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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Welcome to "What's Good?", where I tackle a myriad of subjects: From Film/TV to Music, to Tech, Race & Society; Current Affairs and many more, through my eyes and the eyes of the writers I read. So if you take an interest in anything I feel like talking about any given week, along with the occasional interview with Friends of 5E, then this is your podcast. A 5EPN Original.
Episodes
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.308 - LA Wildfires & Andrée Blouin
In a week where: Multiple wildfires go down in & around the Los Angeles area. OpenAI's Sam Altman denies sexual abuse accusations from his sister, Ann. Four…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.307 - Wales, DVD, NBA Coverage & Nay wa Mitego
In a week where: Investigators try & fail to arrest South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol. Popeye, Tintin, and "A Farewell to Arms" among popular…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorLong Read - The Invention of Whiteness
For this Long Read, we head to The Guardian for "The invention of Whiteness: The long history of a dangerous idea" By Robert P. Baird. In the chunky text…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.306 - Dying Arts, Saudi Money & Jared McCain
In a week where: Azerbaijan opens a criminal investigation after a passenger jet crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board. At least 6,000 prisoners…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor30 Questions - Wolfgang Valbrun
Friend of 5E - Singer/Songwriter Wolfgang Valbrun - comes through to answer 30 Questions. Spin Wolfgang Valbrun's interview here. Thank you for listening! If…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor30 Questions - Fifidiny
Friend of 5E - Independent singer/songwriter Fifidiny - comes through to answer 30 Questions. Spin Fifidiny's interview here. Thank you for listening! If you…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorLong Read - The Deadliest Race
For this Long Read, we head to Esses Magazine for "The Deadliest Race" by Darrell Hartman. In the piece: A stirring telling of the 1955 Le Mans 24hr Endurance…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor30 Questions - MC Bushkin
Friend of 5E - Garage Pioneer MC Bushkin - comes through to answer 30 Questions. Spin my initial interview with MC Bushkin here. Thank you for listening! If…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorLong Read - Tintin & Imperialism
For this Long Read, we head to Current Affairs for "What 'Tintin' Tells Us About Imperialism" By Andrew Ancheta. In the piece, Ancheta revisits Hergé's popular…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor30 Questions - Lams
Friend of 5E - Artist, Poet, Rollerblading Queen Lams - comes through to answer 30 Questions. Spin my interview with Lams here. Thank you for listening! If you…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorLong Read - The Perfect Webpage
For this Long Read, we head to The Verge for "The Perfect Webpage" By Mia Sato. In the piece, Sato explores the world of SEO - how bloggers, law firms and…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor30 Questions - Tee Max
Friend of 5E - Photographer Tee Max - comes through to answer 30 Questions. Be sure to spin my interview with Tee Max here. Thank you for listening! If you…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.305 - Global Displacement, BlackRock & AI Pets
In a week where: ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes. Brazilian police indict former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.304 - Maccabi Tel Aviv & Royal Landlords
In a week where: Guyanese citizens GY$100,000 in redistributed oil wealth. Turkey severs all relations with Israel. Ben & Jerry’s sues its owner Unilever over…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.303 - 4B Movement, The "Right To Exist" & Private Jets
In a week where: Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Election. Australia announces legislation to ban social media for children under 16. Three people are…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.302 - The French Caribbean, USB-C & Quincy Jones
In a week where: Flash flooding has killed at least 200 people across eastern and southern Spain. Young Thug changes his plea to guilty on trial related to…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.301 - Britain's Seven Genocides & Sleep Perfectionists
In a week where: Tommy Robinson charged with terror offences after surrendering to the police & then jailed for Contempt of Court. Israeli military carries out…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.300 - "Race Science", Assisted Dying & 299 Lessons
In a week where: Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies aged 31. Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years. Tube…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.299 - Trauma, Hurricane Milton & Colonial Theft
In a week where: Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis at 38. Hurricane Milton tears through Florida. Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.298 - OpenAI, Meta's Dox Glasses & A 2nd Moon
In a week where: John Amos - actor known for roles in "Roots" and "Good Times" - dies aged 84. Ms Lauryn Hill faces lawsuit from Pras Michél for fraud and…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorBail Reform, Crime & Justice W/ Brandon Hill & Ken W. Good
A bonus interview for you to step to! For this one, friend of the show Brandon Hill comes through to interview Ken W. Good - bail attorney and a board member…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.297 - Tory Lite's Freebies & The Allergies
In a week where: Missouri murders death row inmate Marcellus Williams after evidence was found that he was innocent. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is charged…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.296 - Israel/Lebanon & Rammellzee
*Headphone/Volume warning around the 3:30 mark* In a week where: Shit kicks off in Lebanon... Instagram will launch “Teen Accounts” for its young users. Aslef…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.295 - WhatsApp Novelists & Reversible Death
In a week where: Palestine takes permanent seat at The UN. Academy chain with 35,000 pupils is first in England to go phone-free. Tito Jackson, Jackson 5…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.294 - The 2nd Grenfell Tower Report
In a week where: The 2nd, more detailed Grenfell Tower report drops. Jeremy Corbyn forms an alliance with four other Independent MPs. Michel Barnier becomes…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.293 - "What Would Claudia Hampton Do?" W/ Dr. Donna J. Nicol
Another interview for you to step to! This episode I talk to Author & *Breathes In* the Associate Dean of Personnel and Curriculum and professor of history in…
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Ep.292 - Parasocial Politics, Chagossians & The Cimarons
In a week where: Al Attles - Basketball Hall of Famer & one of the first Black head coaches in the NBA - dies at 87. World’s second largest diamond is found in…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.291 - Immigration, MPox & James Baldwin
In a week where: An MPox outbreak in Africa creates a continental public health emergency. Aslef train drivers agree to a deal that could end two years long…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.290 - Stuck In Space, Fossils & Olympics Debrief
In a week where: Shamima Begum loses final UK court bid over citizenship. Largest UK pension fund sells off Israeli assets amid member anger over Gaza…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.289 - Imane Khelif, "Posh Roadmen" & Riots
In a week where: Evan Gershkovich among 26 freed in major Russia-West prisoner exchange. Vice President Kamala Harris secures Democratic nomination for…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.288 - Netanyahu's US Visit & Reading
In a week where: Benjamin Netanyahu visits the US. A twice-a-year injection of a HIV drug was 100% effective in women during clinical trials. China unveils…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.287 - Reform, Food Companies & Black UK Radio
In a week where: Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25. Police car turned over and vehicles set alight in disorder in…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.286 - Empire, Prisons, Tea & Vivian Maier
In a week where: Two human remains in Bristol are found in suitcases. Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed over withheld evidence. Donald…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.285 - UK Athletics & Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome
In a week where: The General Election goes down. Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election. French Left coalition New Popular Front win…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.284 - Julian Assange & Don Drummond
In a week where: Kenyan president William Ruto scraps bill to raise taxes after violent protests leave 23 dead. A military coup goes down in Bolivia. "At…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.283 - Kenya Protests, Neo-Feudalism... & Watercoolers
In a week where: Just Stop Oil protesters spray Stonehenge orange. Baseball legend Willie Mays dies aged 93. Russia and North Korea pledge mutual defense…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.282 - Levelling Up, Tactical Voting & Social Health
In a week where: "The Logo" Jerry West dies aged 86. The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre case, in what was likely the final opportunity…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.281 - Energy Drinks, "Not Like Us" & Memories
In a week where: TV Doctor Michael Mosley goes missing in Greek island Symi & found dead days later. Israeli forces rescue four hostages from the central Gaza…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.280 - "Go On, Be Yourself" W/ Fifidiny
A new interview for you to step to! For this one we head to Scotland to talk to upcoming singer-songwriter Fifidiny (add that to the "great actual names" list)…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.279 - Ultra-Processed Foods & Rain
In a week where: Ireland, Norway & Spain recognise Palestine as a State. Rishi Sunak FINALLY calls a General Election for 4th July. Super Size Me director…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.278 - "Life Is A Fickle, Fickle Bitch" W/ Wolfgang Valbrun
Another interview for you to step to! This is one of the most honest interviews I've had so far. Singer-songwriter Wolfgang Valbrun (real name) paints a…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.277 - Societal Change & LaToya Ruby Frazier
In a week where: Two elderly Just Stop Oil protesters are charged after attempting to break into the Magna Carta. The BAFTA TV Awards go down. Northern Lights…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.276 - Students v Police, Tastemaking & Kendrick v Drake
In a week where: Harvey Weinstein to face retrial after a New York appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction last week. US & UK students occupy…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.275 - "Peace, Love & Pum Pum" W/ MC Bushkin
In a special DITD/WG double drop, I talk to an objective legend and pioneer in modern British music. MC Bushkin - founding member of Heartless Crew, a trio…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.274 - "Herald The Movement" W/ Boy Blue's Mikey J
In a slightly shorter but just as special interview, I head to Barbican to talk to co-founder of UK’s leading hip-hop dance theatre company Boy Blue and…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.273 - "We're Going To NY In Three Months" W/ Nicholson.
Another interview for you to step to! For this one I talk to a former band member turned solo dual threat in Nicholson. (Full stop optional) We get into his…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.272 - O.J. Simpson & The Unknown
In a week where: OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle. Seven dead in a knife attack at Sydney's Bondi Junction shopping centre. UK returns 32 looted…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.271 - Black Cowgirls & COWBOY CARTER
In a week where: Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law. Taiwan suffers 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the biggest earthquake…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.270 - Legalising Weed & Rejection Letters
In a week where: Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating $8bn fraud. Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87. Google Podcasts is…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.269 - Diane Abbott & Operation Legacy
In a week where: Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation. Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremonies. US DOJ…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.268 - TikTok "Ban", Ghostbots & Uber Eats
In a week where: Tory Donor Frank Hester takes news cycle after comments on Labour MP Diane Abbott. Vladimir Putin wins Russian Presidential election…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.267 - Kenyan Femicide, DRC & Frantz Fanon
In a week where: Former PM Theresa May steps down as MP. Joe Biden takes aim at Trump & lightly criticises Israel in energetic SOTU speech. Documents show MoD…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.266 - MILLENIALS! WE'RE RICH!*
*We're not... In a week where: Two men are convicted of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after murder. George Galloway wins Rochdale…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.265 - NBA All-Star Game, Saul Leiter & Cymande
In a week where: Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in jail over sexual assault Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.264 - "You Cannot Box Me In" W/ Lams
An interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to up & coming artist Lams whose background in poetry & triad of British, Nigerian & Muslim identifiers…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.263 - Gerontocracy, Stuart Hall & Shepherd's Bush Market
In a week where: 1. Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas' three-stage, 135 day ceasefire deal. 2. Kier Starmer announces scrapping of £28B Green investment. 3…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.262 - "Loaned" Loot, Devolution & Facebook @ 20
In a week where: Northern Ireland approve power share after nearly two-year long DUP boycott. Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025. Universal Music Group…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.261 - Hardest Working Generation & Conscription
In a week where: Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested method of nitrogen gas. ICJ orders Israel to take measures to prevent and punish direct…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.260 - Reparations, Pitchfork & Copyright Lawsuits
In a week where: The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, 20% more than previously thought. Japan…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.259 - Big Pharma, DEI & #Justice4Windrush
In a week where: Landlords will be forced to fix mouldy homes within 24 hours after tragic death of toddler. A huge ancient lost city is found in East Ecuador…