"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

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…

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…

In a week where:

1. Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dies aged 52.
2. WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for the past month.
3. World total COVID-19 deaths reach six million.
4. Dizzee Rascal…

In a week where:

1. Russia invade Ukraine.
2. Happy Women's History Month.
3. Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Carabao Cup. 
4. House of Lords vote to remove Clause 9 of Nationality & Borders Bill.
5. Brit…

In this Long Read, we get into a report via The Guardian: "Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians" By David Pegg, Kalyeena Makortoff, Martin Chulov, Paul L…

The most rewarding thing about discovering music (or any art form) for yourself is when you find a gem, that artist you would've had no chance of spinning if you didn't build the net for yourself. Fo…

In a week where:

1. Wales implement a two-year living wage for 18-year-olds leaving care.
2. A black woman in America has been cured of HIV. 
3. Storm Eunice & Franklin tear through the UK.
4. The Queen has tested p…

In the first Long Read, we get into "How we ended up with a Winter Games amid China's human rights crisis" By ESPN Senior Writer Sam Borden. The piece explores how China got the Winter Olympics when …

In a week where:

1. Dame Cressida Dick resigns as Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
2. Russia & US evacuate diplomats from Ukraine.
3. LA Rams win SuperBowl 56.
4. Russian ice dancer Kamila Valieva is cleared to con…

There are some artists that are unmistakable. And the reasons for that unmistakability can vary. For this interview with Chicago-based Vic Spencer, the reasons are many. When it comes to the music, i…

In a week where:

1. The Winter Olympics are underway.
2. Spotify removes over 100 episodes of Joe Rogan Experience after clips of Rogan saying the N-word resurface.
3. Kier Starmer is mobbed by "freedom proteste…

In the 2nd interview of 2022, I catch up with Ian Kelly who I interviewed around this time in 2019. Kelly has been busy in the past three years and this year seems like it's poised to be his year. We…

In a week where:

1. Rafael Nadal wins The Australian Open, taking his total Major tally to a record-breaking 21.
2. Manchester United's Mason Greenwood is accused of rape and assault.
3. Cincinnati Bengals will …

Interviews are back ladies & gentlemen! And we begin the new set with an artist that threw me her music last year and was someone that I immediately put on my list for interviews I want to do.

First-g…

In a week where:

1. Microsoft buys Activision/Blizzard for $75 Billion. 
2. Ex-Tory Christian Wakeford defects to Labour.
3. Meat Loaf dies aged 74.
4. Nusrat Ghani claims she was sacked as a minister partly because…

In a week where:

1. Prince Andrew is now just Andrew after getting stripped of his Royal & Military titles.
2. Australia rejects Novak Djokovic's visa again and deports him.
3. A volcano in Tonga erupts and caus…

In a week where:

1. Novak Djokovic and Australia compete in the "how can I root for both to lose?" competition.
2. The "Colston Four" is acquitted from criminal damage charges.
3. Citizens of Kazakhstan protest.…

In a week where:
1. Ghislaine Maxwell, is found guilty on sex trafficking-related charges.
2. Betty White dies aged 99
3. Max Julien, star of "The Mack", dies aged 88
4. Winnie The Pooh, Hemingway, Agath…

To end the year, hosts of the various 5EPN podcasts come together to reflect on the year that has been 2021, the podcasts themselves and finish with a fun team exercise.

To everyone that has listened …

In a week where:

1. Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty for his acts during an anti-racist rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
2. Indian PM Narendra Modi repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests.
3. Au…