Place to Be Nation POP Experience

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #690 - "1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New) By Coolio

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. This week, with the new year of 2025 beginning, we are featuring songs with the “new” in the title. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)” by Coolio from 1996.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2KRH27aWcU

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #689 - "A New Day Has Come" By Celine Dion

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. This week, with the new year of 2025 beginning, we are featuring songs with the “new” in the title. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “A New Day Has Come” by Celine Dion from 2002.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaGLVS5b_ZY
 

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #688 - "New Sensation" By INXS

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. This week, with the new year of 2025 beginning, we are featuring songs with the “new” in the title. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “New Sensation” by INXS from 1987.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfG5H-pCVg

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #687 - "Brand New Day" By Sting

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. This week, with the new year of 2025 beginning, we are featuring songs with the “new” in the title. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Brand New Day” by Sting from 1999.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA46ZNjrzeY

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #686 - "Looking For A New Love" By Jody Warley

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. This week, with the new year of 2025 beginning, we are featuring songs with the “new” in the title. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Looking For A New Love” by Jody Watley from 1987.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQL-B3PNkeI

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 523, Minisode 32 & Episode 524 - Game Boy Commercials/Folgers brother and sister commercial from 2009/A Very Merry Mix-Up

For our final drop at Place to be Nation we at It Was a Thing on TV bring you our Christmas 2024 series of shows.
 
First, we thought it would be appropriate and timely to look at commercials for the must have gift of 1989, an item celebrating its 35th birtheay this year--the Nintendo GameBoy.
 
Then, in what is a first, we present our first instant minisode.  Chico was sent a video of a creepy Folgers commercial from 15 years ago.  After bringing it to everybody's attention, a decision was made to cover this immediately, instead of waiting until Christmas 2025.  Who knew the addition of one word could turn this commercial from heartwarming to creepy?
 
Finally, we look at a Hallmark Christmas movie. In this 2013 TV movie, Alicia Witt plays an NYC store owner who gets proposed to by the man of her dreams but when she's sent to the airport by herself to meet her family a series of accidents happen and hilarity ensues. Will she find love with the man she believes is her brother or will she stay with the snooty rich fiancee? I think you already know the answer to that question. Merry Christmas everybody!
 
Thanks to everyone at Place to be Nation for your support the last four years on the POP feed and we hope you continue to follow us on our regular Podbean feed where we’ll present new episodes every Monday and Thursday roughly over at itwasathingontv.com
  
Timestamps
0:11 - Rickey Henderson In Memoriam
1:27 - Game Boy Commercials (Episode 523)
44:55 - The Folgers brother and sister commercial from 2009 (Minisode 32)
54:46 - Intermission
55:30 - Cold Open to Episode 524
59:03 - A Very Merry Mix-Up (Episode 524)
1:48:34 - Easter Egg

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #685 - "Nothing Compares 2 U" By Sinead O'Connor

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 “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor from 1990.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #684 - "Leave The Memories Alone" By Fuel

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 “Leave The Memories Alone” by Fuel from 2007.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4dAozXWd78

2004: A Film Odyssey #1: Polar Express

Welcome to an all new adventure as Ben and Mirandia make their way through 2004's fantastic movies. In this first episode, take a ride on The Polar Express and hear some funny stories about both hosts.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #683 - “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” (Compilation) by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan & Tracey Morgan

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 Wish It Was Christmas Today” (Compilation) by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan & Tracey Morgan from 2000 - 2011.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892Xpkb5-KU&list=RD892Xpkb5-KU&start_radio=1

PTBN's NBA-Team: Stuffing Stockings and the Box Scores

There is more than just creatures stirring in the NBA household as we get ready for the annual Christmas Day slate this Wednesday, and right before the gifts are delivered, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are sending out their Christmas cards (and in Adam's case for some teams, Grinch-mas coal). All the discourse might involves too many three's and sagging ratings, but why was a low-scoring NBA Cup final between the Bucks and Thunder a strange breath of fresh air? Are the Kings, Heat, and Wolves in a purgatory where they need to make dramatic moves? Why has Riche suddenly become anti-rest? The duo also discuss the Christmas Day broadcast lineup, the overachieving Spurs, Joel Embiid in a mask, and more! So suit up, take it out in episode 329, and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year form the NBA-Team!

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #682 - "Christmas Eve In Washington" By Maura Sullivan

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 “Christmas Eve In Washington” by Maura Sullivan from 1982.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5-vROAKNw

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #681 - "Dominick The Donkey" By Lou Monte

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 “Dominick The Donkey” by Lou Monte from 1960.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRMjEYlK4PU

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 521 & 522 - My Mother the Car/Family Affair (2002)

This week on It Was a Thing on TV here’s what we offer in our next-to-last drop at Place to be Nation.
 
First, it took over 500 episodes, but we are finally talking about what many consider to be the worst television show of all-time.  A man's deceased mother gets reincarnated into a 1928 automobile, communicating with her son through the radio.  That's the premise.  Jerry Van Dyke passed up being Gilligan for this.  If all the above isn't unbelieveable enough, one of the world's biggest entertainers did a cover version of the theme song.
 
Then, we have seen this time and time again--a network reboots a series which ran for a considerable amount of time, only for it to flop badly.  This time, the victim is Family Affair, which The WB felt was worthy of rebooting over 30 years after the original show ended.  Against tough competition, this version quietly whimpered away after a half year.
 
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Timestamps
0:31 - My Mother the Car (Episode 521)
51:51 -  Family Affair (2002) (Episode 522)

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #680 - "Step Into Christmas" By Elton John

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. This week, since we are once again in the holiday season, we are featuring Christmas music. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Step Into Christmas” by Elton John from 1974.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbRtGMm96F8