The Top Five Podcast
Inspired by the film HIGH FIDELITY, this is the pop-culture opinion show where Kris McPeak and her co-hosts discuss our top five favorites. Be it 80's songs, classic cars, Superbowl commercials, or the worst movies ever made, we have lots of opinions and are having a damn good time sharing them. No filters, no apologies, no academic degrees.
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Our Top Five Favorite Vampire Movies!
01/24/2023
Our Top Five Favorite Vampire Movies!
We've been teasing this for weeks/months now, and are so excited that we are FINALLY chatting about our Top Five Favorite VAMPIRE MOVIES!!!! What exactly is the attraction to vampires, anyway? Is it a sexual thing? The premise of living forever? The gore? The answer to that is yes - it's all of it. And there's so much urban legend and myth and made-up culture and rules about the whole vampire thing...well, what's not to love? Our faves stem from the super duper oldies to classic American fare to foreign films. Some of these films you've definitely heard of and some may be new to you. Regardless, we had a lovely time discussing, as always, and we look forward to any and everything you have to say about our pics!!! Want to come guest-host an episode? Love/hate one of our lists? We super duper double dog dare you to send us an email and tell us all about it!!!
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The Five WORST Movie Sequels - with Kris and Annie
01/17/2023
The Five WORST Movie Sequels - with Kris and Annie
Hopefully, y'all are not getting sick of this Best and Worst series we've got going on...I guess we just wound up down a rabbit hole of sorts, and it's taken off! But we're having fun with it, so if you don't like it you can send us an email to complain. We Live for That Shit!!!! Today's episode takes on Movie Sequels - not to be confused with Movie Remakes or Reboots. The sequel considers the main characters (or just one central character) and continues to tell his or her story in a new chapter, generation, adventure, or so forth. And today we are ragging on the worst ones. And nothing is off limits - in fact, there is an Oscar-Nominated film on one of our lists. Go figure! Because we don't play around here. And some of our worst sequels are guilty pleasures, too - but we definitely want to know what you think of our lists. Send us an email, seriously! . Or leave us a rating and review wherever you listen to your podcasts!!!
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Our Top Five 80's "Tiger Beat" Heartthrobs!
01/10/2023
Our Top Five 80's "Tiger Beat" Heartthrobs!
Happy New Year - again! My mastermind/podcasting/vegan accountant/fellow pop-culture/Gen X buddy is back - and that's my gal-pal Heather Zeitzwolfe. This means - Heartthrobs and Tiger Beat Magazine is back! This week, Heather and I are talking 80's Heartthrobs you might have seen on the cover of Tiger Beat during the 1980s. Sure, a couple of them possibly carried over from the 70's just a tad, but for me and Heather they were all 80's boys. Now we both made it to college in the later part of the 80's so you can be fairly sure there will not be a '90s edition of Heartthrobs. It IS pretty interesting what constituted a heartthrob crush for each of us - we have various different reasons and stories behind each of our obsessions and it's HIGHLY Gen X because this was the big age of renting VHS videos from the local video stores. Heather even started her own Fanclub, but we'll let you listen to that story to learn the rest! There are more livecasts coming up as well, so make sure that you are following me on Instagram (@krismaspeak) and for sure send us an email at [email protected] if you'd like to comment on our lists or pitch an idea for the show!
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The Top Five Tearjerker Movies We Will Never, EVER, Watch Again!
01/03/2023
The Top Five Tearjerker Movies We Will Never, EVER, Watch Again!
There are movies that bring tears to your eyes in a pleasant way - see episode 32 - but then there are tearjerkers that you know if you EVER watch again it will completely and totally suck out the guts of your soul. This is not to say that these are BAD movies - in many, many cases, they are exceptional movies. But WE, the viewer, have personally had such a strong reaction to the experience of viewing these films, that we don't think we can ever go back and have that experience again. So, Annie and I are here today to talk about the five movies each of us experienced that we absolutely cannot bear to ever watch again. Because if we ever did, I feel quite confident that this podcast would completely and totally blow up since we will both be beyond depressed to do anything else. Ha Ha Ha. Have you got a Top Five idea you want to float by us? Or maybe you are finally ready to call us out on one or more of our lists? If that's the case, then please send us an email:
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Our Top Five Favorite Films About Military Veterans - VETERANS DAY SPECIAL LIVECAST!
12/27/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Films About Military Veterans - VETERANS DAY SPECIAL LIVECAST!
Yes, we're a little late in posting this but it's mostly because there's been a lot going on in my day job since Veteran's Day happened - but hopefully you were able to catch us LIVE on Instagram that day - Annie, Doug, and Heather helped me out by sharing their Top Five Favorite Movies about Military Veterans - AND we celebrated Annie, who is a US Army Veteran and retired Lt. Colonel. Now that the day job is calming down for me, I do hope to have a few more live casts with this crew, and with Chris Corral as well. These shows are SO much fun to do together...although the audio is not always the best, it's still a ton of fun to get together and talk about these films and other pop culture stuff. It was also totally fun to see how our films run the gamut from World War II to Vietnam to present-day conflicts...and we cover everything from PTSD to gays and lesbians in the military. And, yes, there ARE multiple Oliver Stone movies on our lists, ha ha ha. Enjoy - as usual! And let us know if you have Top Five List ideas! We want to hear them!!!
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BONUS EPISODE - Kris and Annie Share Their Top Five Favorite Winter Holiday Songs!
12/24/2022
BONUS EPISODE - Kris and Annie Share Their Top Five Favorite Winter Holiday Songs!
Happy Holidays everyone!!!! Been trying to get this episode up here for days now but you know how it is - last-minute stuff to do for the holidays, etc. It was way too much fun recording this episode with my sister and I'm just gonna leave it at that! Happy Holidays everyone - and just know that there's more to come both before and after the New Year!!!!
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Our Top Five Favorite Tearjerker Movies that Truly Feed Our Souls
12/20/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Tearjerker Movies that Truly Feed Our Souls
You know EXACTLY the kind of movie we're talking about today - you know exactly when you're going to cry and what kind of cry it's going to be...and that winds up being totally okay with you. It's the kind of cry that, once it's over, actually makes you feel kind of good because the emotions are heartwarming tales of true love, personal triumph, or a wealth of other things. Like...the music swell coming up during EVITA when Madonna beings singing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" on the Casa Rosada. Or...Forest Gump and Jenny in Washington DC. Or...fill in the blank. That's what Annie and I are talking about today. Annie brought some amazing context to this show as well so I'm really proud of the conversation. And you know that an episode like this is going to have a flip side - so be on the lookout for the episode featuring Tearjerkers We Will Never, EVER, Watch Again. Do you have a Top Five list you'd like us to consider? Or maybe you thought this week's episode was shit? That's okay - we still want to hear about it! Send us an email at We'll catch up with you on next week's episode!!
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Our Top Five Favorite Films about World War II
12/13/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Films about World War II
Annie and I grew up with a father who had lived through World War II - and while he was still pretty young in those days, the years after the war were part of my father's formative movie-going years - and my siblings and I hear more than one or two stories about double features, newsreels, and all the things. But remember that we were also one of the first families in the neighborhood to have a VCR...and our father loved to record the classic films off of television whenever they would air. We have a ton of favorite WWII films; and in this week's episode our clear upbringing becomes evident once again and we do have some overlapping Top Five Films. The fact that Annie is a retired Lt. Colonel from the US Army AND a current instructor of military deception at Leavenworth makes this episode all the more fun for me, and educational, too!!! ENJOY!!
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Our Top Five Favorite Netflix Series
12/06/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Netflix Series
What in the sam hell did we ever do before Netflix? Well...we watched HBO, we rented a shit-ton of DVD's, and we watched network television (cable?). Nothing wrong with any of this stuff, but for those of us who got a little bit bored with "Must See TV" and never really got into Friends or Seinfeld, Netflix brought some of the most original and groundbreaking stories ever put into a narrative series (or sitcom, for that matter). Without Netflix, there would probably not be the concept of "binge-watch" and there for sure would not be Netflix and Chill...but there would also not be these really clever, cool, funny, and truly original shows that made our Top Five List. And it's amazing that (a) Annie and I did have a small amount of overlap and (b) she shared shows that I've never heard of and vice-versa. Browsing on Netflix for me is a little bit like going into Amoeba Records in Hollywood - I need to set a time limit and make a decisive choice or I'll be in there all day. And just to confirm - these are the shows that Netflix has put into SEASONS and that originally aired on Netflix/were produced by Netflix. So, while I think you can still watch most of the seasons of American Horror Story on Netflix, it is not eligible for this week's episode because it's not an original Netflix Series. Furthermore - all of the many LIMITED SERIES (also known as Mini-Series) will be featured on a different show all together. So - as usual - if you like, hate, disagree, or have any sort of feelings either way about our lists, please send us an email: ENJOY!!!
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Our Top Five Election and Political Films - from our FIRST Instagram Livecast!
11/29/2022
Our Top Five Election and Political Films - from our FIRST Instagram Livecast!
I've gone LIVE on Instagram before, but mostly with other people and never with THREE guests. But on Election Day 2022 I got to hang out with Doug, Annie, and Heather and discuss our Top Five Favorite Political and Election Films!!! You're going to see some old favorites that we've discussed before plus some newer films that some of my colleagues had not heard of. We each shared two films from our Top Five list to discuss and we shared our full list at the end of the show. Keep in mind that Instagram LIVE is not using the same microphone for professional sound, and there's a little bit of overlap/time delay interruptions, but overall this was a really fun time and we are definitely going to do more of these in the future! Thanks for being part of the Top Five Podcasting Community!
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Our Top Five Favorite Indie Horror Films
11/23/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Indie Horror Films
Did I mention that I LOVE doing this show with my sister? And if you'll allow me, I also REALLY love when I can do this episode with my sister AND one or more of her kids. So this week's convo features me, Annie, and Emily and we are breaking down our Top Five FAVORITE Indie Horror Films. If you think about it, most of the scariest and most disturbing horror films are those that come from independent studios. Because it was the indie studios who weren't necessarily afraid to take things to the next level. To scare us in completely different ways - bigger and rowdier "jump scares," more and more disturbing concepts for horror films, and even just taking on the idea of something truly creepy with a chainsaw or a hockey mask. Although, neither of those props made THIS particular list. By the way - did you catch our FIRST ever live-cast on Instagram??? It was a total blast! I was joined by Heather, Doug, and Annie to discuss our favorite Election and Political Films in honor of Election Day and it was SO much fun! So there will for sure be more of those! You can catch the Instagram Reel here: and the recording of this will be available as a show very soon!!!
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Top Ten Sport Comebacks - with the hubby
11/15/2022
Top Ten Sport Comebacks - with the hubby
This was a slightly nerve-racking episode - I mean, I'm no sports widow but going toe-to-toe with my swim-coach hubby in sharing our top five favorite sporting comeback moments was quite something! And actually, it was tons of fun and I do believe hubby will be back for more episodes. You cannot deny the impact of a rock-star-sports-comeback story. Whether it's baseball, football, swimming, golf...whatever, we all have our favorites. The clips we will watch again and again on YouTube and then share and re-share them on social media because they inspire us so much. The ones you banter about with your buddies every year when some current sports event triggers a memory. Everyone has a favorite! Let us know what you think of the episode! Send an email to and give us the skinny on whether you think this Top Five List is legit or full of shit :). we're counting on you!
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The Top Five BEST and WORST Movie Remakes
11/08/2022
The Top Five BEST and WORST Movie Remakes
Ah...the Movie Remake. Or do you prefer the term "Reboot?" Or maybe you're partial to "Re-Imagining?" Regardless of what descriptor you prefer, you know what we're talking about: take a movie that's already been done and make a new version. It can be with a more contemporary plot, a reverse in the characters, or...what do they call it..."modern-day retelling..." Annie and I can both get really jacked up about The Movie Remake, and that's why today's episode is a bit longer. We couldn't just do Best OR Worst - so this episode features Best AND Worst. Admittedly, a couple of these bad boys neither of us actually saw - and I think there's a point, in some cases, where it just gets ridiculous...so we find ourselves feeling pretty insulted some of the time. Still, there are some fun movies here that are for sure worth discussing. Hope you enjoy this week's episode and give yourselves a bit of extra time because it IS longer. Don't forget that we want to hear from you!!! Which top five list do you agree with? Which one do you think is full of crap? What else would you like us to discuss? Go to your email right now and send us an email: [email protected]
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Our Top Five Favorite Movies About High School
11/01/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Movies About High School
High School...you might have loved it or hated it, but there's hardly a high school experience that hasn't been reflected on the silver screen at some point. From crushes to proms, dating, and sex, teachers we loved and teachers we hated, and the other struggles of being an adolescent full of uncontrollable hormones...there are some pretty awesome movies out there that capture all of the crazy and the fun. Movies that are funny and emotional. My sister and I were not in high school together. I had already graduated by the time she made it to the 9th grade. So our high school experiences were a bit different even though we went to the same high school. But there certainly are some universal experiences to be had and we definitely agree on some of these movies, although we did not have any overlap this time around. What do you think of our lists? Do you have a favorite movie about high school? Or maybe you want to come co-host with us? Let us know! Shoot us an email at
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Our Top Five Favorite Movie Kisses
10/25/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Movie Kisses
WOW - are we already at Episode 25????? That seems both hard to believe and too good to be true, but we'll take it! Before you know it, we'll be at 50 or 100, or 500. But we're in no hurry and we aren't going anywhere - this is just too much fun. This week's top five list might seem like an odd duck. But hey, if it's good enough for MTV to have a Movie Award for this, then I reckon Annie and I can sit around and talk about our favorite movie kisses!! (I guess I should check with Annie because this episode might very well have been inspired by the MTV movie awards). But regardless of our inspiration, you can't sit there and tell me that a movie kiss has not gotten you either all hot and bothered or mushy and sentimental or just plain "WOW, did you just see that???" So, while our top five lists this week might not be totally iconic, they have definitely left an impact on my sister and me. Which Top Five list has been your favorite so far? Which one has been your least favorite? Which one made you roll your eyeballs? My co-hosts and I really want to know! Send us an email: We really want to know what you think!
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Our Top Five Favorite Covers from Joan Jett
10/18/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Covers from Joan Jett
By now you should know a few things about me and my co-hosts: 1. A couple of us really LOVE the Go-Go's (and female rockers in general) 2. This show totally digs on cover songs And in that vein, it should come as no surprise that my sister and I are HUGE fans of Joan Jett AND that we had come to the realization that many of her biggest hits and best songs were not originals written for or by her - but an incredible melange of rock and pop songs that have more than defined multiple eras. “People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do.” Did you also know that Joan Jett was a record producer? Before she became a huge star in her own right, she produced the debut album of LA punk scene icons, The Germs. “Girls see these defined roles they're supposed to follow in life, but when I was a young child, my parents told me I could be anything.” Joan Jett founded her own record label - the first woman to do so - even BEFORE Prince created Paisley Park Records. “I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn't play rock 'n' roll.” Is there any doubt in your mind at all that Joan Jett is the absolute fucking Queen of Rock and Roll? You oughta have your head examined if there is!!! But hey - if you don't agree with us, let's hear it! Shoot us an email at [email protected] and tell us all about it!!!
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Our Top Five Favorite Movie Soundtracks
10/11/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Movie Soundtracks
Welcome back! This week my sister Annie and I take on our very favorite movie soundtracks, which is something we both feel had way more appeal in the 80s and 90s than it does today, and that's mostly because of streaming music and all that jazz. But nonetheless, we both acknowledge that creating a movie soundtrack takes some serious talent and creativity and that's why we absolutely LOVE talking about them! Annie and I both have the reaction of thinking back to that exact scene in a particular film when a particular song is being played and we can FEEL those moments through the music. That's when you know you've got a GREAT, kick-ass soundtrack that surpasses space and time and all that stuff. So - what do you think of this week's lists? Any thoughts or challenges? What would be on YOUR top five list of favorite soundtracks? Or better yet, do you have a Top Five List idea for us? We want to hear it!! Shoot us an email at See ya next week!
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Our Top Five Favorite HUNKY Heartthrobs of 1970's Tiger Beat Magazine!
10/04/2022
Our Top Five Favorite HUNKY Heartthrobs of 1970's Tiger Beat Magazine!
GenX ladies, get ahold of yourselves - this week, Heather Zeitzewolfe and I are completing reminiscing from our early adolescent years of the 1970's as we fawn over our favorite teen idols who you might have seen on the cover of a Tiger Beat magazine. Or Teen Beat, or "16," or maybe even the TV guide itself! And with no internet in the 1970's (or podcasts, or E!TV for that matter), these mags were where a teen girl might go for all the latest celebrity boy gossip. I actually had a subscription to Tiger Beat for a little while (Thanks, Grandma Agnes); and while some of our choices might not have made it to the cover of Tiger Beat, they were still, in our opinion, the cutest boys of the 1970's - with disco, classic rock, AM radio, and all of the other things. There is also some rather fun editorial banter from my hubby, Charles, who is also a GenX child of the 70s...totally could not get him to leave the room during the recording. Anyway - don't forget that my co-hosts and I really want to hear from you! GenX ladies - who was your favorite Tiger Beat cover boy? And what do you think of our lists? Shoot us an email at [email protected] and let us know what you think!!
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Our Top Five Wish List of Cover Songs We Want Made
09/27/2022
Our Top Five Wish List of Cover Songs We Want Made
So have you ever thought about your favorite song and your favorite artist who DOESN'T sing that song but you really wish he had? Welcome to the episode where Annie and I make some brave wish lists of Cover Songs we really, really, REALLY would like to see recorded. Some of our inspo comes from concerts we've seen, where we've been surprised by a tune someone "got away with," like Pink covering "I Touch Myself"... Or maybe it's the way Alanis Morissette sways back and forth around the stage that makes me think of Mike Patton from Faith No More... Or maybe it's a disco classic that SCREAMS Madonna...and that would hopefully cover up the funk she got from covering "American Pie..." But regardless - we LOVED this conversation and we hope you do too! Love our ideas and choices? Hate them? Either way, we want to hear from you! Shoot us an email at [email protected] and give us your thoughts! We will seriously share them in a future episode!!
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Our Top Five Favorite Guilty Pleasure MUSICALS
09/20/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Guilty Pleasure MUSICALS
Okay, seriously, this IS the end of the Musicals Series. To remind you what else is there... Worst Movie Musicals Musicals Released After 1980 Musicals NOT Based on Broadway Plays Movies with Musical Performances Musicals Released Before 1980 Wow, as I type that out it seems like a lot less of a list than it seemed to be at the beginning, Ha Ha. But, can I just say how much fun it was to record LIVE in person with my sister in the same room with me. Best experience ever. These are just basically those musicals that we love but feel a little strange admitting that we love. Y'all feel me. I'm sure that many of us have the same #1 in this category and you'll discover that Annie and I have the same #1 in today's episode. It happens, what can I say? The Patreon Page is coming soon, should you want to support the show...and please do leave us a Rating and Review wherever you listen to the show. We would love your feedback and input. Tell us what you think, what you want to hear about, and which top five lists we should pursue! This is your podcast, too!!
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Our Top Five Favorite Movies with KILLER Spoiler Alerts!!
09/13/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Movies with KILLER Spoiler Alerts!!
Hey everyone! We are totally not kidding - we ARE going to be spoiling some movies for you today. If you're someone who gets easily pissed off at stuff like this, you can scroll down to the bottom and see the list of films we cover so you can watch them before listening to the show. Or not. But don't say we didn't warn you. My buddy Doug Ferguson is back again for this episode and I'll tell you right now that Doug is going to be a regular. He and I share the same brain and I'm so totally stoked to explore more Top Five lists with him as we continue to develop this show. Simply put - what is a spoiler alert? A spoiler alert takes place when a warning that important detail of the plot development is about to be revealed. And in this case, there are some amazing surprise endings that we're going to talk about - but it's because these surprise endings are so iconic that we can't help but dive right into them. A couple of these films are a little bit "off the beaten path," so Doug and I are hoping that we give you some new entertainment to pursue AND that you'll shoot us an email about our lists (). And just in case you, too, happen to be a Higher Education Professional in the advancement and development area, we hope that you'll come to hang out with me and Doug at the s in Anaheim this coming October 26-28. Doug and I fully intend to do a LIVE episode during cocktail hour. Come hang out with us! P.S. Here are some of the movies we discuss in this episode: Unbreakable, No Way Out, The Usual Suspects, Psycho, Frailty, Primal Fear, Halloween, The Crying Game, and a few others.
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Our Top Five Cover Songs - Just Generally Speaking
09/09/2022
Our Top Five Cover Songs - Just Generally Speaking
OOPS! Chris and I recorded this episode FOREVER ago but I don't know what happened...it got lost in the ether of Zoom recordings and Garage Band sessions, etc., etc. You'll start to hear a handful of episodes about Cover Songs because between Chris and Annie and me, we have a lot of opinions about this. Chris and I get into just a general list of our favorite cover tunes, but I think both of us realized that there are SO many great cover songs out there - he schooled me on some to check out, and vice-versa. This conversation is what eventually led to the idea of Cover Songs in our College Years for me and Annie and our favorite Joan Jett cover songs...but there is for sure more to come. How are you feeling about this week's list? If you think we're full of crap, we'd like to hear your thoughts! You can email us at [email protected] and we will gladly read your comments on the show. Or, you can email us all the fun thoughts you have on what other Top Five Lists we should pursue!
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Our Top Five Favorite Musicals Released Before 1980
09/06/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Musicals Released Before 1980
There are only two more episodes of the Musicals Series put together by me and Annie - today's is a re-record of our favorite musicals that were released before 1980: what Annie and I consider to be The Classic musicals. These were the shows that our parents had us watching in elementary school thanks to a couple of things... First of all, for some movies, watching them on network television was a complete and total EVENT. And I have a memory of THE SOUND OF MUSIC being one of those Sunday night events - maybe it was Easter, maybe not...but when the commercials would announce these films coming on during Prime Time, we made plans. And, of course, we had one of the first VCRs in our neighborhood - the very large BetaMax machine that weighed about a hundred pounds (kidding) and had no remote control. My dad would record and watch the movie sitting right by the machine so he could edit out the commercials by pressing "pause." it was NOT an exact science, LOL. But since video rental stores were still a couple of years or so from becoming a "thing," that's what we had. And the BetaMax tapes with all the stuff recorded from Prime Time television were a staple of the Mayer Children during our youth. Anyway - we would love to know what you think of our lists, so please send us an email at and tell us your thoughts. You can also pitch a Top Five idea to us, or volunteer to be one of the co-hosts. If you leave us a rating and review, maybe we'll read yours during the next episode!
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Our Top Five Favorite BRADY BUNCH Episodes!
09/01/2022
Our Top Five Favorite BRADY BUNCH Episodes!
AND - I have another amazing new co-host! Y'all say hello to Heather Zeitzewolfe of the "Get the Balance Right" podcast! Even though she's a vegan and a sexy CPA and I'm still a meat and milk person who knows diddly poo about accounting, we are totally simpatico when it comes to our pop culture stuff. Not only are we both GenXers, but we were born in the same year and had a lot of the same experiences growing up. I am very fortunate to have Heather in my life as a fellow podcaster, profit accelerator mentor, friend, and now Top Five Podcast Cohost! Heather's debut episode is nothing short of iconic as she decided we should take on our Top Five Favorite Episodes of THE BRADY BUNCH!! How much more pop culture can you get?!?!? And Heather has great insight on this show, sharing some really amazing trivia and other fun facts. She even showed off her Very Brady Series Box Set!!! If you like the Brady Bunch even a little bitty bit, you're going to love this episode and you'll totally appreciate Heather as a co-host. We have a total blast. This may be her first episode, but it WILL NOT be her last! What do you think of our top five lists? We'd LOVE to hear from you - please drop us a line at . Let us know if you have any Top Five List ideas for us!!
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The Top Five Movie/TV Presidents (Like, Not "real" People)
08/30/2022
The Top Five Movie/TV Presidents (Like, Not "real" People)
Let's all welcome Doug Ferguson to the Top Five Podcast! I've been waiting for-freaking-ever to have Doug on the show so we could talk about all of the ways we share the same brain! Doug is my CASE buddy from my previous years of being on the Council for Advancement of Secondary Education planning conference and we've been friends ever since we figured out that we both believe DIE HARD to be a Christmas Movie. He recommended today's topic and it was a super fun conversation - Now, these are not actors playing REAL presidents, but a character president that was created for an original storyline. So, no, we aren't talking about Bruce Greenwood as JFK or Daniel Day-Lewis as Abe Lincoln. just so you know, we do have some overlap here but it'll likely be very obvious why. And since we have overlap, Doug and I are both hoping that you'll shoot us an email with YOUR favorite movie and TV Presidents.
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Cover Songs from Our College Years - 1986-1996
08/23/2022
Cover Songs from Our College Years - 1986-1996
This Episode was all Annie's idea and we had a blast doing it! Even though Annie and I were not in high school together, because I attended the same school for undergraduate and graduate studies, we were together at school for about two years. In those two years, we saw a lot of movies and rocked out to a shit-ton of music. I loved that Annie honed in on thinking about cover songs that were recorded during the ten-year span we were both in college: for me, starting in 1986 for undergrad and finishing my M.Ed in 1994; and Annie started school in 1992 and graduated in 1996. GOOD TIMES. And between this episode and the Cover Songs episode that Chris and I did earlier in the season, I've certainly come to realize that this form of flattery, if you want to call it that, is a science and art all in itself. Annie defines this to a certain extent during our conversation, and it makes so much sense. So y'all can expect to see a bunch more episodes featuring conversations and Top Five Lists about Cover Songs. Which reminds me - we would LOVE to hear from you and get YOUR Top Five ideas, along with any feedback you have on our lists. You can do that by emailing us at . Until next week...have a great time with this episode!
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Our Top Five Favorite Movies with Live Musical Performances
08/16/2022
Our Top Five Favorite Movies with Live Musical Performances
Okay - I lied. We WERE close to rounding out this musical series but there were other Top Five Lists to explore, so there you go...it was quite something to record in person with my sister, Annie Pruitt, during some vacation time in Kansas. Totally a great time! Today's theme is Favorite Movies featuring Live Musical Performances. These are movies that may not originally have been considered musicals, but there IS live music and there are performances, and lots of songs. We did not have any overlap for this show so you will likely be introduced to some films you may not have heard of and/or may not have thought about for a while. We've still got Guilty Pleasure Movie Musicals coming soon and sadly we had to re-record Movie Musicals Released BEFORE 1980, but that actually turned out okay because we did it live, in person, during my vacation in Kansas. Good times. Hey - you haven't emailed us any Top Five List ideas!! What's up with that? Let's get on that, shall we? and give us your thoughts, pitch yourself as a co-host, or a plethora of other things. We want to hear from you, for realz!!
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Our Very Favorite Movies EVER - with Chris Corral
08/09/2022
Our Very Favorite Movies EVER - with Chris Corral
Well, it was bound to happen - if you do TWO episodes about "shitty" movies you've got to do an episode about movies you like, right? This episode is not our take on what we think are the best movies ever - we're not critics, remember? LOL. We just love talking about movies, and these are some of our favorite films. Films we love to watch over and over and over. Films that we can likely quote from start to finish with the volume turned down. Films that we can freeze-frame right before a pretty funny face from a character. Yeah, you get it. If you've got feedback for us in any way, shape, or form, we'd LOVE to hear from you! Shoot us an email at or please leave us a rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Our Top Five Favorite LGBTQ Films and Television Shows
08/02/2022
Our Top Five Favorite LGBTQ Films and Television Shows
To help celebrate Pride Month in June, Annie and I brought Emily in at her request to talk about our favorite shows and films in this genre. We particularly looked for shows and films that taught us important lessons about gay culture and identity, as well as gender representation. It's fascinating to experience the generational similarities and differences between what Annie and I have on our lists and what Emily shared. I don't mean to brag, but my niece is one smart cookie and highly aware of gender representation, etc. And I just have to say that I love experiencing some of these recordings as family time. It makes it just so much more fun to be able to connect with my loved ones while we go on and on about the pop culture experiences that make us smile. I hope you are enjoying listening to these shows as much as we enjoy recording them.
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The Top Five Movies So Bad...They're CLASSIC
08/02/2022
The Top Five Movies So Bad...They're CLASSIC
This was a super fun episode to record and Chris and I hold nothing back, as usual. Hope you're okay with some bad language tonight. Because we are getting all up and over those films from Hollywood that are SO BAD, we consider them Classics. How bad? Well, it's entirely possible that one or more had been nominated for or won a Gold Raspberry Award (or two or three). Or just so bad that they were forgotten altogether. Except for me and Chris. Because these movies are so bad that we love them. And love to laugh at them. And love to watch them. Over, and over, and over. It's entirely possible that this episode may crossover in our listeners' minds to the Cult Classic Episode that I did with Annie. Chris and I do get into that a bit, but you can definitely go back and listen to Episode One of this podcast to get more details on the concept of bad movies becoming Cult Classics. Meanwhile, do you have a Top Five idea you'd like us to take on? What about trying out to be a co-host with us? Or if we have completely and totally offended you with our choices or lack of choices, feel free to cuss us out! You can do all three things by sending an email to .
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