Making Mt. Rushmore #19 - Summertime Songs & Road Trip Songs

In the nineteenth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Steve Bennett & Calvin Crowell join moderator/panelist Andy Atherton to discuss which Summertime Songs deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is “Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince a no-brainer? What about “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama? Will “Night Moves” by Bob Seger grab a spot? Does “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper or “Summer Girls” by LFO deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Road Trip Songs will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that the “Born To Be Wild” by Steppenwolf shouldn’t get a spot? Will “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac be included? Is “Slow Ride” by Foghat the conversation? What about “Send Me On A Way” by Rusted Root & “Panama” By Van Halen?

PTBN Trivia Night - Semi-Final #2

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our second of three semi-final matchups, Calum McDougall, Robert Hawkins & Scott Criscuolo face off to see which one of them will earn a spot in our championship game.Settle in and play along to see if you have what it takes to be a contestant on a future episode of PTBN Trivia Night!

Piece of the Action: Die Hard with a Vengeance

On this very special one year anniversary episode of Piece of the Action, Matt welcomes Shawn Kidd, Ben Locke, Jennifer Smith, and Logan Crosland to the show to live watch Die Hard with a Vengeance! Listen to Matt and the crew discuss Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons, Sting (the music one), garages, cicadas, The Lion King, bad mustaches, lemonade, cult leaders, and so much more! So be prepared to listen to the newest edition of Piece of the Action!  

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episodes 163 & 164 + Minisode 8 - Rollergames/Family Channel Interactive Games/Wheel of Fortune (1950's Version)

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we are bringing you a variety of games from the roller rink to your touchtone phone at $4.95 a call.
 
First, it's the late 80s and action sports are big, like wrestling and American Gladiators.  Take roller derby and combine it with certain aspects of wrestling, then add a dash of rock and roll flair.  The result is 13 glorious episodes of the late 80s favorite RollerGames. 
 
Next, the mid-90s were a big period for game shows on cable, between Game Show Network's start, a possible Game Show Channel, and a foundation for that Game Show Channel--interactive game shows from Wink Martindale et al.  We look at the quartet of games which could be played at home on a telephone keypad.  Mike also shares his story about how he almost won some big prizes from one of those games.
 
Finally, everybody knows about the timeless Wheel of Fortune, but there was a show with that same title in the early 50s which had to do with rewarding good samaritans.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers S1 E9 "Head Games"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the streaming series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In the fifth installment, James Gruenberg, J Arsenio D’Amato & Greg Diener review and break down Season 1 Episode 9 “Head Games”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, favorite moments and predict what to expect on the next episode.

PTBN’s NBA-Team: 2021 Playoff Preview

Now that the Play-In Tournament has officially completed, the NBA Playoffs are officially tipping off and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, will preview each of the eight first-round matchups. The Grizzlies and Wizards survived the Play-In, but how much longer will they stick around? (Spoiler: It won’t be long). Can the LeBron and A.D.’s Lakers pull off an upset (?!) over Chris Paul and Devin Booker’s Suns? Will the future league MVP make it to the next round? Who will pass the test between two recent playoff “newcomers” in the Knicks and Hawks? Riche and Adam also talk about the return of capacity crowds, the Bucks avenging last year’s loss to the Heat, and much more. So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!

Into the Spidey Movieverse: Episode 3 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Get on up and dance because Greg and Chico are here to deliver their thoughts on the conclusion to the Sam Raimi Trilogy by looking at Spider-Man 3 on this edition of Into the Spidey Movieverse.
 
The duo discusses the many plots of this movie which include Harry's amnesia, Mary Jane dealing with rejection, Eddie Brock being a real jerk, JJJ trying to weasel some little girl's camera and Peter just wanting to dance under the influence of the symbiote.
 
Stay tuned on the PTBN Pop Experience for the next episode on The Amazing Spider-Man coming in June.

Battlestar In The 25th Century #8

On episode 8 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch Buck Rogers episode 4, “Planet of the Slave Girls Part 2.” They discuss the evolution of the Duke and Buck bromance, Kaleel not doing much and his obsession with grabbing his cape, sweaty lava pits, Great Value Jawas/Sand People, 25th Century Cherry Bombs, a cool guest appearance, Buck’s Cirque de Sole skills ending with women crawling on top of him, Space Macgyver and more!

The Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Podcast #3

On the third episode of The Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Podcast, Mirandia Berthold & Andy Atherton continue talking about their love for The Muppets and review episodes 9-12 of season one of The Muppet Show that featured guest stars: Charles Aznavour, Harvey Korman, Lena Horne & Peter Ustinov. And give their thoughts on their favorite characters and sketches that appeared in each.

It Was a Thing on TV Twin Pack: Episodes 161 & 162: Doctor Who (1996 FOX TV Movie)/At Last the 1948 Show

This Week on It Was a Thing on TV the gang goes across the pond to look at a pair of topics related to two staples of British TV.
 
First, in 1996 Whovians got some closure seven years after the end of the original series in the form of the Seventh Doctor regenerating into the Eighth Doctor, whose lifespan was, more or less, this movie (minus Big Finish Productions).  The ratings weren't that great, a revival was passed upon, and the franchise would be dormant for another nine years.
 
After that, we're going way back with this one, but it's a goodie.  At Last the 1948 Show only ran for two series, but it was a primitive version of one of television's classic comedy sketch shows, one Monty Python's Flying Circus.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers S1 E8 "Change On The Fly"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues their coverage of the streaming series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In the fifth installment, James Gruenberg, J Arsenio D’Amato & Greg Diener review and break down Season 1 Episode 8 “Change On The Fly”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, favorite moments and predict what to expect on the next episode.

PTBN’s NBA-Team: The Cone of Uncertainty

The playoff hurricane is nearing NBA landfall, but there is still a whole lotta “what if’s” and second guesses about what is going to happen with the new 8-team play-in tournament. That’s why Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to talk some sense into everyone, at least they hope. On episode 192, Riche and Adam will also discuss who they think deserves the annual NBA Awards (some of which they don’t always agree), Marv Albert’s impending retirement, an epic Hall of Fame ceremony more than a year in the making, and much more! So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!

Making Mt. Rushmore #18 - Movies Set In High School & Movies Set In College

In the eighteenth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelist Steve Riddle joins moderator/panelist Andy Atherton to discuss which Movies Set In High School deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is The Breakfast Club a no-brainer? What about Fast Times At Ridgemont High? Will Ferris Bueller’s Day Off grab a spot? Does Porky’s or Dazed And Confused deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Movies Set In College will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that the Animal House shouldn’t get a spot? Will Revenge Of The Nerds be included? Is Old School in the conversation? What about Back To School & PCU?

PTBN Trivia Night - Semi-Final #1

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our first of three semi-final matchups, Ryan Everett, James Gruenberg & Logan Crosland face off to see which one of them will earn a spot in our championship game.
Settle in and play along to see if you have what it takes to be a contestant on a future episode of PTBN Trivia Night!

Laugh-In Theater - The Waterboy with Jacob Williams

On the forty-first episode of Laugh-In Theater, Andy Atherton welcomes back "Jambalaya" Jacob Williams to do a live watch of the 1998 comedy, The Waterboy. The guys discuss Southern-accented college football analysts; wild-caught catfish; cans of whoop-ass; southern charm; ass cheek tattoos; using wrestling moves in football; the Medulla Oblongata; Fairuza Balk’s scariness; alligator meat; Lawrence Taylor; “you can do it!”; the abuse of “Colonel Sanders”; the brain pain; fan boats; the “Sandler Posse” & what is and isn’t the devil! So remember, Captain Insano shows no mercy!