"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
409 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome 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.
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Ep.274 - "Herald The Movement" W/ Boy Blue's Mikey J
April 24, 2024 11:50 - 49 minutes - 112 MBIn 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 composer/producer Michael "Mikey J" Asante in anticipation for Boy Blue's new show "Cycles". With Hip-Hop as an accidental throughline for the interview, we talk his beginnings, starting a dance company, the aim of "Cycles" and of course his Top 5. HOUSEKEEPING: Photo Credit: Benji Reid Boy Blue’s Cycles, world premiere at the Ba...
Ep.273 - "We're Going To NY In Three Months" W/ Nicholson.
April 18, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour - 143 MBAnother 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 beginnings, his exposure to multiple communities growing up; going to France, America and now residing in Brighton; his EP that put me onto him and of course, his Top 5. My EP list from last year. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any w...
Ep.272 - O.J. Simpson & The Unknown
April 17, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn 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 Ghana artefacts after 150 years. Iran dares the US & Israel to start WW3. A stabbing attempt goes down in a Sydney church, four are injured. In the 1st of two Life segments: (4:21) So O.J. Simpson died which prompted me to think about how much one person encapsulated American ideals, both with him and how people saw him. (...
Ep.271 - Black Cowgirls & COWBOY CARTER
April 10, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour - 184 MBIn a week where: Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law. Taiwan suffers 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the biggest earthquake in 25 years. Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes New York region. It's been six years since the Windrush Scandal came to light. Peter Higgs, physicist who discovered Higgs boson, dies aged 94. In Politics: (10:04) The conversation of "red lines" have cropped up pertaining to the likes of the US, UK & Germany supporting a g...
Ep.270 - Legalising Weed & Rejection Letters
April 03, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour - 156 MBIn 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 getting shut down. GMail turns 20. Scotland implements new "Hate Crime Law". In Work: (5:07) Something that I and a ton of my peers are going through is a new way of finding work, and it's a bitch to get a grapple on. (Article By Margaret Heffernan) In the first of two Society segments: (20:08) Germany is legalising Cannabis...
Ep.269 - Diane Abbott & Operation Legacy
March 27, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn a week where: Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation. Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremonies. US DOJ file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. Video emerges of quadriplegic Neuralink patient playing Chess with his mind. Over 140 people are killed at a concert in Moscow. In Politics: (6:29) So now that the Hester/Abbott news cycle inevitably died out already, here I am going to talk about it now but at least its in a way di...
Ep.268 - TikTok "Ban", Ghostbots & Uber Eats
March 20, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 176 MBIn a week where: Tory Donor Frank Hester takes news cycle after comments on Labour MP Diane Abbott. Vladimir Putin wins Russian Presidential election. Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, and SZA headline Glastonbury. Vybz Kartel has his murder conviction overturned. Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, retires from cycling. In the first of an all-Tech episode: The US House of Reps have put through a bill forcing foreign companies to divest. So whilst its no...
Ep.267 - Kenyan Femicide, DRC & Frantz Fanon
March 13, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 140 MBIn 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 paid millions into Saudi account amid BAE corruption scandal. ‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68. A Ramadan Mubarak to all! In the first of two Society segments: (8:15) An abnormal amount of women are getting killed in Kenya and the women are beginning to speak up on the issue. (Article By Omolara Oriye) ...
Ep.266 - MILLENIALS! WE'RE RICH!*
March 06, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 155 MB*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 by-election. Raye wins a record-breaking six BRIT Awards. France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right. Happy Women's History Month! In the first of a Byline Times Politics double: (7:36) We love a bit of Islamophobia here in Britain, even though we've had waves of the same moral panic over the past decad...
Ep.265 - NBA All-Star Game, Saul Leiter & Cymande
February 28, 2024 12:50 - 59 minutes - 137 MBIn 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. The Russo-Ukraine War enters its third year. Russia returns body of deceased opposition leader Alexei Navalny to family. Active Duty US Air Force member Aaron Bushnell live streams self-immolation outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington in protest of US complicity in Israel’s Genocide campaign. In Sports: (6:25) Whilst...
Ep.264 - "You Cannot Box Me In" W/ Lams
February 21, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 180 MBAn 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 create a multi-faceted worldview that will surely be a foundation for a career (in my eyes) only just beginning. We get into her beginnings, her writing background; gatekeeping and of course, her Top 5. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in...
Ep.263 - Gerontocracy, Stuart Hall & Shepherd's Bush Market
February 14, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 147 MBIn a week where: 1. Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas' three-stage, 135 day ceasefire deal. 2. Kier Starmer announces scrapping of £28B Green investment. 3. Junior doctors in England to strike again after pay talks break down. 4. Prince Harry awarded 'substantial' additional damages in his claim against Mirror Group. 5. World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum (24) & coach Gervais Hakizimana die in a traffic accident. In Politics: (9:17) The US is ran by old people, their upcomin...
Ep.262 - "Loaned" Loot, Devolution & Facebook @ 20
February 07, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 146 MBIn 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 stops licensing its music to TikTok. Joe Biden announces sanctions against Israeli settlers in West Bank. "Rocky" & "Predator" actor Carl Weathers dies aged 76. In History: (9:47) The Victoria & Albert (V&A) has "loaned" back Asante Gold back to Ghana and on the face that obviously doesn't make sense, so what is the fram...
Ep.261 - Hardest Working Generation & Conscription
January 31, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 151 MBIn a week where: Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested method of nitrogen gas. ICJ orders Israel to take measures to prevent and punish direct incitement of Genocide, but doesn't order ceasefire. Argentinians strike over new President Javier Milei's new legislation. V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana. Federal trial for the murder of Jam Master Jay Begins. In the 1st of three Society segments: (5:23) We've heard the "lazy millennial" trope before - but ...
Ep.260 - Reparations, Pitchfork & Copyright Lawsuits
January 24, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 155 MBIn 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 makes moon contact for the 1st time with "Moon Sniper" mission. Pakistan & Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks. Ron DeSantis drops out of Republican Presidential race. Cameroon initiates the world's first routine malaria vaccine program for children. In Society: (5:42) The topic of reparations is ...
Ep.259 - Big Pharma, DEI & #Justice4Windrush
January 17, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 147 MBIn 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. US, UK lead airstrikes against Houthi rebel sites in Yemen. Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te, who rejects China’s territorial claim, as president. People in at least 121 cities in 45 countries across participated in pro-Palestine rallies. In Health: (8:27) The NHS needs saving, it's been needed saving for a while now. Whil...
Ep.258 - Arts Funding & Adapting To Winter
January 10, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn a week where: Oklahoma 13-year-old believed to be first person ever to beat Tetris. South Africa accuses Israel of Genocide via the ICJ. At least 95 people were killed & more than 210 wounded after a pair of Islamic State bombings at an Iranian cemetery. Head of Britain’s police chiefs says force is ‘institutionally racist’. German Football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78. In Law: (8:19) So British Israelis going to Gaza to participate in the ethnic cleansing/genocide...
Ep.257 - Cannabis, Africa; The 90s & Hating
January 03, 2024 13:25 - 1 hour - 147 MBIn a week where: Maine disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning follows. Junior Doctors begin 144 hr strike, the longest in NHS history. The nearly 200 strong Jeffrey Epstein list drops. Happy New Year! In the 1st of two Life segments: (10:34) It's only right to kick off the year with a spotlight on how terrible the UK government is - specifically - the hunger & malnutrition crisis. (Article by Michael Marm...
30 Questions - Tayah
December 28, 2023 12:50 - 16 minutes - 38 MBFriend of 5E Tayah comes through to answer 30 Questions through the BFI Southbank background noise! Peep my prior interview w/ Tayah here. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review E-Mail: [email protected] IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://medium.com/@the5thelement Intro M...
30 Questions - AMIR. (Feat. YawnyBlew)
December 21, 2023 13:16 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBFriend of 5E AMIR. comes through to answer 30 Questions, with collaborator YawnyBlew tagging along for self-proclaimed "Emotional Support"! Spin my interview with AMIR. & YawnyBlew. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review E-Mail: [email protected] IG: @The5thElementUK Website:...
Ep.256 - "Moral Courage" W/ Anthony Feinstein
December 14, 2023 12:50 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBFor the 1st time in WG history, I'm not hosting! For this very special interview, I got my friend; ISOS Alum and Freelance Journalist Brandon Hill to come through and host an interview with Neuropsychiatrist Anthony Feinstein. In what is the most timely interview ever, Feinstein talks to Brandon about Conflict Journalism through the lens of his new book "Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists" - off the back of the most deadly time for modern journalists - and wha...
30 Questions - YawnyBlew
December 07, 2023 12:50 - 12 minutes - 27.9 MBFriend of 5E and artist YawnyBlew comes through to answer 30 Questions. Spin my 1st interview w/ YB here. Spin my interview with YawnyBlew & collaborative partner AMIR. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review E-Mail: [email protected] IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://medi...
Ep.255 - Farage, Palantir & The Marvels
November 30, 2023 12:50 - 1 hour - 160 MBIn a week where: Israel & Hamas agree on a four-day ceasefire & hostage releases. Dublin is set ablaze after three children & one woman are stabbed. Oscar Pistorius is granted parole from January, nearly 11 years after murdering girlfriend. Jean Knight, singer best known for the classic 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” dies aged 80. Young Thug's RICO trial begins. In Politics: (11:50) Farage has received £1.5m to appear on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! with Ant and Dec...
Ep.254 - Cruise Ships & Killers Of The Flower Moon
November 23, 2023 12:50 - 1 hour - 148 MBIn a week where: Sean Combs settles a civil case within 24 hours of being accused of rape and severe physical abuse by former girlfriend Cassie. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is fired only to be then hired by Microsoft. Kool & The Gang drummer George "Funky" Brown dies at 74. Far-Right libertarian Javier Milei wins Argentinian Presidential election. Happy 5th birthday "What's Good?"! In Environment: (5:35) I was never into the idea of cruise ships when I was younger for a myriad of ...
Ep.253 - "We Have The Language" W/ Tayah
November 16, 2023 12:56 - 1 hour - 161 MBIt's a cold Saturday night and I just got out of watching the late Horace Ové's "Pressure" at the BFI South Bank. A while after, I began an interview inside the BFI South Bank that I've been trying to schedule for months. In an admittedly not-the-best place to do an audio interview, I talk to one of my favourite discoveries of the year in Tayah, an on-the-rise singer/songwriter who wears as many influences (in her music) as her sleeve can fit. We talk her beginnings, inspirations,...
Ep.252 - "The Struggle For The People's King" W/ Dr. Hajar Yazdiha
November 09, 2023 12:50 - 1 hour - 156 MBIf you know me, you know I love substantive conversation. So when I was given the opportunity to read a book and talk to the author of said book, I jumped at the chance. I talk to Dr. Hajar Yazdiha, Professor of Sociology at University of Southern California and author of "The Struggle For The People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement". We talk her beginnings, radicalisation; the many levels of societal memory and how King gets distorted; and a ...
Ep.251 - Polycrisis & Hasan Minhaj
November 02, 2023 12:50 - 1 hour - 175 MBIn a week where: Blaxploitation legend Richard Roundtree dies aged 81. South Africa beats New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup. Actor Matthew Perry dies aged 54. Meta launches paid-for version of Instagram and Facebook. Charles visits Kenya to petitions of demands for apologies & reparations. In World: (7:09) Name an aspect of life and you can be given something terrible about that aspect. It evokes a term that'll probably begin to get used more: Polycrisis. In the 1st of tw...
Ep.250 - Modern Slavery & Reclaiming Stories
October 26, 2023 11:50 - 59 minutes - 136 MBIn a week where: Labour win two more by-elections in formerly Tory constituencies. World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86. Over 100k people March through London for Palestine. Egypt/Gaza border crossing reopens. Thousands of people gather Trafalgar Square to demand the release of Hamas hostages. In the 1st of two Politics segments: The Home Office can never seem to do positive things. On top of everything Braverman spews and bad practices, it turns out they have been...
Ep.249 - "DREAMBIIG" W/ YawnyBlew & AMIR.
October 20, 2023 11:50 - 39 minutes - 91.2 MBFriend of 5E YawnyBlew returns to the show with his collaborator: Fashion Photographer by day, Producer by night AMIR. They have a joint project coming Monday 23rd called "DREAMBIIG", so they come through on WG to talk about the new work, what they individually learnt from the collective effort and we get AMIR.'s Top 5 to cap things off. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the co...
Ep.248 - Short Films, Banksy & Gaza
October 19, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 157 MBIn a week where: Rudolph Isley, founding member of the Isley Brothers, dies aged 84. Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition for $68.7B. Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution. New Zealand Labour lose general election to centre-right National party. Joe Biden visits Israel. In Film: (4:44) Short films are a very important part of any filmmaker's career. But the average film watcher rarely watches short films. Why is this? In Me...
Ep.247 - 1.5 Degrees, Voice Actors & Children of Men
October 12, 2023 11:50 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn a week where: Israel declares a state of war after Hamas launches attacks & takes hostages. Over 2,000 die in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan. Bedbugs originated in France are in the UK. Study estimates climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage. Bibby Stockholm barge is back in action next week. In Environment: (8:32) For years we have been told about the dreaded 1.5 degree increase that will further destabilise an already significantly dest...
Ep.246 - "War On Motorists" & Black British Voices Report
October 05, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 143 MBIn a week where: Actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is arrested and charged with murder of Tupac Shakur. HS2 to Manchester is scrapped. Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial begins. Happy UK Black History Month! In the 1st of an All-Society episode: (8:07) Motorists, the poor motorists. They're under threat; a war is being waged upon them! Or maybe it's a myth that has existed for as long as cars have. In the next segment, (28:15) the result of ov...
Ep.245 - Photojournalism & Cultural Appropriation
September 28, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 143 MBIn a week where: A police officer is to be charged with the murder of Chris Kaba. Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of Fox & News Corp. Pro-EU protestors rally in London. The WGA writer's strike ends after 148 days. France end military presence in Niger and pull ambassador from country after coup. In Music - (6:14) With the recent comments of Rolling Store Founder Jann Wenner making waves - leading to him being dropped off the RRHOF - it must be asked what is even the point o...
Ep.244 - Online Safety Bill, Inconvenience & dream hampton
September 21, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 169 MBIn a week where: TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts. Russell Brand is accused of Rape; Sexual & Emotional Abuse. Sir Horace Ové - pioneering British filmmaker - dies aged 86. French ski resort closes forever due to lack of snow. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau accuses India of murdering Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. In Tech - (10:26) After a couple years of delay, the UK Government is getting the much talked about Onlin...
Ep.243 - Comment Journalism, Suits & Ezra Collective
September 14, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 154 MBIn a week where: Wandsworth Prison escapee Daniel Abed Khalife is recaptured in Chiswick. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Morocco. UK goes through seven days of 30° weather. Hong Kong flooded after heaviest hourly rainfall on record since 1884. Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales resigns after kiss scandal. In Journalism: (11:14) It's been uncovered recently that the Daily Mail has approached writers of colour to be the face of negative ghost-written pieces about...
Ep.242 - Doomerism, Optimism & Subway Surfing
September 07, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 141 MBIn a week where: More than 150 schools in England close after having a type of potentially dangerous concrete. India successfully launches their 1st Spacecraft to The Sun. Rebuild cost for the town of Lahaina is estimated at $5.5B. Greece suffer torrential rain, days after the largest recorded wildfires in Europe. Enrique Tarrio - the former leader of the Proud Boys - has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. In Environment: (4:34) I've tried to at least now and again talk abo...
Ep.241 - "Everything Is Black Culture" W/ Tee Max
August 31, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 203 MBLast week, I hit up a couple of exhibitions in London. One of which was "The Ascension Years" in the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton which highlighted the work of Photographer Tee Max. The exhibition covers his Hip-Hop work right on the precipice of Hip-Hop's 2nd boom in the mid 90s and features the likes of Nas, OutKast, Busta Rhymes, Da Brat, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé and more. After a riveting conversation with him during my visit to the exhibition, I said "I need you on my P...
Long Read - Tarantino & Racism
August 24, 2023 11:50 - 25 minutes - 58.5 MBFor this Long Read, we head to Okayplayer for "The Quentin Tarantino Situation: Using Racism as a Literary Device" by Abe Beame. If you've seen a Tarantino film, you know where this is going. But with his book "Cinema Speculation" we get a clearer look at Tarantino's pathology when it comes to race & other social ills. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below ...
Ep.240 - Temu, Tortured Artists & Dwyane Wade
August 17, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn a week where: Wildfires in Hawaii kills 90+, the deadliest in US history. Government announces crackdown on gender-neutral toilets. "Black Godfather" Clarence Avant dies aged 92. Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on charges for donating $100m in stolen customer funds to US politicians. Donald Trump is indicted for a 4th time. In The Internet: (7:04) It seems that every year there's a new shopping site that gives you the most random shit at cheap prices. This year it's Temu and as...
Ep.239 - Hip-Hop Is 50 Years Old
August 10, 2023 11:50 - 59 minutes - 137 MBIn a week where: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is sentenced to three years in jail. At least 30 die & over 100 injured after train derails in Pakistan. Niger goes into limbo as they expect foreign intervention after an internal coup. First of Bibby Stockholm barge prisoners taken onboard. DJ Casper - "Cha-cha Slide" pioneer - dies aged 58. In Media: (6:02) The recent death of artist & activist Sinead O'Connor prompted every publication that spent decades on demonising her t...
Ep.238 - "Allow Things To Just Be" W/ JFlames & ASON
August 03, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 184 MBIn November 2016, I conducted my first interview for The 5th Element. The people I talked to are the people I talk to for this personally special episode. Brothers JFlames & ASON had me in person - at their home - to chop it up after nearly seven years. We don't get too much into what has happened for them since then, but instead we get into a wide-ranging conversation about artistry, where Hip-Hop is and their differences as creative beings. What's more crazy is the conversations ...
Ep.237 - "Renaissance's Gay Nephew" W/ YawnyBlew
July 27, 2023 11:50 - 58 minutes - 133 MBFor this interview we talk to a Queer Songwriter - hailing from North Bronx, NY - whose recently gone out to make a career of his own after years of being in the song writing meat grinder. YawnyBlew comes through to talk about his beginnings, the song writing machine, how he found safe spaces as a Queer artist; his new work and, of course, his Top 5. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way...
Ep.236 - Actor's Strikes & Bruce Lee
July 20, 2023 11:50 - 50 minutes - 116 MBIn a week where: The Biden Administration to forgive $39 Billion in student debt. Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic for Wimbledon; 2nd Major title. Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games. Sunak plans to crackdown on "rip-off" degrees. Police searched a Las Vegas house in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur. In the 1st of two Film segments: (4:38) SAG-AFTRA have joined the WGA in the US, making this the 1st time actors & writers have both suspended w...
Ep.235 - Personal Brand Paradox & Tori Bowie
July 13, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn a week where: UK Government loses legal challenge over giving WhatsApp messages to COVID inquiry. Meta releases Threads. The average world temperature reaches highest mark in 4 decades of recordkeeping. France bans fireworks outside authorised public displays during the Bastille Day holiday weekend. A BBC presenter is suspended for allegedly paying for explicit photographs from a young person. In Society: (9:28) Is everything a brand? Is this Podcast a "brand"? The argumen...
Ep.234 - "A Note On Quarters" W/ Tambo & Bones' Matthew Xia, Rhashan Stone & Daniel Ward
July 05, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 148 MBWe have a special WG interview for you to enjoy! Last month, I was invited to see a play in Theatre Royal Stratford East called "Tambo & Bones", written by West Philly's own Dave Harris. And as you can imagine from the episode title, I was also given the opportunity to interview the director and lead actors of the show. So - in an episode that's split into two - the 1st half is a one-on-one with director Matthew Xia and the 2nd half involving Xia; actors Rhashan Stone and Daniel Wa...
Ep.233 - Spider-Verse & Topping The Charts
June 29, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 139 MBIn a week where: The five victims in the OceanGate sub implosion will be honoured with two museum ceremonies. Russian PMC Wagner Group stage a one-day mutiny. A new suspect is named in Stephen Lawrence murder. Home Office declare it costs £63K more to remove migrants than keep them. Senior doctors in England vote to strike over pay. In Film: (6:46) "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has been out for over a month now, but it's still on the mind of many and rightly so because...
Long Read - Black Liberation
June 23, 2023 11:50 - 32 minutes - 74.7 MBFor this Long Read, we head to The Atlantic for "A Blueprint For Black Liberation" by Dara Mathis. The piece traces Dara's roots in a Detroit Christian Pan-African commune that is long gone physically but the teachings remain within the many that grew up in it. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Ra...
Long Read - Forgotten Members of Windrush
June 22, 2023 11:50 - 19 minutes - 44.3 MBFor this Long Read, we head to The Conversation for "Invisible Windrush: how the stories of Indian indentured labourers from the Caribbean were forgotten" by María del Pilar Kaladeen. The story tells of Kaladeen's father, brothers and the many Indian-Caribbeans that are seldom mentioned in dialogue about the Windrush Generation. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact lin...
Ep.232 - UBI/UBS & UK Freestyle Videos
June 15, 2023 11:50 - 56 minutes - 129 MBIn a week where: American East Coast is plunged in smoke after a wildfire in Canada. Donald Trump is indicted for federal crimes. Boris Johnson steps down as MP. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, dies in prison aged 81 by suicide. Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86. In Environment: (5:26) A couple of episodes ago I talked about how recycling plastics aren't cutting it, so I thought I would update with a piece that answers pretty simply what to do with plastics. In Politics: (19:40) Bori...
Ep.231 - Podcasting @ 20 & Windrush 75
June 08, 2023 11:50 - 1 hour - 157 MBIn a week where: An Indian official is suspended after draining an entire reservoir to retrieve his phone. A train crash in India kills more than 280 and injures at least 900. Manchester City win the FA Cup. Universal Basic Income of £1,600 will be trialled for 30 English residents. The PGA "merges" with Saudi-owned LIV Golf. In Tech: (5:24) I've recently gotten into alternative applications that do one random thing. But one can quickly snowball into many. So do we really nee...