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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80: Princess Tiana Mountain, Facebook #oldnews Notifications, Thank You Ms. Jackson! & More
June 25th, 2020 | 11 mins 7 secs
It’s Thursday y’all! In todays show we give you an update on the Ahmaud Arbery case and the indictments; Disney is rebranding Splash Mountain due to it’s ties to an old racist Disney Movie; Speaking of which Big Mouth is recasting it’s bi-racial Missy character played by Jenny Slate for a Black actor; Facebook is now going to notify you if you try to share an article that’s older than 90 days; and NASA names it’s headquarters after Ms. Mary W Jackson, the now-famed Hidden Figures engineer.
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79: Rhode Island’s Not So New Name, #FakeNoose, Police Reform Bill Flops & More
June 24th, 2020 | 9 mins 18 secs
It’s HUMP Day! Today we talk about the Senate police reform bill that flopped and why; Rhode Island is changing it’s official state name to remove slavery undertones; The Bubba Wallace story that was and wasn’t; MLB is finally officially returning; and The Soundflowers released a new EP, Paris Jackson’s new band, and yea I can’t believe I’m talking about it either.
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78: Kentucky Poll Hunting, Segway Outta Here, Oculus Go Nowhere & More
June 23rd, 2020 | 9 mins 31 secs
Hi! It’s Taco Tuesday again! Today we talk about the Democratic Primaries in Kentucky and NY; The White House’s new foreign workers immigration ban; Bubba Wallace, the noose, NASCAR, and the aftermath; Segway stops producing the original PT; and Facebook is cancelling the Oculus Go
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77: The WWDC Episode and Microsoft Shuts Down Mixer
June 22nd, 2020 | 10 mins 31 secs
Happy Monday! Today we talk all about all the announcements at the WWDC keynote today; we also found out Microsoft shut down Mixer and Ninja walked away from ~$60M; and wash your hands and be smart. Thanks. Tell your friends and pass it on!
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76: DACA Khan!, Facebook Ad Police & Canada’s VID App Launch
June 18th, 2020 | 8 mins 6 secs
Hey hey, it’s pint-sized Thursday! In this one we talk about the ground breaking Supreme Court decision over DACA; Facebook had to take down a Trump campaign ad because it had Nazi propaganda—on purpose; and Canada is launching their contact tracing app using the Google/Apple API and it begs the question, why is the US doing it state by state? Also tomorrow’s Juneteenth! Go out and celebrate.
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75: The Boogaloo Who?, Uncle Ben’s Revenge, Rocket Mortgage Shoots the Moon & More
June 17th, 2020 | 8 mins 56 secs
Hey y’all it’s Wednesday! In this one we find out who the boogaloo boys are and why they’re trying to start race wars; Quicken Loans looks to file for IPO; the White House finally looks to spend on American infrastructure, $1T; Facebook let’s you turn off political ads from it’s platforms and Aunt Jemima is going bye-bye, the brand and images.
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74: North v South Korea...Still, India Loses 20 to China, Fantastical 3.1 Update for WFHers & More
June 16th, 2020 | 10 mins 34 secs
It’s Tuesday. Today we talk about the executive order on police reform and other things spewed at the Rose Garden; India lost 20 soldiers to a Chinese attack, tensions are rising; Just in time for two others to go at it, North Korea blew up their negotiation building with the South; Fantastical issued their first major update targeting work from home customers; and Movie theatres in NYC and LA are expecting to be back for July 10, just in time for Milan and Tenet premieres.
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73: New Phone, Hydroxy-Who ‘Dis? Huge LGBTQI+ News, GrubHub Gives Uber the Deuces✌🏼, & More
June 15th, 2020 | 10 mins 49 secs
Happy Monday! In this one we talk about the new Supreme Court ruling giving civil rights to the LGBTQ+ community; the FDA has pulled Hydroxycholoroquine emergency status and revoked its use; GrubHub and Uber never quite got to 2nd base, but GrubHub already has a new boo; Security researchers found over 845GB of personal sexual data just sitting on an open AWS bucket; and the New T-Mobile apparently means no service.
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72: Markets Tumble...again, Robocallers Get Got, WWDC Details Released & More
June 11th, 2020 | 10 mins 51 secs
It’s almost Friday! In this one we try discuss DT’s weird, racially related discussions lately; the Markets dropped today after realizing we’re not quite out of this one; Cojete Eso segment: RoboCallers; Apple unveiled details for WWDC, the first time it goes virtual; and Whatifi launches this week with Choose Your Own Adventure movies, with friends. Sounds interesting.
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71: NYC Endorses Glory Holes, Georgia’s Catastrophic Elections, Android 11 Beta & More
June 10th, 2020 | 9 mins 57 secs
It’s Hump Day! In today’s oddly recorded show, we start with the failure in Georgia’s Primary elections; Reddit has already filled their empty board seat with a black tech mogul; Google publicly releases Android 11 Beta for Pixel phones; the NYC DOH quietly endorses glory holes to protect against the VID; and MLS is Back baby, a tournament is happening in Orlando to start their season.
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70: So, Mask or No Mask? K-Pop stans go hard for #BLM, the NFL Finally Accepts Reality & More
June 9th, 2020 | 13 mins 48 secs
Hi! It’s Tuesday. Today we talk about the WHO going back and forth on asymptomatic transfer of the VID; IBM stops working on facial recognition tech; K-Pop fans go hard for #BLM; the NFL finally accepts reality and admits it was wrong and Black Lives Matter; and shine that green thumb because gardening makes you happier.
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69: What is Defund the Police?, Brave Gets Caught Being Sneaky-Sneaky, AirBnB Sees More Domestic Bookings, & More
June 8th, 2020 | 12 mins 1 sec
Happy Monday! In this one we talk about the defund the police movement. What does it actually mean?; John Oliver then explains it to us so I think you should watch that; Brave Browser is based on privacy, but they got caught doing something sneaky; AirBnB is seeing more domestic bookings now, people are tired of being in THEIR homes; and Allen Iverson had his 45th birthday. And is only that much closer to cashing out a huge payday for his Reebok deal.
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68: China Tells UK to Back Off, We Need to Ramp Up American Spending, PPP Fixer-Upper & More
June 4th, 2020 | 13 mins 47 secs
It’s Thursday. Last one of the week. In this one we talk about Trump’s friendships wearing thin in the GOP; We had an updated PPP legislation pass; Americans are saving too much, spend spend spend; China tells the UK to back up; and Facebook finally lets you delete posts in bulk and transfer photos to Google.
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67: Google’s Peeking in on Incognito Mode, Charges Finally Issued and Elevated, SNAP Slaps Trump’s Account & More
June 3rd, 2020 | 11 mins 22 secs
Hey it’s Wednesday. In this one, we talk about the latest going on through the unrest. We had some peaceful nights, and productive mornings; Then we find out charges against Derek Chauvin has been raised and the other 3 officers have also been charged; SNAP removes Trump’s account from Discover, no more free promos; Google is getting sued for peeking in on Incognito Mode; and Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas is now free on YouTube. Check it out.
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65: And The Protests Raged On
June 1st, 2020 | 10 mins 47 secs
Hi. One story today. The only one that seemed to matter. Had to get it off the chest. The Real Ones get it. Talk at ya tomorrow.