"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where: Kenyan president William Ruto scraps bill to raise taxes after violent protests leave 23 dead. A military coup goes down in Bolivia.  "At least" seven Met Police officers are brought into the Election Betting Scandal. The first US Presidential Debate goes down.  Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump has absolute immunity from criminal charges for official acts. In Journalism: (15:...

In a week where: Just Stop Oil protesters spray Stonehenge orange. Baseball legend Willie Mays dies aged 93. Russia and North Korea pledge mutual defense assistance in the event of war. Records on 300m patient interactions with NHS stolen in Russian hack. Five people with links to Rishi Sunak or the Conservatives are being investigated by the gambling watchdog. In Society: (5:55) The Kenyan youth...

In a week where: "The Logo" Jerry West dies aged 86. The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre case, in what was likely the final opportunity for survivors to receive justice. It's been seven years since The Grenfell Tower Fire.  Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves the Israeli War Cabinet. The Boston Celtics win the NBA Finals. In the 1st of two Politics segments: (7:04) In the past year a...

In a week where: TV Doctor Michael Mosley goes missing in Greek island Symi & found dead days later.  Israeli forces rescue four hostages from the central Gaza Strip at the expense of 210 Palestinian lives. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sworn in for a third term.  The European Parliamentary Elections go down. Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap election. In Environment:...

A new interview for you to step to! For this one we head to Scotland to talk to upcoming singer-songwriter Fifidiny (add that to the "great actual names" list) about her beginnings, how she found her style early on; balancing education, work and the passion; pageantry and of course, her Top 5. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voi...

In a week where: Ireland, Norway & Spain recognise Palestine as a State. Rishi Sunak FINALLY calls a General Election for 4th July. Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies aged 53. Man United beat Man City in The FA Cup Final. An Israeli air strike in Rafah kills 45 Palestinians & injuries more. In Politics: (12:21) With the General Election FINALLY coming and the Tories surely to fuck...

Another interview for you to step to! This is one of the most honest interviews I've had so far. Singer-songwriter Wolfgang Valbrun (real name) paints a portrait of himself that is riddled with grey, like the sun shining through thick clouds. We get into his beginnings, living in Paris after wasting away in American suburbia; how he fell into singing, (which leads to his debut solo album coming on...

In a week where: Two elderly Just Stop Oil protesters are charged after attempting to break into the Magna Carta. The BAFTA TV Awards go down. Northern Lights shine across the UK, US & Canada.  Egypt joins South Africa's ICJ Genocide case.  Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. In Sports: (12:42) My thirst for the Summer Olympics grows as we near towards the two...

In a week where: Harvey Weinstein to face retrial after a New York appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction last week. US & UK students occupy University campuses to varying degrees of state response. Scottish First Minister & SNP leader Humza Yousaf steps down, John Swinney replaces. Israel vote unanimously to close local operations of Al Jazeera. Israel start their siege in Rafa...

In a special DITD/WG double drop, I talk to an objective legend and pioneer in modern British music. MC Bushkin - founding member of Heartless Crew, a trio that shifted the culture during the 90s and early 00s - invites me to his studio in Acton, West London to talk about his beginnings, the history he was a part of; his new film that premieres on the same day as this episode, and of course his To...

In a slightly shorter but just as special interview, I head to Barbican to talk to co-founder of UK’s leading hip-hop dance theatre company Boy Blue and composer/producer Michael "Mikey J" Asante in anticipation for Boy Blue's new show "Cycles". With Hip-Hop as an accidental throughline for the interview, we talk his beginnings, starting a dance company, the aim of "Cycles" and of course his Top 5...

Another interview for you to step to! For this one I talk to a former band member turned solo dual threat in Nicholson. (Full stop optional) We get into his beginnings, his exposure to multiple communities growing up; going to France, America and now residing in Brighton; his EP that put me onto him and of course, his Top 5. My EP list from last year. Thank you for listening! If you want to contri...

In a week where: OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle. Seven dead in a knife attack at Sydney's Bondi Junction shopping centre. UK returns 32 looted Ghana artefacts after 150 years. Iran dares the US & Israel to start WW3. A stabbing attempt goes down in a Sydney church, four are injured.  In the 1st of two Life segments: (4:21) So O.J. Simpson died which prompted me to think about how...

In a week where: Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law. Taiwan suffers 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the biggest earthquake in 25 years. Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes New York region.  It's been six years since the Windrush Scandal came to light. Peter Higgs, physicist who discovered Higgs boson, dies aged 94.  In Politics: (10:04) The conversation of "red line...

In a week where: Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating $8bn fraud. Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87. Google Podcasts is getting shut down.  GMail turns 20. Scotland implements new "Hate Crime Law". In Work: (5:07) Something that I and a ton of my peers are going through is a new way of finding work, and it's a bitch to get a grapple on. ( Article By Margaret Heffer...

In a week where: Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation. Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremonies. US DOJ file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. Video emerges of quadriplegic Neuralink patient playing Chess with his mind. Over 140 people are killed at a concert in Moscow. In Politics: (6:29) So now that the Hester/Abbott news cycle inevitably di...

In a week where: Tory Donor Frank Hester takes news cycle after comments on Labour MP Diane Abbott. Vladimir Putin wins Russian Presidential election.  Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, and SZA headline Glastonbury.  Vybz Kartel has his murder conviction overturned.  Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, retires from cycling. In the first of an all-Tech episode: The US House of R...

In a week where: Former PM Theresa May steps down as MP.  Joe Biden takes aim at Trump & lightly criticises Israel in energetic SOTU speech.  Documents show MoD paid millions into Saudi account amid BAE corruption scandal. ‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68. A Ramadan Mubarak to all! In the first of two Society segments: (8:15) An abnormal amount of women are getting killed in Ken...

*We're not... In a week where: Two men are convicted of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after murder. George Galloway wins Rochdale by-election. Raye wins a record-breaking six BRIT Awards. France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right. Happy Women's History Month! In the first of a Byline Times Politics double: (7:36) We love a bit of Islamophobia here in...

In a week where: Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in jail over sexual assault Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship. The Russo-Ukraine War enters its third year. Russia returns body of deceased opposition leader Alexei Navalny to family.  Active Duty US Air Force member Aaron Bushnell live streams self-immolation outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington in...

An interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to up & coming artist Lams whose background in poetry & triad of British, Nigerian & Muslim identifiers create a multi-faceted worldview that will surely be a foundation for a career (in my eyes) only just beginning. We get into her beginnings, her writing background; gatekeeping and of course, her Top 5. Thank you for listening! If...

In a week where: 1. Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas' three-stage, 135 day ceasefire deal. 2. Kier Starmer announces scrapping of £28B Green investment. 3. Junior doctors in England to strike again after pay talks break down. 4. Prince Harry awarded 'substantial' additional damages in his claim against Mirror Group. 5. World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum (24) & coach Gervais Hakizimana...

In a week where: Northern Ireland approve power share after nearly two-year long DUP boycott. Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025. Universal Music Group stops licensing its music to TikTok.  Joe Biden announces sanctions against Israeli settlers in West Bank. "Rocky" & "Predator" actor Carl Weathers dies aged 76. In History: (9:47) The Victoria & Albert (V&A) has "loaned" back Asa...

In a week where: Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested method of nitrogen gas. ICJ orders Israel to take measures to prevent and punish direct incitement of Genocide, but doesn't order ceasefire. Argentinians strike over new President Javier Milei's new legislation. V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana. Federal trial for the murder of Jam Master Jay Begins. In the 1st of...

In a week where: The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, 20% more than previously thought. Japan makes moon contact for the 1st time with "Moon Sniper" mission. Pakistan & Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks. Ron DeSantis drops out of Republican Presidential race. Cameroon initiates the world's first routine...