Top 5 at Five
A dog-walking length daily update.
Episodes
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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57: Dueling Presidents, The Huawei Ban Show, Facebook Buy PB Company & More
May 18th, 2020 | 13 mins 56 secs
Happy Monday! In this one, I talk about Trump’s latest public spat with Obama; The US keeps pressing against Huawei, and they’re starting to feel the heat; A vaccine from Moderna is showing very early promising signs, but I repeat, this is early; Facebook announced last week it was buying Giphy, here’s why; John Kraszinski is ending Some Good News...have we tapped all the goodness, or does he have a job to get to? Check it all out!
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56: JUMBO Ep: WFH Forever Ever?, Uber Snitch Season, Everyone Gets a DH & so much More
May 14th, 2020 | 22 mins 20 secs
Whoops! Missed an episode. I make up for it here. In this jumbo sized episode, we talk about COVID case numbers going down in states that opened early. What’s up with that?; Trump tax return drama, Supreme Court might just take a pass; Uber makes face coverings mandatory, and let’s you snitch on each other; A tech previously used by the NBA and others sports teams is now being used in factories to help with social distancing; You internet history is up for snooping by the government thanks for 1 person. There’s always one; Will be working from home forever ever? And will that cause a crisis in real estate?; T-Mobile is exxing out Sprint and erasing them from the stores; A Senator finally gets served for their suspect stock trades before the rona; A latino urban trap star got suckered into a bad deal right as his career was taking off; MLB might be back, if everyone gets a DH and they split revenue. Whooooooooo! And don’t fight at red lobster either.
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55: ANOTHER 2 Trilly, Uber Wants to Grub, 007: Thunderspy & More
May 12th, 2020 | 12 mins 35 secs
It’s Tuesday. There’s really nothing special about Tuesday. Oh! Tacos. Cool. In this one, we talk about the House’s new relief package, number 5; South Korea is an example of why we need to be careful opening back up; Uber wants to buy GrubHub, it might happen; Thunderspy is a new Thunderbolt® exploit for PCs pre-2019; and Hamilton is coming to Disney+.
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54: This is Frank Costanza AND I DARE YOU TO KEEP ME OUT!, Elon v California & More
May 11th, 2020 | 13 mins 5 secs
It’s another Monday. In this one, I talk about a new mystery disease showing up in NYC kids while the state starts to open back up; Elon Musk threatens to leave California for Texas or Nevada; The Stock Market is rallying in the middle of terrible unemployment numbers, what gives?; Amazon might be looking to take over AMC theaters?; and Jerry Stiller passed away this morning, we honor with a quick Best Of.
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53: The Trump Death Star®, Zoom Ups Security, Alex Smith Is a BEAST & More
May 7th, 2020 | 10 mins 7 secs
This is it! In this one, we talk about Mike Flynn getting his case dropped (good to be chummy with the boss); Trump’s campaign manager called their campaign the Death Star; Zoom bought an encryption company, finally; Microsoft showed off some XBox Series X trailers; and Alex Smith is miraculously back in almost football ready form.
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52: X Æ A-12 Musk, Trumpito is Losing It, ‘I’ll Eat My Neighbors’ & More
May 6th, 2020 | 9 mins 38 secs
Hey hey hey , Hump Day! In this one we talk about Trump’s terrible interview in which he continues to shift blame; Alex Jones says he’ll eat his neighbors then takes it back; Elon Musk and Graves has a baby and it’s name is X Æ A-12; a 5 year old really wants a new Lambo; and Drive In Raves are popping up in Germany and they seem pretty cool
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51: Cinco de Mayo, JaRule Hornets, Robin Poop the Hood & More
May 5th, 2020 | 10 mins 39 secs
Happy Taco Tuesday Cinco de Mayo! 2020 almost gave us a gift, but then teased it back like ha!!
In this one we talk about the giant bees everyone’s afraid of; Faucci thinks a vaccine will be here faster than ever before, plus the FDA cracks down on antibody tests; Nicolas Maduro says a bunch of ex military mercenaries ran a rogue mission and tried to overtake Venezuela, but he caught them. Now they want us to free them; Your poop might be the key to letting us all leave the house; and the Pope has a Robin Hood and he’s hooking everyone up, even transgender sex workers. -
50: May the 4th Be With You. I Might Get Sued for This One LOL
May 4th, 2020 | 12 mins 52 secs
May the 4th yahl! It’s Monday. Had to spruce it up. In this one, are antibodies really gonna save us?; Joe Biden and Tara Reade. Big problems but Joe isn’t getting the help he needs to defend himself; J Crew files for bankruptcy amid shutdowns; the US WNT lost their first court battle, is it worth it?; Don Shula passes away at 90. We honor his American football legacy.
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49: *No Work Fridays*
May 1st, 2020 | 27 secs
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48: 🎶Let’s-Do-The-Trade-War-Agaaaaain, AAPL Reports Its Money, Zoom Plays Itself & More
April 30th, 2020 | 8 mins 35 secs
It’s almost Friday...it’s Thirsty Thursday. In this one we talk about america reopening, but on a part-time basis; America’s getting into it with China again, pointing fingers; Apple reports earnings and they’re not terrible at all; MLB has more options to try and play this year; And Zoom lies, backtracks, and plays itself.