"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where: Rebekah Vardy loses Libel case against Coleen Rooney.   NBA legend Bill Russell dies aged 88. Iconic actress Nichelle Nichols dies aged 89. England win the Women's Euro 2022. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US airstrike. In Sports: (6:52) The great Bill Russell died aged 88. A pillar of basketball, Russell inspired many, including a player that is arguably on the same p...

In a week where: Ukraine & Russia agree on grain deal to avert a global food crisis... Only for Russia to bomb one of the ports. WHO declare Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.  Marvel announce new slate of works, including two Avengers films in 2025. David Trimble, Northern Ireland's 1st First Minister & architect of the Good Friday Agreement, dies aged 77. The U...

In a week where: Cameron Smith wins The 150th Open. UK faces two days of 35-40 degree heat. World Athletics Championships goes down. Sky News cancels third leadership debate. Health officials in Ghana have declared an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg virus. In Society: (8:37) Whiteness is an invisible disease that most people aren't aware of but is actually the root to a lot of social ill...

For this Long Read, we head to Passion of the Weiss for "Black Star’s ‘No Fear of Time’: Or, How Uploading an Album as a Podcast Could Take Back Control From Big Streaming" by Will Hagle . The piece explores the history of RSS and how Black Star's "new" method of dropping their "album" was so close to potentially upending the current system.  Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to t...

In a week where: Actor James Caan dies aged 82. Former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe is assassinated. Elon Musk withdraws from $44 Billion bid to buy Twitter. Twitter responds by suing him. Sri Lankans storm presidential residence and burn the Prime Minister's residence. First images from the James Webb Space Telescope are released. In Politics: (6:56) Boris Johnson is officially DONE as PM, but we might...

For this Long Read, we head to Pitchfork for "The Woes of Being Addicted to Streaming" By Jeremy D. Larsen. In the piece, Larsen meditates on how Music Streaming became so prevalent and the three types of people that listen to music. 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 an...

In a week where: A gunman kills three people and injured another four at a shopping mall in Copenhagen. BBC admits they received complaints about Tim Westwood. Six people die after a shooting during July 4th parade. Russia claims victory in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region.  Sajid Javid & Rishi Sunak lead a flurry of Tory cabinet resignations. In Politics: (11:41) As the Tory party crumbles, i...

In a week where: The Conservatives lose two more seats after by-elections in Wakefield & Tiverton and Honiton. The US Supreme Court officially overturn Roe V Wade. Prince Charles taking €3M in Qatari money. Glastonbury comes & goes after two years out. Ghislane Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years. In Society: (8:13) America is in several levels of low after the past week , and in efforts to u...

And just like that... WG Interviews back from the dead! For this one, a dear friend of 5E comes through for his 2nd appearance. Sheffield (Soon to be Germany) based Otis Mensah is back after me seeing him live in May, off the back of his new (& self produced) EP "things i should have said a year ago". But this is a WG interview like no other. For this one, co-host of "In Search Of Sauce" Ryan...

In a week where: British government approves extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. Emmanuel Macron loses parliamentary majority as left-leaning coalition gain. Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia's first Leftist president.  Transgender women are banned from elite Swimming competitions.  Public sector strikes begin this week with more coming. In the 1st of two Sports segments: (5:43...

In a week where: Justin Bieber reveals facial paralysis from Ramsay Hunt syndrome. A former British soldier has died fighting Russian forces. British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira go missing in Brazil. Queen Elizabeth II becomes the 2nd longest reigning monarch. Scotland will make another attempt for independence. In Society: (6:44) The UK take a blow in the...

In a week where: The Diamond Jubilee comes & goes.  The Russo-Ukraine War passes 100 days.  Boris Johnson wins a no confidence vote. Elon Musk threatens to kill the Twitter buyout.  The Rolling Stone drop their 200 'Greatest' Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time. In Politics: (9:30) Boris Johnson is now officially a dead man walking after winning his no-confidence vote in very unconvincing fashion and s...

For this Long Read, we head to The Walrus for Robots Are Writing Poetry, and Many People Can’t Tell the Difference" By Carmine Starnino. For decades, AI has been slowly doing things better than humans. But there's one thing that AI just haven't quite gotten a hand on: Poetry. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion...

In a week where: Ray Liotta dies aged 67. Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men. Legendary post-war jockey Lester Piggott dies aged 86. Tory MPs once again mull triggering a confidence vote for Boris Johnson. It's the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. In the 1st of two TV segments: (8:47) With Stranger Things back for one last hurrah and many more shows going do...

In a week where: Vangelis, composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks, dies aged 79. Cases of Monkeypox appear in the UK. Australia's Labor Party wins the Federal Elections. The UK’s first national civil rights organisation for Black people has been launched. The Sue Gray Report is finally released. In History: (6:41) Britain has a history of fucking up the world and never apologisi...

In a week where: Ukraine wins Eurovision as The UK come 2nd. Finland & Sweden formally confirm intentions to join NATO. A new Margaret Thatcher statue is egged within hours of it being installed. 17-year-old Blackpool player Jake Daniels comes out, the first footballer to do so in 30 years. A Tory MP is arrested on suspicion of rape. In Streaming: (7:29) Adverts are the bane of my existence. A...

For this Long Read, we head to BuzzFeed News for "He Was 5'7". After Surgery, He’ll Be 5'10"." by Elamin Abdelmahmoud. Covering a man named Scott who elected for height-increasing surgery after years of self-hate about being a short man. 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 belo...

In a week where: The UK Local Elections goes down. Chelsea is sold to American based consortium, led by Todd Boehly.  Ncuti Gatwa will be the next Doctor Who.  The TV BAFTAs come & go.  Sir Kier Starmer pledges to resign as Labour leader if he is fined for breaking COVID rules. In Politics: (8:43) Northern Ireland's premier Nationalist party Sinn Féin gains the most seats in Stormont , the fir...

In a week where: Olivia Wilde literally gets served custody papers whilst on stage @ CinemaCon. 70 Year Old Michael Kish runs a 13.47 100m @ Penn Relays.  Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding assets and debts worth more than £2.5 million in the wake of his 2017 bankruptcy. 'Porn MP' Neil Parish resigns. US Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe V Wade. First, in Life: (8:...

For this Long Read, we head to The Guardian for "How south London became a talent factory for Black British footballers" by Aniefiok Ekpoudom. Laced with personal anecdotes, the piece takes generational jumps from the 60s to now, documenting how South London has continually birthed football talent. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions o...

In a Week Where: Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen again to gain a 2nd term as President of France.  Twitter accepts Elon Musk's $44 Billion bid to by the social network outright. World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at 119. DJ Tim Westwood is accused of of sexual misconduct by multiple women. The Tories investigate a senior MP after claims he was caught watching porn in Parliament. I...

For this Long Read, we head to The Quietus for "Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits" by Jono Podmore. Wherein the piece talks about the environmental cost of vinyl, what it takes to make it and how eco-vinyl could be the future. 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, pe...

In a week where: Kendrick Lamar is dropping his 5th Studio Album next month. UK Home Office seek to deport illegal means asylum seekers to Rwanda. DJ Kay Slay, pioneering hip-hop artist and longtime radio host, dies at 55 after a months-long battle with COVID-19. Boris Johnson apologises in Parliament so everything is fine. Julian Assange extradition to the US one step closer as UK Court Approves...

For this Long Read, we head to The New Yorker for "The Common Tongue of Twenty-First-Century London" By Rebecca Mead. Where, in the midst of moving her family to London, 30 years after she herself left England for America, has discovered that her son will begin to learn what linguists are calling M.L.E: Multicultural London English. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, w...

In a week where: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court. Koci Selamaj is jailed for a minimum of 36 years for the murder of Sabina Nessa. Will Smith is banned from The Oscars for 10 years. Pakistan PM Imran Khan's government loses a no-confidence vote.  Boris Johnson & Rishi Sunak are fined for 'party gate' COVID rule-breaking. In Music: (6:...