In this episode of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Pod, James and Jon deep dive into episodes 7 & 8 of Season 1: "Basketball Diaries" and "Secrets And Lies". In Basketball Diaries, Jimmy wants to make the basketball team, and in order to stay focused on both his school work and basketball, he takes one of Spinner's Ritalin pills. And in Secrets And Lies, Ashley finds out the real reason why her dad left her and her mom. Will she accept her father's reasons or will she cut her father out of her life forever? If you have whatever it takes, listen right here for all of your Degrassi needs.

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 “Private Eyes” by Hall & Oates from 1981.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsntlJZ9h1U

Stop the Presses! We had a major trade with two top teams that like..doesn't ever happen. Andrew and Adam scramble to try to dissect this trade and what it means for both teams. Also they talk about ESPN's most recent brain drain with Zach Lowe and Woj departing the network. Enjoy!

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 “I Thought I Lost You” by John Travolta & Miley Cyrus from 2008.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXd1Kdpwx98

Join Kelley and Mirandia for some comfy, cozy chats where they bring up things that are nostalgic. They will discuss TikToks that they are finding funny, books, tv shows, and even stories from growing up that they love.

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 “Self Esteem” by The Offspring from 1994.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abrn8aVQ76Q

This week on It Was a Thing on TV

First, in 1988, the film Alien Nation was a theatrical release. That spawned this televised adaptation of that film. While only running for a single season, the franchise showed it had popularity and staying power, as televised movies and other forms of media appeared after this show's demise.

Then, 30 years ago FOX shook up the TV landscape when they grabbed the NFL's NFC television package from CBS. In the process, several CBS stations in NFC markets not wanting to lose out on football jumped ship to FOX and set up a domino effect around the country changing many TV viewers' habits. Some of these changes are still being felt in various markets years later.

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Timestamps

0:36 - Alien Nation

34:42 - The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch

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. With football season off and running and baseball winding down its regular season, this week all of the songs are ones you would hear at a sporting event in a stadium or arena. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Jock Jam Megamix” by Various Artist via ESPN from 1997.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TLO4FvxCQ0