"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where: Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty for his acts during an anti-racist rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Indian PM Narendra Modi repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests. Austria re-enters lockdown as COVID cases rise in Europe.  Five people die and 40 injured after car speeds into a parade in Wisconsin. Peng Shuai appears in pictures & video after the Tennis world...

In a week where: F.W. de Klerk, the last President of Apartheid South Africa, dies aged 85. Belarusian & Polish tensions rise as migrants continue to wait at the border. COP26 goes into overtime as negotiations over 1.5° and other issues continue. Remembrance Sunday comes & goes. A taxi explodes outside a Liverpool hospital, killing one man and considered a terrorist incident. In the 1st o...

In a week where: MP Owen Patterson resigns as Tories fling democracy under the bus. Eight people die at Travis Scott's Astro World concert.  The 'maxi trial' of the 'Ndrangheta in Italy continues as 70 mobsters are convicted. UB40 founding member Terrence "Astro" Wilson dies aged 64. Over 300 climate demonstrations go down across the world as COP26 continues. In Sports: (8:59) A report on Phoenix...

In a week where: Facebook is now Meta. COP26 begins. The world passes 5 million COVID-19 deaths. Ethiopia calls a state of emergency as Tigray rebels move to the capital.  In the first of two Life segments: (6:02) FaceBook is now Meta which gives me yet again another chance to shit on FaceBook and implore everyone to delete it. In the 2nd Life segment: (17:59) No matter where you're at in life as...

In a week where: On a film set, Alec Baldwin accidentally discharges a firearm, wounding director Joel Souza & killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Donald Trump is heading up a new social network, TRUTH.  David Beckham is reportedly hosting the '22 World Cup in Qatar. Netting him £150m. UK Minimum Wage rises from £8.91 to £9.50 an hour. Ahead of Barbados becoming a Republic, Sandra Mason i...

In a week where: My local MP Sir David Amess is stabbed to death. DC are back at it with a new slate of movies. Matt Hancock loses his UN position in a big statement of the world healing. Stop talking about the damn SaltBae restaurant. The Top 10 UK baby names drop and 'Charlie' is out of the Top 10 for the first time since '05. In Film/TV: (9:36) Netflix' most popular show ever is now South Korea...

In a week where: Poland is thinking about leaving the EU. China/Taiwan tensions rise.  Tyson Fury knocks out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round to retain WBC heavyweight title and win the second fight in the matchup trilogy. A COVID-19 Pill could be on the horizon. 70 firefighters are called in as a flat in Battersea bursts into flames. In the 1st segment of an all film episode: (8:36) We begin with...

In a week where: It's UK Black History Month! Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Eminem & Kendrick Lamar will headline the SuperBowl Halftime Show. Rapper Nines has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for importing 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland. UK Government plans to curb climate protesters with fines & six-month jail sentences. Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp cra...

In a week where: Independent film legend Melvin Van Peebles dies aged 89. UK Government U-Turn & relieve immigration visas to European HGV drivers. Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision. Lewis Hamilton wins his 100th race in Sochi. R Kelly is found guilty of racketeering & sex trafficking. In the first of two Life segments: (5:05) The murder of Sabina Nessa is yet anoth...

In a week where: Australia, UK & the US agree to a joint security pact. Steve Sinclair, the inventor of the pocket calculator & pioneer of home computing, dies aged 81.  The Taliban ban girls from Secondary Education. Only Fools & Horses actor John Challis dies aged 79. Netflix acquires Roald Dahl's entire catalogue. In Sports: (7:35) Ben Simmons & the Philadelphia 76ers are at a s...

In a week where: Arlo Parks wins the '21 Mercury Prize. A Royal Aide says The Queen supports BLM.  Emma Radacanu wins the US Open. 12-15-year-olds in the UK will be offered the COVID-19 vaccine.  Prince Andrew gets served. In Music: (8:05) The one album that has been on my mind in the past couple of weeks is Little Simz' "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert". So I thought I'd give Simz some flowers. In...

In a week where: WhatsApp is fined $266 Million Over Data Transparency Breaches. Hurricane Ida floods New York & New Jersey. Texas effectively make abortion illegal with the green light from US Supreme Court.  Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies aged 39 from breast cancer. TikTok reportedly overtakes YouTube in US average watch time. In the 1st of two Film/TV segments: (6:15) I'm going to th...

In a week where: UK, US and other countries end their evacuation flights out of Afghanistan. Team GB sits 2nd on the Paralympic medal table. Hurricane Ida tears through the US South. In the 1st of two Music segments: (7:31) There are more rappers showing signs of Anti-Vax/mask behaviour and it's beginning to be a worrisome trend. In Sports: (20:14) But it's not just rappers, sportspeople are doing...

In a week where: Martial Arts master Sonny Chiba dies aged 82. OnlyFans will cut off pornographic content in October. The Paralympics are underway. Extinction Rebellion begins a two-week wave of protests. Brian Travers, saxophonist & founding member of UB40, dies of cancer aged 62. In Sports: (6:06) The Paralympics is underway and for Paralympic GB athletes specifically, they're gassed just to...

In a week where: Britney Spears' father Jamie to step down as her conservator after 13 years and a series of court battles this summer. Five people in Plymouth die from a mass shooting. Over 1,000 die after Haiti is hit with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Afghanistan's capital Kabul is taken over by The Taliban; president Ashraf Ghani flees to Tajikistan. RIP comedian Sean Lock, aged 58. In an All-Li...

In a week where: Rihanna is now a billionaire. Italy is now suffering from wildfires. Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona and signs a 2-Year deal with PSG. "South Park" creators sign a $900M deal to renew the series with ViacomCBS through 2027; the deal includes 14 new films for Paramount+.  Three years until Paris 2024! In Sports: (10:25) The Olympics are over and I have plenty of thoughts about the pa...

In a week where: Turkey & Greece are the latest countries to suffer wildfires. Amazon is dealt a $888 Million EU fine for a data privacy breach. Latin is going to be taught in English State Schools. DaBaby is taken off several festival line-ups after homophobic comments & two apologies. China is starting to have another COVID outbreak. In Sports: (10:59) The Olympics are in it's final days...

In a week where: London suffers from flooding. Over 160 people have died & 100 unaccounted for in West Indian floods.  Stop & Search is going to be expanded. The final victim of the Florida condo collapse is identified.  A leading UK epidemiologist says the pandemic by "October time we will be looking back at most of the pandemic". In the first of two Sports segments: (6:05) In an astoundi...

In a week where: Germany, The Netherlands & Belgium suffer from large flooding, killing hundreds.  After rock bottom viewership, GB News gets Nigel Farage on board.  The US has nearly 80 wildfires happening right now.  The UK has rising cases of Norovirus. The Milwaukee Bucks win their 2nd NBA Championship. Their first since 1971. In Music: (8:33) We pay homage to Biz Markie who died aged 57,...

In a week where: It didn't come home... "Black Widow" breaks pandemic era record with $80M at the box office on opening weekend. Richard Branson goes to "space". Northrop Grumman is going to build homes orbiting the moon. ($935 million NASA contract) The UK Government lock in the 0.2% cut in International Aid from 0.7% to 0.5%. In Life: (6:49) It's kicking off in Cuba. Protests in the streets, mul...

In a week where: Bill Cosby is out of prison. Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is served a one-month suspension for having weed. England will drop COVID restrictions on July 19th. All US & NATO forces leave Afghanistan. Three men, part of the 'Stockwell Six' have their convictions overturned after 50 years. In the first of three Sports segments: (5:07) The NCAA has finally given in and US College...

In a week where: Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Matt Hancock resigns as Health Secretary after footage leaks of him kissing an aide. Chinese researchers have unveiled an ancient skull that could belong to a completely new species of human. Wimbledon is underway. Cuba announces their own vaccine "Abdala" with 92% efficacy. In the first of two Sp...

In a week where: Summer Solstice has come & gone. LV Raiders DL Carl Nassib becomes the first active gay NFL player. Spotify & FB drop their own live voice chat platforms.  The Supreme Court rules the NCAA cannot restrict educational benefits provided by universities to student-athletes. 22nd June commemorates Windrush Day. In Sports: (7:23) It's time for my quarterly NBA Rant and it's mai...

In a week where: Brisbane, Australia is tapped to host 2032 Summer Olympics National Geographic announce a fifth Ocean (Southern) Euro 2020 kicks off.  It's been four years since the Grenfell Tower Fire. Benjamin Netanyahu is ousted by the Israeli coalition. In Sports: (5:04) When football returned without fans, I wondered whether non-white players secretly liked the fact that they didn't receive...

In a week where: Floyd Mayweather robbed you lot again. United Airlines is running back supersonic flight. In the Sarah Everard case, PC Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to kidnap and rape. The TV BAFTA Awards happened.  An Italian Artist Auctioned Off an ‘Invisible Sculpture’ for $18,300. In Music: (5:45) Drill music has taken a meteoric rise since its beginnings early last decade. But as it became a...