"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

For this Long Read, we head to Truly Adventurous (Via Medium) for "The Last Train Robbery" By Rhema Sayers. The piece is an epic true story about the last train robbery to happen in the US' "Wild West". 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 below and I'll respond accordingly. Let...

In a week where: Putin announces the annexation of four regions in Ukraine. Ukraine announces application for NATO membership. Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Delivered Brando’s Oscar Rejection Speech, Dies at 75. Brazil presidential race goes to Lula-Bolsonaro runoff. The Tory Party Conference comes & goes. In Society: (7:49) It's UK Black History Month, which of course should be a month of celebr...

In a week where: Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is suspended for 2022-23 season over alleged intimate relationship with team staff member. UK Police arrest 17-year-old over GTAVI hacking investigation. "Wolf Hall" author Hilary Mantel dies aged 70. Jazz legend Pharoah Sanders dies aged 81. Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy win Italian General Election. In Tech: (6:21) The fou...

For this Long Read, we head to Byline Times for "The Identity Trap - Race, Representation and the Rise of Conservative Diversity" By Hardeep Matharu. In the piece, with the recent Conservative Leadership contest and high profile diverse cabinet picks, the conversation of diversity has been muddied and will most likely continue to muddy unless we rewire our collective thought on diversity in Britai...

In a week where: Roger Federer announces retirement from Tennis. Queen's Funeral happened.  Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico. Las Vegas Aces win the WNBA Championship. Adnan Syed will be released after his murder conviction is vacated.  In Politics: (6:02) Kwame Ture, fka Stokely Carmichael, was a big supporter of the UK Black Power movement back in the day; and whilst we could've gue...

Another interview for your head top and its a catch up with one of my favourite artists going right now. It's been over two years since my first interview with #FriendOf5E NappyHigh and he's been busy since then: A couple EPs, an album with another currently in the works and constant collabs with other artists. We get into the work he's dropped since the first interview, Hawaii, cars, capitalism a...

In a week where: Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96. 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea.  The police watchdog has launched a murder investigation into the death of Chris Kaba. Ukraine retook over 1K sqm of territory in the north-eastern Kharkiv region over the weekend. Pillar of French New Wave Cinema, Jean-Luc Godard, dies aged 91. In Politics: (6:05) The new Liz Truss government is unde...

In a week where: Gazprom shut down European Gas Pipeline indefinitely.  Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye, Singer of British reggae band Aswad dies aged 62. Chile vote against new & progressive constitution draft. Liz Truss is officially Britain's new Prime Minister. At least 74 people killed, hundreds injured after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck SW China. In Sports: (5:25) Weeks since she penned the in...

In what is only my 2nd in-person interview for the Pod, we link up with dual threat artist, Treasure Bloom. Those who follow my photography , know that I discovered TB off the back of his support act for other #FriendOf5E, Otis Mensah. (2nd Interview with Otis off the back of that show can be spun here. ) Now, a few months after, we link with Treasure Bloom to have food outside the Camden Diner an...

In a week where: Pakistan suffer flash floods, affecting millions. Facebook settles on Cambridge Analytica lawsuit.  Moderna is suing rival company Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly copying its technology behind the development of the first COVID-19 vaccines. Notting Hill Carnival comes & goes. The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, dies aged 91. In the 1st of two Film segment...

In a week where: Spain suffer days of wildfires. Cineworld prepares to file for bankruptcy. European Championships finish up.  Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via Split Decision to retain Heavyweight Titles. Singapore will remove ban on gay marriage. In Sports: (11:44) The European Championships end the six-week barrage of major champs in Athletics circles, the last word being one that has bee...

In a week where: Parts of the UK goes into a drought. Writer Salman Rushdie is stabbed on stage in New York. David Bowie tops a Sky Arts list of Britain's 50 most influential artists of the last 50 years. The UK is the first country to approve a new COVID booster that targets both the original virus as well as the Omicron variants. Liz Cheney gets clapped in her Republican Primary. In Film/TV: (8:...

For this Long Read, we head to Vogue for "Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms—And In Her Own Words" By Serena Willams, as told to Rob Haskell. In the piece, one of the greatest Tennis players ever talks family and retirement with the US Open on the horizon. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinio...

In a week where: WNBA star Brittney Griner is sentenced to nine years in a Russian Penal Colony.  London Museum is returning 72 Benin Treasures to Nigeria.  Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73. FBI raids Mar-a-Lago.  Legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier dies aged 81. In Sports: (5:05) The Commonwealth Games have come and gone and whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the buffet of sports, it's Empire legac...

2nd member of the two-time WG Interview club, King Yanz has been busy since our first interview just over two years ago . We catch up on what he's been up to, which includes a lot of learning, a lot of travelling and self-discovery that all culminates in his new opus "Out of Order", a wide-ranging album in sound and subject matter. We get into all of that and, of course, his Top 5. Thank you for l...

In a week where: Rebekah Vardy loses Libel case against Coleen Rooney.   NBA legend Bill Russell dies aged 88. Iconic actress Nichelle Nichols dies aged 89. England win the Women's Euro 2022. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US airstrike. In Sports: (6:52) The great Bill Russell died aged 88. A pillar of basketball, Russell inspired many, including a player that is arguably on the same p...

In a week where: Ukraine & Russia agree on grain deal to avert a global food crisis... Only for Russia to bomb one of the ports. WHO declare Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.  Marvel announce new slate of works, including two Avengers films in 2025. David Trimble, Northern Ireland's 1st First Minister & architect of the Good Friday Agreement, dies aged 77. The U...

In a week where: Cameron Smith wins The 150th Open. UK faces two days of 35-40 degree heat. World Athletics Championships goes down. Sky News cancels third leadership debate. Health officials in Ghana have declared an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg virus. In Society: (8:37) Whiteness is an invisible disease that most people aren't aware of but is actually the root to a lot of social ill...

For this Long Read, we head to Passion of the Weiss for "Black Star’s ‘No Fear of Time’: Or, How Uploading an Album as a Podcast Could Take Back Control From Big Streaming" by Will Hagle . The piece explores the history of RSS and how Black Star's "new" method of dropping their "album" was so close to potentially upending the current system.  Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to t...

In a week where: Actor James Caan dies aged 82. Former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe is assassinated. Elon Musk withdraws from $44 Billion bid to buy Twitter. Twitter responds by suing him. Sri Lankans storm presidential residence and burn the Prime Minister's residence. First images from the James Webb Space Telescope are released. In Politics: (6:56) Boris Johnson is officially DONE as PM, but we might...

For this Long Read, we head to Pitchfork for "The Woes of Being Addicted to Streaming" By Jeremy D. Larsen. In the piece, Larsen meditates on how Music Streaming became so prevalent and the three types of people that listen to music. 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 below an...

In a week where: A gunman kills three people and injured another four at a shopping mall in Copenhagen. BBC admits they received complaints about Tim Westwood. Six people die after a shooting during July 4th parade. Russia claims victory in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region.  Sajid Javid & Rishi Sunak lead a flurry of Tory cabinet resignations. In Politics: (11:41) As the Tory party crumbles, i...

In a week where: The Conservatives lose two more seats after by-elections in Wakefield & Tiverton and Honiton. The US Supreme Court officially overturn Roe V Wade. Prince Charles taking €3M in Qatari money. Glastonbury comes & goes after two years out. Ghislane Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years. In Society: (8:13) America is in several levels of low after the past week , and in efforts to u...

And just like that... WG Interviews back from the dead! For this one, a dear friend of 5E comes through for his 2nd appearance. Sheffield (Soon to be Germany) based Otis Mensah is back after me seeing him live in May, off the back of his new (& self produced) EP "things i should have said a year ago". But this is a WG interview like no other. For this one, co-host of "In Search Of Sauce" Ryan...

In a week where: British government approves extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. Emmanuel Macron loses parliamentary majority as left-leaning coalition gain. Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia's first Leftist president.  Transgender women are banned from elite Swimming competitions.  Public sector strikes begin this week with more coming. In the 1st of two Sports segments: (5:43...