Top 5 at Five
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
176 episodes of Top 5 at Five since the first episode, which aired on February 25th, 2020.
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176: What the HELL is a Fungible Token?!; New CDC Guidelines—What do They Mean For Us?; Blake Griffin Gives Up $12M to Lose in Brooklyn!!; & More News!
March 8th, 2021 | 9 mins 38 secs
Happy Monday! Today we start with the updated CDC guidelines around fully vaccinated people; What the hell is an NFT and why are they selling for so much? Want to buy this episode? Hit the link below ;) ;Blake Griffin is now officially a member of the Brooklyn Nets. How many stars do they have now?; Google promises to stop tracking you, as long as you don't use any Google products; Tesla batteries are gonna power a whole state, or at least part of a small town. And more bonus news!
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175: OMG—Texas Must Have Beaten the VID!; No Pressure on MBS (Is the New Guy Same as the Last Guy?); Microsoft is Here to Ruin/Enhance Your Virtual Meetings; & More NEWS!
March 2nd, 2021 | 11 mins 2 secs
It's Tuesday. We start today by talking about the non-action the USA has placed against Saudi Arabia after determining MBS was responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; Texas beats the VID and removes mask mandates (unless they didn't and they're just being stupid); They're taking away your beloved Dr. Seuss books, if you can actually remember any of these titles; Microsoft introduces Mesh, a virtual meeting room for Teams where your teammate can fart and you see it in AR; An inspirational story of the Mars Perseverance rover flight director, a Latina immigrant named Diana Trujillo.
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174: Wait—Can We Do It Like France Did It?; El Rey Cuomo's Empire is Collapsing; Yet Another Idea Facebook/Instagram Has Stolen; & More News!
March 1st, 2021 | 9 mins 11 secs
Happy Monday! In today's show we start with the updates on Governor Cuomo's situation from over the weekend; The $1.9T relief bill looks to move forward, but leaving $15/hr Federal Minimum wage behind; The French have convicted former President Sarkozy of corruption, and that sounds like it could be a great American headline in 2 years; Instagram launches Live Rooms: now stream with even more people; Walmart wants your Amazon money, same day. Plus more
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173: WOW! Who Would Do Such a Thing to Lady Gaga's Dogs?!; Now It's 3 Shots, What's Next?; King Cuomo's In a Lot of Hot Water Lately; & More News!
February 25th, 2021 | 7 mins 55 secs
It's Thursday ya'll. Today we talk about Pfizer testing a 3 booster shot for the vacuna; Gov Cuomo's being accused of a lot lately, and he has a lot to answer for; Twitter introduces 2 new interesting features; China's being anal again with their testing; Lady Gaga's dogs were stolen and her dog walker shot in LA
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172: Tiger Woods in TRAGIC Car Accident; Johnson&Johnson One-Shot Vaccine Works!; Biden vs. China’s Chips; & More News!
February 24th, 2021 | 7 mins 39 secs
Happy Hump Day! In today’s show we start with the story of Tiger Wood’s car accident and current condition; Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is proven effective; Biden has an EO to take on the China supply chain; Is it time for Jeep to get rid of the Grand Cherokee name?; Sony announces 4 more months of Play At Home
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171: OH NOOOO! Daft Punk Announces Split; New Jersey Legalizes It; Spotify HiFi Lossless Audio Streams are Here; & More News!
February 22nd, 2021 | 8 mins 31 secs
Happy Monday! Today we start with the confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland to be Attorney General; The Supreme Court tosses out Trump's request to hide his taxes from the Manhattan DA; The Biden administration has changed the rules of PPP to benefit SMB, sole proprietors and minority owned businesses; Daft Punk announces they're splitting up after over 25 years and 3 albums; Spotify is getting into the HD music business with a new lossless audio streaming tier; And Bonus News!
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170: WTF Texas?!; Immigration Reform 2021; Cruzin' in Cancún; Mr. Robinhood Goes to Washington; & More News!
February 18th, 2021 | 8 mins 54 secs
It's Thursday y'all! In this episode we start with the Democrats Immigration Bill; We break down what is happening with the Texas power grid; Ted Cruz got caught leaving his people behind in peril; Robinhood, Roaring Kitty; and had their congressional hearing; and NASA landed another friggin robot on Mars. YES! Plus Bonus News!
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169: WOAH! "I will not be doing that."; u/DeepF'nTroubleLawsuit; College Butt Chegging; & More News!
February 17th, 2021 | 10 mins 23 secs
Happy Hump Day. Today we start with the Joe Biden CNN Town Hall; Amazon is fighting theunionizing efforts by messing with traffic lights; College students just 'Chegg-it' all the time and now I'm officially old; u/DeepFuckingValue, the person behind the GME stock price manipulation is facing a lawsuit from a short-holder; Nintendo is holding their semi-annual Direct event today, plus more news!
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168: LastPass Kneecaps the Free Tier; Jaguar Goes All-Electric by 2025; Maryland's Digital Ad Tax; & More News!
February 16th, 2021 | 10 mins 11 secs
It's FAT Tuesday. Happy Yardi Gras! We start the show talking about the weather. I know right? But it's kind of crazy and making the gas price go up; Biden's latest relief plan is making it's way through the House: here's the latest; Maryland passed the nation's first tax on digital ad sales. What's up with that?; Jaguar-LandRover has promised to also be all electric by 2025, joining the electric club. This is a big year for EV's; LastPass' free tier will soon make you choose: mobile or desktop. Or pay up. Plus more bonus news!
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167: Guess Who's Bizzack?!; The Vacuna Hunter Diaries; xCloud in the Browser; & More News!
February 15th, 2021 | 11 mins 46 secs
Happy Monday! I'm back.
In today's episode we start with the results of the impeachment trial, part deux; Let's talk about Vaccine Hunters, reclaiming doses set to discard; TikTok. I thought they were supposed to be sold off? Looks like that's a wrap; Parler. WTF. It's back. Oh boy; Microsoft is testing xCloud in the browser. Maybe this'll let you cloud game on your iPhone after all? -
166: Jared's Space Riding for St. Jude!; The Vacuna Progress; Nike's Sneaker Slipper; & More News!
February 2nd, 2021 | 13 mins 18 secs
It's Tuesday. We start off with an FBI involved shooting in Florida—of course; Let's get an update on the vacuna, and let's look at why certain people aren't getting it; There's been a coup, but not in America, although its very similar but in Myanmar; A civilian group is going on space tourism with SpaceX and there's a St Jude fundraiser involved; Nike has dropped a hands free sneaker and it's pretty dope. Plus Bonus News!
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165: JUMBO Episode: Black History Month!; Let’s Talk Robinhood; BidenCare?; That Tesla Refresh 👀; & Much More News!
February 1st, 2021 | 19 mins 8 secs
Happy Monday! We got a lot of news to cover since I missed a day last week. We start with the Robinhood story; Biden starts his move towards fixing what Trump broke of ObamaCare; Walgreen’s hired a historic CEO; Exxon is tryna bed Chevron and make just one oil company in the US; Tesla refreshed the Model S and X, and I go into some controversial details; That Philadelphia vaccine story? I cover it here; Where the heck are the GrapeNuts and who the hell is actually eating them?; Sony is making a game for the Xbox. Seriously. & Bonus news!
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164: WTF is Going On with GameStop?; Marjorie Gotta Go; D-Bag OTW: Canadian COVID Couple; & More News!
January 27th, 2021 | 11 mins 6 secs
Happy Hump Day! In today’s news we start with GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who’s social media surfaced her calls for Democrats to be publicly executed. Great; The Italian Prime Minister resigned this week amid struggles with the VID and a slow economy; D-Bag Of The Week: Canadian Couple steals VID vaccines from indigenous senior population; What’s all the stock market craze over GameStop (GME) about? I try to break it down; Plex announces a new subscription service: Plex Arcade.
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163: Buy American First Again?; One Year Without Kobe; Forced Monkey Labor; And More News!
January 26th, 2021 | 9 mins 15 secs
It’s Tuesday. Today we talk about Uncle Joey’s latest executive orders and Cabinet confirmations; Chaokoh Coconut Milk pulled from shelves after accusations of forced monkey labor—seriously; CyberPunk 2077 issues their first big patch, and it broke the game even more; YouTube has paid out a TON of money to creators...maybe time to make this show a video too; A man in Israel received the first artificial cornea transplant, and can see great! Plus bonus news.
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162: We’re Going to the Super Bowl!; Hey, Can I Borrow $1Bn?; WTF is Clubhouse So Popular?; & More!
January 25th, 2021 | 10 mins 35 secs
Happy Monday! Today we start with an update on the latest Biden administration moves and their plans for vaccine distribution; The Supreme Court tossed out the emoluments clause cases, and Dominion is suing Rudy for $1.03Bn; WTF is the Clubhouse app, and why is it so popular? And how the heck is it worth so much?; The latest lottery drawings were won by a single person each. No one has claimed the winning tickets yet; The TB Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in their home stadium, for Super Bowl 55. & More news
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161: Anything Happen Today? Let’s Find Out...
January 21st, 2021 | 3 mins 1 sec
It’s Thursday y’all! Let’s rundown the news headlines on a slow news day. Talk next week!