The Star Wars sequel trilogy has come to an end with The Rise of Skywalker, and The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular is ON IT. Podcast diad Glenn & Scott welcome Alanna Kelly back to the show to cover all aspects of the new film, starting with a non-spoiler review to open the show. After that, they discuss how this movie treats its many characters, which storylines worked and which ones didn’t, and whether or not this is a satisfying conclusion to The Skywalker Saga. Don’t miss Alanna’s reaction to certain character developments, Glenn’s desperate search for hope, and Scott’s favorite part of the movie. Plus, it wouldn’t be a Star War without gratuitous cameos! (Spoilers begin at 16:00.)

Note: the traditional Spectacular score analysis will be included in a final wrap-up episode of our Star Wars Scores series, coming soon to Place to Be Nation Pop and all fine RSS readers near you.

Musical Selections from The Rise of Skywalker by John Williams
“The Rise of Skywalker”
“They Will Come”
“Anthem of Evil”
“Falcon Flight”

Welcome to another edition of This Week in the NFL!  We have made it to the end of the regular season with no bye weeks!  Your cohosts the Cowboy and the merry John D'Amato take you through all the individual playoff scenarios for the coming week.  They also take an in depth look back at Cowboys/Eagles from Week 16.  As always... they make their predictions.  Enjoy!

Greg and Nick wrap up Wing-It Month by taking advantage of Star Wars fever! The boys take a look at an issue of Star Wars: Devilworlds, a collection of Marvel U.K. short stories set in a galaxy far, far away. It’s Alan Moore writing Star Wars! But does it work? Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comics, and together, they are the Hard-Traveling Fanboys.

In the fifteenth episode of Laugh-In Theater, host Andy Atherton is joined by Nick Duke (Hard-Traveling Fanboys) to do a live watch of the 2003 comedy, Bad Santa. In this special Christmas edition, the guys discuss the outrageous behavior of Billy Bob Thornton's character, Willie; the creepy kid that stalks him; Santa fetishes; the appeal of Old Granddad Whiskey; the late comic greats John Ritter & Benrie Mac; the many MADTV alums that show up in bit parts; the Transformers franchise; holiday drinks and laborious process of putting up Christmas decorations. And what exactly is a Fraggle-Stick?

On this Place To Be Nation Special, Andy Atherton gets together with the show hosts from PTBN’s podcasts from both the wrestling and pop feeds. They talk about their favorite holiday movies, what they look forward to the most about this time of year and what is the one tradition they do every holiday season including: JT Rozzero, Roger Morrissette, Chad Campbell, Nick Duke, Mirandia Berthold, Kevin Pittack, Peter Winson, David Sunday, Jordan Duncan, J Arsenio D’Amato, Steve Wille, Todd Weber, Jennifer Smith, Glenn & Scott Butler, Russell Sellers, Nate Milton, Jason Sherman, Tim Capel, Greg Phillips, Ben Zani & Scott Criscuolo. We hope you enjoy this audio "Christmas card” and from everyone here at Place To Be Nation: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus & Happy New Year!

Wing-It Month continues as the boys count down their favorite settings in all of comics — from the grimy streets of Gotham to the majestic colors of Asgard, these are the cities, realms and planets that most enhance the stories of their characters.

Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comics, which has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys.

Welcome to another edition of This Week in the NFL! Your co-hosts the Cowboy and the always philosophical John D'Amato take you through all the Week 16 action with a focus on the match-ups with playoff implications including Bills/Pats and Cowboys/Eagles.  They provide their predictions as always.  Enjoy! 

PTBN's Nick Duke (@nickduke87) concludes his epic journey with a spoiler–free review of disney’s latest Star Wars film. 9 Films. 28 hours. Zero regrets.

10th in a series. Nick might just live through this massive undertaking.

9th in a series.

Nick Duke (@nickduke87) continues his epic journey through back-to-back theatrical viewings of the Star Wars Skywalker saga on location from Orlando, Florida. Nick's arrived at the "sequel trilogy" and reports in after his screening of Star Wars Episode VII, The Force Awakens.

Nick Lives! He's going to make it. Unless he doesn't. 8th in a series. On location from Orlando, Nick relates his experiences so far.

Part 7 in a series. 

Guys, I'm starting to get really worried about Nick. Can someone in Orlando go by the theater and check on him?

Part Six in a series. Nick is bravely pressing on.

“Authority allows two roles: the torturer and the tortured. Twists people into joyless mannequins that fear and hate, while culture plunges into the abyss.”-Alan Moore