"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

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:...

For this Long Read, we head to The Independent for "Barrel Children: Windrush families and the emotional burden of migration" By Nadine White. The piece explores the rarely talked about 'Barrel Children', Caribbean children that got flown out to Britain when not growing up with their parents. The variety of shocks, from location change to literally getting to know their parents for the first time,...

In a week where: Will Smith resigns from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The World Cup draw goes down. The Grammys come & go. Channel 4 will be privatised and sold off. Elon Musk buys stake in Twitter, getting onto the board of directors. In Environment: (7:09) The stealthy threat of microplastics has gotten to the point where I'm beginning to see memes about it. And when it...

For this Long Read, we head to The Guardian for "‘It’s a culture war that’s totally out of control’: the authors whose books are being banned in US schools." By Claire Armitstead. The article contains oral opinions from US-based authors who have had their seminal works banned and 'Free Speech' advocates who, as you can imagine, feel this recent trend threatens a core tenet of American life. Thank...

In a week where: A new male birth control pill is found to be 99% effective in mice. The Academy Awards come & go. With one very notable highlight. Met Police issued 20 fines for COVID-19 breaches in Downing Street. 18-year-olds in Spain to receive €400 culture vouchers. Bruce Willis is forced to retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. In the first of two Film segments - (5:44)...

In a week where: P&O Ferries fired 800 people with plans to rehire via an agency. F1 is back. A Boeing 737 operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in southern China with 133 people aboard.  Russia moves into the Ukrainian seaport city Mariupol.  LeBron James moves into 2nd place in NBA All-Time scoring. In Climate: (6:37) In the continuation of the slow death of civilisation at the hands of...

In a week where: UK sanction Russian Oligarchs.  Actor Jussie Smollett is sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months probation after he was convicted on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police. The BAFTAs Film Awards come & go. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addresses US Congress.  Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe returns to the UK after six years in Ir...

For this Long Read, we head to Andscape (formerly The Undefeated) for a piece named "What’s in a Black name? 400 years of context." by Soraya Nadia McDonald. The piece explores Black names, why Black people change their names and provides context on Black people's (especially in America) quest for identity. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me qu...

For this Long Read, we get into Crack Magazine's feature article: "Top Boy: To Be Continued", written by Tshepo Mokoena. With the formerly cult classic, now worldwide classic "Top Boy" returning this month, Crack rolls out the red carpet for its stars Ashley Walters, Kano, Little Simz & Michael Ward. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me quest...

In a week where: Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dies aged 52. WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for the past month. World total COVID-19 deaths reach six million. Dizzee Rascal is found guilty of assaulting his former partner. The First-person to receive a pig-heart transplant dies two months after surgery. In Education: (9:36) It's been one year since the murder of Sara...

In a week where: Russia invade Ukraine. Happy Women's History Month. Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Carabao Cup.  House of Lords vote to remove Clause 9 of Nationality & Borders Bill. British MPs are to receive a 2.7% increase in pay, going from £81,932 to £84,144. In Politics: (6:39) We talk about one of the biggest elephants in the history of rooms, the Russian invasion of Uk...