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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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
PTBN Pop’s newest show “It Was a Thing on TV” is back to give you a triple dose of obscure television from yesteryear.
First in their shortest episode to date, Greg and Mike look at Big Brother ….. WITH CATS! And it came from Iceland!
Then things get really trippy when Greg and Mike look at an early 70’s acid trip from Sid and Marty Krofft called “Lidsville”.
Finally talk about a kangaroo court! Remember when Judge Wapner had a show on Animal Planet? We do! We take a brief look at this early attempt at original programming for AP besides nature documentaries.
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
In baseball right now there really is only one topic and that is the massive cheating scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball dating back to the 2017 Houston Astros Championship season. This week, I welcome Senior Content Producer for Radio.COM Sports, John Healy to give his take on the scandal that has rocked the sport as well as to discuss the repercussions that have turned the usual quiet last few weeks of the off-season into a three ring circus.
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Kevin and Mary are back for another edition of The Brother/Sister Re-Watch, this week covering episodes 13+14 of The Office's fourth season, "Job Fair" and "Goodbye Toby", while also closing out the season and doing their season finale wrap-up. They cover many topics this week including the length of the Jim/Pam drama, Michael's evolution, the Dwight/Angela/Andy triad, the introduction of a new character, Jan's bombshell, the siblings vehemently disagreeing with each other over the quality of the series, and much much more.
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Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Welcome to The Sunday Groove (episode 24), where David Sunday discusses a music topic with close friend Greg Phillips from the Hard Traveling Fanboys. We talk about awesome Debut Albums. You can contact me @SundayGroovePTB on twitter.
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
The march toward episode 200 continues, as does Arrow Month! Greg and Nick crack open the digital pages of the first collection of Arrow tie-in comic "Arrow Season 2.5" this month, and the results are surprising. Defying decades of history, this tie-in actually provides some helpful, additive information to the show between two of its pivotal seasons, picking up in the aftermath of Deathstroke's Siege on Starling City. Written by veteran Arrow scribes Marc Guggenheim and Keto Shimizu, with art from respected pros Joe Bennett and Szymon Kudranski, this story delves into the rise of a new Brother Blood and the Arrowverse debut of Black Adam! Also, the boys reflect on the monumental Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover TV special, their new Arrow series rewatch project and some exciting news in the superhero movie and television worlds. Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comics, which has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys.
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Welcome to another edition of This Week in the NFL! The three man booth is back as your co-hosts the Cowboy and the always insightful John D'Amato are joined once again by the volatile Cowboy Senior. The guys break down the divisional match-ups and provide in depth analysis and predictions for the conference championship games. This is not to be missed! Enjoy!
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
In the sixteenth episode of Laugh-In Theater, host Andy Atherton is joined by Matt Souza (Jenny And The Gems) to do a live watch of the 2004 comedy, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy. The guys discuss male chauvanism in 1970’s newsrooms; the vast array of suit colors the news team wears; newsmen rumbles; the difficulties of acquiring German pornography; what exactly was in Sex Panther cologne; baby panda births; chain store restrooms; Baxter the dog; inter-species communications and why was Tim Robbins playing a part clearly written for John C. Reilly? So, be on the look out for the invitation to the pants party, remember that milk is a bad choice and stay classy Place To Be Nation.
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
PTBN's newest weekly show, It was a Thing on TV comes at you with a triple-header! First off, it's Automan! It's Manimal! It's Automanimal! Mike and Greg look at these two connected shows from 1983/4. #HologramsCannotWearSuits
Then, our look at NBC disasters from 1983 wraps up with the show wedged between the previous two entries on NBC's Friday night schedule, a supernatural sitcom starring Ann Jillian titled "Jennifer Slept Here." We are joined by our first special guest, Kris Lane.
Finally, the podcast officially goes to the dogs...and cats. We look at two pet-centric game shows from yesteryear, and Greg gives us his thoughts regarding the subject of last week's installment, "Jennifer Slept Here."
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
This week on Diamond Conversations my guest is "Man Of Steel" Mike Verna. Mike, is an up and coming independent pro wrestling talent that is also an Assistant Baseball Coach at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York presently working as a bench and catching coach. In the episode we get to cover his history as a player as well as his transition into coaching but we also get to talk about the intense cheating scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball this week. Was this taking advantage of an un-written rule? Mike gives us a coaches perspective on that topic. It's a meeting of my two podcast worlds but it is a really fun Diamond Conversation.
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Kevin and Mary are back for another episode of The Brother/Sister Re-Watch, this week covering episodes 11+12 of The Office's fourth season, "Night Out" and "Did I Stutter". The siblings talk about the characters, the very noticeable rebound in quality from previous weeks, continue to disagree over the "Dinner Party" episode, chat about Star Wars, and rip the most evil people on the planet--spoilers.
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Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
In this special presentation of the PTBN Pop Feed, join Scott Criscuolo with an awesome lineup of guests to discuss the legacy of not just the Skywalker Saga, and the Star Wars franchise. From George Lucas' beginnings to each trilogy and everything in between, look back to your childhood (whenever in the last 42 years that is) and wax nostalgic about arguably the greatest movie franchise of all time!
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
It’s another abbreviated episode as Arrow Month continues! Nick and Greg rewind the clock to 2012 as they watch the very first episode of the CW’s Arrow! The boys discussed what worked from the start, what didn’t, and how the show evolved from its premiere. The boys also kick off an unofficial series rewatch! Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comics, which has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys.
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Happy New Year! This episode takes a concentrated look at roughly one-third of the most-significant of Marvel’s output throughout 1972. The Sarcastic Four (Nick Duke, Tim Capel, Russell Sellers and Todd Weber) talk in depth about a Stan Lee's vision of Ragnarok in Thor #200, The Amazing Spider-Man's discovery of his Aunt May's terrible life choices in issues #113-115, more terrible Avengers stories-but this time featuring the Sentinels in issues #102-104, Warlock #1-3 with Counter-Earth shenanigans and the introduction of the Soul Gem, Ghost Rider's sublime first appearance in Marvel Spotlight #5, more excellent comics featuring Black Widow and the secret of Project Four in Daredevil #90-91, the first three issues of the Defenders in their own title, Captain America versus Captain America (from the '50s) in issues #153-156 and the woman who would become Tigra's debut in The Cat #1. The boys discuss the contributions of creators Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, John Buscema, Rich Buckler, Mike Friedrich, Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog, Sal Buscema, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Gil Kane, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. The boys also rate their favorite stories, creators, heroes/villains and covers from 1972.
Welcome to the Marvel Age! Each month PTBN Comics’ very own Sarcastic Four (Nick Duke, Tim Capel, Russell Sellers and Todd Weber) take an in-depth,year-by-year look at Marvel Comics’ publishing history, focusing the most significant stories from that year. The team looks at important character debuts, discusses significant comic creators, and places social and historical context of the era onto the books-all culminating in a holistic look at the Marvel Age of Comics.
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Welcome to a special edition of This Week in the NFL! Your co-hosts the Cowboy and the energetic John D'Amato are joined by a special guest... the one, the only Cowboy Senior! The three guys take you through all of last week's action and preview the upcoming playoff games. Enjoy!
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
On the latest episode of Looking Forward, Looking Back, host Andy Atherton is joined by Tim Capel, Jennifer Smith & Scott Criscuolo to preview the upcoming winter and spring movie releases. This includes: The Grudge; Like A Boss; Underwater; My Spy; Bad Boys For Life; Dolittle; The Gentlemen; Birds Of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn; Sonic The Hedgehog; Fantasy Island; Call Of The Wild; Bloodshot; The Invisible Man Bad Trip; Onward; The Way Back; A Quiet Place: Part II & Mulan. When it comes to the choices to make when it comes to this winter and spring’s movie releases, let this episode be your guide.