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200 – Finale

All good things must come to an end.

After 8+ years, the time has finally arrived to hang up the podcasting gear on this ranking journey. Over the years, we have laughed, cried, passionately yelled at each other, and came together to rank numerous glorious Top 5 lists.

In this final episode, the A-Team (Tuong La, Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, & Leslie Cserepy) reminisce on the humble beginnings of the show, go through our favourite moments, hear from an all-star lineup of past guests, talk about what topics we would have done if this show kept going, and of course rank some shit (because obviously).

We want to thank everyone for joining Tuong La and all of our guests on this insane rollercoaster of a podcast where we ranked everything from the obscure, serious, thought provoking, delicious, silly, and most random topics we could think of. It was never about the lists (they literally don’t matter as the podcast title implies). It was all about building community, having interesting conversations, and coming together on a thing while having a whole heck of a lot of fun along the way. So with that said, we are beyond proud of what we achieved with Ranked.

So thank you for listening to Ranked: Top 5 Lists of Stuff That Don’t Matter and for being part of this special thing. See you around the PodCavern.

PS If you didn’t like or agree with any of our past Top 5 lists, in the holy words of the Mayor of the PodCavern Leslie Cserepy….Fuck you <3 Top 5, top 5, top 5. -Tuong

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198 – The Ranky Roulette: Second Spin

Time to SPIN THAT WHEEEEL!

Back in 2021, in the thick of the pandemic, when we were all going a little stir crazy and desperately clinging to any ways to have human connection, an idea was born. From the rubble of boredom and the craving to do something new came an ambitious Top 5 improv-style game show called The Ranky Roulette. The show was a great success, and the plan was to do it once every single year with new guests, custom SFX, and bigger productions. Alas, things didn’t work out that way, but as we near the end of this show, we would be remiss not to give this format another spin! So join your game show host Tuong La and comeback contestants Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they get another crack at showing off their ranking skills to be crowned the next “Ranky Ruler of the Realm”!

Also featuring guest audio clips from past ranking legends: Chelsea Fahey, Brie Watson (The Constant Struggle Podcast), and Simone Dorie.

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182 – Top 5 Disney Songs

When you rank upon a star…

In celebration of Disney Dummies x Pixar Pals crossing our 100th episode, we decided to make one last crossover with Ranked doing what we do best! In this episode, we’re taking on the enchanting task of ranking music that has captured the minds and hearts of Disney Dummies across the world. From heartfelt ballads to magical melodies, we’re diving into the music that has defined generations and sparked countless singalongs. So join Tuong La and Disney Dummies x Pixar Pals Laura Gordon, Samantha Leggatt, and Bradley Sales as they step up onto Pride Rock, rub a magic genie lamp, and rank Top 5 Disney Songs.

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Disney Dummies 100th Episode Spectacular

We are taking a brief intermission on Pixar Shorties to give you a very special episode of Disney Dummies! That’s right! We have been doing this magical podcast for 100 episodes now and thought we would do it with the bang of a thousand Disney fireworks. This week, we have our final crossover episode with Ranked as we embark on our most difficult discussion topic yet – ranking Top 5 Disney Songs! From hopeful “I Want” songs to dastardly “Villain” songs to bodacious Ballads, the Dummies have their work cut out for them as they take on this herculean task to turn this into a Top 5 list. We also may or may not have a couple of surprise guests sent down from Mickey mouse himself to chyme in…

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119 – The Ranky Roulette

A Top 5 episode unlike anything you’ve heard before!

Welcome to the very first Ranky Roulette – an improv styled game show where the best ranker reigns supreme! Join Tuong and professional Podcast Guinea Pigs Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they venture into this grand inaugural experiment and rank like they’ve never ranked before!

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107 – Top 5 Sounds

**Imagine the following paragraph softly whispered in your ear**

You hear that? That’s the sound of an entire podcast episode dedicating to figuring out what the best sounds are! Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, has garnered immense popularity over the last decade. We all know sounds that we collectively disdain like nails on a chalkboard, but we often glossed over the sounds that we actually find enjoyable until ASMR came around. And while this episode is not strictly about ASMR, this week join Tuong La and the A-Team Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as we rank the Top 5 Sounds that are sure to tickle your ears in the best way possible!

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100 – Ranked’s 100th Episode Spectacular

Celebrating 100 episodes of Ranked!
Almost 4 years ago there was an idea. An idea of Tuong uniting three other guests to bicker, banter, and passionately put together arbitrary Top 5 lists of anything and everything. Over the last few years we have ranked everything from Sandwich Toppings, to TV Theme Songs, to a variety of Fictional Animals. But for the 100th episode, we knew we had to go above and beyond to make a list that TRULY does not matter that also honours the legacy of all Ranked episodes (so far).

So join us as Tuong La and the A-Team Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy look back on all of the winners of each Top 5 list we have ever done, pit them together in a battle royale of which #1 was the best, and record a marathon episode where we rank and order ONE HUNDRED EPISODES in Ranked’s 100th Episode Spectacular!

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85 – Top 5 Soups

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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Ep 21 – Super Star Wars Special (Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian)

To cap off the decade in the PodCavern, Tuong takes Talkin’ Tuong to a Galaxy Far Far Away (Ottawa) and gets talkin’ about ALL things Star Wars with Master Samantha Leggatt from the Jedi Council and Darth Angus MacDonald the Sith Emperor! We also had a certain Force Ghost call in to make an appearance…tune in to find out!

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66 – Top 5 Movie Theme Songs

*Cue opening title crawl*
Movie themes have become an integral part of the movie experience, even though they sometimes can be overshadowed by the film it’s representing.  When done right, the theme can be as iconic as the film itself turning a good movie into one that is remembered for all time. This week join Tuong La and the A-Team Samantha Leggatt, Angus MacDonald, and Leslie Cserepy as they try not to scream at each other while coming up with the best Top 5 Movie Theme Songs.

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