Top Four
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsAn opinionated podcast by opinionated people. Hosted by Marco Arment and Tiff Arment.
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100: Toasting Top Four 🥂
May 29, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBOur 100th-episode spectacular! Here's to 100 great episodes — well, 100 episodes, at least — and more to come.
98: Hot Pockets 🥵🥶🥵
March 23, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBWe actually tried every flavor of Hot Pockets and lived to tell the tale.
96: Cakes 🎂🧁🍰🥮🍥🥞
January 25, 2023 16:15 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBOur favorite cakes, in honor of Tiff's birthday.
95: Candy Canes
December 23, 2022 15:30 - 53 minutes - 24.9 MBThe best flavors among far too many candy-cane options.
94: Adventure Time Characters
November 29, 2022 15:45 - 51 minutes - 58.9 MBOur family's favorite characters from the amazing, delightful Adventure Time series.
93: Halloween Music 🎃🎶
October 23, 2022 15:30 - 56 minutes - 26 MBOur favorite spooky music for Halloween, plus new edible contenders for some of our previous rankings!
92: Nut Butters
September 30, 2022 20:15 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBThe best, worst, and weirdest nut butters and non-nut butters we could find.
91: Hot Dogs 🌭
August 30, 2022 20:30 - 57 minutes - 27 MBCelebrate the last weekend of the summer with the best rods of meat and plants we could find.
90: Bodies of Water
July 30, 2022 13:30 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBIt's summer, and you know what that means…
89: Weird Al Song Parodies
June 30, 2022 17:45 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MBOur favorite song parodies by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
88: Goldfish Crackers
May 31, 2022 20:00 - 52 minutes - 24.7 MBTaste-testing every flavor of Goldfish we could find.
87: Peeps 🐤
April 08, 2022 14:15 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MBWe intended to rank the worst flavors of marshmallow Peeps for Easter… but we were in for a surprise.
86: Overplayed Songs
March 29, 2022 14:45 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBThe most overplayed, overused songs from the 1800s to today that we never need to hear again, but we know we will.
85: Series Finales 📺
February 28, 2022 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBOur favorite TV-show finales. (Don't worry, we're not ending this show!)
84: Jams, Jellies, Marmalades, and Compotes
January 31, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBOur favorite sweet spreadables.
83: Road-Trip Songs 🚙🎶
December 22, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBOur favorite songs for road-trip playlists.
81: Halloween Monsters 🧟🧛🏻♀️🤡👻🕷🦇🐺
October 26, 2021 15:15 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBTiff's favorite Halloween monsters, and the "monsters" that most scare Marco.
80: Hal's Pairings
September 30, 2021 20:30 - 44 minutes - 21 MBJoin your favorite "seltziers" (or "crunchographers"?) as we discover amazing culinary pairings between Hal's seltzer flavors and Hal's potato chips.
79: Fla•Vor•Ice
August 30, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutes - 13.6 MBThe best flavors to grab on a hot summer day as you push past the children to get to the front of the line.
78: Pasta Shapes 🍝
July 29, 2021 21:30 - 50 minutes - 26.9 MBAfter months of delicious research, we've ranked our favorite extrusions of dried semolina. We tried every shape we could find — yes, even that one.
77: Simpsons Characters
June 28, 2021 22:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBOur favorite characters on The Simpsons.
76: Seafood 🐟🦞🍤🦀🦪🍋🧈
May 27, 2021 18:15 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBOur favorite objects to eat from the ocean.
75: Beer Types 🍻
April 30, 2021 12:30 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBA tour of the world's best ways to combine barley, hops, yeast, and water.
72: Pop Tarts
January 30, 2021 23:15 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBNobody should have 30 flavors of Pop Tarts. But having found ourselves in that situation, we did what any podcasters would do: taste-test all 30 flavors and rank our favorites.
71: Christmas Episodes of The Office
December 21, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBIn a special crossover episode with Somehow I Manage, we're joined by Merri and Stephen Hackett to rank our favorite Christmas episodes of The Office.
70: '90s-Representative Songs 💿
November 30, 2020 16:30 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBIf you were scoring a '90s scene in a movie or TV show, what song would you choose to instantly transport people back to that time?
69: Card Games ♦️♣️♥️♠️
October 31, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBOur favorite card games playable with a standard deck — or at least by ruining the top half of one.
68: Smencils ✏️👃
September 28, 2020 17:30 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBWe somehow made a podcast out of sniffing 55 scented pencils.
67: Sports ⚾️🏹🥌⛳️🤺🏓🏄🏽
August 28, 2020 21:45 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBThe world’s worst sports commentators rank the world’s sports.
66: Face Masks 😷
July 29, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBOur favorite face-mask types, attributes, materials, and brands for varying circumstances.
65: Chex Mix Pieces
June 26, 2020 14:30 - 29 minutes - 14 MBOur favorite pieces to grab from the bowl of this ubiquitous party mix.
Top Four 65: Chex Mix Pieces
June 26, 2020 14:30 - 29 minutes - 14 MBOur favorite pieces to grab from the bowl of this ubiquitous party mix.
Top Four 64: Taco Toppings 🌮
May 05, 2020 17:45 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBCelebrating this year's Cinco de Mayo that also falls on Taco Tuesday, we rank our favorite taco toppings.
64: Taco Toppings 🌮
May 05, 2020 17:45 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBCelebrating this year's Cinco de Mayo that also falls on Taco Tuesday, we rank our favorite taco toppings.
63: Minecraft Mobs
April 30, 2020 17:30 - 48 minutes - 34.2 MBThe Arment family's favorite enemies, animals, and other bizarre creatures in Minecraft.
Top Four 63: Minecraft Mobs
April 30, 2020 17:30 - 48 minutes - 34.2 MBThe Arment family's favorite enemies, animals, and other bizarre creatures in Minecraft.
Top Four 62: Best Bluths
March 24, 2020 20:15 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBOur favorite Bluth family members from Arrested Development.
62: Best Bluths
March 24, 2020 20:15 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBOur favorite Bluth family members from Arrested Development.
61: Candy Heart Phrases ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍
February 14, 2020 22:45 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MBThe best (or worst?) phrases printed on Valentine's Day candy hearts.
Top Four 61: Candy Heart Phrases ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍
February 14, 2020 22:45 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MBThe best (or worst?) phrases printed on Valentine's Day candy hearts.
60: Waters🚰
January 30, 2020 01:00 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBThis might be the stupidest thing we've ever done. And that's saying something.
Top Four 60: Waters🚰
January 30, 2020 01:00 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBThis might be the stupidest thing we've ever done. And that's saying something.
59: Royal Dansk Butter Cookies
December 22, 2019 21:15 - 47 minutes - 22.6 MBOur favorite cookies from these classic blue tins before they're reused to hold buttons and sewing kits.
Top Four 59: Royal Dansk Butter Cookies
December 22, 2019 21:15 - 47 minutes - 22.6 MBOur favorite cookies from these classic blue tins before they're reused to hold buttons and sewing kits.