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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Welcome to "What's Good?", where I tackle a myriad of subjects: From Film/TV to Music, to Tech, Race & Society; Current Affairs and many more, through my eyes and the eyes of the writers I read.

So if you take an interest in anything I feel like talking about any given week, along with the occasional interview with Friends of 5E, then this is your podcast.

A 5EPN Original.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
61 minutes
Episodes
393
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Ep.93 - Flint, Music Numbers & Arctic Permafrost

Ep.93 - Flint, Music Numbers & Arctic Permafrost

In a week where:

  1. Joe Biden accepts his Democratic nomination for President.
  2. Crossrail is delayed yet again until 2022, adding £1.1B to the bill. 
  3. California suffers another set of wildfires. 
  4. Bayern Muni…
01:05:49  |   Thu 27 Aug 2020
Ep.92 - Jam Master Jay, A-Levels & Patriot Act

Ep.92 - Jam Master Jay, A-Levels & Patriot Act

In a week where:

  1. Health Secretary to replace Public Health England with a specialist pandemic unit.
  2. The Japanese tanker that spilt 4,000 tons of oil on the coast of Mauritius, has split in two.
  3. Interim …
01:04:13  |   Thu 20 Aug 2020
Ep.91 - Lebanon,

Ep.91 - Lebanon, "Bad Migrants" & Hip-Hop Turns 47

In a week where:

  1. Mark Zuckerberg joins the centibillionaire club.
  2. New Zealand goes 100 days without a domestic Coronavirus case.
  3. BBC R1Xtra presenter Sideman leaves his position after the BBC defends a …
01:02:03  |   Thu 13 Aug 2020
Ep.90 - Black Is King, Hip-Hop Misogynoir & The PAC-12

Ep.90 - Black Is King, Hip-Hop Misogynoir & The PAC-12

In a week where:

  1. As Northern England lockdown again, Tory MP Craig Whittaker says "It's the BAME communities that are not taking it seriously enough." 
  2. Anthony Taylor charges Arsenal to their 14th FA C…
01:07:22  |   Thu 06 Aug 2020
Ep.89 - Ivor Novello, Mercury Prize & Paulette Wilson

Ep.89 - Ivor Novello, Mercury Prize & Paulette Wilson

In a week where:

  1. Boris Johnson admits the Government could've done better in the early months of the pandemic.
  2. RIP Fleetwood Mac Co-founder Peter Green dies aged 73. 
  3. Wiley goes mask off.
  4. Google tells it…
01:05:40  |   Thu 30 Jul 2020
Ep.88 - Anti-Semitism, Talib Kweli & Cratedigging

Ep.88 - Anti-Semitism, Talib Kweli & Cratedigging

In a week where:

  1. Civil Rights heroes Congressman John Lewis & CT Vivian, died aged 80 & 95 respectively.
  2. Boris Johnson is aroused by fox hunting.
  3. UK government is suspending the Hong-Kong Extradition Tr…
01:12:54  |   Wed 22 Jul 2020
Ep.87 - Hong-Kong, Washington NFL Team & DJ Akademiks

Ep.87 - Hong-Kong, Washington NFL Team & DJ Akademiks

In a week where:

  1. Manchester City will play in the Champions League next season after club’s two-year ban from European football was overturned. 
  2. As Lewis Hamilton wins the Styrian GP & puts his fist up…
01:10:22  |   Thu 16 Jul 2020
Ep.86 - Maya Moore, Social Care & The SLIDING SCALE

Ep.86 - Maya Moore, Social Care & The SLIDING SCALE

In a week where:

  1. Boris Johnson won't kneel because he doesn't "believe in empty gestures". 
  2. Earl Cameron, Britain's 'first Black film star' dies aged 102.
  3. UK Government announces a £1.57 billion rescue …
00:59:26  |   Thu 09 Jul 2020
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Ep.85 - "Time Is The Most Expensive Currency" W/ King Yanz

This interview was one of genuine surprise. Not from how I got it, but from how much depth there was to it all. I got much more than I expected. King Yanz has a fascinating story from start to FINNIS…

01:45:04  |   Wed 08 Jul 2020
Ep.84 - TV Diversity, Free Black University & 6ix9ine

Ep.84 - TV Diversity, Free Black University & 6ix9ine

In a week where:

  1. Liverpool wins the Premier League and first top-flight trophy in 30 years after Chelsea beats Manchester City 2-1.
  2. The teenager who tried to kill a six-year-old at Tate Modern is jaile…
01:07:16  |   Thu 02 Jul 2020
Ep.83 - Little Britain, Black Women & Lockdown Easing

Ep.83 - Little Britain, Black Women & Lockdown Easing

In a week where:

  1. Trump hosts "Cough-chella" 
  2. Three people die & another three suffer injuries after a mass stabbing terror attack in Reading.
  3. Lewis Hamilton is starting a commission w/The Royal Academy …
01:01:24  |   Thu 25 Jun 2020
Ep.82 -

Ep.82 - "Attatched To A True Purpose" W/ Martin Soaries

For the final interview of WG "Interview SZN", I hit up a good friend that has been consistently building himself and his own collective in the past few years and as someone looking from afar, can't …

01:31:07  |   Thu 18 Jun 2020
Ep.81 -

Ep.81 - "See The Brush Strokes" W/ Diarmuid Goggins (Part 2)

Director Diarmuid Goggins graciously comes through for another session where we finally get to talk about "Bulletproof 2". We also get into the current state of the industry, (pre & post-corona) how …

01:01:10  |   Thu 11 Jun 2020
Ep.80 - Pull The Knife Out, Seal The Wound

Ep.80 - Pull The Knife Out, Seal The Wound

I've had a lot on my mind and needed to get some thoughts out, so I hope you'll indulge me as I let my brain bleed for about an hour. No music, minimal editing, just me and hopefully you as well.

Dona…

00:58:23  |   Thu 04 Jun 2020
Ep.79 -

Ep.79 - "Hey! Dipyramid!" W/ Diarmuid Goggins (Part 1)

One of my favourite TV shows in recent years has been "Bulletproof", the action-packed, banter-filled cop show with Black British OGs Ashley Walters & Noel Clarke. Season 2 came through this year and…

00:55:24  |   Thu 28 May 2020
Ep.78 -

Ep.78 - "I'm Getting Me A Fucking Job!" W/ Khaaliq Crowder

We give a NY-style "YEERRRRR" to online homie Khaaliq Crowder who comes through to talk about all things media. Radio, TV, Music, Film, we get to it all on top of his favourite Internship out of the …

01:22:24  |   Thu 21 May 2020
Ep.77 -

Ep.77 - "Stay On Your Journey" W/ Danielle Moné Truitt

A few years ago, I saw a show on BET that was helmed by the late, great John Singleton. It was called "Rebel" and starred an actress I've never seen until then. I watched the one and only season and …

01:31:47  |   Thu 14 May 2020
Ep.76 -

Ep.76 - "Make Something That Means Something" W/ Junii

On Ep.76 of WG: I interview an artist I discovered a week before recording but her work hit me so hard that I had to know more, so I asked if she could come onto "What's Good?" and she accepted! Her …

00:51:05  |   Thu 07 May 2020
Ep.75 -

Ep.75 - "YOU'RE AT THE LAYUP LINE!" W/ Dave James (Part 2)

In Part 2 of my catch up with Dave James. We talk Jay Electronica, Ms Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo and, of course, his Top 5.

Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sen…

01:10:39  |   Thu 30 Apr 2020
Ep.74 -

Ep.74 - "In America..." W/ Dave James (Part 1)

Interview SZN continues with another Friend of 5E coming through! I interviewed Dave James over two years ago, he was one of the earlier ones and since he has been a visible supporter of my journey. …

01:15:17  |   Thu 23 Apr 2020
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