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In a rare twist in the media landscape, Steve picks up his own podcast for development.
 
Glenn Butler rejoins the show - topics covered include the introduction of close personal friends of the show, Patches the cat, the culinary art of soda, and integrating the cosmos through native languages.
 
SPECTACULAR ADVICE~: Setting Intentions
 
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Did you enjoy Valentine's Day? Well if you didn't, we got the perfect medicine with these two love-themed episodes of It Was a Thing on TV.
 
First, Vanna White was everywhere in the late 80s--Wheel of Fortune twice a day, touring the country by train, a best-selling writer, and scantily clad in an adult magazine.  NBC tried to capitalize on her success with a made-for-TV movie starring Vanna called Goddess of Love, which was downright bad.
 
Then, the love theme continues with a fun little game that didn't have the run it deserved, the late-90s Annie Wood speed dating game Bzzz!
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Scott Shifflett, Andy Atherton, Tim Capel & Shawn Kidd review and break down Episode 6 of Season 1 “All-New Halloween Spooktacular”. 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 the new episode of Piece of the Action, Matt welcomes Jennifer Smith back to the show to watch the 1987 classic Lethal Weapon! Listen to Matt and Jenny discuss Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Gary Busey Pet Judge, baths, a daughter with lust in her eyes, gaping holes in kitchens, electrocution, bad villain names, ridiculous fight scenes and so much more! Are you too old for this? Well, even if you are, enjoy the new edition of Piece of the Action!  

On the debut episode of Battlestar in the 25th Century, hosts Shawn and Scott break down the premise of the show and the why as well as outline some details on how Battlestar Galactica came together and historical facts of the show. They then jump into episode 1, Part 1 of 3, with a live watch where they discuss awesome music and intro, the effects, costumes, cool ships, the stupid President that leads humanity to destruction, The evil Baltar, Rick Springfield playing a big role and being abandoned by his brother, Scott’s Lorne Green confusion, Great Value Han Solo, his ties to pro wrestling and another great 80’s show , hache Jane Seymour and Maron Jensen, cool space names, animal deaths, the destruction of a planet, and the always great, Cylons. So join us as we flee from the Cylon tyranny, and join the last Battlestar, Galactica and its rag-tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest… to a shining planet known as Earth.”

On the thirty-ninth episode of Laugh-In Theater, Andy Atherton welcomes Steve Riddle to do a live watch of the 2009 comedy, The Hangover. The guys discuss Las Vegas bachelor parties; blind spots; running gags; Vegas hotels; letting the dogs out; Jägermeister; being part of a wolf pack; The High Roller Package; Phil’s breaking point; Heather Graham’s filmography; getting tased; Stu’s lack of car door safety; which spices tigers love; the damage bill; sofa pizza & Jonas Brothers concerts. So remember, he wasn’t a sailor, he was a bartender on a cruise ship.

The game may be over but It Was a Thing on TV presents a very special musical inspired football themed episode of the podcast.
 
In 1985, the Chicago Bears earned a place in pop culture history with their iconic song and music video during their Super Bowl winning season. Over the years, several teams and companies outside of football have tried to replicate the Bears magic with not much success. We cover a variety of these songs in the longest episode of the podcast yet!
 
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Nick Bockwinkle f'n rapping folks!

Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett, Andy Atherton & Tim Capel review and break down Episode 5 of Season 1. “On This Very Special Episode”. 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.

In the eleventh episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, panelists Shawn Kidd, Ben Locke, Scott Shifflett & Logan Crosland join moderator Andy Atherton to discuss which 80’s/90’s Romantic Comedies deserve a place as on their respective lists. Is Pretty Woman a no-brainer? What about The Wedding Singer? Will Ten Things I Hate About You grab a spot? Does Jerry Maguire or When Harry Met Sally deserve a place? After that, they discuss which 00’s/10’s Romantic Comedies will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that The Proposal shouldn’t get a spot? Will Just Friends be included? Is Bridget Jones’ Diary in the conversation? What about Hitch & Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

Welcome to PTBN Trivia Night, Place To Be Nation Pop’s first ever trivia game show! In our third episode, Jason Sherman, Logan Crosland & Neil Trama face off to see which one of them has the fast pass to a win when it comes to Disney trivia.
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!

On the eleventh installment of the Pop Goes The Classics series looking at the Disney animated features, Mirandia Berthold, Andy Atherton & Steve Riddle look at 1955’s Lady And The Tramp. They discuss the many aspects of the films including: the telling the story through the eyes of the dogs and their world; the beautiful romance between the title characters; the fun group of dogs with various personalities we meet throughout the neighborhood; the trouble Si & Am cause & the doggie date at Tony’s with Bella Notte.  

This week we have a "super" episode of It Was a Thing on TV here on PTBN POP.
 
First, I'll trade you my Fonzie for your Vinny Barbarino!  We offer a primer to TV trading cards, a smattering of shows which made their way to cardboard, and what types of cards are available nowadays.
 
Next, famous TV chefs include Julia Child, "The Galloping Gourmet" Graham Kerr, and "The Frugal Gourmet" Jeff Smith.  One chef whose legacy is as good as the above people but wasn't as big of a name is Art Ginsburg, who went by the moniker "Mr. Food."  We spend this installment looking at the career of this underrated icon, as well as some of the secrets to his 90-second cooking segments.
 
Finally, it's the week of The Big Game!  You know which one, that Superb Owl.  Like last year, we're looking back at something regarding that event.  The 1989 edition had a halftime show which wasn't the marching bands or Up With People from years past.  It also hadn't reached the era of epic musicians.  Instead, it was magic tricks and 50s music, all in glorious 3D.
 
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Pop Goes To The Couch continues it’s latest series, WandaVision. In this episode, Scott Shifflett, Andy Atherton, Tim Capel & Shawn Kidd review and break down Episode 4 of Season 1. “We Interrupt This Program”. 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 the final installment of a four part series of Pop Goes To The Couch, Andy Atherton is joined by Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett & Tim Capel to discuss the season 3 Cobra Kai. The guys deep dive and break down Ep.8 “The Good, The Bad and The Badass”, Ep.9 “Feel The Night” & Ep.10 “December 19”. So after you binge the latest series, give a listen and don’t forget one to post one of those hash browns when you do.

This week on It Was a Thing on TV it's on like Donkey Kong.
 
First, who didn't love cartoons and video games in the early 80s?  Pac Man was successful.  But the anthology with cartoons of Pitfall, Space Ace, and Kangaroo?  Not as much.  We talk about the cartoon cavalcade called Saturday Supercade in this installment.
 
Then, from 1961 to 1989, CBS affiliate WBNB-TV served TV audiences in the U.S. Virgin Islands with an eclectic mix of programming. Sadly the station went dark permanently due to Hurricane Hugo, but the station's legacy lives on YouTube thanks to an ex-employee who saved various clips from the station.
 
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