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NBA Team - Gone Fishin': La Santa Maria

As our gone fishin' offseason series continues, we now focu on teams that set sail this year and landed in the playoffs... only some crashed and burned earlier into their journeys than others.  This episode features Memphis, Charlotte, Golden State, Indiana, and San Antonio. Enjoy.

Pop Goes To The Couch - Loki S1 E5 "Journey Into Mystery"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues on their coverage of the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, Loki. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 5 “Journey Into Mystery”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Popcorn Chicken Salad - Top Gun (#4)

On episode 4 of Popcorn Chicken Salad join Razor, Mudpie, Slapdick and Crunch as they watch the 1986 classic Top Gun. Topics discussed includes a great soundtrack, playing a dick well, is the film set on Mars?, Retribution having Top Gun nicknames, options for women at a military bar, a new game show created on the spot, some beautiful singing and harmonies, Kelly McGillis: now and then, inappropriate chewing, Shawn's organised fun, Ben getting confused at Logans baking, Shawn learns new words, volleyball in years past, Matt mishearing words, the worst sex scene in cinematic history, awful antichemistry, pilot nickname generators, mopey Tom Cruise, fartworld, buttcheeks on helmets, multiple Kelly McGillis and our first on air arguement.
Come for the concept but stay if you have the need for speed, its Popcorn Chicken Salad.

Year In Pop 1990

In the nineteenth episode of The Year In Pop, co-hosts Andy Atherton and Scott Criscuolo are joined by Peter Winson & Shawn Kidd to discuss all of the goings on in the news, sports, TV, music and movies for the year 1990. The guys talk in depth about the Reds & A’s facing off in The World Series; Super Bowl XXIII; Buster Douglas’ upset knockout of Mike Tyson; the Newhart series finale; Mr. Belvedere; Dream On; the debut of Beverly Hills, 90210; The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine & Goodfellas.

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 175 - National Anthems: The Good and the Bad

 
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we're honoring Francis Scott Off-Key by presenting the good and the bad of the National Anthem over the years on TV with a look at some of the best and the worst renditions of The Star Spangled Banner.  The good are iconic.  Some of the bad are iconic as well, for all the wrong reasons.  Stay to the end for a little rant about an episode from last week.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - Loki S1 E4 "The Nexus Event"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues on their coverage of the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, Loki. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 4 “The Nexus Event”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

PTBN’s NBA-Team: 2021 NBA Finals Preview

IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! We are now at the end of the road for the 2021 NBA postseason, and we will have a NEW holder of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. But will it be Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton’s Milwaukee Bucks or will it be Chris Paul and Devin Booker’s Phoenix Suns? Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team on the Pop feed, are going to break down how these two teams got here, Giannis’ availability, and predict the champion. Riche and Adam also discuss coaching moves, the Olympic roster rounding into form, the Damian Lillard rumors, and more. So suit up and take it out (Finals style!) with the NBA-Team!

Making Mt. Rushmore - Game Shows & Reality Competition Shows (#21)

In the twenty-first episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Jordan Duncan, Mike Klauss, Chico Alexander, Greg Diener & Andy Atherton (as proxy for the late Calvin Crowell) join moderator Steve Riddle to discuss which Game Shows deserve a place on their respective lists. Is The Price Is Right a no-brainer? What about Jeopardy? Wheel Of Fortune grab a spot? Does Who Wants To Be A Millionaire or Family Feud deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Reality Competition Shows will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that Survivor shouldn’t get a spot? Will American Idol be included? Is Big Brother in the conversation? What about The Amazing Race & The Mole?

PTBN Trivia Night - The Final

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our final matchup, Ryan Everett, Robert Hawkins & Greg Diener face off to see which one of them will become our first-ever PTBN Trivia Night Champion!
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!

Battlestar In The 25th Century #11

On Episode 11 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch Battlestar Galactica episode 7, “The Long Patrol”. Topics include Starbuck’s good problem to have woman issues, Jack of All Trades Cassiopia, Space Bootleging, Ambrosia, alcohol free Adama, a random post death Baltar return, bad Cylon pilot training, prisoners locked in cages that aren’t even locked for years, what does “Starbucking” mean and more!

Blockbuster Rewind - The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise (#13)

On the thirteenth episode of Blockbuster Rewind, co-hosts Andy Atherton, Scott Shifflett & Eric Eells are joined by their guest Mirandia Berthold to discuss the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. They go through each of the films and talk about the big three characters; the diverse band of pirates we meet throughout the movies; the supernatural elements that include pirate lore, curses, mythology and sea legends; the highs and lows of the overall story arc; some of the ridiculousness parts of the plot and if the franchise could be revitalized and live on with new films.

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episode 173, Minisode 10 & Episode 174 - Tribute to Conan Part 2/Ohara

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we conclude our tribute to Conan O'Brien and pay tribute to a legend on what would have been his birthday this week.
 
First, we look at Conan's rough and all too brief era hosting The Tonight Show back in 2009. We look at some of the memorible moments of this era of Conan from the Twitter Tracker to Shatner recites Palin to In The Year 3000.
 
Then to conclude the Conan tribute on a happier note, 1995 was a tough time for baseball, in the middle of a strike and using replacement players in spring training.  Andy Richter lightened the mood by visiting the Mets in Port St. Lucie, FL, interviewing replacement players, informing people about the real St. Lucie, and visiting Butterfly World. Also, we meet, the man, the myth, the legend, DIESEL! (Not Kevin Nash)
 
Finally, Pat Morita was a star in the late 80s, thanks to two Karate Kid movies.  He got the title role in this ABC police procedural.  Ultimately, Ohara got his butt kicked by, in part, 4 old ladies who lived in Miami.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch - Loki S1 E3 "Lamentis"

Pop Goes To The Couch continues on their coverage of the latest entry into the MCU on Disney+, Loki. Andy Atherton, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel review and break down Season 1 Episode 3 “Lamentis”. In this spoiler-filled discussion they go over the plot elements, as well as any Easter eggs they have spotted as well as given their thoughts on what everything means in the overall story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Pop Goes The Classics - The Aristocats (1970)

On the sixteenth installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Andy Atherton, Mirandia Berthold & Steve Riddle look at 1970’s The Aristocats. They discuss the many aspects of the film including: the fun opening sequence and song; the kittens and their distinct talents; the nefarious plot of Edgar the butler; Lafayette & Napoleon’s effect on the plot of the movie; the similarities with Lady And The Tramp; Roquefort & Frou Frou’s importance to foiling Edgar’s plan; Scat Cat and the gang of alley cats & the fun jazz music.

It Was a Thing on TV Tripleheader: Episodes 171, 172 & Minsode 9 - Tribute to Conan

This week on It Was a Thing on TV it's the first of two weeks that we honor Conan O'Brien as he wraps up his run on Late Night TV with the end of his TBS show this week.
 
First, we start at the beginning, with the first episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien.  He was nervous, he was unfinished, but some of what was seen was the Conan O'Brien comedy fans would love for over a quarter century.
 
Then, in 1997, Conan had an audience of just kids.  What kind of mayhem could happen?  Just don't end up in Naughty Land and don't awaken the Boredom Monster.
 
Finally, Houston's NBC affiliate did Conan real dirty, airing his show at 2:40 AM local time for a period.  Conan went deep in the heart of Texas to see it for himself, and encountered some interesting characters in the process.
 
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