List Envy

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

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)

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.

Indie music blogger Kamala Adams joins Mark to discuss all things modern indie, and to define what “modern” means.(00:00) - Introduction (05:22) - Kamala's pick: Porridge Radio (07:40) - Mark's pick: The Corteeners (10:28) - Kamala's pick: Wolf Alice (13:42) - Mark's pick: Maxïmo Park (16:28) - Kamala's pick: Blaenavon (19:04) - Mark's pick: Gerry Cinnamon (22:22) - Kam

Mark talks vinyl and hunts down new music to enjoy, with music podcaster Elliott Farrar.(00:00) - Introduction (09:26) - Elliott's pick: Weird!, by Yungblud (13:04) - Mark's pick: RTJ4, by Run the Jewels (16:06) - Elliott's pick: Girlfriends, by Girlfriends (20:00) - Mark's pick: Women in Music Pt III, by Haim (21:24) - Elliott's pick: Grime MC, by Jme (32:50) - Mark's pick: Letter

Mark is joined by super-talented singer-songwriter Bryony Williams. Bryony realised she could sing in her early teens, and spent most of her mid-to-late teens honing her craft. At nineteen she was in the electro-pop duo Field Harmonics, and has been recording solo since 2018.(00:00) - Introduction (05:50) - Bryony's pick: Cleaning (08:02) - Mark's pick: Over-planning the task (1

Mark kicks off a music mini-season with artist manager Ella Gregg, who’s been supporting emerging music artists since she was a teenager.Tech has always been an important aspect of Ella’s work, including her early days helping artists get their work played in films or adverts.(00:00) - Introduction (07:20) - Ella's pick: Livestreaming (13:04) - Mark's pick: Loop pedal (18:22

Many people are intrigued by the depiction of their profession in popular fiction, and none more so than librarians, like this week’s guest Owen Stephens.(00:00) - Introduction (06:35) - Owen's pick: Bunny Watson (12:13) - Mark's pick: Horace Worblehat (18:33) - Owen's pick: Lirael (24:02) - Mark's pick: Mrs Phelps (28:26) - Owen's pick: Oswald Bates (34:32) - Mark's pick: Brooks

Whether they cover an entire life or centre on a pivotal moment, biopics are often Oscar fodder, and are frequently conic. In this episode, Mark and podcaster and web developer Aaron Conway get straight down to business, ranking the best biopics around.(00:00) - Introduction (02:29) - Aaron's pick: The Social Network (06:52) - Mark's pick: Shadowlands (11:44) - Aaron's pick: Roc

Journalist Eliza Lita is a self-confessed bookworm, but her early reading focused more on non-fiction work. As a result, she’s picked up a wide variety of useful knowledge, and kept her curiosity alive. She and Mark share an appreciation for good crime fiction, and Eliza has some tips to help Mark finish the books he keeps starting.(00:00) - Introduction (06:10) - Eliza's pick: I