Place to Be Nation POP Experience
2016-07
Episodes
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
On this episode of Rank & File, Jordan is joined by Andy Halleen and Brad Woodling to rank 16-bit video games. We span a huge swath of video game history: Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and some other surprises along the way. Did your favorites make our list? Listen and find out!
Friday Jul 29, 2016
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. And if there’s anything that fanboys love, it’s debating what book is better than another book or which character is “cooler.” Enter Countdown, a monthly column where Greg and Nick will give a top five list and debate the merits therein.
This time around, Greg and Nick count down their favorite "legacy characters" in comics. These are the heroes who have filled in for prior generations and, in some cases, taken the mantles to higher levels.
Tuesday Jul 26, 2016
Tuesday Jul 26, 2016
This week Timothy is flying solo, but not to worry as he's got a guest that needs no introduction. At times it feels like he's even a host for that matter, as the one and only JT from the mother ship Place to Be podcast over on PTBN, plus the Dangerous Alliance Wrestling Podcast, and the new Headlines and Clotheslines show among so many other projects with PTBN. JT give the background and history of an ill-fated podcast or two. Dan McGinn is a topic of great discussion as Timothy has been obsessed with that character since he first heard his velvety tones. We also touch on JT's childhood fascination with TV, wrestling, and music come up as that influenced not just JT's pastimes but also his career and even the formation of PTBN. Follow JT on twitter @Place2BeNation and look for his articles on PTBN and also at PWO (as Bigelow34).
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. Over the course of their travels through comicdom, they have encountered numerous stories via the wonder of trade paperbacks and graphic novels. Once a month, Nick and Greg will review one of those collections in The Longbook Hunters.
This time around, the boys discuss The Authority: Relentless, by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch. Is this series as influential as people say? Does it hold up? And just what was that mess about a shampoo bottle?
Saturday Jul 23, 2016
Saturday Jul 23, 2016
Star Trek Beyond has arrived, and The Glenn Butler Podcast
Hour Spectacular is ON IT. In this reaction show, Glenn & Scott
follow their Star Trek vault series with their take on the
fiftieth-anniversary film offering, including a spoiler-free section to
start. After that they discuss the villain’s motivations, Starfleet’s
mission, Kirk’s journey, the nature of family, and much more. The
occasion of Rihanna’s contribution brings up the history of Star Trek movies’ engagement with the pop music. Also, of course, the film must deal with the losses of Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin.
The spoiler-free section at the beginning of the show contains no spoilers for anything. The rest of the show contains SPOILERS for Star Trek Beyond, the Destiny trilogy, two Harry Potter books, and amazingly enough, the yet-to-be-written Star Trek 14.
If you have any questions or suggested topics for a future Star Trek mailbag episode of the Spectacular, contact Glenn (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook)
or comment on the PTBN Facebook page. Now that the film vault series is
complete, the mailbag episode looms ever closer, so get your questions
in!
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
Russell is joined by one half of the Hard Traveling Fanboys, Greg Phillips, and super-special guest star Jennifer Smith to talk about all things DC Comics Rebirth one month after it took the comics world by storm.
What's working? What isn't? What effect is this going to have on the movies and TV shows? The trio will answer these questions as well as dealing with the challenges of recording in a literal echo chamber in a rare round-table discussion that happens only once every second full moon.
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
In our FINAL episode of Top Beer in L.A. we visit Phantom Carriage, a horror movie themed sour brewery in Torrance, California.
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. And with that intense love comes an appetite for the latest news from the comic book world. Each month, in The Rundown, the Fanboys will run down their top news and notes from the comic book world.
This week, we take a look at the news and notes from another packed month in the comics world.
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Host of Rank & File on PTBN and regular contributor to PTBN sits down with us this week to talk writing, wrestling and growing up in Michigan. Check out Rank & File (also on PTBN POP) here:
http://placetobenation.com/category/podcasts/rank-file/
On twitter: @mstarjd and @luchaundead
Saturday Jul 09, 2016
Saturday Jul 09, 2016
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. And their love of comics isn’t limited to the page. In Off the Page, Greg and Nick will examine pieces of comic book media outside the comics themselves.
In this edition, the Fanboys are joined by Tim Capel to discuss Bryan Singer's all-important 2000 film "X-Men." The guys discuss whether the film deserves more credit than "Blade" in kicking off the superhero film fever of the modern era, the often bizarre scripts for X-Men films that began in the mid-'80s, Stan Lee's L.A. exploits, the FINAL DELETION, and more.
Friday Jul 08, 2016
Friday Jul 08, 2016
Star Trek Into Darkness crashes into the Star Trek
film vault as The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular’s archival
journey reaches the most recent installment. Glenn & Scott are
joined by Alanna Kelly to discuss warmongering, the rule of law, Admiral
RoboCop’s A Few Good Men moment, the meaning of role-reversal in terms of the new Trek
movies’ engagement with AU fanfic, Sassy Spock, more love triangles,
Leonard Nimoy’s final appearance, Scotty’s tenure as the movie’s
conscience, Kirk’s merry-go-round of ranks & jobs, Klingons who’re
into body modification, and the movie’s issues with race & gender —
particularly regarding The Actor of Many Names. Scott and Alanna indulge
their love of the movie, while Glenn spends some time writhing around
trying to adequately express his discomfort.
(Note: This show was recorded before the death of Anton Yelchin, and as such does not address the sad news.)
If you have any questions or suggested topics for a future Star Trek mailbag episode of the Spectacular, contact Glenn or comment on the PTBN Facebook page!
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
It's part 2 of Tim and Adrian visiting their first brewery, The El Segundo Brewing Company in El Segundo, Ca.