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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.112 - "Fuck BHM" & Tory Cronyism
In a week where: Actor Christopher Plummer dies aged 91 Former Heavyweight Champion Boxer Leon Spinks dies aged 67. Queen Elizabeth successfully lobbied the…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.111 - GameStop, Madlib & Spotify Patents
In a week where: Legendary actress Cicely Tyson dies aged 96. Police stop a 70-person strong boat party. £800 fine for the attendees, £10k for the organiser…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.110 - Clubhouse, Rolling Stone & Nostalgia
In a Week Where: Legendary Interviewer/TV Host Larry King dies aged 87. Met Police raid an illegal gathering in. Knightsbridge, issuing fines worth over £15k…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.109 - Phil Spector & Facebook Messenger
In a week where: Trump is impeached for the 2nd time. James Harden is traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the biggest NBA trade ever. Italy's largest organized…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.108 - Capitol Coup, New Cross Fire & Free School Meals
In a week where: Several Social Media platforms suspend T**** to varying degrees. Japan suffer surge in COVID-19 cases, casting doubt on the Olympics. 12…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.107 - Olympics Hype (Again) & MF DOOM
In Sports: (7:25) The Tokyo Olympics is a go... We think. But regardless of how good it looks from now until July, Team GB are gearing up for the road to…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorThe 5EPN Special 2020
It's the end of 2020, so it is time to take stock and reflect on the year. And with it being a 5EPN Special, everyone from the 5EPN comes through for this…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.106 - Stealing Artefacts, UK Military & "Woke"
In a week where: During Anti-Bullying week, Priti Patel is found to be a bully and still keeps her job. Hong-Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to all…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.105 - Labrinth & Marcus Rashford Vs Mail On Sunday
In a week where: Dominic Cummings finally leaves No.10. A vaccine developed by biotechnology giant Moderna is more than 94% effective at preventing COVID-19…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.104 - Christian Coleman, "Channel Netflix" & White America
In a week where: Scotland becomes the first part of the UK to ban smacking. Grenfell Tower suppliers knew their cladding would burn. Pfizer & German Biotech…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.103 - Music Industry, Christopher Nolan & The US Election
In a week where: Sean Connery Dies Aged 90. Lockdown 2 is here. Lewis Hamilton wins in Imola, locking up Mercedes' record-breaking 7th straight Constructors…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.102 - Quit Facebook, "Kill Whitey" & Critical Race Theory
In a week where: Banksy's "Show Me The Monet" has sold for £7.5m ($9.8m). After the public backlash towards the Tories over Marcus Rashford’s proposal for kid…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.101 - "Australian-Style", Black TV Writers & The Adenugas
In a week where: Roughly a quarter of the Pantanal Wetlands in Brazil has burned from wildfires this year. Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party waxes the NZ Election…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.100 - #EndSARS, Jimmy Butler & Sarah Forbes Bonetta
In a week where: Britain's Alfie Hewett wins French Open Wheelchair Singles title. Rafael Nadal waxes Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open, his 20th…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.99 - Rishi Sunak, Mangrove & Winter Blues
In a week where: Michael Kiwanuka's "KIWANUKA" wins the 2020 Mercury Prize Uni students paid 9K to live with people they may or may not like. Trump got Corona…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.98 - "Still Blinded By Ambition" W/ Oren Major
Three years ago, a St Louis artist hit me up to see if I'd give his first album a spin. I did, I enjoyed it and I wanted to know more, so after a day or two, I…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.97 - QAnon, Microplastics & Media Bias
In a week where: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87. Microsoft buys ZeniMax Media (Parent company of Bethesda) for $7.5Bn The Emmys…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.96 - Internal Market Bill, Naomi Osaka & An Inclusion Report
In a week where: Diversity's BLM performance on BGT gets nearly 16,000 complaints. More than 3 million acres have burned in the California wildfires. Reggae…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.95 - Co-Opting Identities & An AI Writes An Op-Ed
In a week where: Extinction Rebellion block off deliveries of The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph & Financial Times. Novak Djokovic is defaulted from the US…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.94 - Chadwick Boseman, The Daily Show & NBA Boycotts
In a week where: Japan's longest-serving PM, Shinzo Abe, resigns over health concerns. Prosecutors charge 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse with two counts of…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.93 - Flint, Music Numbers & Arctic Permafrost
In a week where: Joe Biden accepts his Democratic nomination for President. Crossrail is delayed yet again until 2022, adding £1.1B to the bill. California…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.92 - Jam Master Jay, A-Levels & Patriot Act
In a week where: Health Secretary to replace Public Health England with a specialist pandemic unit. The Japanese tanker that spilt 4,000 tons of oil on the…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.91 - Lebanon, "Bad Migrants" & Hip-Hop Turns 47
In a week where: Mark Zuckerberg joins the centibillionaire club. New Zealand goes 100 days without a domestic Coronavirus case. BBC R1Xtra presenter Sideman…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.90 - Black Is King, Hip-Hop Misogynoir & The PAC-12
In a week where: As Northern England lockdown again, Tory MP Craig Whittaker says "It's the BAME communities that are not taking it seriously enough." Anthony…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.89 - Ivor Novello, Mercury Prize & Paulette Wilson
In a week where: Boris Johnson admits the Government could've done better in the early months of the pandemic. RIP Fleetwood Mac Co-founder Peter Green dies…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.88 - Anti-Semitism, Talib Kweli & Cratedigging
In a week where: Civil Rights heroes Congressman John Lewis & CT Vivian, died aged 80 & 95 respectively. Boris Johnson is aroused by fox hunting. UK government…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.87 - Hong-Kong, Washington NFL Team & DJ Akademiks
In a week where: Manchester City will play in the Champions League next season after club’s two-year ban from European football was overturned. As Lewis…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.86 - Maya Moore, Social Care & The SLIDING SCALE
In a week where: Boris Johnson won't kneel because he doesn't "believe in empty gestures". Earl Cameron, Britain's 'first Black film star' dies aged 102. UK…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.85 - "Time Is The Most Expensive Currency" W/ King Yanz
This interview was one of genuine surprise. Not from how I got it, but from how much depth there was to it all. I got much more than I expected. King Yanz has…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.84 - TV Diversity, Free Black University & 6ix9ine
In a week where: Liverpool wins the Premier League and first top-flight trophy in 30 years after Chelsea beats Manchester City 2-1. The teenager who tried to…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.83 - Little Britain, Black Women & Lockdown Easing
In a week where: Trump hosts "Cough-chella" Three people die & another three suffer injuries after a mass stabbing terror attack in Reading. Lewis Hamilton is…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.82 - "Attatched To A True Purpose" W/ Martin Soaries
For the final interview of WG "Interview SZN", I hit up a good friend that has been consistently building himself and his own collective in the past few years…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.81 - "See The Brush Strokes" W/ Diarmuid Goggins (Part 2)
Director Diarmuid Goggins graciously comes through for another session where we finally get to talk about "Bulletproof 2". We also get into the current state…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.80 - Pull The Knife Out, Seal The Wound
I've had a lot on my mind and needed to get some thoughts out, so I hope you'll indulge me as I let my brain bleed for about an hour. No music, minimal…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.79 - "Hey! Dipyramid!" W/ Diarmuid Goggins (Part 1)
One of my favourite TV shows in recent years has been "Bulletproof", the action-packed, banter-filled cop show with Black British OGs Ashley Walters & Noel…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.78 - "I'm Getting Me A Fucking Job!" W/ Khaaliq Crowder
We give a NY-style "YEERRRRR" to online homie Khaaliq Crowder who comes through to talk about all things media. Radio, TV, Music, Film, we get to it all on top…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.77 - "Stay On Your Journey" W/ Danielle Moné Truitt
A few years ago, I saw a show on BET that was helmed by the late, great John Singleton. It was called "Rebel" and starred an actress I've never seen until…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.76 - "Make Something That Means Something" W/ Junii
On Ep.76 of WG: I interview an artist I discovered a week before recording but her work hit me so hard that I had to know more, so I asked if she could come…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.75 - "YOU'RE AT THE LAYUP LINE!" W/ Dave James (Part 2)
In Part 2 of my catch up with Dave James. We talk Jay Electronica, Ms Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo and, of course, his Top 5. Thank you for listening! If you want to…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.74 - "In America..." W/ Dave James (Part 1)
Interview SZN continues with another Friend of 5E coming through! I interviewed Dave James over two years ago, he was one of the earlier ones and since he has…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.73 - "The Aim Is To Change The Focus" W/ DEACON
A couple of years ago I was put onto DEACON, an artist with an effortless style and a penchant for storytelling. Since interviewing him November '18, he…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.72 - "Creativity Is Figuring Out The Puzzle" W/ Ric Flo (Part 2)
Part 2 of my conversation with Ric Flo goes out of the personal and more into the professional. We gained from Part 1 why he got into music, in Part 2, we get…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.71 - "Hackney Market, School & McDonalds" W/ Ric Flo (Part 1)
Last year I went to see the legendary Masta Ace @ The Jazz Cafe. Supporting him was a trio hailing from Bournemouth that set the tone so nicely with their…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.70 - "In My Heart I'm West Coast, Forever" W/ NappyHigh
There are some producers that have this ability to make you vibe to something you have no connection to. That change your mood as soon as you press play. This…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.69 - "100 Years Old & Still Sue His Ass" W/ ToeKnee Tee
Continuing our interview SZN, we go to Pirate Studios in Earlsfield, London to meet with a true independent artist. Hailing from the US, ToeKnee Tee is the…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.68 - "Everything & Nothing" W/ Tianna Madison
In the second interview of three, I catch up with a modern-day legend of Athletics. Multiple Olympic Gold Medallist & World Record holder Tianna Bartoletta. I…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.67 - IWD2020 Special W/ Ms Melody Monroe
Happy International Women's Day everyone! And also happy Women's History Month. For those that don't know, this has been a tradition of mine since the Student…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.66 - Coronavirus, Amazon Alexa & DJ Kool Herc
In a week where: A 3-pack of Supreme Oreos are on the resell market for $52K. Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder via TKO in Round 7. Katherine Johnson, NASA…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.65 - Black British Music, NBA All-Star & Black Identity
In a week where: Manchester City is banned from the Champions League for two years over financial fair play rules. Armand Duplantis breaks the Indoor Pole…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.64 - Windrush Deportation, Women In Film & Snoop Dogg
In a week where: Parasite wins four Oscars, making history every step of the way. Coronavirus continues to spread across the world. An Australian High court…
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.63 - "No Hierarchy In Sharing Knowledge" W/ Otis Mensah
In a change of pace, I invited a hidden gem of the UK Hip-Hop scene to the show. Otis Mensah joins "What's Good?" to talk about his upbringing, his love for…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.62 - Kobe Bryant, CoCo Gauff & Grenfell Inquiry
In a week where: The Doomsday Clock is set to 100 seconds until midnight. Trump's Administration unveils their "Space Force" logo which is basically a Star…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.61 - Exit Economics, Rock & Roll HOF & Zion Williamson
In a week where: 2019 was the 2nd hottest year on record. Greenpeace & Extinction Rebellion join neo-nazis on the UK Counter-Terrorist list. A new study finds…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.60 - Award SZN 2020
In a week where: Wiley & Stormzy are trading bars. The Oscars will go without a host for the 2nd year in a row. A Mississippi governor says '1000 Years of…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.59 - Australia: The Fires, The Response, The Implications
So for the past few weeks, I along with the rest of you have been seeing the tragic fires that have been going through Australia. Lives have been lost, homes…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.58 - Olympics Hype, Star Wars & Importance Of Art
In a week where: Serena Williams & LeBron James are named AP Athletes of the decade. "Cats" is projected to lose $70 Million. A Texas judge ordered conspiracy…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.57 - The 5EPN Special
We're just about to enter a new year & a new decade. I love this time of year. It gives everyone a moment to finally stop and to think. To take stock of what…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.56 - The Media, Serie A & Windrush Families
In a week where: Mesut Ozil criticises China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims. Arsenal unsurprisingly backpedal. Taylor Swift is headlining Glastonbury Ben…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.55 - Juice WRLD, "Oval Four" & The General Election
In a week where: Anthony Joshua goes the distance w/Andy Ruiz and wins back his World Boxing titles. Sydney Air quality plummets after days of Bush fires…
- "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Ep.54 - Recess, Electioneering & White Hip-Hop Audiences
In a week where: Former South Yorkshire Police Chief David Duckenfield found not guilty of manslaughter in the Hillsborough trials. Two people are killed in a…