Plus! Kevin detai…
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Let's Get Celestial! w/ Kayla Newell
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2:16:56I’ve always heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” – but I don’t think I fully understood the validity of this statement until now. Get ready for our bi-weekly analysis of Kevin’s background image with a very special guest! None other than the illustrious Ultraviolet Queen herself: Kayla Newell!! That is correct, you may remember Ka…
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Have you ever made a nice, homemade bowl of your favorite something? Mac n cheese... Chicken noodle soup... Dumplings... Or maybe you don't do "home" made; a bowl of your favorite something is Kraft Dinner, or some Spaghetti-O's... Regardless, have you ever looked down at your bowl of probably gelatinous cuisine and thought to yourself, "this could…
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Blanket of Sadness w/ Tyler Rickshaw
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2:12:44Today we welcome in the mastermind behind Cold Waffle Studio: Tyler Rickshaw! You’d think that because we have two animators in the house we’d talk cartoons, comics, drawing… Something of that nature… Right?!? Nope. We talk about songs you hate by artists you love, eunuchs, and life in the rural south. We also chat about Hollywood’s most polite rac…
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What to say about this week’s show… All I can say is, the content really piles up. Some could even say, it’s hard to contain our overflowing bounty of topics. Besides skipping between crystal hippies, atrocity insulation, and philosophers, there may or may not be quite a bit of dung talk… All apologies on the front end, but what happens when you’re…
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An Uncontained Turgidity w/ Neil Vaughn Lawerence
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2:05:34If you’ve been listening to the Pit since the beginning, you may recognize the guest on this episode… Neil Vaughn Lawerence was an integral part of many of our episodes in season one, as well as coming up with some fantastic commercial ideas much to our chagrin. Besides hanging out with us, Vaughn knocks it out the park with his mastery in multi-ge…
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The Unicorn Cartel w/ Marshall Petryni
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2:02:24It’s time to get drunk! Responsibly, that is… Today, we welcome in one of the cofounders of the Greenwood Cider Co. and a deacon on the drums: Marshall Petryni. Marshall is an old friend of mine from the days of high school, and he along with his two brothers have always been some of my favorite people to be around. So we are very excited to have h…
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Dancing the Night Away w/ Celina Flores
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1:53:46This week on Rob’s Reviews, Celina chimes in to talk the new film Leave The World Behind, a dystopian psychological thriller about the fragility of societal infrastructure. But, that’s not all! We ponder the purpose of merkins, flamingos, and movie sequels to be released in 2024. We also talk mass psychogenic incidents throughout history including …
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While this episode may be lacquered in post-Christmas disdain for consumerism and music in public settings, we manage to push through the aftermath of Rob’s trip to Best Buy to talk AI dating apps, 90s cartoons that all subsequently were knockoffs of TMNT, and what the greatest prize for being a kid with an appetite for Kool-Aid could be. We also t…
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What do Terrence Howard, kidney medicines, and chocolate bars have in common? Well, nothing, really – but they are all topics of discussion in this. very. episode! Wow… Who’da thunk? But that’s not all we talk about! We also talk about sin eaters, triangles, and The Sopranos. With one of Rob’s patented reviews, we discuss the Many Saints of Newark.…
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What’s happenin’ folks? How’s your day going? Is it not going well because you’ve been wrapped up in a web of existential dread? And does that dread come from not knowing what Tutti Frutti by Little Richard is about?! I mean… I’ve lost dozens of hours of sleep just wondering: what the HELL was he talking about… Well, if I was just describing you or…
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Live From the Perineum w/ Lt. Headtrip
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2:20:52This week we welcome in none other than the Karma Kid himself: Lt. Headtrip! Musician, linguist, podcaster extraordinaire, Trip joins us today to talk about everything from etymology to marketing nostalgia to the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtracks. We also talk Star Trek, Rocko’s Modern Life, and tattoos. He also takes us through his own mind while t…
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That Is NOT What A Hot Pocket Is For…
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1:45:14This week we have a helluvan episode for you. It’s Song Spelunker season, and so we decided to go with none other than the GOAT; the greatest; Sarah McClaughlin. What song, you ask? Tune in to see! We also discuss the Alien franchise, Justin Roiland, and 50 Shades of Grey. Not only that, you may end up hearing about some lesser known Anthony Hopkin…
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Bahn Mis & Apophenia w/ Spike Daeley
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2:01:46This week we welcome in a legend in the slam poetry scene of Bellingham, WA: none other than the fantabulous Spike Daeley. After teaching English all around the world from Tokyo to Boston, we were finally able to land this man as a guest. An absurdly talented poet, rapper, and linguist, Spike brought some wonderful topics for us at the Pit to ponde…
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It’s time for another patented Rob’s Reviews! This week, we get two for the price of one, with Rob going over some of the spooky films he watched for the Halloween season. The two in question are Cobweb and No One Will Save You; both 2023 films, and as per usual, there WILL be spoilers… We also talk about Animorphs, plot armor, and alien sex partie…
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Have you been subjected to music against your will? Or have you ever wondered what the difference between a villain and antagonist is? Maybe you’ve found yourself pondering late at night: why does Sunny D have an alcoholic seltzer? Well, here at the Pit, we’re gonna answer all of your questions and more as we talk about all the above, as well as th…
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This week we welcome in podcast family. You may recognize his voice from some of the commercials in season 1, but he is also responsible for the podcast’s artwork! Not only that, Wizdumb is a legend in the Seattle hip hop scene and a master of the faceswap. We talk everything from pen & pixel album art, DMT, and selling used underwear. We also talk…
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What do New Zealand accents, Christmas music, and fleshlights all have in common? Well… Nothing really, but we do talk about all three and more today! Why, you ask? There’s only one way to find out: listen to this week’s episode! We also take the listening audience behind the scenes to name a new segment as well as talk roasted chestnuts, the impor…
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