Place to Be Nation POP Experience
2019-07
Episodes
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
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. The boys are back for more Spider-Month content as they reveal their review of the new film Spider-Man: Far from Home! Nick loved Homecoming and Greg was less enthusiastic, so how do they feel about the follow up?
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
DC4U #6: “Whatever Happened to The Man of Tomorrow?”
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
All month, Russell and Todd are celebrating the Man of Steel and it continues with a look back at one of Superman’s greatest moments: his last. Alan Moore (Swamp Thing, Watchmen) and legendary Superman artist Curt Swan tell the tale of Superman’s last stand against his greatest foes in what is considered a Top 5 Superman story from Superman #424 and Action Comics #583. It’s an action-packed, heart-breaking and uplifting story for the ages.
DC4U is the only all-DC Comics podcast on PTBN Pop! Each week hosts Russell Sellers and Todd Weber take you on a journey into the great, fun, hilarious and sometimes weird side of DC Comics. No matter who you are, there’s something at DC for you!
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Pop Goes The Movies - Toy Story 4 & Men In Black: International
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
On this episode of Pop Goes The Movies, Andy Atherton and Mirandia Berthold get together to discuss the latest major summer movie release, Toy Story 4. They give their overall thoughts on the movie as well as share their thoughts on the Toy Story franchise as a whole. And in the second half of the show, they discuss the latest installment of the MIB franchise, Men In Black: International. For both movies, they dive into spoilers including all of the major plot points as well as the ending.
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
PTBN's NBA-Team Podcast: Free Agency Wrap Up
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
What a whirlwind of seismic shifts the NBA world has encountered over the past two weeks, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are wrapping it all up for you with this episode! Riche and Adam touch on every team in the league, Western and Eastern Conference, from big time team-ups to the smallest of moves. So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Monday Jul 08, 2019
PTBN's Year in Pop: 1976
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
In the fifth episode of The Year In Pop, co-hosts Andy Atherton and Scott Criscuolo are joined by J Arsenio D’Amato and George Ribellino to discuss all of the goings on in the news, sports, TV, music and movies for the year 1976. The guys talk in depth about the 1976 election of President Jimmy Carter; “The Greatest NBA Game Ever Played"; The Muppet Show; game shows of the 70’s; the emergence of disco music; The Bad News Bears; and Rocky.
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Marvel Age Podcast Featuring the Sarcastic Four: 1971 Part Two
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Welcome to the Marvel Age! Each month PTBN Comics’ very own Sarcastic Four (Nick Duke, Tim Capel, Russell Sellers and Todd Weber) take an in-depth,year-by-year look at Marvel Comics’ publishing history, focusing the most significant stories from that year. The team looks at important character debuts, discusses significant comic creators, and places social and historical context of the era onto the books-all culminating in a holistic look at the Marvel Age of Comics.
This episode takes a concentrated look at roughly one-third of the most-significant of Marvel’s output throughout 1971. The Sarcastic Four talk in depth about Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four and how Ben Grimm is a jerk who can only be stopped by the Hulk in FF #111-112, the beginning of the interminable Kree/Skrull war in Avengers #89-94, Captain America goes undercover in Harlem while the legendary Stan Lee gives up writing Cap in issues #139-142, the Hulk deals with the annoying Doc Samson and the bizarre Tom Wolfe in Incredible Hulk #141-142 and Peter Parker's friend Harry develops a drug habit while Spider-Man appears on the Tonight Show to discuss prison reform in ASM #96-99. The boys discuss the contributions of creators Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Herb Trimpe, John Buscema, John Severin, Gil Kane and John Romita.
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Hard-Traveling Fanboys Podcast #168: Countdown — Spider-Man Villains
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
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 episode where Greg and Nick will each give a top five list and debate the merits therein.
The boys kick off SPIDER-MONTH with a countdown of their favorite Spider-Man villains! Did yours make the cut? Which legendary villain does Greg compare to "Old Man Elton John"? What are Nick's thoughts on animal-themed villains? All that and more in this episode of HTF!
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Songs With Friends 30: Tribute to '94
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Kelly and Steve are here to cover two of our favorite songs from 1994, Warren G and Nate Dogg's "Regulate" and Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)!" Topics include unfortunate injuries, dice games gone awry, chasing skirts, wholesale hookers, literal music videos, the culinary skills of our friends, loud AC units, Steve's crush on Lisa Loeb, Ethan Hawke's career trajectory, All 4 One, SCI plans, and a cat named Pudentang!
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
DC4U #5: Superman's Greatest Stories, Incarnations and Creators with Steven Ferrari
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Welcome to DC4U, the only all-DC Comics podcast on PTBN Pop! Each week hosts Russell Sellers and Todd Weber take you on a journey into the great, fun, hilarious and sometimes weird side of DC Comics. No matter who you are, there’s something at DC for you! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… Superman4U!
All month, Russell and Todd will be celebrating the Man of Steel and it starts with this hour-long special looking at his best comic stories for fans old and new. As well as a look at his best appearances on the big and small screen. Special guest Steven Ferrari of The Casual Geekery stops by to chat about his favorite superhero and why Superman really is for everyone.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Geek and Sassy #34- Stranger Things with Tim Capel
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
In a special edition of Geek and Sassy, the girls welcome back PTBN favorite, Tim Capel! Jenny, Mirandia and Tim gather to recap season two of this monster hit Netflix series. Revisit Hawkins with #justiceforBarb, teen sex, Daddy Hopper, Eleven's side quest, the redemption of Steve, the life cycle of the Demogorgon, the horrible Nancy and much more! Then they go upside down for Nerd Eye Candy!