"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Continuing our interview SZN, we go to Pirate Studios in Earlsfield, London to meet with a true independent artist. Hailing from the US, ToeKnee Tee is the least 'homegrown' artist I've met so far. Instead of going the usual route an artist does by hitting up local shows and gaining a following, Tee instead jetted off to Australia and now around Europe going where the gigs are and making connectio...

In the second interview of three, I catch up with a modern-day legend of Athletics. Multiple Olympic Gold Medallist & World Record holder Tianna Bartoletta. I interviewed her over two years ago and since then, Tianna has made a concerted effort to elevate in life as well as a professional athlete. Becoming a practitioner of Yoga, writing a memoir and giving back to the athletes of the future....

Happy International Women's Day everyone! And also happy Women's History Month. For those that don't know, this has been a tradition of mine since the Student Radio days. (Shouts to the guys at Radio Sonar who recently did a 24hr Stream for charity!) Back then, it was just a gesture but now that we're in Podcast form, I have time to really think about what to do. This year, I wanted to kill two bi...

In a week where: A 3-pack of Supreme Oreos are on the resell market for $52K. Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder via TKO in Round 7. Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician & subject of "Hidden Figures" dies at 101.  Harvey Weinstein is found guilty on two of the five counts of charges in his trial. Third-degree rape & criminal sexual assault in the first degree. Former Egyptian President Hosni...

In a week where: Manchester City is banned from the Champions League for two years over financial fair play rules. Armand Duplantis breaks the Indoor Pole Vault WR twice in two competitions, the latest in Glasgow.  TV Host Caroline Flack dies aged 40. Chinese people in the UK are being abused over COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Dave & Stormzy own the BRITs but calls of gender diversity still ring. Loc...

In a week where: Parasite wins four Oscars, making history every step of the way. Coronavirus continues to spread across the world. An Australian High court rules that Aboriginals are not 'Aliens' and cannot be deported.  The Government is green-lighting HS2. In the first of two Life segments: (11:35) The Home Office is going to deport 50 more people as they still haven't learned from the original...

In a change of pace, I invited a hidden gem of the UK Hip-Hop scene to the show. Otis Mensah joins "What's Good?" to talk about his upbringing, his love for Hip-Hop & poetry, his career so far and, of course, his Top 5. If you're into Hip-Hop & the spoken word, you'll not want to listen to anything else today. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be se...

In a week where: The Doomsday Clock is set to 100 seconds until midnight.  Trump's Administration unveils their "Space Force" logo which is basically a Star Trek ripoff. Coronavirus starts to spread across the world.  Sajid Javid unveils the new 50p coin to commemorative "The Exit". "Peace, Prosperity & friendship with all Nations." Boris Johnson greenlights Huawei to implement 5G in the UK. ...

In a week where: 2019 was the 2nd hottest year on record. Greenpeace & Extinction Rebellion join neo-nazis on the UK Counter-Terrorist list.  A new study finds that 47 is the most miserable age for a person. The US Senate begins the 2nd round of Donald Trump's Impeachment.  Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos.  In Life: (9:35) We're just over a week away from leaving the EU. But what about the econ...

In a week where: Wiley & Stormzy are trading bars. The Oscars will go without a host for the 2nd year in a row. A Mississippi governor says '1000 Years of Darkness' Will Begin If Mississippi Elects its First Black Senator Counter-Terrorism Police place Extinction Rebellion on an "Extremist Ideologies" list. Harry & Meghan chuck the deuces to Royal Family life. A&E Departments in Englan...

So for the past few weeks, I along with the rest of you have been seeing the tragic fires that have been going through Australia. Lives have been lost, homes have been burnt to the ground. But as I've been seeing the coverage on the news & "Social" Media, I have felt like there's much more to this than a national emergency. So I brought on Hip-Hop By The Numbers' & Diggin' In The Digits co...

In a week where: Serena Williams & LeBron James are named AP Athletes of the decade. "Cats" is projected to lose $70 Million. A Texas judge ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 (£76,000) for using his show to promote falsehoods that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. UK Music purchases hit its highest level since 2006. In Film/TV: (8:45) I went to see "Star Wars:...

We're just about to enter a new year & a new decade. I love this time of year. It gives everyone a moment to finally stop and to think. To take stock of what went well and what didn't go well. To set goals & build upon success & failures alike. It's been over three years since I started "The 5th Element" and a year since I started The 5th Element Podcast Network. My goal this year for...

In a week where: Mesut Ozil criticises China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims. Arsenal unsurprisingly backpedal.  Taylor Swift is headlining Glastonbury Ben Stokes beats Lewis Hamilton & Dina Asher-Smith to Sports Personality of The Year. Fallon Sherrock beats Ted Evetts to become the first woman to win a World Darts Championship match. In the 1st of two Life segments: (9:18) The General E...

In a week where: Anthony Joshua goes the distance w/Andy Ruiz and wins back his World Boxing titles.  Sydney Air quality plummets after days of Bush fires.   Russia is banned from 2020 Olympics & 2022 FIFA World Cup.  Five people die & eight go missing after volcano erupts at Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand. US House Democrats drop articles of impeachment against Trump. Greta Thunberg h...

In a week where: Former South Yorkshire Police Chief David Duckenfield found not guilty of manslaughter in the Hillsborough trials. Two people are killed in a terrorist attack at London Bridge. Train fares are going to rise by 2.7% UEFA expects the 2020 Euros to be "Racism Free".  Billy Dee Williams is Gender Fluid. Lionel Messi wins a record 6th Ballon D'or Kamala Harris drops out of the Democrat...

In a week where: Vue bans showings of "Blue Story" because of a brawl including two machetes & a knife broke out in Birmingham.  18-year-old Caroline Dubois wins BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. BBC face backlash after editing clip of Boris Johnson. Patrick Patterson of the Los Angeles Clippers referred to black women as “bulldogs,” when asked why NBA players marry white women. George...

In a week where: Two people in China have been diagnosed with Pneumonic Plague A&E waiting times hit worst-ever level since targets began in 2004.  15 years after its original release the iconic Motorola Razr flip phone is coming back... for $1500.  With the launch of Disney+, more than 10 million subscribers have signed up on its very first day of release. The Source on Twitter asks "Just won...

In a week where: Australian police find $200 million of meth hidden inside Sriracha bottles Remembrance Day has been & gone In Life: (8:03) Since Remembrance Day has been and gone, I think it's worth to try and rethink how we remember history and how we commemorate victories and only victories. In Music: (20:20) Carter Fowler of Central Sauce joins the show to talk about Camp Flog Gnaw, Drake...

In a week where: South Africa beat England to Win their third Rugby World Cup. Lewis Hamilton seals his sixth Drivers World Championship, one-off equalling Schumacher's All-Time record.  AMPAS DQ's Nigerian entry "Lionheart" for having too much English dialogue. Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for comments about Grenfell. In the 1st Life topic: (11:45) The richest 1% are acting as if a Labour governmen...

In a week where: Chuck D is receiving the 2019 Woody Guthrie Prize The US eliminate ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. EU gives the UK a three-month extension to Exit... Google & The British Cultural Archives have collaborated to celebrate UK BHM. A scientific study claims that the ancestral home of homosapiens is Botswana. RIP John Witherspoon. In a Life/TV hybrid: (7:27) Channel 4 Dispatches...

In a week where: Politics is fucked. A man is arrested in Essex after police found 39 bodies in a lorry container.  In the 1st of 2 Life topics: (6:45) Meghan Markle (Or the Duchess of Sussex for those who care about Royal stuff) has been going through it. Tabloids & British TV media popping shots, suing said tabloids, doing all that Royal stuff, all in the same year she has a baby. A recent 1...

In a week where:  Stormzy makes the cover of Time Magazine as part of its "Next Generation Leader" issue. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Eliud Kipchoge runs the first-ever sub-2-hour marathon. Brigid Kosgei smashes Paula Radcliffe's Marathon WR. 2:14:03, 71-second gap.  Simone Biles becomes the undisputed GOAT of gymnastics, winning her 5th All-Around Gold and...

In a week where: Diahann Carroll Dies aged 84 Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins World Championship Heptathlon Gold. Tyler Perry opens the first US Film Studio owned by an African-American. Y'all STILL buy The Sun?! In Film/TV: (6:53) Martin Scorsese gets uppity with the concept of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which forced Scorsese fan James Gunn to respond. Another response was Samuel L Jackson, wh...

Due to a consistently busy week, I didn't do an "In a week where". But hopefully, y'all watched the news and read like you should be doing... In the 1st of two Life topics: (4:58) The Verge is back on Facebook's neck again. After publishing a damning report on Facebook's outsourcing of "Content Moderators" a few months back, they're back with a leaked internal FB meeting with Mark Zuckerberg where...