Top 5 at Five

A dog-walking length daily update.

About the show

Daily top news stories, always waiting for you M-Th at 5pm ET. Short enough to learn something, long enough to walk your dog. Dodge the news and catch up with Jonni.

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Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 66: #BlackoutTuesday

    June 2nd, 2020  |  10 mins

    The Show Must Pause.

  • 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.

  • 64: Floyd Follow-Up, Jimmy Fallon Blackface?, TV Watch Parties & More

    May 28th, 2020  |  11 mins 10 secs

    It’s the end of the week. In this one we talk about Trump going full authoritarian and his latest threat towards Twitter, We follow up on the George Floyd situation and correct my errors; Was Jimmy Fallon in blackface 20 years ago?; Premier league is back so all you other sports can sit down; and Watching tv together while apart is getting easier.

  • 63: Trump Giveth–Twitter Taketh Away, We Gotta Talk About George Floyd, SPORTS! News & More

    May 27th, 2020  |  13 mins 19 secs

    It’s HUMP DAY! In this one we talk about Trump’s cap on insulin prices, and his beef with Twitter and social media; The George Floyd story gets a discussion and new evidence was made public; Hong Kong is no longer certified as being autonomous, what will this do to their trade status?; SpaceX was gonna launch a person into space, but that got scrapped last minute; and SPORTS! News: NHL Playoffs, MLS Tournaments and MLB Players balk at salary cuts.

  • 62: Trumpito’s Weekend, The Rodent Rise-Up, Taylor Shifty Business & More

    May 26th, 2020  |  10 mins 18 secs

    It’s Tuesday. In this one we talk about Trump’s tweets over the weekend; I learned about the rats, so now you know too; There’s a manhunt for a UConn student; Taylor Swift pulled an epically swifty biz move; and The Match 2 happened and sports was happy.

  • 61: Memorial Day BONUS Episode: Trump threatens NC, Brazilians are Waxed Out of the US, Hong Kong Faces Down China & More

    May 25th, 2020  |  9 mins 32 secs

    Happy Memorial Day! Don’t get used to holiday episodes though haha! In this one, we discuss Trump’s threat to pull the RNC out of Charlotte; Foreign National Brazilians are not allowed into the US during the Vid; a Pakistani plane crashed, 2 survivors, we hear from one of their experience; Hong Kong is facing down mainland China for another controlling law; and the NBA might return to finish this season in Disney World.

  • 60: Another Rona Wrap-Up, Aunt Becky Gets Jailtime, Robots Deliver Your Groceries & More

    May 21st, 2020  |  7 mins 26 secs

    It’s Thirsty Thursday. In this one we ran out of time to give you a summary. We’re lucky we have a show title. See ya next week!

  • 59: Don’t Picture This Story, Re-Open-Palooza, Hulu FINALLY Updates Their Apps & More

    May 20th, 2020  |  9 mins 37 secs

    It’s Hump Day! In this one we talk about reopening America and what most states are doing; Shopify drops some big updates, setting itself up as a bank for online small businesses; Hulu Finally updates their app interfaces; Michigan is taking it on the chin lately, now there’s flooding in Central; and Nudism is on the rise across the globe, but specifically in cheeky Britain.

  • 58: Trial By Zoom, MS Build 2020 is for Devs, Walmart Jettisons jet.com & More

    May 19th, 2020  |  12 mins 5 secs

    Its Tuesday. In this one we mentioned Trump’s prescription drug misuse, but it’s really a story about jury trials during the pandemic; Walmart reported earning and made money, but is getting rid of jet.com; High Speed trains might save the economy; Microsoft held their annual Build keynote virtually to kickoff the conference; and Ben Lovejoy helps me explain the Apple FBI debate to non-techy listeners.