Top Of The Pods

Top ten list show - in every episode the UK Podcast Top Of The Pods brings you a top 10 list. With themes from the obscure to the damn right bandwagon popular, England's own Jon and Rob bring you top tens from listeners around the world. Join in by emailing [email protected] with your lists, feedback, opinions, ideas, pictures and audio comments. Visit www.topofthepods.com for literally hundreds more shows.

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TOTP - Top Ten Modern Superheroes

Over 40 minutes worth of chat about the top 10 modern superheroes with our take on the best that modern cinema has to offer. 10 - Captain America 9 - Team America 8 - Thor 7 - Kick Ass 6 - Iron Man 5 - Spiderman 2 4 - Hulk 3 - Watchmen 2 - The Avengers Assemble 1 - The Dark Knight Do you have a list you want us to read out? Email [email protected] with your ideas. Web: http://www.topofthepods.com Email: [email protected] Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TopOfThePods iTunes: Subscribe...

May 24, 2013

TOTP - Top Of The Pods Catchup Show

Three years on and we're back for more - this is a one-off catchup episode of Top Of The Pods finding out what's been happening in Peterborough, in Tel Aviv and in the news. Stay subscribed as we've got another episode in the can ready to roll soon. Got a top ten list that's been burning a hole in your pocket? Email us at [email protected] and we'll read it out We're currently sitting over at www.topofthepods.co.uk , the conversations are over on our official Top of the Pods Facebook page ....

May 15, 2013

TOTP - Top Ten Things To Miss About Traditional English Pubs

Landlord Phil from The Brit and Yankee has a love/hate relationship with bars in the UK, here are the top ten things he misses about traditional English pubs :- 10 - Red carpets with bad patterns and beer stains 9 - Horse Brasses 8 - Watneys Red Barrel 7 - Small 32 inch TVs with Match of The Day 6 - A Bloody good chin-wag 5 - Ploughman’s Lunches 4 - Darts (and other pub games) 3 - Friendly, jolly, red-faced landlords 2 - Closing Time Bell 1 - Real Ale from the Cask Got a good idea of your own? E...

Nov 14, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Movie Sequels That Should Never Have Been Made

Scott joins Jon and Rob for a list of the top ten movie sequels that should never have been made :- 10 - Superman IV 9 - Casino Royale 8 - Joey 7 - Beverly Hills Cop Part 3 6 - LOST final season 5 - Mannequin 2 4 - Jaws 3 3 - Matrix 2 2 - Indiana Jones 4 1 - Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3 Thanks to everyone who contributed to this heated list over on the Top of the Pods Facebook page - keep an eye out on that page as we'll need more of your ideas the next time we do a show. Also mentioned and worth a...

Oct 10, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Jewish Holidays

Interested in Jews? So was Matt from South Carolina who wanted Jon to explain the top ten jewish holidays :- 10 - Hanukkah 9 - Shabbat 8 - Rosh Hashana 7 - Passover 6 - Purim 5 - Sukkot 4 - Yom Kippur 3 - Shavuot 2 - Bar Mitzvah 1 - Birthdays It's always great to get feedback from everyone so drop us a comment on the www.topofthepods.com site and join in with the live show on the Top Of The Pods Facebook page. Tech Tags: uk podcasts uk podcast podcast top of the pods top 10 top ten top 10 list t...

Sep 22, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Things To Do To Prove You Are A Real Man

Poetic Joe came up with his list of the top ten things to do to prove you are a real man :- 10 - Shave with a cut throat razor 9 - Grow an epic beard and moustache 8 - Build a fire 7 - Climb a mountain 6 - Make a plan 5 - Give blood 4 - Grow your own food and brew your own beer 3 - Have a cold shower 2 - Don't be evil 1 - Opening a Jar Lid that is stuck You know the deal for getting in touch with us, just send an email to [email protected] or head to our official Top of the Pods facebook pa...

Sep 12, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Things That Have Not Been Invented Yet But Should Be

Bit of an extra long episode today based loosely around the theme of the top ten things that have not been invented yet but should be which has kindly been sent in to us by Grant from Independence:- 10 - Jet packs 9 - Invisibility cloaks 8 - Holograms 7 - Artificial gravity 6 - Universal translator 5 - Weather machines 4 - Flying cars 3 - Teleportation 2 - Intelligent robots 1 - Warp drive A big thank you to all our new old listeners who may have given up on us after our extra long break but are...

Aug 30, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Reminders That Its Summer

Andy is feeling hot hot hot so he sent us his top ten reminders that its summer :- 10 - Mowing the Lawn 9 - The Beach 8 - TV shows change 7 - Kids 6 - Icy cold beverages 5 - Blockbuster films 4 - BBQ season 3 - Vacations 2 - Air Conditioning 1 - Longer Days If you feel like emailing stuff over to us then send it to [email protected] or just send us some love on the Top of the Pods Facebook page . Tech Tags: uk podcasts uk podcast podcast top of the pods top 10 top ten top 10 list top ten li...

Aug 14, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten List Of Cartoons And Comics That Have Been Made Into Films

Alex from Basingstoke who enjoys listening to Top Of The pods in a bus and a shop sent us his list of the top ten list of cartoons and comics that have been made into films :- 10 - Casper 9 - Incredible Hulk 8 - Inspector Gadget 7 - Flintstones 6 - Fantastic Four 5 - X-Men 4 - The Last Airbender 3 - Batman 2 - Transformers 1 - Iron Man Thats what Alex thought, but what did you think? Tell us on the official home of Top Ten Lists on the internet, use one of those [email protected] thingies o...

Aug 02, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Time Machines

Cher once sang a song 'If I could turn back time' , however she didn't bother specifying exactly how she'd achieve this; so in today's show we run down the top ten time machines for your listening pleasure:- 10 - The Time Machine from HG Wells 9 - Hot Tub Time Machine 8 - Contact 7 - Twelve Monkeys 6 - Austin Powers time tunnel 5 - Terminator 4 - Groundhog Day 3 - The Tardis 2 - Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure 1 - The DeLorean Thanks to everyone who contributed to this list via our Top Of The ...

Jul 21, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Dead People Who Deserved To Be Born Immortal

Listener Bryan from Spain has a curious idea that we can bring important dead people back to life and give them the gift of immortality. Who did he pick though? Find out in the top ten list of dead people who deserved to be born immortal :- 10 - John Candy 9 - Tommy Cooper 8 - J R R Tolkien 7 - William Shakespeare 6 - Sid James 5 - John Logie Baird 4 - Galileo 3 - Hitler 2 - Laurel and Hardy 1 - The Wright Brothers We've not hit the 100 mark yet on our official Top Of The Pods Facebook page so h...

Jul 06, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Psychology Principles Everyone Should Know

Walker from Utah is a clever brainiac who has supplied us with the essential Top Ten Psychology Principles Everyone Should Know , so have a listen:- 10 - The self-serving bias 9 - Exercise is good for your psychological health 8 - Men are often bad at judging if a women is flirting or not 7 - Reciprocal liking 6 - The foot in the door effect 5 - The illusion of transparency 4 - The over justification effect 3 - People can misinterpret their own feelings 2 - Emotion works in concert with thinking...

Jun 30, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten People Who Have You Over A Barrel

This week on Top of the Pods we get back into the swing of things with a list of Top 10 people who have you over a barrel . These are the people who you can't help but pay money to, no matter how resentful you are about paying:- 10 - Solicitors 9 - Estate Agents 8 - Electricians 7 - Broadband providers 6 - Car mechanics 5 - Mobile phone operators 4 - Dentists 3 - Plumbers 2 - Banks 1 - Vets We've got that official Top of the Pods Facebook page up and running - be sure to add it (and us) and watc...

Jun 25, 2010

TOTP - Previously On Top Of The Pods

Due to some geographical problems we forgot to do a show for 3 years but now we're back and this is a special episode catching up on what we've been doing utilising the very worst microphone Jon could find. We've got a normal top ten list show in the can and we'll get that up in a few days time. We're also asking for some more top ten lists, fire them over to [email protected] - even if you've sent one before chances are we've lost track of it; so get writing. Nothing has changed on www.top...

Jun 22, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Useless Products From The Skymall

Rob got bored on American Airlines and decided to amuse himself by compiling the top ten useless products from the Skymall :- 10 - Thunderbolt Storm Detector 9 - Personalized Branding Iron For Your BBQ 8 - Pilot Cap And Uniform 7 - Holiday Feast Combo Ham 6 - Pet Ramp And Staircase 5 - Basko The Sumo Wrestler Glass Topped Table 4 - Gravity Defier Catapult Shoes 3 - Signed Photo of Kareen Abdul Jabber 2 - 18" Freddie Mercury Action Figure With Sound 1 - Fathead MPB Player Lifesized Wall Graphic B...

Nov 27, 2007

TOTP - Top Ten Reasons To Buy A Nintendo Wii

Being holiday season David from Blacksburg kindly sent us ten reasons to buy a Wii :- 10 - Mini Wii 9 - Wii Price 8 - G4 Commercial 7 - Classic Wii Games 6 - Miis 5 - The Legend of Zelda 4 - Wii Remote Attachments 3 - Wii Remote 2 - Boring games are fun again 1 - Anyone can play Don't forget that we're after some more fun lists, they can be about anything - just send them into [email protected] . Keep popping over to www.topofthepods.com as we've recorded some more shows for you to listen. ...

Nov 25, 2007

TOTP - Top Ten Airport Distractions

Matts been flying recently and gave us this list about the top ten things to do in an airport :- 10 - Do homework 9 - Eavesdrop 8 - Explore the airport 7 - Try to find free wifi 6 - Watch people 5 - Crank calls/texts 4 - Count geeks with Bluetooth headsets 3 - Play with stupid merchandise 2 - Mess with people 1 - Ride the rides Strangly enough Rob is off to the airport next week heading to Hawaii, but stay subscribed as they'll be some more shows being launched over the next few weeks. Thanks fo...

Oct 12, 2007

TOTP - Top Ten Foods For Old People

If you've got a Micheal Douglas, George Clooney or Mark Hunter in your life and want to treat them to a spot of dinner then here is a list of top ten foods for old people :- 10 - Cod Liver Oil 9 - Cottage Pie 8 - Eels 7 - Pineapple Rings 6 - Fried Egg Sandwiches 5 - Mint Imperials 4 - Stout 3 - Broth 2 - Worthers Original 1 - Liver Thanks to Scott for coming on the show, if you'd like to hear more from him then listen to the Nightnurse Show over at www.nightnurseshow.com . Plus we are on the loo...

Oct 04, 2007

TOTP - Top Ten Reasons Why We Havent Done A Show For Ages

Oops, we forgot to record Top of the Pods - here are the top ten reasons why we haven't done a show for ages :- 10 - Family commitments 9 - Working nights 8 - Jon lives in the park 7 - The dog ate the studio 6 - Rob is married 5 - Jon can't be bothered to bike to Robs 4 - We were copying Mark Hunter 3 - Robs other podcasts 2 - We were waiting until we got a sponsor 1 - Playstation 3 Probably the worst show we've ever done but the next two are a lot better, send us some reasons to get them up fas...

Oct 03, 2007

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