Ranked : Top 5 Lists of Stuff That Don't Matter

Where would we be in the pandemic without video games? It is not hyperbole to say that, for many, video games has been a beacon of joy and much needed escapism from the reality of this pandemic. It continues to be one of the more enjoyable ways to connect with family/friends digitally, in a world where lockdowns are frequent and Zoom fatigue is real. While the planet continues to be a big ol' dump...

The lights around the tree are not the only thing getting lit this Christmas! Merry Christmas all you cotton headed ninny muggins because it's time for our annual Ranked Christmas/Holiday Special! This time we wanted to end yet another weird year around the sun with a night we'll never forget. That's right! What better way to put a close to 2021 then to throw the biggest (fictional) party with all...

Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming! Humans have discovered some pretty amazing creatures in history but some of the most amazing ones come from those vast and varying bodies of water that span our Earth. While there are over 30,000 species of fish known to us, we have only scratched the surface of what's out there in the darker depths of that great big blue. So forget aliens! There's a whole b...

VROOOMM VROOOOOM! No matter how much you care for real-life vehicles, it's undeniable that fictional ones are just exponentially cooler in every way. From fancy gadgets, to literal transformations, to time travel (and much more!); these types of imaginary auto-machines have entered pop-culture in a big way and in some cases have helped pave the way for real life applications in the automotive indu...

OooOooooOooOoooooOoo! Spooky season may technically be over but before the spirit of Mariah Carey comes bursting into your timelines, we have one more belated Halloween special coming your way! So join Tuong and Castle Rockettes's Spencer Dunn, Kate Ethier, and Cas Knihnisky as they use their ranking ouija board to summon a list of Top 5 Things Featuring Ghosts! The post 121 – Top 5 Things F...

The PodCavern and Guelph Comedy Festival are teaming up to bring in the spooks! In this very special collaboration episode, we have partnered with some very funny local talent from the Guelph Comedy Festival to bring the TERROR (and hilarity) in one of our Halloween specials of Ranked this year! The pandemic has shutdown the world of comedy for too long and it's our goal, together, to announce thi...

A Top 5 episode unlike anything you've heard before! Welcome to the very first Ranky Roulette - an improv styled game show where the best ranker reigns supreme! Join Tuong and professional Podcast Guinea Pigs Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they venture into this grand inaugural experiment and rank like they've never ranked before! The post 119 – The Ranky Roulette a...

Surprise mother fu***kas! There's nothing like a good swear word (or ten) to help you articulate or vent your frustration. As children, we were taught that using profanity was a big no no but maybe if we were able to swear back then we'd be able to let out our anger in a more healthy way (think about it!). That said, when we think of swear words we immediately go to the "taboo" words that would sh...

"Weeeee want Candy!" As kids, candy was the pinnacle of food (who cares about steak dinners or gourmet seafood when you can have a handful of Sour Patch Kids). Somewhere along the way, the constant nagging of teachers, parents, and health experts convinced us that candy was "bad for us" and we should only eat it "occasionally and in moderation". Well no more! This week join Tuong and Pull the Plug...

Let the games begin! Okay let’s be real. The Olympics most probably shouldn’t be happening this year due to the ongoing pandemic let alone just the sheer negative environmental impact... The post 116 – Top 5 Summer Olympic Games appeared first on PodCavern .

"HEY! Listen!" Earlier this year we paid tribute to everyone's favourite video game plumber by celebrating Top 5 Super Mario Songs . But Mario isn't the only one with a big anniversary to celebrate this year. That's right! This time, we are giving love to another one of gaming's most popular franchises - The Legend of Zelda for their 35th anniversary! So this week join Tuong and the Tri-Force trio...

What even is "Canadian" food anyway? There are many mixed emotions releasing this episode today. On one hand, we originally recorded this to "celebrate" Canada as we have in the past. On the other hand, with recent news and the further evidence of how Canada has mistreated our Indigenous Communities it's difficult to feel very patriotic. With that said, we have included resources in our show notes...

Who's your daddy? (Us. It's us.) We've done Fictional Moms so it's only fair to pass some love to daddys right? So join Tuong La Fur-Fathers Axandre Lemours, Catherine Ballachey, and Alli Harris as they work out their collective issues and rank Top 5 Fictional Dads. The post 113 – Top 5 Fictional Dads appeared first on PodCavern .

Question everything (even this podcast). Humans have this undying and relentless need to uncover the truth to things. However, sometimes an answer to a question is not satisfying enough and we are left in this state of "well that's too simple" or "I don't buy it". That's why we gravitate towards conspiracy theories, as wild as some may be. They contain just enough nuggets of truth in there to make...

Come on down! TV Game shows have been around for a very long time. And while the history of this format has been around forever, the appeal of them has always been the same - that everyday people could win a lot of money by being tested for their mental or physical abilities (or more times than not just dumb luck). So this week join Tuong La and What We Do in the Basement's Jesse Bergen, Natashia...

Oh you thought we were done ranking first names? We have barely begun... We've done Ryans, we've done Chrises, it was only a matter of time until we reached a point to ranking the glorious name that is...Steve! This week join Tuong La and Stupendous Steve Experts Desiree Connors Warmington, Geoff McBride, and Leslie Cserepy as we spend a (very) long time arguing and ranking Top 5 Steves!  The post...

Tell us when... Look, we've done a ton of food episodes on Ranked but we have often glossed over the unsung hero that are condiments. Condiments can make or break a food by giving it that little extra zing that you were missing. It can also turn a random assortment of green leafs into a helluva tasty salad or a dry piece of chicken into a mouth watering delight. So join Tuong and The Sonar Network...

Under the Sea, under the sea! It's time to dive into the deep blue ocean on this week's episode of Ranked! We have touched upon how wild sea creatures are on a previous episode of Ranked (see Top 5 Interesting Animals You've Never Heard About), so it stands to reason that fictional sea creatures would be even WILDER. So join Tuong and The Upford Network's /Natural Toonie's  Tom Zalatnai,  Kendalyn...

**Imagine the following paragraph softly whispered in your ear** You hear that? That's the sound of an entire podcast episode dedicating to figuring out what the best sounds are! Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, has garnered immense popularity over the last decade. We all know sounds that we collectively disdain like nails on a chalkboard, but we often glossed over the sounds that we...

Mama mia! It's Mario time! To celebrate our favourite mushroom-eating, high-jumping, adventure-seeking Italian plumber on his 35th birthday, we take a look back on all the Mario games that have brought us gamers so much joy over the years. While last year we ranked Top 5 Super Mario Games, this year we wanted to celebrate an aspect of these iconic platformers that is crucial to making these games...

Age is just a number, especially to these butt-woopin' seniors. When we think of old people it is easy to immediately imagine that stereotype of a feeble hunched-back, white-haired individual that's slowly shuffling along with their walking cane and shaking their fist at kids. Well today's nominees completely shatter that stereotype in such a way that if you were to ever compare them to it, you wo...

Stop! In the name of love (songs)! It's time for yet another Valentine's Ranked Special! Music and Love have gone hand in hand since the dawn of the cavemen (probably). As long as there has been music, there have been people out there singing about their feelings for one another. So how do you make a good song from a topic that has been covered millions of times without being overly cheesy, obviou...

Pull up those overalls and throw on your neon tracksuits because this week we are going back to the 90's! Aiight home skillet, do we have the episode for YOU today! The musical era of the 90's was, to say the least, an interesting and defining decade of what music would eventually become. Moving away from the whiny guitars and synth we got from the 80's, we started transitioning into a variety of...

A Top 5 fit for a King! The title of King is one the highest positions of powers that people across the world have yearned and fought for (maybe because you get a fancy crown and comfy velvet robe?). For everyone else, the King meant the ruler of a kingdom who called all the shots, where you just really hoped they were a kind King and not the type that believes in you know...an ol'fashion beheadin...

At least we had video games in 2020. It is not breaking any new ground to say 2020 was a dumpster fire. In that raging dumpster fire though, there was a small little ray of hope and escapism in the name of ...video games! It is not hyperbole to say that video games provided that much needed comfort in these dark times to the entire world. And while 2020 brought out the worst in gamers (we're looki...