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Top 5 at Five
by Top5 Media
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.
Episodes
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Wed. 08/27: Minneapolis Tragedy; Trump Tariffs India; Taylor & Travis Put a Ring On It
A school shooting shakes Minneapolis to its core; Trump slaps India with a 50% tariff like it’s Black Friday gone wrong; DC’s Union Station turns into Fort Trump; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce break the internet with their engagement; and Trump tries to DJ the Federal Reserve like it’s his…
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Mon. 05/19: Biden’s Cancer Gets Real; Grok Starts Preaching; Sesame Street Secures the Bag, & More News!
While New York was busy sweeping Boston and clowning the Mets, the rest of the country got hit with some serious headlines: Biden’s facing down aggressive prostate cancer, Trump told Walmart to “eat the tariffs” like he forgot how inflation works, Elon’s chatbot went full extremist before xAI…
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Mon. 05/12: Trade war gets a smoke break; Afrikaners get the VIP lane; YouTube gets duped by fake Shrek, & More News!
The U.S. and China sign a trade truce with an expiration date. Trump suddenly loves pharma price caps—as long as he gets credit. Bill Gates hits the gas on giving it all away. White South Africans get the refugee fast lane while TPS holders get ghosted. And YouTube? Just figured out Shrek 5 was...
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Wed. 05/07: Newark Loses Radar (and Its Mind); Fed Plays Chicken with the Economy; Teens Get Rich Welding Subs & More News!
Today updates: Newark air traffic controllers go full bird box after a 90-second radar blackout—and now 20% of them are on mental health leave. Meanwhile, Powell hits pause on rate hikes while Trump rage-posts like it’s the cure for inflation. Over in Vatican City, it’s Conclave IRL as 133...
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Tues. 05/06: Trump Tries to Buy Canada; VA Pulls the Plug on Veterans; GTA VI Trailer Drops (Again) & More News!
Still shaking off that Cinco fog? Don’t worry, I got you. Today we’re breaking down Trump’s bizarre real estate pitch to Canada, the VA’s head-scratching decision to yank a foreclosure lifeline from veterans, and Rockstar’s shiny new GTA VI trailer that dropped right before they told us we’ll…
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Mon. 05/05: Trump Shrugs at the Constitution; Loans Come Due; and Science Teleports the Internet; & More News!
Trump goes on national TV and says the Constitution is more of a suggestion than a rulebook. Student loan collections are officially back, so ignore those notices at your own risk. Meanwhile, scientists manage to teleport quantum data through regular internet cables, the White House wants to…
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Mon. 04/21: Trump Puts the Fed on Blast; Saying ‘Please’ is Costing Millions; NBA Playoffs Came to Fight; & More News!
Pope Francis is gone, and with him ends one of the most headline-generating papacies in modern times. President Trump’s threats to the Fed have the dollar in freefall, ChatGPT’s getting politely bankrupt, and the NBA Playoffs have entered their chaos era. We end with something rare: an actual...
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Thurs. 04/17: Puerto Rico’s Out, Powell’s on Notice, and FSU’s on Lockdown
Florida State goes on lockdown, Puerto Rico goes dark (again), and Trump’s still trying to fire people he legally can’t touch. Meanwhile, China bans self-driving hype while Tesla continues cosplaying as a tech god, and a ranch dog in Montana makes everyone else look lazy. It’s the Top 5 @ 5—and...
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Wed. 04/16: The DOJ Play, Economic Risks Rise, Musk Legacy Grows
Trump’s back on his “lock her up” arc—except this time it’s Letitia James, and he’s the one begging the DOJ for a criminal referral. Meanwhile, Jerome Powell politely drags Trump’s tariff tantrum while Elon’s baby count quietly sneaks into NBA team territory. Plus: a rare feel-good win from Trump...
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Tues. 04/15: Cracks in the Trophy, Cracks in the System
From federal shakedowns at Harvard to zombie chicken diplomacy, today’s episode has it all. JD Vance fumbles the football—literally—at the White House, Trump wants history class to skip the bad parts, and Jack Black tries to save movie theaters one chicken jockey at a time. Plus, Meta offers the...
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Mon. 04/14: Chicken ToothPaste, Tariff Fails & Earthquakes
Trump cozies up to Bukele and shrugs off the Supreme Court like it’s spam mail, KFC wants your morning breath to taste like drumsticks, TikTok becomes China’s luxury goods showroom thanks to a backfiring tariff war, Southern California gets rattled—again—and Paige Bueckers signs a deal that makes...
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Wed. 04/02: Coin Tosses, Courtroom Escapes & Canine Comebacks
Trump’s about to ghost Elon, TikTok’s getting wrapped in a flag and sold for parts, and Mayor Adams just walked out of federal court like it’s an episode of Suits. Plus, the NFL finally fixes its overtime mess, and the most heartwarming story of the week is coming straight outta San Quentin—yep,...
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Tues. 04/01: Liberation Day, Vocal Marathons, and Corporate Yeast Candles
Trump declares a new holiday and it’s just tariffs in drag. OpenAI grabs $40 billion while Elon fumes in a corner. Cory Booker talks for 19 straight hours and somehow still doesn’t filibuster. France kicks Marine Le Pen off the 2027 ballot and the far-right eats itself alive. And corporate April...
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Mon. 03/31: Torpedoes, Turds, & Third Terms
From baseball bats built like missiles to precinct pranks gone full psycho, today’s Top 5 is a chaos buffet. We’re talking Yankees going nuclear at the plate, a Jersey police chief running the world’s grossest HR department, Trump flirting with a third term (again), submarines full of cocaine…
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Tues. 03/25: Saudi Talks, Signal Fails, and Diddy’s Legal Limbo
Trump’s crew thinks a Signal group chat is a secure comms channel—spoiler, it’s not. Meanwhile, the administration walks away from Saudi talks with less than a ceasefire but more than zero, Diddy gets half a lawsuit dropped, and an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker gets arrested for existing....
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Mon. 03/24: DNA, DMs, and Dumb Decisions
Private chats re Houthi attacks in Yemen in Signal got leaked to a journalist like it was WhatsApp in 2012, Trumpito’s back in court doing his best impression of a man who’s never read the Constitution, and 23andMe just filed for bankruptcy—which, let’s be real, is poetic for a company that sold...
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Thurs. 03/20: Billion-Dollar Deals, Government Teardowns, and Hollywood Dumpster Fires
Hollywood meltdowns, billion-dollar sports sales, and the government making moves no one asked for—welcome to another day in 2025. We break down Gal Gadot’s protest-filled Walk of Fame ceremony, Disney’s Snow White disaster (spoiler: it’s bad), and why Boston fans just got even more unbearable…
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Wed. 03/19: Rigged Jackpots, Bird Flu Chaos, and Drake’s Legal eL
A $95 million Texas Lottery hack that might get shut down, the JFK files drop that wasn’t the bombshell some hoped for, Trump’s FTC purge and Musk’s Social Security overhaul, RFK Jr.’s bird flu “strategy” (spoiler: it’s chaos), and Drake suing UMG over a diss track… and getting roasted in court....
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180: Forever 21 Lies, Roku Spies, and Trumpito Tries
Trumpito is back at it—spinning a non-ceasefire in Ukraine, throwing tantrums about judges, and quietly rehiring the government workers he fired. Roku is testing autoplay ads before you even reach the home screen (gross). Meanwhile, Forever 21 is finally shutting its doors for good, aka Temporary...
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179: Trump’s Deportation Party; Harvard’s Freebies; and Alexa’s Listening (to Literally Everything); Plus more News!
Happy Monday, Top 5 fam! Today, we’re breaking down the weekend’s wildest news: Trump ignored a judge and shipped Venezuelan gangsters to El Salvador anyway, Arlington Cemetery casually erased minority war heroes (history? who needs it?), and Amazon decided your Echo should record your every...
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178: Shutdown Showdown, Tesla’s ‘Fake’ Robotaxi, and a Plane on Fire?!
Government shutdown averted, but at what cost? Waymo’s ex-CEO calls Tesla’s robotaxi launch a total scam. An American Airlines plane literally caught fire in Denver. Plus, Trump’s bold tax plan and the push to shut down the Department of Education. It’s a wild one—let’s get into it.
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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!
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...
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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!
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...
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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!
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...
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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!
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...
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172: Tiger Woods in TRAGIC Car Accident; Johnson&Johnson One-Shot Vaccine Works!; Biden vs. China’s Chips; & More News!
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…
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171: OH NOOOO! Daft Punk Announces Split; New Jersey Legalizes It; Spotify HiFi Lossless Audio Streams are Here; & More News!
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...
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170: WTF Texas?!; Immigration Reform 2021; Cruzin' in Cancún; Mr. Robinhood Goes to Washington; & More News!
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…
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169: WOAH! "I will not be doing that."; u/DeepF'nTroubleLawsuit; College Butt Chegging; & More News!
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...
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168: LastPass Kneecaps the Free Tier; Jaguar Goes All-Electric by 2025; Maryland's Digital Ad Tax; & More News!
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....
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167: Guess Who's Bizzack?!; The Vacuna Hunter Diaries; xCloud in the Browser; & More News!
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...
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166: Jared's Space Riding for St. Jude!; The Vacuna Progress; Nike's Sneaker Slipper; & More News!
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...
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165: JUMBO Episode: Black History Month!; Let’s Talk Robinhood; BidenCare?; That Tesla Refresh 👀; & Much More News!
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…
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164: WTF is Going On with GameStop?; Marjorie Gotta Go; D-Bag OTW: Canadian COVID Couple; & More News!
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...
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163: Buy American First Again?; One Year Without Kobe; Forced Monkey Labor; And More News!
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…
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162: We’re Going to the Super Bowl!; Hey, Can I Borrow $1Bn?; WTF is Clubhouse So Popular?; & More!
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…
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161: Anything Happen Today? Let’s Find Out...
It’s Thursday y’all! Let’s rundown the news headlines on a slow news day. Talk next week!
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160: The Inauguration of 46; Philip Rivers Retires; Pushing 43 years to Life in Thailand; & More!
Happy Hump Day! Today we start with an inaugural recap and commentary; 45 is gone. Here’s what went down his last day; SAT College Board is ditching parts of the crucial exam; A woman from Thailand was jailed for 43 years just for criticizing the Monarchy; Philip Rivers has retired after 17 years...
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159: NY Mets’ PeePee Pic; Senate Back in Session; Farmer Bill (Gates) & More News!
It’s Tuesday. Today we start with the Senate being back in session and all they have going on; The outgoing fools of the current administration released a stupid book report on how racist america really is, I mean, not racist, I mean, well, you know; Farmer Bill. The largest farm land owner in…
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158: Hot Pocket Recall; He Got 99 Pardons, Is His B!tchass One?; Living in the Airport Terminal; & More News!
Happy Monday! Today we start with one of Biden’s first day Executive orders, concerning the Keystone XL Pipeline; Trump’s last full day in office is tomorrow and he’s expected to drop a lot of pardons, like almost 100. Who will make the list?; Nestle recalls 763K pounds of Hot Pockets; A man was...
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157: Biden’s Stimulus Package; #ResignBoebert; Run for the Meatless Border; & More News!
It’s Thursday yah. We start today talking about Biden’s need to get some Cabinet approvals and his upcoming stimulus package; Rep. Lauren Boebert needs to go, and she’s only been working a week; Drivers in California are suing to prevent Prop 22; Google finishes its acquisition of Fitbit and…
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156: 1 Peach, 2 Peach; Almost a Millionaire; Netflix Movie of the Week; & More News!
Happy Hump Day! In today’s show we start with The Impeachment, Part Deux; The Census Bureau says no thanks to the Trump squad; Imagine almost being a millionaire, but forgetting your password; The Saudis want to build a new country and a new city that’s, well a bit different; Netflix is going to...
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155: Pompeo Stood Up at the EU Prom; What The Heck is WiFi 6E?; Signal vs. WhatsApp; & More News!
It’s Tuesday. In today’s show we start with the latest in Trump’s responsibility over the insurrection; Mike Pompeo gets dissed by the European Union; Why is everyone suddenly trying to stop using WhatsApp and switch to Signal?; What the heck is Wifi6E and why should I care?; And just like that,...
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154: Be a Peach and Invoke 25; The Pods of the Future; Parler What? Parler Who?; & More News!
Happy Monday! In today's show we start with Democrats plans to impeach DT45 once again; The conservative/nazi twitter style app, Parler, is basically shutdown; The fingerprints for the perpetrators of the SolarWinds hack have been found; CES Week is upon us. What's cool so far?; Here's something...
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153: WHAT THE HELL??; Musk Wants to Play Big Bank; The Hyperscreen is Here; & More News
It's Thursday ya'll. First: Let's talk about the Washington Riots; Elon Musk is now the (measurably) wealthiest person in the world; Mercedes unveiled the Hyperscreen; The NY Mets trade for Francisco Lindor; China bans plastic straws.
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152: Bezos Buys a Boeing; Bitcoin or Sh!tcoin; Democrats win the Senate; & More news!
It’s Hump Day! Today we start with a long ol dive into politics: Georgia Senate runoff results, Electoral College certification and the storming of Capitol Hill; Amazon has purchased 11 airplanes to further take over logistics; Jacob Blake’s shooter will face no charges; Bitcoin is shooting up…
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151: Where In The World is Jack Ma?; Google Unions Form; The Final Jeopardy; and More News!
It’s Tuesday. In this one we start with the new peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, a final big win for the Trump Administration—sort of; Unions are forming at Google and other big tech companies; Where in the world is Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire founder of Alibaba has been…
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150: Vacuna Logistics; 1-900-Fix-An-Election; NFL Playoffs & More News!
It’s 2021 and we’re back—again. Happy Monday! In today’s show we start with the crazy Trump phone call audio to the Georgia Secretary of State, attempting to overturn the results by force; The Rona Vaccine (Vacuna) is here, but we seem to have some logistics problems; It’s a new year, so there’s...
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149: Fleets are Here to Ruin Your Day; I’m AirBeaming This Show; Robinson was Cano’ed; & More News!
Happy Hump Day! In today’s show we give another round of election news updates; Plus another round in Rona news and vax news; Twitter unveiled their latest copy-cat addition to the app; Robinson Cano tested positive, but not for the VID; And Novetta will soon become the next company you didnt…
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148: We BACK! Election Update; Rona Wrap-Up: Vax Edition; Amazon Pharmacy; & More News!
It’s Tuesday. And we back. Today we update you on the latest in the election; the latest on the vid and the vax; Amazon launched its Pharmacy today; Hong Kong has completely lost its autonomy and its pro democratic lawmakers all resigned; and Bud Light wants to be a part of your living room and...
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