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Sequins, ethnic-sounding instruments, scantily-clad androgynous gimps, wolves in tailored suits. It’s here. It’s Eurovision. Get used to it.
Cat Turner joins Mark to sift through all 37 Eurovision 2024 semifinalists to discover which are objectively the best 5.

(00:00) - Who chooses hockey over Eurovision?
(00:08) - Introduction
(02:00) - Memories of Eurovision past
(04:28) - How Mark got Eurovision wrong
(05:13) - Cat’s pick: Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim
(07:36) - Mark’s pick: Aiko - Pedestal
(10:26) - Cat’s pick: Joost Klein - Europapa
(12:39) - Mark’s pick: Bambie Thug - Doomsday Blue
(14:22) - Sweden don’t want to host again
(15:25) - Cat’s pick: 5Minust x Puuluup - (Nendest) Narkootikumidest ei Tea Me
(18:24) - Mark’s pick: Nemo - The Code
(21:17) - Cat’s pick: Electric Fields - One Milkali (One Blood)
(22:57) - Mark’s pick: Ladaniva - Jako
(25:05) - Cat’s pick: Olly Alexander - Dizzy
(27:23) - Mark’s pick: Windows95man - No Rules!
(29:51) - Vote now!
(30:41) - Get List Envy +
(31:43) - Coming up
(33:00) - Building the final list
(33:57) - Honourable mentions
(36:32) - See you at the finals
Join List Envy + and get bonus content and an ad-free feed.Hear the full playlist on YouTube

Those “You had to be there” moments; the jokes that made you cry but you can no longer remember; the savage putdown of the ambitious heckler. These are the moments that distinguish live comedy from what you can get on Netflix.
This week, new standup Dave Bond joins Mark to discuss their top-5 British standups you can currently see live… and simply must!

(00:00) - A first
(00:08) - Introduction
(00:55) - Make ‘em laugh
(03:55) - Dave’s pick: Peter Kay
(08:01) - Mark’s pick: Daniel Kitson
(10:25) - Dave’s pick: Jimmy Carr
(13:58) - Mark’s pick: Sarah Millican
(17:27) - Dave’s pick: Neil Delamere
(19:55) - Mark’s pick: Ross Noble
(23:03) - Dave’s pick: James Cook
(24:05) - Mark’s pick: Nina Conti
(27:13) - Dave’s pick: Greg Davies
(28:41) - Intermission
(31:52) - Get List Envy +
(33:10) - Coming up
(34:50) - Building the final list
(38:44) - Honourable mentions
(41:48) - More of Dave Bond
Join List Envy + and get bonus content and an ad-free feed.Watch Dave’s first piece of standup

Everyone’s pretty, everyone eventually gets down to it, no-one throws up, and occasionally steam comes out of someone’s ears. Is there more to cute Korean dramas than this?
Turns out yes, yes there is, as positive psychologist and K-drama stan Anya Pearse explains.

(00:00) - A lot of thought wente into this
(00:11) - Introduction
(00:57) - What makes K-dramas different?
(04:39) - Anya’s pick: Extraordinary Attorney Woo
(09:02) - Mark’s pick: I am Not a Robot
(12:50) - Anya’s pick: Are You Human?
(16:21) - Mark’s pick: Strong Girl Bong-soon
(22:03) - Anya’s pick: Navillera
(25:58) - Mark’s pick: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
(30:10) - Anya’s pick: Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung
(34:13) - Mark’s pick: It’s OK Not to be OK
(38:27) - Anya’s pick: 100 Days My Prince
(40:42) - Mark’s pick: Queen of Tears
(42:31) - We’re on a break!
(44:24) - Get List Envy +
(45:37) - Back to the show
(45:46) - Building the final list
(46:45) - Honourable mentions
(47:40) - Strong female leads need not apply
Join List Envy + and get bonus content and an ad-free feed.If this episode has made you happy and you want to keep feeling happy, Anya’s Unlocking Happiness online summit is available to watch for free.

Whether you’re 🤩, 😡, or 🫤 about them, emoji are a useful way to express in one tiny image what would take reams of text to express.
So today, George Chachanidze rejoins Mark to pick their top 5 emoji reactions, and create a definitive list.

(00:00) - 👋
(00:17) - Introduction
(01:08) - History of the emoji
(05:14) - George’s pick: 😂
(08:16) - Mark’s pick: 🤗
(10:16) - George’s pick: 🤔
(12:11) - Mark’s pick: 🙏
(14:09) - George’s pick: 👍
(17:03) - Mark’s pick: 👋
(18:49) - George’s pick: 👀
(20:31) - Mark’s pick: 😘
(24:11) - George’s pick: 👉👈
(26:14) - Mark’s pick: 🐴
(28:03) - ✂️
(28:56) - Join List Envy +
(29:57) - Back to the show
(30:11) - Building the final list
(32:47) - Honourable mentions
(36:57) - More of George
You can find George all over the socials @GeorgeProbably, and via his blog.Also mentioned
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Stuart Moore joins Mark to discuss their top-5 characters from America’s longest-running animated show.
Snowball II, Groundskeeper Willy, Frank Grimes. These are just some of the characters that get absolutely no mention in this week’s episode.

(00:00) - Do the Bartman
(00:25) - Introduction
(01:22) - Changing voices of the Simpsons
(04:40) - Stuart's pick: Homer Simpson
(10:17) - Mark's pick: Ralph Wiggum
(12:51) - Stuart's pick: Lisa Simpson
(15:57) - Mark's pick: Hank Scorpio
(18:00) - Stuart's pick: Disco Stu
(20:01) - Mark's pick: Dr Nick Riviera
(23:06) - Stuart's pick: Sideshow Bob
(25:49) - Mark's pick: Professor Frink
(28:52) - Stuart's pick: Mr Burns
(31:28) - Mark's pick: Gil Gunderson
(33:36) - Get List Envy +
(34:58) - Back to the show
(35:27) - Building the final list
(36:09) - Honourable mentions
(42:16) - More of Stuart Moore
Find Stuart @StuartVincentMoore wherever you’re social, and check out the Dandelions Poetry Podcast.

List Envy is returning, with a brand new set of comedians, writers, performers, and layabouts. Join Mark and his guests every week as they continue to rank things in order from 1 to 5, so you don't have to.