Place to Be Nation POP Experience
Place to Be Nation’s Pop Culture podcast feed featuring shows on movies, TV, books, comics, music, sports, nostalgia and much more!
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Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
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 “Take Me Home Tonight” by Eddie Money from 1986.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJvIFK9-xk
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re giving you the leftover from our 2022 Thanksgiving as we bring you this year’s editions for Turkey Day!
First, It's an It Was a Thing annual tradition! For the 4th straight year, we're celebrating Thanksgiving by watching balloons down Broadway, Pat Sajak & Stepfanie Kramer calling the action from Herald Square, and guests including Phyllis Diller and the Lawrence Brothers.
Superman! What happened to you this year?
Then, for our second Thanksgiving episode this year, we watch this NBC special hosted by comedian Alan King from 1980. Alan along with Dick Van Patten, McLean Stevenson and Angie Dickinson try to help us answer the question that's on our minds this season "what have we got to be thankful for?"
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Timestamps
0:30 - The 1986 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
1:39:05 - Alan King’s Thanksgiving Special
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
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 “Vertigo” by U2 from 2004.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98W9QuMq-2k
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
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 “My Immortal” by Evanescence from 2003.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
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 “Who Can It Be Now?” by Men At Work from 1982.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SECVGN4Bsgg
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
On a special pod blast episode of Pop Goes The Classics, Andy Atherton is joined by Steve Riddle to do a live watch of the Pixar Short, “Geri’s Game” from 1997.
To watch along on Stream Lounge, click this link:
https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/f0302e81-1645-4c91-9c4b-b82d50d28d08
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
On a special pod blast episode of Pop Goes The Classics, Andy Atherton is joined by Steve Riddle to do a live watch of the Pixar Short, “Knick Knack” from 1989.
To watch along on Stream Lounge, click this link:
https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/7fda600e-b8cf-4a48-a4a1-447810323ea8
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Adam Murray is back from overseas scouting international talent (at least that’s what he TOLD co-host Andrew Riche) and he has some catching up to do in the NBA circles. In this episode, Riche and Adam discuss the not-so-exclusive 30 PPG Club, how two former teammates (De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton) are the toast of their own towns in Sacramento and Indiana, and the Warriors’ continuous struggles. Oh, and Joel Embiid had a good game against Utah, if you haven’t heard. So suit up and take it out in Episode 259 with the NBA-Team!
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
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, in celebration of Thanksgiving, all of the songs we’re featuring are about going home. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Home Sweet Home” by Motley Crue from 1985.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmrh42foUsg
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
On the sixth episode of The Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Podcast, Mirandia Berthold & Andy Atherton continue talking about their love for The Muppets and review episodes 21-24 of season one of The Muppet Show that featured guest stars: Twiggy, Ethel Merman, Kaye Ballard & Mummenschanz. And give their thoughts on their favorite characters and sketches that appeared in each.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
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, in celebration of Thanksgiving, all of the songs we’re featuring are about going home. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Who Says You Can’t Go Home?” by Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles from 2006.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeX5VEo10c
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we can give you this puzzle board and if you act now we will throw in a set of triangles absolutely free!
First, they’re a staple on TV today, specifically in the overnight hours. Half-hour infomercials came on the scene in the early 90s, filling holes in television schedules at all hours of the day. In this installment, we look back at 9 such infomercials from the 1990s and talk about how cheesy they were and memories we had watching them.
Then, Merrill Heatter found his greatest success with Hollywood Squares. After it was cancelled in 1980 (see episode 68), Heatter tried the Squares format, but with some twists. In this show, we briefly cover 4 titles--Battlestars, The New Battlestars, All-Star Blitz, and the unsold 1993 pilot Hollywood Teasers.
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Timestamps
0:30 - Infomercials from the 1990’s
1:57:34 - Hollywood Squares derivatives
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
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, in celebration of Thanksgiving, all of the songs we’re featuring are about going home. On today’s episode, Keith Langston is watching “Mama, I’m Coming Home” by Ozzy Osbourne from 1992.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0siYUjV9UM
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Not a hoax! Not a dream! Dedicated comics coverage has returned to Place To Be Nation Pop at long last! Welcome to Traders of the Lost Arcs, a loving look back on the comics we love. In our inaugural episode, Tim Capel leads Shawn Kidd, Scott Shifflett, and Andy Atherton through the one that started it all: an infamous 1992 biweekly saga known as "Man & Wolf." Doesn't ring a bell? Perhaps you're familiar with the story by its more colloquial association - Cap-Wolf! In a nutshell, a simple missing persons case sees Captain America transformed into a werewolf! With guest stars galore, including Wolverine, Cable, and basically every canine-adjacent character in the whole damned Marvel Universe. PLUS: palace intrigue with Diamondback and Crossbones (aka "What the hell is a back-up story?"), Cap's cast of missing friends, the protracted adventures of D-Man and Bernie in the park, and the INSANE origins of Dr. Druid!
Far from a mere back-issue review, we analyze not only the story itself, but the context in which it was published. How exciting was it being a comics fan in 1992? What else was on the spinner rack at the same time? WHY did this see print? Plus, we heap praise on the writing talents of the late Mark Gruenwald and have... questions about those of artist Rik Levins. Enjoy this first time outing wherein Andy learns comics, Shiff exudes patience, and Shawn changes his mind! It's a wild kick-off to our monthly comics adventures!
On this episode: Captain America vol. 1 #402-408. Read along with us via Marvel Unlimited at https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/1996/captain_america_1968_-_1996.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
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, in celebration of Thanksgiving, all of the songs we’re featuring are about going home. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching “Coming Home” by Diddy, Dirty Money & Skylar Grey from 2010.
The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ImCpNqbJw