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List Envy

Podcast List Envy
Mark Steadman
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, h...

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  • Top 5 physicists who influence our daily lives
    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) - Katherine’s pick: Ernest Rutherford(19:13) - Mark’s pick: Heinrich Hertz(21:22) - Katherine’s pick: Albert Einstein(25:23) - Mark’s pick: Guglielmo Marconi(28:12) - Katherine’s pick: Stephen Hawking(33:26) - Mark’s pick: Alexander Graham Bell(37:04) - Midamble(40:01) - Building the final list(42:59) - Honourable mentions(43:46) - Katherine’s p ick: Sir Isaac Newton(46:40) - ScatteredFind Katherine via her website, buy her book Scattered on Amazon, or follow her on Twitter.Take my domain knowledge quizFind out if your knowledge and experience can get you paid or put you on-stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Top 5 ways to tame your brain gremlins
    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 are in charge(00:40) - Introduction(01:21) - Why the brain?(03:30) - The vice of advice(06:13) - Kim’s pick: Make a top-5 list of you(11:33) - Mark’s pick: Walk for a 10-song playlist(15:06) - Kim’s pick: Get some perspective(18:52) - Mark’s pick: Occupy your chimp(22:26) - Kim’s pick: Treat feelings as feedback(25:20) - Mark’s pick: Make the right thing the easy thing(28:28) - Kim’s pick: Get stuff out of your head(32:04) - Mark’s pick: Dance like nobody’s watching(34:33) - Kim’s pick: Be like Alice(39:00) - Mark’s pick: Meditate for 15 minutes(45:31) - Midamble(46:42) - Building the final list(48:00) - Honourable mentions(54:01) - Hold That ThoughtFind Kim via her website, and make sure to sign up for her newsletter to keep the journey of gremlin-taming going.PS: Mark doesn’t usually have coaches or coachy-type conversations on this podcast. But Kim’s one of the good’ns, and what she has to say is sound.Take my domain knowledge quizFind out if your knowledge and experience can get you paid or put you on-stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Top 5 Weird Al songs that aren’t parodies
    Staple a jelly doughnut to your ear, set your spleen to channel 27 and ask your favourite albino squirrel to a dance. Lex Friedman joins Mark to discuss their top-5 songs by “Weird” Al Yankovic that aren’t parodies.Lex is, among many things (musician, improviser, podcaster, game developer and consultant), a turbo Yankovic fan, and it’s quite possible that even Al himself might struggle to come up with a better list.(00:00) - Stay weird, Al(00:40) - Introduction(01:04) - Getting into Weird Al(05:52) - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story(08:02) - Lex’s pick: Word Crimes(11:06) - Mark’s pick: Everything You Know is Wrong(14:26) - Lex’s pick: Trapped in the Drive-Thru(18:16) - Mark’s pick: Albuquerque(21:41) - Lex’s pick: Hardware Store(24:04) - Mark’s pick: Christmas at Ground Zero(26:49) - Lex’s pick: Skipper Dan(28:33) - Mark’s pick: Your Horoscope for Today(31:04) - Lex’s pick: Frank's 2000" TV(32:49) - Mark’s pick: The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota(37:27) - Midamble(39:40) - Building the final list(40:55) - Honourable mentions(45:17) - The music of Liam & Lex(48:00) - More of Lex FriedmanFind Lex online on his website, play one of his many word games, hang out with him on Mastodon, or buy one or all of Liam & Lex’s albums.Take my domain knowledge quizFind out if your knowledge and experience can get you paid or put you on-stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Top 5 songs that drag us to the dance floor
    Rhythm is a dancer. The rhythm is gonna get ya. And you must not, under any circumstances, stop the beat.This week, Stephanie Fuccio joins Mark to pick their top 5 songs that drag them to the dance floor. At the end of this, you’ll either leave with an earworm or the need to jump on a mini-trampoline for a bit.(00:00) - We have to dance(00:17) - Introduction(00:58) - When do you dance?(05:41) - Steph’s pick: Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)(08:40) - Mark’s pick: Brush Shiels – Fields of Athenry(10:37) - Steph’s pick: Girls' Generation – 소녀시대(12:31) - Mark’s pick: Deee Lite – Groove is in the Heart(16:46) - Steph’s pick: Donna Summer – The Last Dance(18:43) - Mark’s pick: House of Pain – Jump Around(20:25) - Steph’s pick: Walk the Moon – One Foot(24:47) - Mark’s pick: Madness – Baggy Trousers(26:36) - Steph’s pick: Elderbrook – Glad I Found You(36:54) - Midamble(36:54) - Mark’s pick: Reef – Place Your Hands(38:57) - Building the final list(41:09) - Honourable mentions(47:23) - Ai and PodcastingIf you have a podcast, you can work with Steph to make it better, or follow her AI and Podcasting newsletter to learn how to make ChatGPT do your bidding.Take my domain knowledge quizFind out if your knowledge and experience can get you paid or put you on-stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Top 5 androids from sci-fi movies
    Whether they go “pew pew”, “what is this thing called ‘love’?” or “Give me your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle”, androids have, it turns out, been a staple of sci-fi films for a century.This week, Ayesha Khan joins Mark to rank androids from sci-fi films.(00:00) - Cold open(00:19) - Introduction(02:00) - What is an android?(03:38) - Ayesha’s pick: The Terminator, from Terminator 2: Judgement Day(07:32) - Mark’s pick: Marvin, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(10:29) - Ayesha’s pick: Ava, from Ex Machina(13:16) - Mark’s pick: Ash, from Alien(15:46) - Ayesha’s pick: Evil Maria, from Metropolis(20:58) - Mark’s pick: The Terminator, from The Terminator(24:33) - Ayesha’s pick: The Stepford Wives, from The Stepford Wives(26:54) - Mark’s pick: David, from AI(31:39) - Ayesha’s pick: Data, from Star Trek(35:10) - Mark’s pick: C-3PO, from Star Wars(39:28) - Midamble(41:28) - Building the final list(44:39) - Honourable mentions(48:03) - Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*Ayesha is the host of the podcast Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*. You can follow her tireless work wherever you get podcasts, and on Youtube and Instagram.Take my domain knowledge quizFind out if your knowledge and experience can get you paid or put you on-stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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