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Michael Marino And Scott Blumenthal
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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Five stars or execution
Join Michael and Scott on one last journey of epicurean delights. Without further ado, the number one absolute best cuisine in the world. Drumroll please...Chinese food! Heat up your General Tso's leftovers and settle in.
2025-11-04
32 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Candy Land
Most people only know it from the children's board game. However, in this very special episode of the Down for the Count Podcast, Michael and Scott uncover the sordid history of the small Pacific nation of Candy Land. From glorious nougat to the scourge of licorice, the impact Candy Land has had on world cuisine is immeasurable.
2025-10-21
18 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Prince Spaghetti Night
Ayyyyy, when you're here, you're family. Scott and Michael discuss the 2nd best cuisine in the world: Olive Garden...I mean Italian food. Notes: The pizza place in San Francisco Michael couldn't remember is Pizzeria Delfina. Prince Spaghetti Commercial
2025-10-07
42 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
The Lee Greenwood Special
What country is responsible for the Oreo, the TV dinner, and scrapple? The country with the third-best cuisine in the world, the US of A.
2025-09-16
28 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Filthy with Umami
The Westernization of the udon noodle goes unabated in this episode of Down for the Count as we discuss the 4th greatest cuisine, Japanese.
2025-08-12
37 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Live mas
Michael and Scott explore the vibrant array of Mexican delicacies, only to discover that Doritos Locos Tacos are not among them. It's #5 in our list of greatest world cuisines!
2025-07-29
38 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Jain says
We say it's the 6th-greatest cuisine in the world. Others say it's second to naan. See what we did there?
2025-07-08
31 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
It's not the Far East. It's not the Near East. It's the Middle East.
Middle Eastern cuisine is the 7th-best in the world. Join Scott and Michael as they discuss everything from kafta to falafel to Kafka.
2025-06-24
25 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Siam, I am
Pad Thai alone is glorious. Add coconut, lime, and tons of lemongrass, and you've got the 8th greatest cuisine in the world.
2025-06-10
24 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
It's all Greek to me
How do you have a balanced diet with the 9th-greatest cuisine in the world? With a gyro-scope. See what we did there?
2025-05-20
27 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Mad Props to the French
We may not be able to go to Circle K and get beef bourguignon, but we can still appreciate French cuisine's influence on food. We begin our new top 10 list of the world's greatest cuisines with number 10: French.
2025-05-06
27 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Supposably Expresso
It's fun to mispronounce words—expecially when it ticks off Scott and Michael. Grab a sherbert and join us as we list the top 10 most maddening mispronunciations in the English language.
2025-03-15
29 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Ted Lasso
Michael and Scott reveal the #1 greatest TV show of all time. (FYI, Scott Pilgrim vs the World was released in 2010.)
2025-02-16
29 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Modern Family
Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the greatest sitcom in television history—and the second-greatest show of all time.
2025-02-05
20 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Breaking Bad
Michael and Scott take a break from peddling meth to explore the 3rd-best TV show of all time: Breaking Bad. That's right, bitch!
2025-01-14
26 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
The Simpsons
Mmmmmm…the 4th-best TV show of all time.
2024-12-25
39 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
South Park
Some people say that two guys cannot determine subjective beliefs like the 5th best TV show of all time. To them we say: Respect our authoritah!
2024-12-18
20 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Game of Thrones
Winter is coming. What better time to discuss the 6th greatest TV show of all time? After all, it's what we do. We talk, and we know things. If you need more Game of Thrones nonsense, check out our Compleat Dad podcast on the worst dads in GoT.
2024-12-05
36 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Saturday Night Live
Live from our podcast studio in a van down by the river, it's the #7 greatest TV show of all time!
2024-11-22
40 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Seinfeld
Ready for a deep dive into the #8 greatest TV show of all time? If yes, prepare for podcast gold. GOLD, JERRY. If not, then NO PODCAST FOR YOU. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
2024-11-02
20 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
The Office
Join us as we dive deep into the #9 best TV show of all time. It was a tough decision—we almost ranked this one #8. In the end, we decided not to make it harder than it has to be. Also: That's what she said.
2024-10-01
30 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Stranger Things
Join us as we kick off a new list: THE 10 BEST TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME. Today's episode is something of a riddle: We discuss #10 on the list, but there's an Eleven involved. See what we did there?
2024-09-05
23 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
What's a Marbit?
Michael and Scott explore society's most pressing question: What's the greatest cereal of all time? And exactly how many marshmallows (if they are marshmallows!) are in a bowl of Lucky Charms? The answer might shock you. Or not, it's about 25% marshmallows. Some lingering notes about the show... Mel Blanc voiced Barney and Dino Winston said the famous Ghostbusters line Michael referred to.
2024-08-07
51 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Stairway to Heaven
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #1 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-07-30
26 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Here Comes the Sun
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #2 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 2nd-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-06-27
19 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Don't Stop Me Now
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #3 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 3rd-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-06-11
24 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Sir Duke
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #4 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 4th-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-05-14
21 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Wish You Were Here
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #5 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 5th-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify. Link to violin version on YouTube.
2024-04-30
22 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Mr. Blue Sky
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #6 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 6th-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-04-16
25 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Space Oddity
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #7 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 7th-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-04-02
20 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
New Year's Day
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #8 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 8th-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-03-19
23 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Paint it Black
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #9 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 9th-greatest song of all time. Listen to this song on Apple Music or Spotify.
2024-03-06
30 min
Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything
Piano Man
List #1: 10 Greatest Songs of All Time This episode: Song #10 Join Michael and Scott as they dive deep into the 10th-greatest song of all time. Listen to the song on Spotify or Apple Music.
2024-02-20
28 min