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NBA-Team: Free Agency Recap

Adam quickly recaps all the NBA free agency signings to date.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #557 - "Butterfly" By Crazy Town

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 “Butterfly” by Crazy Town from 2000.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEDrU85FLE

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #556 - "I Alone" By Live

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 “I Alone” by Live from 1994.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNrQOUtXYOo

NBA-Team: 2024 Draft Recap

You can say it wasn't the most talented draft (it wasn't) and it wasn't the most exciting draft (it wasn't) and there was very little trades or ...anything (there wasn't) but Andrew and Adam are here to give you their thoughts on the picks and give you their winners and losers. Enjoy!

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 481 - We The People 200: The Constitution Parade

Every year when we celebrate the United States' birthday, we offer up a patriotic show.  This Independence Day is no different, except the event covered in this episode happened in September 1987, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.  This parade didn't offer much in terms of celebrities, but it gave viewers a look at how things were done in 1787.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #555 - "Jump, Jive An' Wail" By The Brian Setzer Orchestra

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. With our theme this week, all of the songs feature a great guitar solo. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Jump, Jive An’ Wail” by The Brian Setzer Orchestra from 1998.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWcN5YxuYc

Cartoons Of Our Youth #7 - He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe

On the seventh episode of Cartoons Of Our Youth, Andy Atherton welcomes back Shawn Kidd to talk about one of his favorite cartoons, He-Man & The Masters of the Universe. The guys talk about Filmation’s animation style; Superman tropes present in the show; Orko as a sidekick; the signature scene transitions; where Skeletor ranks as an 80’s cartoon villain; the many characters on both the hero and villain’s sides; characters keeping secrets from each other; Castle Grayskull; the fact that the show was created to support the toyline; the PSAs that close each episode; comparisons to the movie “Beastmaster” and the now famous Skeletor meme before moving on to live watch the two episodes that Shawn selected for them. The ones picked are S1 E3 “The Shaping Staff” & S2 E43 “Teela’s Triumph”.
So grab a bowl of your favorite cereal, park yourself in front of the TV and join us for some great cartoons!

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #554 - "The Star Spangled Banner" By Jimi Hendrix

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. With our theme this week, all of the songs feature a great guitar solo. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “The Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix from 1969.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzZh6-h9fM

Belles with Books #26: Buckle Up Baddies!!!

Buckle Up, Baddies! In this episode we discuss A LOT of book news and adaptations coming our way, along with a book discussion of Painted People, a book about tattoos. Can we also collectively agree to not romanticize people convicted of seriously heinous crimes? 
 
Books Mentioned: 
Painted People by Matt Lodder
The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Chaos by Tom O’Neill
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
 
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2782-readers-hit-new-books-of-the-year-so-far?ref=SRHitBooks24_eb
 

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #553 - "Bohemian Rhapsody" By Queen

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. With our theme this week, all of the songs feature a great guitar solo. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen from 1975.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ

NBA-Team: Pre-Agency

With the new rules, FA's and their current team were allowed to negotiate early. This lead to a record amount of early deals and trades and...general ideas as to what might happen. Andrew and Adam recap some of the deals that already went down already. Enjoy !

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #552 - "Beat It" By Michael Jackson

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. With our theme this week, all of the songs feature a great guitar solo. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Beat It” by Michael Jackson from 1983.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0

Making Mt. Rushmore #52 - Amusement Park Rides and Attractions & Rollercoasters & Theme Parks

In the fifty-second episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, host/moderator/panelist Steve Riddle welcomes Andy Atherton and Chad Campbell to discuss which Amusement Park Rides/Attractions deserve a place on their respective lists. Is Avatar: Flights of Passage a no-brainer? What about the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror? Does Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance grab a spot? Does the Haunted Mansion or Soarin' deserve a place?
After that, they discuss which Amusement Park Roller Coasters will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that the Velocicoaster shouldn’t get a spot? Will The Beast be included? Is the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster in the conversation? What about the Lightning Rod or Lightning Racers?
Then, they do an unprecendented third list and discuss which Amusement Parks make that list. Do you believe that Walt Disney World should be included? What about Universal Studios: Islands of Adventure? Can you argue that Dollywood deserves a spot? Are Disneyland and Hersheypark part of the conversation?

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #551 - "You Really Got Me" By Van Halen

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. With our theme this week, all of the songs feature a great guitar solo. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “You Really Got Me” by Van Halen from 1978.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X6e7uctAww

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 480 - Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place, the two seasons with the titular pizza place

Under normal circumstances, a popular show which lasted 4 seasons would not be fodder for this podcast.  For our Marvel shows leading up to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, we're making an exception.  Anyway, we think the show got worse once the pizza place part of the premise was abandoned.  Just to reiterate, this is only about the first 2 seasons with the pizza place.