"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

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.  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 H...

In 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:...

In 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 governme...

Friend 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: the5thelelment...

Friend 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...

For 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...

Friend 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 &...

In 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)  Farag...

In 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:...

It'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 i...

If 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,...

In 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...

In 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...

Friend 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 sh...

In 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 car...

In 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 dr...

In 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...

In 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 - l...

In 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) Af...

In 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 a...

In 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 year...

Last 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...

For 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...

In 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 sit...

In 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 & a...