List Envy podcast

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.

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.

 

#68

Top 5 physicists who influence our daily lives

We’re all standing on the shoulders of giants. And there are no more impressive shoulders ... more

20 Aug 2024

48 MINS

48:18

20 Aug 2024


#67

Top 5 ways to tame your brain gremlins

Hands up who overthinks stuff? Did you really put your hand up? Is anyone else putting the... more

13 Aug 2024

53 MINS

53:18

13 Aug 2024


#66

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 ... more

06 Aug 2024

47 MINS

47:40

06 Aug 2024


#65

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,... more

30 Jul 2024

47 MINS

47:08

30 Jul 2024


#64

Top 5 androids from sci-fi movies

Whether they go “pew pew”, “what is this thing called ‘love’?” or “Give me your clothes, y... more

23 Jul 2024

49 MINS

49:01

23 Jul 2024


#63

Top 5 piano pop acts

Whether you like to bash away at them or tickle them gently, you can get a lot of beautifu... more

16 Jul 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:24

16 Jul 2024


#62

Top 5 James Bond gadgets

Nothing is ever quite as it seems in the world of spies. A watch isn’t just a watch – it’s... more

09 Jul 2024

55 MINS

55:03

09 Jul 2024


#61

Top 5 ways we can actually make a difference

The world faces a host of very real and serious dangers. But if you believe there’s nothin... more

02 Jul 2024

53 MINS

53:28

02 Jul 2024


#60

Top 5 ways to explore a new city solo

What should you do, eat, drink, look for or avoid while traveling alone to a new city? Ari... more

25 Jun 2024

40 MINS

40:55

25 Jun 2024


#59

Top 5 real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi

What do mechanical limbs, credit cards, and the atomic bomb have in common? They all had t... more

18 Jun 2024

33 MINS

33:39

18 Jun 2024


#58

Top 5 sonic logos

Just like every brand has a visual logo, every accomplished brand has an audio – or sonic ... more

11 Jun 2024

39 MINS

39:30

11 Jun 2024


#57

Top 5 attractions at Disney’s Magic Kingdom

Where can you go to get a goodnight kiss, see a big wienie, and drink your way around the ... more

04 Jun 2024

55 MINS

55:06

04 Jun 2024


#56

Top 5 films that give us the creeps

If they don’t leave you humming to yourself during your midnight pee, then they don’t qual... more

28 May 2024

47 MINS

47:09

28 May 2024


#55

Top 5 haunted locations

“Let’s get away to this old European castle”, he said. “It’ll be romantic”, he said. Then ... more

21 May 2024

40 MINS

40:35

21 May 2024


#54

Top 5 British sitcoms of the 1980s

We’ve got some half-priced cracked ice, codpieces, yellow coats and goldfish shoals nibbli... more

14 May 2024

50 MINS

50:18

14 May 2024


#53

Top 5 Eurovision songs of 2024

Sequins, ethnic-sounding instruments, scantily-clad androgynous gimps, wolves in tailored ... more

07 May 2024

37 MINS

37:38

07 May 2024


#52

Top 5 British standups you have to see live

Those “You had to be there” moments; the jokes that made you cry but you can no longer rem... more

30 Apr 2024

42 MINS

42:42

30 Apr 2024


#51

Top 5 Korean TV romcoms

Everyone’s pretty, everyone eventually gets down to it, no-one throws up, and occasionally... more

23 Apr 2024

49 MINS

49:44

23 Apr 2024


#50

Top 5 Simpsons characters

Stuart Moore joins Mark to discuss their top-5 characters from America’s longest-running a... more

14 Apr 2024

43 MINS

43:43

14 Apr 2024


#49

Top 5 emoji reactions

Whether you’re 🤩, 😡, or 🫤 about them, emoji are a useful way to express in one tiny ima... more

14 Apr 2024

37 MINS

37:57

14 Apr 2024


#48

Season 3 begins April 16th

List Envy is returning, with a brand new set of comedians, writers, performers, and layabo... more

12 Mar 2024

01 MINS

01:27

12 Mar 2024


#47

Top 5 modern indie bands

Indie music blogger Kamala Adams joins Mark to discuss all things modern indie, and to def... more

31 May 2021

50 MINS

50:41

31 May 2021


#46

Top 5 albums of 2020

Mark talks vinyl and hunts down new music to enjoy, with music podcaster Elliott Farrar. -... more

24 May 2021

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:39

24 May 2021


#45

Top 5 ways to procrastinate

Mark is joined by super-talented singer-songwriter Bryony Williams. Bryony realised she co... more

27 Apr 2021

52 MINS

52:16

27 Apr 2021


#44

Top 5 positive tech developments for musicians

Mark kicks off a music mini-season with artist manager Ella Gregg, who’s been supporting e... more

20 Apr 2021

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:15

20 Apr 2021


#43

Top 5 fictional librarians

Many people are intrigued by the depiction of their profession in popular fiction, and non... more

30 Mar 2021

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:43

30 Mar 2021


#42

Top 5 biopics

Whether they cover an entire life or centre on a pivotal moment, biopics are often Oscar f... more

23 Mar 2021

55 MINS

55:28

23 Mar 2021


#41

Top 5 subtly life-changing non-fiction books

Journalist Eliza Lita is a self-confessed bookworm, but her early reading focused more on ... more

16 Mar 2021

55 MINS

55:10

16 Mar 2021