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List Envy

What"s the most-used emoji? Who"s the best Bond villain? Does anyone care that an olive is technically a fruit? Discover hidden gems from pop culture to pasta, hip-hop to history, and meet the creatives, enthusiasts, and experts who love them. Each week, host Mark collaborates with a guest to build a top-5 list on a topic they choose. If you want to know what your next TV binge should be, or where to go on your next trip abroad, List Envy has you covered.

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49:07

Top 5 physicists who influence our daily lives

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2024/08/20

We’re all standing on the shoulders of giants. And there are no more impressive shoulders to stand on than the great physicists of the 19th and 20th centuries.This week, Mark is in conversation with author and teacher Katherine Benfante, to determine who wins physics.(00:00) - We need physics!(00:32) - Introduction (02:37) - Katherine’s pick: Sir Isaac Newton (05:01) - Mark’s pick: Joseph Swan (07:29) - Katherine’s pick: James Clerk Maxwell (13:53) - Mark’s pick: William Shockley (15:41) -

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54:07

Top 5 ways to tame your brain gremlins

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2024/08/13

Hands up who overthinks stuff? Did you really put your hand up? Is anyone else putting theirs up? Did you put yours up too quickly? Maybe you were too slow? And what is a hand meant to do once it’s up in the air, anyway? I mean, we’re always being told to wave them like we just don’t care… how does a person do that?And breathe.Kim Witten helps people turn their overthinking into expert thinking, and she joins Mark to build a top-5 list of ways to tame the gremlins in our brain.(00:00) - You

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61:57

Top 5 piano pop acts

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2024/07/16

Whether you like to bash away at them or tickle them gently, you can get a lot of beautiful noise out of 88 keys.Jon Hickman rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 piano pop ac.(00:00) - Cold open(00:26) - Introduction (00:47) - Jon’s pick: Billy Joel (03:21) - Mark’s pick: Ben Folds (Five) (15:28) - Jon’s pick: Regina Spektor (19:12) - Mark’s pick: Elton John (24:20) - Jon’s pick: Sean Smith (31:14) - Mark’s pick: Muse (35:42) - Jon’s pick: Keane (41:12) - Mark’s pick: Stevie Wonder (49:55)

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56:35

Some days you’ve just got to disguise yourself as a...

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2024/07/09

Nothing is ever quite as it seems in the world of spies. A watch isn’t just a watch – it’s a deadly weapon. That phonebooth? Also a weapon. Bag pipes? Weapon. This sandwich though, that’s just Q’s lunch. Don’t touch it.Valerie Paris rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 Bond gadgets. Like Valerie’s previous appearance, it’s funny and charming. Unlike Mark’s previous Bond episode, it’s accurate and researched.(00:00) - Cold open(00:26) - Introduction (00:54) - Welcome to Bond (03:29) -

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40:35

Why your dishwasher sings such an unforgettable tune

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2024/06/11

Just like every brand has a visual logo, every accomplished brand has an audio – or sonic – logo too. Everything from the Netflix “tudum” to the noise your computer makes when it starts up… even the cap on the bottle of soda; it’s all been designed to be memorable.Professional voice actor Jodi Krangle joins Mark to discuss all things sonic branding, and to pick their combined top 5 list of sonic logos.(00:00) - Your kettle has a sonic brand(00:30) - Introduction (00:53) - Why is audio

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55:06

Top 5 attractions at Disney’s Magic Kingdom

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2024/06/04

Where can you go to get a goodnight kiss, see a big wienie, and drink your way around the world? Why, Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom of course!This week, Mark is joined by Disney turbo-enthusiast James Smith, to create the definitive list of things you can do in the happiest place on earth.(00:00) - Cold open(00:14) - Introduction (01:42) - The changing parks (03:16) - James’s pick: The Haunted Mansion (08:21) - Mark’s pick: Space Mountain (14:55) - James’s pick: Pirates of the

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40:35

Top 5 haunted locations

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2024/05/21

“Let’s get away to this old European castle”, he said. “It’ll be romantic”, he said. Then you find your husband’s EVP meter in your carry-on luggage and you remember you married a writer of real-life ghost stories.John Olson, author of the Stranger Bridgerland book series joins Mark to discuss places that will creep you the hell out.(00:00) - The Stair Monster(00:07) - Introduction (00:53) - The 100 Year-old House (04:03) - The Man in the Hat (05:03) - Where is the evidence? (06:38) -

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50:18

Top 5 British sitcoms of the 1980s

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2024/05/14

We’ve got some half-priced cracked ice, codpieces, yellow coats and goldfish shoals nibbling at toes. That can mean only one thing – your podcast app is on the blink again.Jon Bounds rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 80s sitcoms from the UK. There is a very long long-list.(00:00) - Jon moved Dead Elvis (00:07) - Introduction (00:53) - What makes a sitcom? (02:27) - Jon’s pick: Only Fools and Horses (07:19) - Mark’s pick: The Young Ones (11:29) - Jon’s pick: Hi-de-Hi (15:08) - Mark’s pick:

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37:38

Top 5 Eurovision songs of 2024

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2024/05/07

Sequins, ethnic-sounding instruments, scantily-clad androgynous gimps, wolves in tailored suits. It’s here. It’s Eurovision. Get used to it.Cat Turner joins Mark to sift through all 37 Eurovision 2024 semifinalists to discover which are objectively the best 5.(00:00) - Who chooses hockey over Eurovision? (00:08) - Introduction (02:00) - Memories of Eurovision past (04:28) - How Mark got Eurovision wrong (05:13) - Cat’s pick: Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (07:36) - Mark’s pick: Aiko -

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42:42

Top 5 British standups you have to see live

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2024/04/30

Those “You had to be there” moments; the jokes that made you cry but you can no longer remember; the savage putdown of the ambitious heckler. These are the moments that distinguish live comedy from what you can get on Netflix.This week, new standup Dave Bond joins Mark to discuss their top-5 British standups you can currently see live… and simply must!(00:00) - A first(00:08) - Introduction (00:55) - Make ‘em laugh (03:55) - Dave’s pick: Peter Kay (08:01) - Mark’s pick: Daniel

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49:44

Top 5 Korean TV romcoms

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2024/04/23

Everyone’s pretty, everyone eventually gets down to it, no-one throws up, and occasionally steam comes out of someone’s ears. Is there more to cute Korean dramas than this?Turns out yes, yes there is, as positive psychologist and K-drama stan Anya Pearse explains.(00:00) - A lot of thought wente into this (00:11) - Introduction (00:57) - What makes K-dramas different? (04:39) - Anya’s pick: Extraordinary Attorney Woo (09:02) - Mark’s pick: I am Not a Robot (12:50) - Anya’s pick: Are You

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37:57

Top 5 emoji reactions

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2024/04/14

Whether you’re 🤩, 😡, or 🫤 about them, emoji are a useful way to express in one tiny image what would take reams of text to express.So today, George Chachanidze rejoins Mark to pick their top 5 emoji reactions, and create a definitive list.(00:00) - 👋(00:17) - Introduction (01:08) - History of the emoji (05:14) - George’s pick: 😂 (08:16) - Mark’s pick: 🤗 (10:16) - George’s pick: 🤔 (12:11) - Mark’s pick: 🙏 (14:09) - George’s pick: 👍 (17:03) - Mark’s pick: 👋 (18:49) - George’s pick:

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43:43

Top 5 Simpsons characters

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2024/04/14

Stuart Moore joins Mark to discuss their top-5 characters from America’s longest-running animated show.Snowball II, Groundskeeper Willy, Frank Grimes. These are just some of the characters that get absolutely no mention in this week’s episode.(00:00) - Do the Bartman (00:25) - Introduction (01:22) - Changing voices of the Simpsons (04:40) - Stuart's pick: Homer Simpson (10:17) - Mark's pick: Ralph Wiggum (12:51) - Stuart's pick: Lisa Simpson (15:57) - Mark's pick: Hank Scorpio (18:00) -

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1:27

Season 3 begins April 16th

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2024/03/12

List Envy is returning, with a brand new set of comedians, writers, performers, and layabouts. Join Mark and his guests every week as they continue to rank things in order from 1 to 5, so you don't have to.

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