This week on It Was a Thing on TV we celebrate Thanksgiving with our annual look at past parades! First, we go back to 1988, to see what were the big shows on Broadway, to see what TV stars would appear on floats, to see what the big gifts of 1988 were, to see what headwear Willard Scott was donning, and to see the grand ending of the parade--Santa…

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 “Killing Me Softly (With His Song)” by The Fugees from 1996. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw…

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 “Night On Bald Mountain” by Leopold Stokowski from 1940. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC3t8n-ZcaE…

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 “All For Love” by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting from 1993. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofA3URC1wy…

Thanksgiving week is here, but some NBA teams this seasons have been more busy sharing injuries & playoff seeds than sharing the ball (just ask the Philadelphia 76ers!). But thankfully, two who have shared the microphone for years, Adam Murray & Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are here to provide family therapy for teams struggling at …

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 “For You” by Staind from 2001. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT8bhhDCPQc…

In the fifty-fourth episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, host/moderator Steve Riddle welcomes Ashley Cruse, Jeremy Nichols, and Scott Criscuolo to discuss which Bond Villains deserve a place on their respective lists. Is Ernst Stavro Blofled a no-brainer? What about Francisco Scaramanga? Does Auric Goldfinger grab a spot? Does Jaws or Le Chiffre deserve…

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 “Good” by Better Than Ezra from 1995. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhs0JD6XJyQ…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Scott Criscuolo is watching, “Skyfall” by Adele from 2012. The YouTube…

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we’re going 20 minutes into the future! First, before this week’s episodes, we discuss the future of the podcast here on Place to be Nation POP and then discuss what’s to come in the coming year. Then, we start by talking about one of the biggest pop culture sensations in the 1980s who was an omnipresent personalit…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “No Time To Die” by Billie Ellish from 2020…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Tomorrow Never Dies” by Sheryl Crow from 19…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Goldeneye” by Tina Turner from 1995. The Y…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Scott Criscuolo is watching, “Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon fr…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “The World Is Not Enough” by Garbage from 19…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell from 20…

It feels like 'grand opening, grand closing' for some NBA teams and players already getting bit badly by the injury bug as the 2024-25 season gets through its first football-distracted month. But we have no injuries here, so Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are ready to take the league on. The Cleveland Cavaliers have ta…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Scott Criscuolo is watching, “For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton fro…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Diamonds Are Forever” by Shirley Bassey fro…

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. The James Bond movie franchise has so many great theme songs, so all of the songs this week are from one of the many films. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran from 1985…

As listeners may know, we love our Quinn Martin-produced shows. In this episode, we go back to one of his earliest crime drama efforts, with a lead who would be the biggest movie star by the end of the 1970s. Dan August had all the hallmarks of a great series, but there was one key item missing--viewership. Come for Burt Reynolds and non-comedic No…

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’m Free” by Soup Dragons from 1990. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljbcRu3tiU…

On the ninth episode of Cartoons Of Our Youth, Andy Atherton welcomes Scott Shifflett to talk about one of his favorite cartoons, Rugrats. The guys talk about how the Rugrats characters are connected to each other; the great, but not-household name, voice actors; Angelica the mean girl; getting handcuffed together; the similarities it has with the …

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 “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift from 2014. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM…

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 “Down By The Water” by PJ Harvey from 1995. The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbq4G1TjKYg…