Men of a Certain 5

Best Actor Oscar Winners

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:03:48 +0000

And the Oscar goes to... you wonderful listeners for choosing this episode! In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards, it's our top 5 Best Actor Oscar Winners! If there was a category for podcasts...we would get crushed.

Laugh Track Sitcoms

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:47:42 +0000

Men of a Certain 5 was filmed in front of a live studio audience. Remember that? The days of the laugh track are almost all gone, it went the way of polio, the Dodo, and human customer service reps. Enjoy the boys' top 5 laugh track sitcoms!

Bands

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:07:12 +0000

Who is the greatest band of all time? The Beatles? Louie Armstrong? Bananarama? Join Brian and Phil as they rock out their top 5 and all that jazz.

Movie Theater Experiences

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:15:09 +0000

Coming soon to a theater near you: Two grown men discuss crying near little girls and being forcibly removed by Dark Lords like a regular couple of jerks. It's Brian and Phil's top 5 movie theater experiences.

Historical Figures

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:30:14 +0000

Want to feel smart and superior? Then listen to Brian and Phil mangle history in a way that will surely make you feel better about yourself. At the very least, you can hear how NOT to pronounce Scipio Africanus! And Lincoln. We may have screwed that one up, too.

Best Picture Winners

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 01:50:36 +0000

West Side Story: It happened one night and in the heat of the night. The artist Tom Jones, the departed Annie Hall, the English patient Marty, American Beauty Anora. Ordinary people out of Africa to Chicago. Gone with the wind from here to eternity... Oppenheimer! [PLEASE NOTE! This episode was recorded wayyyy back in the heady days of February 2024. Don't expect any talk of the most recent (2025) Oscars!]

Indiana Jones Movies

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 02:40:30 +0000

Get out your whip, fedora, and crystal skull (and don't forget your street orphans and questionably-aged ex-girlfriends!) because the boys are ranking all 5 Indiana Jones Movies! So buckle up, ya bureaucratic fools. Anything goes!

Live Sporting Events

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 02:30:45 +0000

Bomber and Phil are back with a new list. Grab your peanuts and crackerjacks because the boys are ranking live sporting events. Do you believe in miracles? Maybe?

Bugs Bunny Cartoons

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 03:14:22 +0000

Did you miss that left turn at Albuquerque? Pass the time with our first Men of a Certain 5 episode: Top 5 Bugs Bunny Cartoons. Prediction: Yosemite Sam will lose.

Introducing: Men of a Certain 5

Phil Rizzo & Brian Parks — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 03:10:08 +0000

Hello fellow listers and rankers! Join Brian and Phil as they launch the all-new Men of a Certain 5 podcast. The boys will be breaking down their top 5 EVERYTHING for your approval, wonder, disappointment, and shame. Check out this intro pod and then hop over to our first ep, Top 5 Bugs Bunny Cartoons!