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Bake Off Banter #3: It's Bread Week!!

It’s Bread Week in the Bake Off tent, and the stakes have never been higher! From savoury monkey breads to a tricky glazed donut technical and a towering tiered sweet bread showstopper, the bakers faced some of the toughest challenges yet. In this episode of Bake Off Banter, we recap the highs, the lows, and the loaves that didn’t quite rise to the occasion — plus who claimed Star Baker and who had to say goodbye at the end of Week Three.  

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #876 - "Dreams' 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. This week, we’re all about dreams both aspirational and the one’s that you experience while you’re asleep. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Dreams” by Van Halen from 1986.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLYEWMOTETo

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #875 - "Shout" By Tears For Fears

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 “Shout” by Tears For Fears from 1984.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye7FKc1JQe4

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #874 - "More Than A Woman" By Aaliyah

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 “More Than A Woman” by Aaliyah from 2001.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgYUj_pAD-w

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #873 - "Run-Around" By Blues Traveler

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 “Run-Around” by Blues Traveler from 1995.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

NBA-Team: NBA 25-26 Previews: Revving the Engine in Neutral

We welcome you back for our 12th Season here at the NBA Team! We start off our previews, changing it up a bit, starting with teams who are stuck in the position of being too bad to be good and too good to be bad, but most are spending like they think they have deep playoff potential- giving out max contracts, trading away future draft capital, bad drafting, this group has it all. This week Andrew and Adam cover Chicago, Miami (11:00), Toronto (21:30), New Orleans (30:30), Phoenix (42:55), Portland (53:30), and Sacramento (1:02:55) Enjoy! 

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #872 - "The Show Must Go On" 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. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “The Show Must Go On” by Queen from 1991.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99KH0TR-J4

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #871 - "I Think I'm In Love" By Eddie Money

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 Think I’m In Love” by Eddie Money from 1982.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJbBSIFN36k

Bake Off Banter #2: Biscuit Week (And No Not That Kind!!!)

It’s Biscuit Week in the Bake Off tent, and the bakers are feeling the pressure. From slice-and-bake signatures to a fiddly Hobnob technical and ambitious biscuit time capsules, we break down the best bakes, the near misses, and the bittersweet goodbye at the end of the week.  Find out which biscuits that we both like the most and what we think about the first handshake of the series. 

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #870 - "Cuts Like A Knife" By Bryan Adams

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, we head to The Great White North and feature songs by Canadian artists. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Cuts Like A Knife” by Bryan Adams from 1983.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

Belles with Books #40: Demigods, Disasters, and an Opossum in the Mist

Greek gods? Check. Demi-gods? Check. An opossum???? Also check! Join the girls as we delve into the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and who we think our Greek godly parents would be. 
 
https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/lesson-plans/migrated-files-in-body/clubs_pdfs_new_lightningthief_q.pdf
 
Books Mentioned this episode: 
 
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Listen for The Lie by Amy Tintera
The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor
This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab
Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue
Stranger Skies by Pascale Lacelle
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
First -Time Caller by B.K. Borison
Dungeon Crawler Carl Books by Matt Dinniman
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
Hallow Haven Cozy Mysteries Books 1-3
Salem Witch Trials: A Day by Day Chronicle by Marilynne K. Roach
Checking Mr. Wrong by Anne Kemp
Undead and Unwed by Sam Tschida

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #869 - Sk8er Boi" By Avril Lavigne

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, we head to The Great White North and feature songs by Canadian artists. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Sk8er Boi” by Avril Lavigne from 2002.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIy3n2b7V9k

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #868 - "Brian Wilson" By Barenaked Ladies

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, we head to The Great White North and feature songs by Canadian artists. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Brian Wilson” by Barenaked Ladies from 1992.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch84fmOa414

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #867 - "Far Away" By Nickelback

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, we head to The Great White North and feature songs by Canadian artists. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Far Way” by Nickelback from 2006.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4y-RzVGrHg

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #866 - "Tom Sawyer" By Rush

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, we head to The Great White North and feature songs by Canadian artists. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Tom Sawyer” by Rush from 1981.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLBLk4ibAk