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

Celebrating 100 episodes of Ranked! Almost 4 years ago there was an idea. An idea of Tuong uniting three other guests to bicker, banter, and passionately put together arbitrary Top 5 lists of anything and everything. Over the last few years we have ranked everything from Sandwich Toppings, to TV Theme Songs, to a variety of Fictional Animals. But for the 100th episode, we knew we had to go above a...

Ranking finds a way. Long before humans walked this little blue planet, there were prehistoric reptiles of all shapes and sizes that happily roamed the Earth (well at least until... The post 99 – Top 5 Dinosaurs appeared first on PodCavern .

"They may take our lives, but they'll never take away our Top 5 Lists!" Part of the staying power of a movie is an expertly delivered movie line. When all things about a movie are firing on all cylinders (the music, the shot composition, the delivery, etc.) it can set up a perfect moment for a movie line that lives with us well after the credits roll. So this week, join Tuong La and 'My Wiiifes' A...

**Pushes glasses up while smirking** Japanese Animation, or Anime, has always been popular but only for a niche audience. Only in the last decade has it hit the mainstream in a big way where gone are the days (well...mostly) when people stick up their noses when you tell them you watch anime! But what if you haven't dipped your toes into this incredibly popular format yet and you have no idea wher...

Squatchin’ for the truth! The world is full of mysterious creatures and humankind has done a bang up job discovering a lot of them. However, there are so many creatures yet to be found, that have been shrouded in a shade of mystery, and eluding us at every turn. That’s right, we are talking about Cryptids! This week join Tuong La and Sasquatch’s Cousins Spencer Dunn, Cas Knihnisky, and Kate Ethier...

Beam me up Scotty! The world of science fiction has introduced some truly amazing futuristic tech gizmos that real life technology always seemed so dull in comparison. It is no wonder that scientists and tech geeks have done their darndest to recreate some of this sci-fi tech in the real world (to some varying success). This week, join Tuong La and The Constant Struggle's Brie Watson, Nick Watson,...

Pouring one out for all the movie deaths on the big screen. Death scenes in movies can be one of the most effective ways to keep the spirit of the film alive after it ends. A good movie death can range from gruesome, to heartbreakingly sad, to downright hilarious. Either way, when done right, it can make the audience elicit an emotion that connects ourselves to the movie and it's characters for ye...

If you really 'mustache', yes this episode is all about facial hair. Facial hair has always had the qualities of completely transforming a person. When used correctly, celebrities can often shift their entire look for different roles and situations to be from good looking to DAMN good looking, leaving the rest of us patchy, uneven, peach fuzzed 'stached shlubs to shame. Join Tuong and Facial Hair...

This week's episode >>> The Emoji Movie. Emoji's have been around for over the last 20 years and have been on a steady incline of popularity. These electronic/digital ideograms have completely taken over how we speak to each other in the modern era and inject a sense of personality and emotion into our messages that normal words cannot do as seamlessly. So this week join Tuong La and Living Emotic...

Suns out, grills out! Who doesn't love a backyard BBQ party in the middle of the summer? The joys of sunshine, good company, and great food make backyard BBQ parties some of the best times you can have all year! So join Tuong La and The Upford Network's Kendalyn Aldridge, Damian Duvain, and Tom Zalatnai as they put their minds and stomachs together to grill up a Top 5 Foods For a Backyard BBQ Part...

Take a whiff outta this list! Fun fact: people can detect at least one trillion distinct scents (It's true! We Googled this)! Not only is Smell one of the most powerful senses, it is also the most primal and layered sense where it can elicit an ultra-wide variation of emotion depending how your particular nose detects a scent. So join Tuong La and Stink Sniffers Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt,...

Dracarys! If there is one thing we can agree on collectively, it's that Dragons are pretty frickin' cool. Something about these fire-breathing, scaly, giant flying lizards has endured throughout our history, literature, and mythology. This week join Tuong and Daring Dragon Riders, Justin Godelie, Shannon Godelie, and Dan Foerster as they take to the skies and reign down a fiery Top 5 Dragons list!...

The Circle of Life made some cool weird shit... Let's face it, humans are boring. Sure we may be the dominating species on the planet but we are also in many ways just not that interesting. The world is full of exciting animals in the world, some that behave in peculiar ways and some that just look so strange that it basically looks like something that came out of James Cameron's Avatar. This week...

"I was saying Boo-urns" Ah The Simpsons. A show which is well regarded as one of the best TV shows of all time purely based on it's early seasons. While the show is still ongoing and has just completed its 31'st season, the magic of this beloved animated family started to wane somewhere after the first third of it's total run. That said, at it's best, The Simpsons in it's prime has some of the sna...

The saga of ranking fictional animals continues! The bond between horses and people is something special that we have witnessed in real life and in fiction. There is something majestic and bad ass about these creatures that have stuck with us over centuries that we keep coming back to. In fiction in particular, we see these loyal animals in some of the most entertaining stories while also being th...

SOUPS ON! There's nothing like a big bowl of hearty warm soup to get your taste buds going. The delicious combination of throwing ingredients in a big pot of water and fusing the flavors together into something that not only tickles the nostrils but fills you up like someone is giving your stomach a nice cozy hug, is why soups have been a staple meal throughout the dawn of time. This week join Tuo...

Gotta Rank'Em All! ...okay maybe not all of them but you get the idea. For over 20 years, Pokémon is still, to this day, one of the most beloved franchises of all time. In fact in many ways, Pokémon has never been more popular - now catering to the adults who grew up with the franchise as well as the younger generation of newcomers...er trainers. From the humble beginnings of only 150 Pokémon to n...

We know we can't just eat one... We were very lucky to record this episode pre-quarantine because live-sampling needed to happen (for research of course) to once and for all decide what the best chips are! These thin-sliced, deep-fried, crunchy snacks have been a staple in Snack Food Culture for centuries and we knew we had to do this episode justice. So join Tuong La and Potato Heads Hayley Kelle...

Comb back your mullets and perms because this week we are going back to the 80's! In many ways, the 80's were a much simpler time. A time where fashion was colorfully neon and bold, where people loved to actually go out to the movies and go dancing, and a time where random slang words were 'gnarly' and 'hella' plentiful. Music was particularly 'bitchin' during this time because it gave rise to som...

It's-a-me, Mario! Mario is arguably the most iconic video game character of all time. Over the last couple decades, this pudgy little high-jumping Italian plumber has shaped the hearts and minds of gamers across the world and has consistently pushed the boundaries of what video games could be. From platforming, to party games, to karting around, to playing every conceivable sport - this one charac...

CAW CAW Mother cluckers! We talking’ about birds this week! Look we’ve done Fictional Dogs. We’ve done Fictional Cats. It was only a matter of time until we tackle the all important topic of Fictional Birds! So join Tuong La and Bodacious Bird Watchers Axandre Lemours, Victoria Lulloff, and Joey Walsh as they soar over and hoot out a Top 5 Fictional Birds list! The post 80 – Top 5 Fictional...

All aboard the love train! Look, every couple thinks they have the best romance since Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams from the Notebook, but the truth is there are certain romantic duos that have that certain iconic "presence"/"power" that tower over us common folk. These pairings are often looked up to as an unstoppable team that have a large amount of influence in the world. On this year's Valen...

And the Oscars go to... First off HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY to the PodCavern! **thunderous applause** It's been a helluva ride and there are no plans on slowing down this Top 5 train! Now let's get down to why we are all gathered here today. Movies. Oscar season is quickly approaching and every year on Ranked's birthday we do intensive research (aka binge) to discover the best movies of yesteryear. 201...

Here’s to all the naughty foods that stuck by us all these years. Look we all love food here in the PodCavern, but sometimes you don't feel like cooking and need some reliable food that's quick, dirty, and cheap. So join Tuong La and Instant Food Experts Taylor Fleming, Laura Gordon, and Shannon Leis as they get their microwave/toaster oven ready to rank Top 5 Lazy Comfort Foods! The post 77 &#821...

We made it to 2020! A brand new decade of PodCavern is here and the gang is prepared for yet another year of Top 5 Lists! But before we can properly ring in the new year, as per every year, we must give some love to video games. At the outset, it seemed like 2019 would be an underwhelming year for games as the world prepares for a new generation of consoles in 2020. Turns out we were delightfully...