Today on the 5: Western Digital My Cloud customers have been dealing with a service outage for a week now, which has impacted their ability to access their files. As if anyone needed a reminder, this is a perfect example of why people need to diversify backup locations.

Tonight I'm joined by Brian Quarfoth, owner and proprietor of Hat Hole Home Video. We didn't plan to do almost an entire second segment on Star Trek, but once we got going we just didn't stop! Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

This week we're talking March Mammal Madness, Wind Rose, Moon Knight, and Hangar 18. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: You've probably seen a story or two around about Tesla employees sharing videos of customers that were recorded off their car cameras. While many of these stories seem focused on criticizing Tesla, the real issue is far bigger than one car company.

Today on the 5: Spotify has killed off the Spotify Live app, which was one of many Clubhouse imitators. While I personally love the idea of live audio, I'm not sure Clubhouse or any of the apps that have followed have made that concept any better than what we already have.

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I watched a science fiction film from 1980 titled Hangar 18. It's a movie that feels like the product of a bygone era of filmmaking, but I felt like it was still a largely successful movie overall. It may feel dated in places, but there's also a lot to enjoy here!

Tonight I'm joined by Brian Quarfoth , owner and proprietor of Hat Hole Home Video. In this episode we're talking hate-watching, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes, and Moho. Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

This week we're talking about March Mammal Madness and Picard. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: You may have heard about Funko deciding to destroy $30 million dollars worth of Pop figures after finding out the hard way that they oversaturated the market. Video of the end result of that decision is making the rounds, and it's sickening in terms of waste.

Today on the 5: In the endless debates over machine generated content being good or evil, I often hear people say that some day these machine models will be indistinguishable from human beings. I find this laughable, because no machine intelligence will ever be the equal of a person. Also, that's a good thing!