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194 – Top 5 Vegetables

May 29, 2025 2:00:33 0 Comments

Lettuce indulge on an episode all about vegetables.

Back in 2019 four legendary rankers fought, argued, cried, but ultimately came together on a list of Top 5 Fruits. Well years have passed and wounds have healed and now we are finally ready to turn our attention to the food that your parents & doctors have been heckling you to eat all your life – vegetables! And you know what? Turns out that as you get older, vegetables are pretty dang good! Vegetables contain a variety of textures, flavours, versatility, and nutrition that it’s finally due time for them to shine on this podcast. So join Tuong La and Veggie Virtuosos Colleen Wang, Victoria Luloff, and Leslie Cserepy as they rinse, spin, and toss up a Top 5 Vegetables list for ya! 

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188 – Top 5 Super Mario Power Ups

March 6, 2025 2:03:42 0 Comments

WAHOOO! 

Put on your plumbing overalls and get ready to stomp on some Goombas because we are back once again in The Mushroom Kingdom to celebrate Mario day (MAR10th)! In the past we have ranked the best Mario Games and Mario Songs, but this week we are wrapping our trifecta of Mario episodes and exploring the creative wondrous abilities that our favourite Nintendo mascot has been bestowed over the decades – his power ups! So join Tuong La and his rag tag team of Tenacious Toads Spencer Moreland, Joshua Mayo, and Samantha Leggatt as they chomp down on a magic mushroom, touch a shiny star, and rank Top 5 Mario Power Ups!

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S01E16 – Catching Smoke

October 5, 2023 01:42:56 0 Comments

Everything has gone sideways. The Oracle Whale is hurt and has hidden somewhere in the depths of the ocean. The hell cat that escaped from Leonora’s boat is wreaking havoc and is proving difficult to catch. To cap it all, the Atlanteans are just abut to get involved. How will our ninja get out of this one? Tune in to find out what happens next!

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PTP 383 – April 6, 2023 – Herbert the Rocket

April 6, 2023 01:25:12 0 Comments

Opening – Herbert the Rocket
– Sarah Ehms polls on Instagram
– Seeing the Magic Kingdom castle video
Wheat Kings (Tragically Hip Cover) by Kevin Foster
Feeder Theatre
– Tell Us Your Potato Preferences
Afterlife by Charlie Weber
Quiz Time
– What Super Mario Bros Character Are You?
Off the Rails by JJ Wilde
PTP Playlist
– Songs About a City or Country
Lincoln Learning French by Little City
Closing/Rec Room
– Tetris on Apple TV+
– The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
– Matrescence by Claire Tonti
– Tilt at the Wind No More by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
– Beyond by Dinosaur Jr.
– Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate
– Resident Evil 4 Remake
– You’re Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

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106 – Top 5 Super Mario Songs

March 10, 2021 02:04:48 1 Comment

Mama mia! It’s Mario time!
To celebrate our favourite mushroom-eating, high-jumping, adventure-seeking Italian plumber on his 35th birthday, we take a look back on all the Mario games that have brought us gamers so much joy over the years. While last year we ranked Top 5 Super Mario Games, this year we wanted to celebrate an aspect of these iconic platformers that is crucial to making these games what they are but are so often overlooked – the music! This week join Tuong La and Koopa Kids Samantha Leggatt, Spencer Moreland, and Alex Toth as they venture into the Mushroom Kingdom, high on a star power up, while grooving out and ranking Top 5 Super Mario Songs!

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85 – Top 5 Soups

May 7, 2020 01:41:36 0 Comments

SOUPS ON!

There’s nothing like a big bowl of hearty warm soup to get your taste buds going. The delicious combination of throwing ingredients in a big pot of water and fusing the flavors together into something that not only tickles the nostrils but fills you up like someone is giving your stomach a nice cozy hug, is why soups have been a staple meal throughout the dawn of time. This week join Tuong La and Soup Heads Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they reunite with the powers of the internet to deliberate on the delectable topic that is Top 5 Soups!

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81 – Top 5 Super Mario Games

March 11, 2020 2:36:10 2 Comments

It’s-a-me, Mario!

Mario is arguably the most iconic video game character of all time. Over the last couple decades, this pudgy little high-jumping Italian plumber has shaped the hearts and minds of gamers across the world and has consistently pushed the boundaries of what video games could be. From platforming, to party games, to karting around, to playing every conceivable sport – this one character has found ways to Nintendo-charm its way to being one of the all time greats of pop culture! So join Tuong La and Ninten-Nerds Alex Toth, Brian Costa, and Dan Foerster as they eat a power-up mushroom and storm their way through Bowser’s castle while ranking a Top 5 Super Mario games list!

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