"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Happy Pride Month everyone!  In a week where:  EE rolls out 5G Networks in the UK. Trump & the family visit the UK. Caster Semenya wins her Swiss Court appeal to temporarily suspend the new "Semenya Rule".  A Stanford study shows that Islamaphobia has dropped 19% in Liverpool & 50% in anti-muslim tweets since Mo Salah joined.  And a study shows that 25 cups of coffee a day is safe for hear...

In a week where:  Theresa May finally accepted the inevitable and made an announcement to resign, prompting a leadership campaign that came so fast, you'd almost think that MP's are trying to make career moves... We move that aside for the week and talk about Film/TV (2:35) where Spike Lee has decided to talk about the apparently large debate about Black British actors going to the US to further t...

In a week where:  Kanye & Kim named their new kid PSALM.  The European Elections loom over a UK that doesn't know whether to take it seriously or not.  MILKSHAKES have become the symbol of being against the far-right.  And RIP to Niki Lauda, who died aged 70.  In the first of two Life segments, (4:45) George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four is considered one of the most well-known texts in recen...

Last Friday, I headed to London with one of my "Day 1's" Tyler to go to the "Gods Of Rap" Tour at The SSE Arena, Wembley. De La Soul, Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan & DJ Premier. First night. So I thought to myself, why not do some on-site recording and have this once in a lifetime event on digital wax! And that's exactly what happened! Before the show, Tyler & I talked about our excitement fo...

In a week where: A report by The Observer reports that Black people ‘40 times more likely’ to be stopped and searched in the UK. (In other news, the sky is blue.)  "What's Good?" is now a quarter-century in! Gimme three Hip-Hop Hoorays! We begin with the Life segment (2:49) where Facebook has recently cut off several right-wing nutjobs from FB & Instagram, including the spiritual leader of the...

In a stacked show with only three topics, I dive right into the first segment.  For the Sports segment, (2:16) The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) has won a landmark case against 800m specialist Caster Semenya. This means that if Semenya wants to race professionally over distances between 400m & Mile, (the distances she specialises in...) she will be forced to take (v...

In a week where:  A redacted version of the Mueller Report is released.  Hundreds are arrested in London as part of the "Extinction Rebellion" protests.  Quavo invades my social media ad space with his BooHoo Man collab. (So many questions)  And A 74-year-old Welshman is shot with a crossbow outside of his home! We begin with Life (4:44) and taking a look back at the Amritsar massacre. If you don'...

In a Week Where:  Sudan's Army removes leader Omar Al-Bashir after 30 years in power.  Julian Assange is arrested and taken out of the UK/Ecuadorian Embassy, facing extradition to the US.  The Notre Dame Cathedral burns down. Hopefully, the UK Government doesn't lash money. ( Cough cough Grenfell)  And it's reported that Amazon staff listen to customers' Alexa recordings (TOLD YOU SO) We begin wit...

In a week where:  Families at the Empire Cinema in Ipswich said their children were left in tears after seeing adverts for psychological horror Ma and scary superhero flick Brightburn. And a Blackhole picture is captured for the first time ever, labelled a "Breakthrough". For the Film/TV segment, (2:05) Helen Mirren says "Fuck Netflix", pandering to Hollywood big wigs & US Theatre owners. The...

In a week where:  Top Boy Season 3 IS FINALLY coming!!!  Over 6 Million people signed a UK Government petition to revoke Article 50, only for it to be rejected. In the Music segment, (3:53) the legendary MC Shan snaps on Instagram, saying "Fuck Hip-Hop". Praising the fans and firing all the shots at the business side of Hip-Hop. Something that is mentioned later in the show. In the Film/TV segment...

In a week where:  England Councils demand £1B for sprinklers for Tower Blocks.  Trump takes semi-reveal of the Mueller report as a W.  The European Parliament passed Article 13.  More than 1.5M people spanning Mozambique, Zimbabwe & Malawi were affected by Cyclone Idai. We begin with Sports (2:52) and the game between Montenegro & England. While the game was great, it was marred by racist...

In a week where:  Valtteri Bottas went beast mode in Australia for the first race of the 2019 F1 Season.  I went to see Mick Jenkins live in Brixton.  The world watches New Zealand as they try to heal from a horrible mass shooting. For Sports (2:32) I talk about March Madness, explaining the tournament for people that have no idea what it is and why it's probably the most entertaining sports tourn...

In a week where: Jussie Smollett pleaded innocent to 16 felony charges.  An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes, killing nearly 200 people Dave dropped "PSYCHODRAMA" & got me in my feelings.  We begin the show with Film/TV. (3:39) Talking about Will Smith and his illogical casting as Richard Williams in a Biopic about Serena & Venus' father. The news has brought up the conversation of Colour...

This episode of "What's Good?" is a very special one and a very different episode from the norm No topics, not an hour of me talking about 3-4 topics. Instead, we focus on one particular topic. This episode drops on Friday 8th March, which is International Women's Day. Notice how I said, "we". Because for the first time on "What's Good", (The Podcast) I have called upon some friends to help me cel...

Awards SZN is over for another year. Capped off, as always, with The Academy Awards. And as you can see by the title. It would seem I would be angry about it all. But actually, apart from that one award, I'm very pleased with the results! For the Film/TV segment (3:06) I talk at length about the Oscars. The history makers, the "about damn time" awards and how the hell "Green Book" won Best Picture...

It's been a long week for me personally, went to London for three days, the wallet is malnourished, but I still got your weekly dose of "What's Good?" Beginning with the Music segment, The BRIT Awards (1:58) which is probably the deadest Awards show in nearly every way from how I see it. Hosting is pound-for-pound the worst, rarely any upsets and when there are upsets, they make no sense. We then...

The two most predictable Award ceremonies have been & gone. Predictable, but for different reasons. We begin the show with The BAFTAs (2:08) which is predictable for hailing British films (As they should) but to the point where it was a bit too much. You will hear "The Favourite" a lot... I also talk about the severe lack of giving screenwriters credit, something I hope to eradicate when I mak...

It's been a trash week. I had a show in London that I couldn't get to because public transport bottled it. I've lost heating in my house for a week. BUT AT LEAST THE TOPICS ARE POSITIVE... Ah... Scratch that. For the Sports segment, (9:45) I talk about the SuperBowl that was trash everywhere you look. The slow death continues. For the Music segment, (15:48) 21 Savage is legally British. And while...

The first month of 2019 finally up and out of the way, but it's not for me (as of recording). January gots to go! Bring on February! We begin with the Sports segment, (2:30) talking Anthony Davis shaking the NBA world by requesting a trade and everything surrounding that such as teams that want him, players linked to possible outcomes and, of course, the Lakers. For the Film/TV segment, (17:02) I...

On the day of recording Episode 10 of "What's Good?", the Oscar Nominations drop! What a wonderful coincidence. So that's what we begin with, The Film/TV segment, (1:50) taking a look at the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. For the Music segment, (21:22) I talk about an article that I have been infatuated with for years and has now been updated. Looking at Hip-Hop artists, their use of uni...

Awards SZN continues as we receive the nominations for the biggest awards in British Film & Music industries. We start with the Film/TV segment, (2:27) where I talk about the BAFTA Film Awards nominations. Safe picks galore. Then onto the Music segment, (19:39) where I look at the BRIT Awards. Never appointment viewing for me and the nominations affirm my non-viewership. For the Sports segment...

It has been an interesting week, to say the least. Which made for a show I really enjoyed recording. Hope you feel the same listening to it.  For the Film/TV segment, (2:15) I talk about the results of the Golden Globes. Including winners, losers and me raging about "GreenBook" again... For the Sports Segment, (37:23) I talk about the two things that annoy me about the NBA right now. All-Star voti...

Happy New Year one & all! First "What's Good?" of 2019 is in full effect. For the Sports segment, (2:41) I talk about Sports punditry and how old ex-players are the most annoying people to listen to. For the Film/TV segment, (17:46) I talk about the booming British Film/TV economy and how it's under threat from, you guessed it, "The Exit". For the Music segment, (29:57) I cap off 2018 with my...

Recorded on Christmas Day, I thought I'd keep it loose and base a majority of the episode on reflecting. Reflecting on the Year 2018.  But first, it was time for the Film/TV segment (4:00) where I talk about the resurfacing of a clip from 2011 HBO special "Talking Funny" wherein the clip in question. Comedians Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock & Louis CK talk about the N-Word. Sounds h...

We are now fully into the Holiday period! For many of you, that means celebrating Christmas or whatever festive period you hold dear. For me, it's End Of Year Lists! But before that, we talk about the BBC Sports Personality of The Year ceremony in our Sports segment. (1:54) Highlights, general thoughts and awards that got people angry. For the Film/TV segment, (18:53) I talk about a new TV Film th...