Whatever It Takes #7

In this episode of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Pod, James and Jon cover Degrassi: The Next-Generation S1 Ep.13 and S1 Ep.14 titled “Cabaret” & “Under Pressure.” In Cabaret, Ashley…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 523, Minisode 23 & 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…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 521 & 522 – My Mother the Car/Family Affairs (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…

X-Position: An X-Men Podcast #13: Whatever It Takes & Red Dawn

“I do not yearn for an easy life, Magneto. Only a just one.” These third and fourth installments of X-MEN: THE ANIMATED SERIES’ second season are representative of a revised…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 519 & 520 – The Trading Card Show, Volume 2/Flo

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, years ago, we did our first installment on TV-themed trading cards, focusing mainly on cards from the past.  With the…

Whatever It Takes #6

In this episode of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Pod, James and Jon deep dive into Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes 11 “Friday Night” and 12 “Wannabe.” In Friday Night,…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 517 & 518 – Doctor Doctor/Harper Valley PTA

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, the year is 1989 and the Max Headroom fad, for the most part, has come and gone.  Next up for…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 515 & 516 – 1988 & 1981 Macy’s Parade

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…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 513 & 514 – Max Headroom (The TV Series)/Max Headroom (The Piracy Incident)

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…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 512 – Dan August

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…