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20 minutes ago
Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Pop Goes the Couch, a limited series that looks at some of the greatest Christmas TV Specials in history.
In this edition, Steve Riddle is joined by James Gruenberg as they live-watch the 1978 special, "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". Join the pair as they discuss what was on TV that same night, Christmas memories, differences between Sesame Street and the Muppets, favorite Christmas songs, the opening scene at the skating rink, Big Bird's dilemma of how Santa can come down a chimney, Kermit making random appearances, Bert and Ernie giving up their prized possessions for each other, Cookie Monster having a stomach of iron, the fun songs throughout the special, thoughts of a crossover with Oscar the Grouch and the Grinch, Big Bird's final plan to see Santa, and the simple yet heartwarming ending to the special.
So join Steve and Gruney as they tell you how to get to Sesame Street and discuss a forgotten Christmas TV Special.
3 hours ago
3 hours ago
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we’re heading to The Big Apple so all of the songs featured are from artists from New York. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Criminal” by Fiona Apple from 1997.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOzayDpWoI
2 days ago
2 days ago
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we’re heading to The Big Apple so all of the songs featured are from artists from New York. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga from 2008.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESGLojNYSo
3 days ago
3 days ago
In a week where the talk of the sports world will be who gets the best draw in the FIFA World Cup (which we discuss) and the College Football Playoff, the NBA Cup is still trying to find its own footing as the knockout rounds are set. Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, THE NBA-Team, are back together after traveling the world (or, at least, one of them did) to play catch-up on the last couple weeks of the regular season. Are the Raptors and Pistons for real and the Knicks and Cavaliers are just happy to play the tortoises to their hares? Is it too early to declare that the geriatric L.A. Clippers' season is already dead on its feet? Is it possible for the Chicago Bulls to trade their best scoring guard and become a better team in the process? Riche and Adam also discuss the long-term dominance of the Thunder, the joyful transformation of the Miami Heat offense, soft tissue injuries, Lane Kiffin to LSU, and more! So suit up and take it out in episode 369 with the NBA-Team!
3 days ago
3 days ago
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we’re heading to The Big Apple so all of the songs featured are from artists from New York. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Live To Win” by Paul Stanley from 2006.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHS9NI_xwY
4 days ago
4 days ago
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, we’re heading to The Big Apple so all of the songs featured are from artists from New York. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz from 1993.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhCd1W2V0Q
6 days ago
6 days ago
B-B-B-Bonus Episode! Rescued from an old hard drive, this minisode from last year talks about NBA players draft rights who were flipped multiple times, but never made it to the NBA. So treat yourself this holiday weekend and listen to Adam mispronounce every name and Andrew go "who, never heard of him" over and over and over. Enjoy!
7 days ago
7 days ago
Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Pop Goes the Couch, a limited series that looks at some of the greatest Christmas TV Specials in history.
In this edition, Steve Riddle is joined by Andy Atherton as they live-watch the 1964 special, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Join the pair as they discuss what was on TV that same night, the best version of the Rudolph song, favorite Christmas songs, the use of stop-motion animation to create the special, the importance of Burl Ives as the narrator, Rudolph and Hermie's journey as misfits, Yukon's quest for gold and silver, the fun songs in the short, the variety of Misfit Toys, Santa's rapid weight gain in time for Christmas, the taming of the Bumble Snowmonster, and Rudolph being accepted and saving Christmas in the climax.
So join Steve and Andy as they have a Holly Jolly Christmas and discuss arguably one of the greatest Christmas TV Special in history.
7 days ago
7 days ago
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “She Bop” by Cyndi Lauper from 1983.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq4E9XTueY
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Gratitude” by Earth, Wind And Fire from 1975
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nKTWkiWMHE
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Be My Lover” by La Bouche from 1995.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViP87WipSm0
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Andrew and Adam find some bright spots for each team early on in the season. Of course this was taped prior to the recent firings/high profile injuries...but those are negatives, so we're just going to overlook that for now. Enjoy!
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “This Ain’t A Love Song” by Bon Jovi from 1995
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nlDy6h-v9c
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Feels Like Tonight” by Daughtry from 2006.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2judm5t9Qdo
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, with Thanksgiving coming up, we’re getting a bit hungry, so all this week’s songs have the name of a food in the title. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Cake By The Ocean” by DNCE from 2015.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!