Place to Be Nation POP Experience
Place to Be Nation’s Pop Culture podcast feed featuring shows on movies, TV, books, comics, music, sports, nostalgia and much more!
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Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 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, we’re heading back to the 1980’s and are featuring one of the most popular genres of the decade, New Wave. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “I Melt With You” by Modern English from 1982.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuN6gs0AJls
Friday Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 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 “Good Thing” by Fine Young Cannibals from 1989.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We_9MthGzwk
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
In this episode of 2004: A Film Odyssey, Mirandia and Ben suit up to swing through one of the greatest superhero sequels of all time — Spider-Man 2. From Doc Ock’s iconic villain arc to Peter Parker’s soul-crushing struggle with responsibility, we’re diving deep into the emotional (and very meme-able) heart of Sam Raimi’s web-slinging masterpiece.
We talk bad pizza delivery timing, train fights that still hold up, and why Tobey Maguire’s sad eyes broke a generation. Plus: Ben shares a personal ranking of Spider-Man actors, Mirandia relives her first Spider-crush, and we both get slightly too outraged over phone etiquette. (We know it has nothing to do with the film but…)
Whether you were Team MJ, Team “Give Peter a Break,” or just here for the J. Jonah Jameson quotes, this one’s for you.
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 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 “My Heart Is Broken” by Evanescence from 2011.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QGnq9jUU0
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Wednesday Aug 06, 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 “Redneck Woman” by Gretchen Wilson from 2004.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82dDnv9zeLs
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Well, the off season is in full swing, so Andrew and Adam are turning August into expansion Draft month again. This week we go over last year's results and peruse the Eastern Conference teams and make their protection lists. Enjoy.
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 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 pays tribute to the late, great Ozzy Osbourne who recently passed away at the age of 76 by watching “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath from 1971.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRcYjJQ0JHg
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 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 pays tribute to the late, great Ozzy Osbourne who recently passed away at the age of 76 by watching “No More Tears” by Ozzy Osbourne from 1991.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CprfjfN5PRs
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 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 WWE’s Summer Slam happening this weekend, we are once again featuring popular songs used as wrestler’s entrance music. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” by Jimi Hendrix (“Hollywood” Hulk Hogan’s theme) from 1968.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZBlqcbpmxY
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
On the fifty-second episode of Pop Goes the Classics, Andy Atherton, Mirandia Berthold, and Steve Riddle sail the high seas and discuss the 56th Disney Animated Film, Moana. Join the trio as they discuss delving into Polynesian folklore and culture, the film landscape in November 2016, Maui being a narcissist who just wants to be loved, Moana being chosen by the ocean, the cinematography and special effects of the film, Pua and Heihei being great animal sidekicks, the abundance of Easter eggs hidden throughout the film, Mini-Maui, the great soundtrack of the film, the battles against the Kakamora and Tamatoa, the twist of Te Ka being the heartless Te Fiti, the incredible climax of the film, whether it is too soon for the film to get a live-action remake, and where the film stacks up against the other films from the decade. So join Andy, Mirandia, and Steve because they know the way and will continue their journey through the Disney Film Canon.
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 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 WWE’s Summer Slam happening this weekend, we are once again featuring popular songs used as wrestler’s entrance music. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen (“Junkyard Dog’s theme) from 1980.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Jul 30, 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 WWE’s Summer Slam happening this weekend, we are once again featuring popular songs used as wrestler’s entrance music. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Highway To Hell” by AC/DC (The Dudley Boy’s theme) from 1979.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l482T0yNkeo
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 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 WWE’s Summer Slam happening this weekend, we are once again featuring popular songs used as wrestler’s entrance music. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor (“Hulk Hogan’s theme) from 1982.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
In the fifty-ninth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, host/moderator Steve Riddle welcomes Steve Bennett and James Gruenberg to discuss which Sports Moments deserve a place on their respective lists. Is the Miracle on Ice a no-brainer? What about the Saints winning Super Bowl XLIV? Does the David Tyree helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII grab a spot? Does the Michael Jordan buzzer beater in the 1998 NBA Finals or the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series deserve a place?
After that, they discuss which Sports Calls will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that "Do You Believe in Miracles?" shouldn’t get a spot? Will "Behind the Bag" be included? Is "May Day, May Day, May Day" in the conversation? What about "The Red Sox are World Champions" or "Havlicek Stole the Ball"?
Prior to that, the trio pay tribute to the memory of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne, and Hulk Hogan.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 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 WWE’s Summer Slam happening this weekend, we are once again featuring popular songs used as wrestler’s entrance music. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Kingdom” by Downstait (Cody Rhodes’s theme) from 2016.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05vwKMySzKw