Got Till Five

It is five years to the day since Got Till Five ended — May 21, 2021.

So, five years later (because we love the number five), we thought it was time for a little check-in. What have we been doing with our lives? What happened when the show went off the air? Did we succeed or fail without GT5 in our lives? Well… you’ll have to tune in to find out.

And what better topic to discuss, one that really speaks to how highly we think of ourselves — than the “Top Five Comebacks”? This covers comebacks in any capacity: music, sport, history, film, pop culture, politics… spoilers: it’s mostly music and film. But hey, it could have been the other stuff too.

This is a one-off special episode because we know there are still a few of you out there, and we wanted to come say hello and flex our podcast mouth muscles once again.

Drop a comment wherever you listen and let us know what the last five years have looked like for you, and whether you’ll be following along after our number one announcement (shhh… spoilers).

Thank you, as always, for your eternal support of Got Till Five. We genuinely had a blast reuniting and putting this episode together for you.

True crime. Serial killers. FBI profiling.

In this episode of Surface Knowledge, we go beyond the headlines to explore why serial killers exist, what drives them, and how they’re caught. From psychological profiling and the origins of VICAP to pop culture obsession and media myths, it’s a surface-level dive into the darkest corners of criminal behavior.

Yes, you're seeing that right there is 22 minutes of information all about the North Pole.

Have you never been curious about the frozen tundra that sits above our heads? Inspired by the latest novel ‘Death in the Arctic’ by Tom Hindle, Max delves into all aspects of the North Pole.

There are myths and legends about it that stretch back to ancient Greece.

Learn how man has tried to conquer and explore an uninhabitable area.

Discover incredible feats of endurance and crazy stories of exploration, as well as climate information and how Santa Claus really became associated with the frozen tundra.

Inspired by the latest novel ‘Death in the Arctic’ by Tom Hindle, Max delves into all aspects of the North Pole.

For any corrections or observations please email: [email protected]

Presenter: Max Kurton

Intro Voiceover: John Raynar

Proudly part of the GT5 Network

A complete history of video games in under 20 minutes.

Discover the military lab origin of video games in the 1950s.

How that expanded out to the arcade craze of the 70s and 80s.

Learn about the video game market crash of the 80s and its eventual revival.

Console wars, 3D graphics, mobile gaming, VR, and the state of the industry today.

Including some nicely peppered fun facts that you can share with loved ones and strangers alike.

For any corrections or observations please email: [email protected]

Presenter: Max Kurton

Intro Voiceover: John Raynar

Proudly part of the GT5 Network

It's wrasslin' time!!!

Wrestlemania 41 is just around the corner and more and more people are tuning into watching WWE on Netflix on a weekly basis.

So, this episode covers one of my personal favorite subject matter - pro wrestling.

This episode will teach you interesting terminology so you don't get lost in any conversation

It helps you navigate tricky questions like "You know it's fake right?" and "Why do you watch it if you know who's going to win."

As well as the complete history of wrestling from the 1800s to now all within 30 minutes.

If you're new to the world of professional wrestling or want to jump in but don't know where to start then this is the perfect episode to give you a good overview

For any corrections or observations please email: [email protected]

Presenter: Max Kurton

Intro Voiceover: John Raynar

Proudly part of the GT5 Network

This is the very first episode in this brand-new series!!!

Surface Knowledge is the podcast that delivers just enough info to impress anyone in 30 minutes or less.

To kick us off Max gives you a very quick surface knowledge and understanding of what the show involves.

Then we look at what is a hoax how it differs from a conspiracy and why hoaxes exist in the first place.

We look at three famous examples of hoaxes throughout history that can hopefully help us answer these questions.

1. The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
2. The Piltdown Man
3. The Cardiff Giant

All of these stories set the stage for how hoaxes have evolved and why we must be even more wary of being deceived in the digital age.

Rounding out the episode with some fun facts that you can use in everyday situations.

Thank you so much for tuning into this first episode. We'll be back every week with a new topic and discussion. Please make sure to subscribe and share around to help this podcast grow.

For any corrections or observations please email: [email protected]

Presenter: Max Kurton

Intro Voiceover: John Raynar

Proudly part of the GT5 Network

Well, here we are. We reached the milestone of 100 Got Till Five episodes, but it's time to say goodbye.

This podcast started in September 2017 and has ran consistently ever since. Starting as a wrestling podcast and then when we covered all possible topic we could think of we expanded into general pop culture top fives.

Over the past four years we have been lucky to interview some of the best up and coming wrestlers from around the world. Featured in magazines. Been involved with shows up and down the country. The biggest accomplishment was interviewing the drummer of one of our join favourite bands, Descendents, much to our surprise. Interviews and worked with some fantastic fellow podcasts. Finally, we launched our own clothing brand.

We have also had some of the greatest and most supportive fans who have stuck with us through thick and thin tuning in for every single episode which we couldn't be more thankful for.

So, 100 episodes. One final big goodbye. Tune into this episode to relive some moments, do some last minute top five countdowns, hear from special guests, and give away some goodies.

Thank you again for watching and supporting us on this fantastic journey.

Well, we are definitely nearing our end as this is the penultimate episode. In reality this will be the last top five episode we'll ever do as the last one will be more of a party hang out/reminisce.

So, we figured why not try to do all of the Top Fives we can possibly do by using a wheel generator to pick our topics. We will spin the wheel and whatever topic comes up we have ten minutes to do a top five list and talk about it which we will do for a total of five topics.

This episode is going to be chaos as we have no prep, no clue what's going to come up, or whether this will even work.

As we are nearing the end of our Got Till Five life we're very reflective and just want to share stories of what we enjoy. So, this week's episode will be us reminiscing about our personal favourite video games from across the years.

It's time to celebrate the bad guys! Sometimes in movies, TV shows, and books the antagonist gets the bad rap and is automatically viewed as evil. However, this isn't always the case as sometimes the so called "bad guys" have justifications for their actions. In today's episode we'll be exploring the top five examples of when the antagonist was in the right and the "good guy" just got in the way.