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Pop Goes The Holidays - How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Pop Goes the Couch, a limited series that looks at some of the greatest Christmas TV Specials in history.
 
In this edition, Steve Riddle is joined by Mirandia Berthold as they live-watch the 1966 special, "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Join the pair as they discuss what was on TV that same night, the special being adapted into two movies, differences in holiday traditions between the US and Europe, favorite Christmas songs, the Grinch being the most memorable Dr. Seuss character, the importance of Boris Karloff to the special, Max being an underrated dog sidekick, the intricate instruments and toys, roast beast, the Grinch's plan to steal Christmas, the innocence of Cindy Lou Who, the Whos still celebrating despite the loss of everything, and the Grinch learning the true meaning of Christmas.
 
So join Steve and Mirandia as they traverse Mr. Crumpit and discuss one of the greatest Christmas TV Specials of all time.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #936 - "My Only Wish (This Year)" By Britney Spears

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 are celebrating the holidays with our 4th Annual Christmas Song Theme Week. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “My Only Wish (This Year)” by Britney Spears from 2000.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGD-FpYoLA

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #935 - "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" By Culture Club

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’ll Tumble 4 Ya” by Culture Club from 1982.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwb9-OlQimc

Pop Goes The Holidays - A Muppet Family Christmas

Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Pop Goes the Couch, a limited series that looks at some of the greatest Christmas TV Specials in history. In this edition, Steve Riddle is joined by Andy Atherton and Mirandia Berthold as they live-watch the 1987 special, "A Muppet Family Christmas". Join the trio as they discuss what was on TV that same night, Andy and Mirandia making new Christmas memories as parents, the crossing over of Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock, favorite Muppet movies, Doc being flustered at not having a quiet Christmas, running gags, the numerous songs throughout the special, the Christmas turkey outsmarting the Swedish Chef, Miss Piggy trying to brave the storm, the concept of re-gifting, Kermit and Robin meeting the Fraggles, the big carol sing, and seeing Jim Henson making a cameo appearance at the end. In addition, they officially announce the next tournament that will take place on the PTB Facebook group. So join Steve, Andy, and Mirandia as they head to Fozzie's mom's farmhouse  and discuss a forgotten Christmas TV Special, just watch out for the icy patch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi9qSKZuvC4 

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #934 - "Kick In The Teeth" By Papa Roach

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 “Kick In The Teeth” by Papa Roach from 2010.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7an-BB4-lLA

Belles With Books #43 - "Miss Marley - A New Christmas Classic"

“God bless us, every one!” is the quote heard every Christmas season from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. We are covering a prequel of the beloved Christmas classic this month, Miss Marley, by Vanessa Lafaye. Be sure to check out the NYT Most Notable of 2025 and the Goodreads Choice Awards lists that we discuss this episode (links listed below). 
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/books/notable-books.html
 
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2025
 
Books Mentioned This Episode: 
Miss Marley by Vanessa Lafaye
A Heart for Christmas by Sophie Jomain
Mystery Escape Room Advent Calendar by Nicklas Falkner
The XMas Day Butcher by Spencer Guerrero
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Things God Break by Abigail Owen
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Scythe by Neil Shusterman
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Intruder by Freida McFadden
The Will of the Many by James Islington

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #933 - "Bitch" By Meredith Brooks

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 “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks from 1997.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ivt_N2Zcts

NBA-Team: Tiny Thought Bubbles

 Adam is solo this week sharing his thoughts on this weeks most recent firing (Chris Paul), potential divorce (Giannis), the NBA hard cap, LeBron, and of course FIFA World Cup. Enjoy!

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #932 - "Just Like You" By Three Days Grace

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 “Just Like You” by Three Days Grace from 2004.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04fQTmvFfGo

Pop Goes Degrassi #16

In this episode of Pop Goes Degrassi, James and Jon cover Degrassi Next-Generation S2 Ep14 "Careless Whisper" & S2 Ep15 "Hot For Teacher." In Careless Whisper, Ellie wants to become more than just friends with Marco but after a presentation from Dr. Sally, Marco begins to question if he likes the opposite sex. And in Hot For Teacher, JT gets guinea pig duty with Miss H. who he finds  attractive. Will his feelings for a teacher make him neglect his responsibilities as a student in her class? If you have whatever it takes, listen right here on Pop Goes Degrassi.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #931 - "Wicked Garden" By Stone Temple Pilots

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 “Wicked Garden” by Stone Temple Pilots from 1992.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oPeZFOpPAM

NBA-Team: The NCAA Team '26

In this special episode, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche dive into the dorms and talk about this season's men's college basketball batch for prospects of the 2026 NBA Draft. Adam does his yearly tradition of running down the top prospects going into the season that NBA scouts may or may not ogle over while Andrew does word salad about how much upside, downside, or NIL money each of them should have. Do we have maybe a top-three consensus this year between Darryn Peterson, A.J. Dybantsa & Cameron Boozer and how surefire of a bet are each of the three? Are the have's and have not's between power conference schools and mid-majors distancing themselves even more in this new higher-scoring NIL era where rivalries practically don't exist? Is Dan Hurley going to win ANOTHER national title at UConn? Tune in and find out! Enjoy!

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #930 - "Sunflower" By Post Malone & Swae Lee

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 heading to The Big Apple so all of the songs featured are from artists from New York. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee from 2018.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApXoWvfEYVU

Pop Goes The Holidays - Christmas Eve On Sesame Street

Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Pop Goes the Couch, a limited series that looks at some of the greatest Christmas TV Specials in history.
 
In this edition, Steve Riddle is joined by James Gruenberg as they live-watch the 1978 special, "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". Join the pair as they discuss what was on TV that same night, Christmas memories, differences between Sesame Street and the Muppets, favorite Christmas songs, the opening scene at the skating rink, Big Bird's dilemma of how Santa can come down a chimney, Kermit making random appearances, Bert and Ernie giving up their prized possessions for each other, Cookie Monster having a stomach of iron, the fun songs throughout the special, thoughts of a crossover with Oscar the Grouch and the Grinch, Big Bird's final plan to see Santa, and the simple yet heartwarming ending to the special.
 
So join Steve and Gruney as they tell you how to get to Sesame Street and discuss a forgotten Christmas TV Special.

Video Jukebox Song Of The Day #929 - "Criminal" By Fiona Apple

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 heading to The Big Apple so all of the songs featured are from artists from New York. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Criminal” by Fiona Apple from 1997.
 
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOzayDpWoI