Top Of The Pods

TOTP - Top Ten Modern Superheroes

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:40:00 +0000

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 topofthepods@gmail.com with your ideas.

TOTP - Top Of The Pods Catchup Show

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:27:00 +0000

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 topofthepods@gmail.com 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. Salut.

TOTP - Top Ten Things To Miss About Traditional English Pubs

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:33:00 +0000

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? Email topofthepods@gmail.com if you want to send us your list.

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

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:45:00 +0000

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 watch is Red Letter Media's wonderful Star Wars Phantom Menace review (contains the odd naughty word).

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TOTP - Top Ten Jewish Holidays

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:21:00 +0000

Interested in Jews? So was Matt from South Carolina who wanted Jon to explain the top ten jewish holidays:-

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.

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

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:19:00 +0000

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 topofthepods@gmail.com or head to our official Top of the Pods facebook page and join in with the show.

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

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:54:00 +0000

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 now back. If you've sent any lists in the past and we never got around to reading them out then please feel free to email topofthepods@gmail.com with your masterpiece and we'll get right on it.

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TOTP - Top Ten Reminders That Its Summer

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:45:00 +0000

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 topofthepods@gmail.com or just send us some love on the Top of the Pods Facebook page.

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

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:44:00 +0000

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 topofthepods@gmail.com thingies or start talking to us on the Top of the Pods Facebook page.

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TOTP - Top Ten Time Machines

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:30:00 +0000

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 Pods Official Facebook Page, get in contact with us there or drop us an email using topofthepods@gmail.com.

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

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:56:00 +0000

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 head over there and like us! We also need of few of those list thingies, send over your best ideas to topofthepods@gmail.com and we'll read 'em out.

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TOTP - Top Ten Psychology Principles Everyone Should Know

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:41:00 +0000

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
1 - Confirmation bias

If you want to be like Walker and share your top ten list please email topofthepods@gmail.com, also join our Topofthepods Facebook page and get all interactive with us for the next show.

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TOTP - Top Ten People Who Have You Over A Barrel

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:24:00 +0000

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:-

We've got that official Top of the Pods Facebook page up and running - be sure to add it (and us) and watch out for any announcements we make prior to a show as we need your help. We also need some lists - so get writing and email them to topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Previously On Top Of The Pods

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:40:00 +0000

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 topofthepods@gmail.com - even if you've sent one before chances are we've lost track of it; so get writing.

Nothing has changed on www.topofthepods.com, however we've just started an official Top of the Pods Facebook page, while you are on there check out Jons wookie profile pic and Robs Fonz profile pic. Add us on Facebook, pester us to do shows on our wall and we'll do them - it really is that simple; sorry it's been so long. Enjoy.

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Top Ten Reasons Why Rob Still Hasn't Posted The New Show Yet

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:02:00 +0000

Last Thursday we recorded some new shows. Fasntastic. It was great to be back together via the wonders of laptops and skype. But where are the shows? Your good friend jonny is here to help you understand. no podcast for this post... but should kick rob in the ass and get him to finally edit and post. That or he'll just delete this post... By the way, check the links...

Keep checking back to see if lazy bones has gotten off his backside and edited and posted the shows. Thanks and erev tov.

We've almost finished our gap year and a bit or two years or however long it's been...

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:08:00 +0000

UPDATE:

New Shows Recorded... couple of days and they'll be online. also future recording schedule sorted. so we should be back for good...

TOTP - Top Ten Useless Products From The Skymall

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:50:00 +0000

Rob got bored on American Airlines and decided to amuse himself by compiling the top ten useless products from the Skymall:-

Be sure to play along when listening to this by going to www.topofthepods.com, viewing the spoiler links which will take you to the appropriate page in the Skymall website where you can buy all the amazing products on offer. If you buy one please email us at topofthepods@gmail.com and let us know!

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TOTP - Top Ten Reasons To Buy A Nintendo Wii

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:30:00 +0000

Being holiday season David from Blacksburg kindly sent us ten reasons to buy a Wii:-

Don't forget that we're after some more fun lists, they can be about anything - just send them into topofthepods@gmail.com. Keep popping over to www.topofthepods.com as we've recorded some more shows for you to listen.

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Help vote my outside office 'IN'

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:12:00 +0000

Hello - temporary post here to get you listeners do do me a favour.
My mate works in Central Park. So do I. I am always there drinking coffee and tapping on my laptop. Our crappy city is running this voting thing for best place in the Boro and you can help make my mates place and my outside office the hippest place to visit in this god awful place called Peterborough.

So do me a favour and vote... And I promise we'll release more shows. Blackmail? Yes. Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

Kidding - new shows soon. VOTE VOTE VOTE...

http://www.ukprideofplace.com/promo/?reg=5&laid=24&x=16&y=6

Thanks...
Jonny
Top Of The Pods

TOTP - Top Ten Airport Distractions

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:12:00 +0000

Matts been flying recently and gave us this list about the top ten things to do in an airport:-

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 for the kind welcome back emails, keep them flowing to topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Top Ten Foods For Old People

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:59:00 +0000

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:-

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 lookout for lists - send an email to topofthepods@gmail.com. If you think we missed something out of todays show then drop us a comment on the www.topofthepods.com web site.

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

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:28:00 +0000

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 fast to topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Top Ten People With Only One Facial Expression

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:22:00 +0000

Jons back from Israel and spends his days loitering in the park, Robs back from producing hit computer game podcast Gamesweasel, so its time for another Top Of The Pods. In todays episode the guys take a look at some of the faces in the world who yield the same expression in hundreds of pages from a Google image search, its the top 10 people with only one facial expression:-

Want some more shows? Then drop us an email and give us a reason - we can be found by emailing topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things Which Are Over Hyped

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:44:00 +0000

A bit of a PC vs Mac list today from Portsmouth's Rob, whos sent us his list of top ten over hyped things:-

10 - Going to college and university
9 - Harry Potter Books
8 - The Brit Awards
7 - Video calling
6 - Windows Vista
5 - Football
4 - When a celebrity dies
3 - Politics
2 - Climate change/energy saving
1 - iPods

With Jon out of the country and Rob working day and night there have hardly been any Top of the Pods episodes for a while. Send your lists, feedback and support to topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Top Ten 90s Fads

topofthepods@gmail.com (topofthepods@gmail.com) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:36:00 +0000

Remember 1990s fashion, toys and music? So does Alice from Massachusetts, who has sent us a top ten list of 90s fads:-

10 - Overalls
9 - Fanny packs
8 - Macarena
7 - Push Pops
6 - Polly Pocket
5 - Boy bands
4 - Furby
3 - Crazy bones
2 - Beanie babies
1 - Pokemon cards

If we've got any facts wrong then drop us a comment below on the www.topofthepods.com site.

A couple of links that entertained us during the show today, we saw the Thriller Wedding and The Flying Pickets. If you've seen anything entertaining on the web recently then why not tell us by emailing topofthepods@gmail.com.

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