"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor – Details, episodes & analysis

In a week where:

1. Hulk Hogan dies aged 71.
2. Jazz legends Chuck Mangione & Dame Cleo Laine die aged 84 & 97 respectively.
3. ESPN to purchase NFL Network and RedZone for a reported $2B.
4. Actor Michael Ward is charged with rape.
5. The US DoJ mull over giving Ghislaine Maxwell “Limited Immunity”.

In Politics: (14:15) As people continue to get arrested for protesting and vocalising the wrongful nature of Palestine Action being deemed a terrorist organisation, it's worth charting how we've gotten to this point. (Article By Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs)

In Tech: (38:47) The UK Government take yet another L by actually going through with restrictive age verification system that can be easily bypassed by even the least tech-savvy minor. (Article By Jess Weatherbed)

In the 1st of two Life segments: (52:39) The old adage "The pen is mightier than the sword" is always something that people don't really take in properly, so how can a pen be the best weapon? (Article By Nathan J. Robinson)

Lastly, in the 2nd Life segment: (1:03:56) A look into the enduring impact of Rastafari in Britain. (Article By Sinai Fleary)

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
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The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. Trump sues The Wall Street Journal over an article implicating him with Jeffrey Epstein.
2. Red Tories suspend Diane Abbott over rehashing her “levels to racism” comments.
3. Israel bombs Syria's Ministry of Defence.
4. Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike.
5. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies aged 54 by accidental drowning.

In Politics: (7:16) In a crazy irony, the Red Tories have launched an inquiry into gov't/police abuse during a time of protest 40 years ago... As they're literally doing something similar today! (Article By Albert Toth)

In Society: (21:28) The mass displacement is Sudan has slowed for the first time in years. But what the people will find is a country unrecognisable where the old ways of life won't cut it. (Article By Tahany Maalla)

In Sport: (37:17) Women's Football is getting more popular year on year, the growth is undeniable. One key aspect for it on all levels is creating an cultivating an inclusive & inviting culture, on and off the pitch. (Article By Gem Fletcher)

Lastly, In Culture: (52:07) So apparently everyone is bitching about Gen-Z (1997-2012) and their so called "Gen-Z Stare"? I wanted to find out what was going on. I kind of regretted it. (Article By Alex Abad-Santos)

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. THE GIRLS (Trump & Musk) ARE FIGHTING!!!
2. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returned to the U.S. to face federal criminal charges.
3. Trump activates National Guard on ICE Protesters in Los Angeles.
4. Israel kidnaps activist flotilla.
5. Pioneering funk and soul musician Sly Stone dies aged 82. 

In Journalism: (7:40) The BBC higher ups continue to shit the bed after minutes of a meeting shows that they're discussing plans to alter their news output to appease Reform voters... As if GBNews doesn't exist. (Article By Adam Bienkov)

In Life: (21:25) Italy had Citizenship Referendums recently, potentially changing the boundaries on what makes one Italian. But for some, that day hasn't come even if they were born and raised there. (Article By Sarah Rainsford)

In Culture: (36:06) Plugging your new Film or TV show used to be so easy: couple of interviews, press junkets, maybe a Late Night show appearance! But the landscape has changed and even doing all that and more can all be for little reward. (Article By Nicholas Quah)

Lastly, In Society: (52:55) Fashion constantly goes under the radar when it comes to how we're killing our planet. But like with everything when it comes to the environment, there are ways to make it better. (Article By Daphne Chouliaraki Milner)

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence 

In a week where:

1. Israel & Hamas agree on a four-day ceasefire & hostage releases.
2. Dublin is set ablaze after three children & one woman are stabbed. 
3. Oscar Pistorius is granted parole from January, nearly 11 years after murdering girlfriend.
4. Jean Knight, singer best known for the classic 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” dies aged 80.
5. Young Thug's RICO trial begins.

In Politics: (11:50) Farage has received £1.5m to appear on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! with Ant and Dec. After everything he has done, he gets the opportunity to humanise himself.

In Health: (23:49) A big existential crisis the UK is having is the state of the NHS and with the recent £500M deal with former military/spyware company Palantir, I feel like the NHS as we know it is dead.

In Life: (34:28) Even though Suella Braverman is out as Home Secretary, I felt the need to find a piece that explains the spiral of being homeless. What better than a first-hand account.

Lastly, in Film: (48:50) The film nerds are back out of their holes to claim Marvel is dead after the poor showing of The Marvels. Whilst I don't care about the monetary wellbeing of a multi-million $ studio, I do care about filmmakers getting thrown under the bus. Burn the table.

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. Sean Combs settles a civil case within 24 hours of being accused of rape and severe physical abuse by former girlfriend Cassie. 
2. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is fired only to be then hired by Microsoft.
3. Kool & The Gang drummer George "Funky" Brown dies at 74.
4. Far-Right libertarian Javier Milei wins Argentinian Presidential election.
5. Happy 5th birthday "What's Good?"! 

In Environment: (5:35) I was never into the idea of cruise ships when I was younger for a myriad of reasons, but with increasing evidence that cruise ships are THE worst when it comes to the environment - including this story about them not using long-established power sources - it's clear they got to go.

In Tech: (20:57) With Twitter getting worse by the day, it's beginning to show that there's a widening gap in the Social Media/News landscape. So what are the ramifications of a deteriorating news landscape?

In Politics: (37:53) Of all the reasons to hate Politics these days, one huge reason is the lack of empathy and how it only comes into play when it suits politicians.

Lastly, in Film: (49:12) I briefly talked about "Killers of the Flower Moon" a few episodes ago and the likes of Scorsese have since talked about the main issue with the film: A non-Osage, telling an Osage story. So am I being extra?

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

It's a cold Saturday night and I just got out of watching the late Horace Ové's "Pressure" at the BFI South Bank. A while after, I began an interview inside the BFI South Bank that I've been trying to schedule for months.

In an admittedly not-the-best place to do an audio interview, I talk to one of my favourite discoveries of the year in Tayah, an on-the-rise singer/songwriter who wears as many influences (in her music) as her sleeve can fit. We talk her beginnings, inspirations, her love for radio; her music; radicalisation and of course her Top 5.

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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "latenite" By idealism
ChillHop Music

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5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
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If you know me, you know I love substantive conversation. So when I was given the opportunity to read a book and talk to the author of said book, I jumped at the chance.

I talk to Dr. Hajar Yazdiha, Professor of Sociology at University of Southern California and author of "The Struggle For The People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement". We talk her beginnings, radicalisation; the many levels of societal memory and how King gets distorted; and a Top 5 that she'll definitely want to change once she reads this.

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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "New Beginnings" By Kupla
ChillHop Music

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. Blaxploitation legend Richard Roundtree dies aged 81.
2. South Africa beats New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup.
3. Actor Matthew Perry dies aged 54. 
4. Meta launches paid-for version of Instagram and Facebook.
5. Charles visits Kenya to petitions of demands for apologies & reparations. 

In World: (7:09) Name an aspect of life and you can be given something terrible about that aspect. It evokes a term that'll probably begin to get used more: Polycrisis.

In the 1st of two Society segments: (28:04) The term "Generation Gap" is a term that is used probably too often, but in a post-COVID world, it might be apt for how Gen Y & Z responds to the decisions of Gen X and prior generations.

In the 2nd Society segment: (46:38) Something that is definitely changing among the youth is speech. The likes of Cockney & Queen's English have pretty much disappeared. In their place, a mixture of it all.

Lastly, in Media: (56:31) The New Yorker article on Hasan Minhaj last month was a very revealing one on the face, leading to another existential discussion on storytelling in the Stand-up Comedy medium. But Hasan has responded, both sides have been heard and just shows how important the likes of Minhaj are in this climate.

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. Labour win two more by-elections in formerly Tory constituencies.
2. World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86.
3. Over 100k people March through London for Palestine.
4. Egypt/Gaza border crossing reopens.
5. Thousands of people gather Trafalgar Square to demand the release of Hamas hostages.

In the 1st of two Politics segments: The Home Office can never seem to do positive things. On top of everything Braverman spews and bad practices, it turns out they have been hiding evidence of modern slavery!

In the 2nd Politics segment: I can understand AI being used to make lives easier, but to decide who gets benefits?!

Lastly, a Long Read! For this one we head to ProPublica for "A Racist Harvard Scientist Commissioned Photos of Enslaved People. One Possible Descendant Wants to Reclaim Their Story" By Jennifer Berry Hawes. The story covers Tamara Lanier who has spent over a decade trying to reclaim daguerreotypes of her enslaved ancestors.

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
LR Interlude - "Sometimesoon" By Tesk
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

Friend of 5E YawnyBlew returns to the show with his collaborator: Fashion Photographer by day, Producer by night AMIR. They have a joint project coming Monday 23rd called "DREAMBIIG", so they come through on WG to talk about the new work, what they individually learnt from the collective effort and we get AMIR.'s Top 5 to cap things off.

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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "If I Tried" By Birocratic
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence