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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 Utah, Boston, Denver, Miami, and the LA Clippers. Why La Niña, you ask? It's because during these episodes, Adam's daughter decided now was the time to start training for a marathon during these episodes, so sorry for the background noise. Anyway, Enjoy

In the twenty-second episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists “The Cowboy” Roger Morrissette, Steve Riddle, Jon Keselica & Logan Crosland join moderator Andy Atherton to discuss which Athlete Movie & TV Performances deserve a place on their respective lists. Is The Michael Jordan in “Space Jam” a no-brainer? What about Mike Tyson in “The Hangover”? Does Carl Weathers in “Rocky” grab a spot? Does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Airplane!” or Dan Marino in “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Wrestler Movie & TV Performances will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that Dave Bautista in “The Guardians of the Galaxy” shouldn’t get a spot? Will Roddy Piper in “They Live” be included? Is Andre The Giant in “The Princess Bride” in the conversation? What about Hulk Hogan in “No Holds Barred” & Jesse Ventura in “The Predator”?

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 the LA Lakers, Atlanta, Dallas, Portland, and New York. Enjoy

On Episode 12 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott live watch Buck Rogers episode 6, “Plot to Kill a City, Part 1.” Topics include 2 new additions to the Shawn POP feed train, the Legion of Death, Buck and Wilma clearly having relations, Space Pirate gear, Creepy Space King Kong Bundy in a fur coat, rough looking guns, outfits that shouldn’t make it past censors, Villains who can’t shoot, empaths that need X-Men training, Twiki getting blown up and so much more!

On the latest episode of the Pop Goes The Movies Andy Atherton is joined by Jennifer Smith & Tim Capel to review Black Widow. In a spoiler-filled review, they start off by giving their thoughts on the character (and Scarlett Johansson’s portrayal of her) since she arrived in the MCU in Iron Man 2. Then they talk about the rest of the main cast as well as the characters they play; the parts of Natasha’s past that we learned a bit about; the importance of Budapest; the introduction of The Taskmaster; the mysterious Red Room; how the movie lands on the timeline between Captain America: Civil War & Avengers: Infinity War & the jaw dropping post-credits scene.

This week It Was a Thing on TV presents what may be one of their best efforts yet as they look into the history of CBS' Bicentennial Minute segments produced between 1974-1976.
 
The butt of many a joke in its day and even into the 21st century, The Bicentennial Minute was an occasionally bland but also occasionally interesting minute-long segment delivered by a celebrity about what happened in U.S. history 200 years ago that day.  Celebrate your Fourth of July holiday listening about this patriotic throwback to the 70s.
 
Links to all the segments we referenced are down below. Remember to follow us on our socials @ItWasAThingOnTV
 
"Lucy's Bicentennial Minute" - https://papermoonloveslucy.tumblr.com/post/175503525253/lucys-bicentennial-minute
Betty Ford Bicentennial Minute Materials (Gerald Ford Presidential Library and Museum): - https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0126/1489543.pdf
Press Release for Congressman Butler Derrick's (D-SC) appearance on the Bicentennial Minute on November 12, 1975 (University of South Carolina Library) - https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/derrick/id/89/
April 1975: Janet Leigh (Partial) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tWIoa1lhuk
August 24, 1975: Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsnFrd63j4k
August 31, 1975: Jessica Tandy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUoto1lsX50
January 8, 1976: Laurence Luckinbill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6pabr4CD0
January 22, 1976: Gary Lockwood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hai2OxMwl9w
March 9, 1976: Jim Hutton - https://youtu.be/zgwiC4TT9aM?t=499
March 18, 1976: Val Avery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93s5mXL0WZk
May 7, 1976: Otto Preminger - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1HwX6TdHbk
May 12, 1976: Mitchell Ryan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpBK7tZc2k
May 20, 1976: Zubin Mehta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7bt3SNBOrw
May 27, 1976: Garson Kanin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgxOYH7fHX4
June 4, 1976: Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDXxzuXBok
July 22, 1976: Will Rogers Jr. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfG8LHyRlNY
December 20, 1976: Emlyn Williams - https://youtu.be/8nUKzWGVWe4?t=1671
December 31, 1976: President Gerald Ford (Last 42 Seconds) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0TB76tc5Tg

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 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.

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.

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.

 
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 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.

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!

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?

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!