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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.328 - Stadium Concerts & Final Destination

Ep.328 - Stadium Concerts & Final Destination

In a week where:

  1. Kier Starmer reveals plans to send refused asylum seekers to overseas ‘return hubs’.
  2. Crystal Palace win their 1st major trophy, beating Man City 1-0 in the FA Cup Final.
  3. An estimated 60…
01:14:24  |   Wed 21 May 2025
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Ep.327 - "Stop The Boats", India/Pakistan & Sycamore Gap

In a week where:

  1. US & UK strike a trade deal.
  2. 80th VE Day comes & goes.
  3. A new Pope is announced: Robert Francis Prevost, first from the USA is now Leo XIV.
  4. India & Pakistan agree to a ceasefire after day…
01:07:40  |   Wed 14 May 2025
Ep.326 - Oscar Voters (Not) Watching Films & Hiroshige

Ep.326 - Oscar Voters (Not) Watching Films & Hiroshige

In a week where:

  1. USA & Ukraine agree on a minerals deal.
  2. The FA is banning transgender women from participating in Women's Football.
  3. Reform dominates UK Local Elections.
  4. TikTok is fined €530m for sending…
01:05:17  |   Wed 07 May 2025
Ep.325 - Ryan Coogler & Copyright

Ep.325 - Ryan Coogler & Copyright

In a week where:

  1. EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines.
  2. India revokes all visas issued to Pakistani nationals after an attack in Kashmir.
  3. Pakistan suspends visas for Indian nationals after Kashmir …
01:30:06  |   Wed 30 Apr 2025
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Ep.324 - "Bringing You Into My World" W/ Ryder

Another interview for you to step to! For this one I am joined by Music Journalist & "In Search Of Sauce" alum Miki Hellerbach to elevate the conversation with Kingston-Upon-Hull born and London-base…

01:06:20  |   Wed 23 Apr 2025
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Ep.323 - "It Only Gotta Be Three Minutes" W/ Derrick McKenzie

Another interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to veteran drummer for modern legends Jamiroquai Derrick McKenzie off the back of a new collaborative EP he participated in called "Soil Sam…

01:05:08  |   Thu 17 Apr 2025
Ep.322 - Datacentres &

Ep.322 - Datacentres & "Dire Wolves"

In a week where:

  1. Amadou Bagayoko of music duo Amadou & Mariam dies aged 70.
  2. Universal chooses Bedford to be location of its first theme park in Europe.
  3. UK Parliament is recalled to map out saving Britis…
01:09:11  |   Tue 15 Apr 2025
Ep.321 - Boarding School, Chewing Gum & Grand Slam Track

Ep.321 - Boarding School, Chewing Gum & Grand Slam Track

In a week where:

  1. Actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65.
  2. National Rally leader Marine Le Pen is convicted of embezzlement, sentenced to four years in prison.
  3. Donald Trump goes tariff crazy.
  4. Russell Brand is charg…
00:57:17  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
Ep.320 - Korean Adoption, Spanish Houses & Turkish Protests

Ep.320 - Korean Adoption, Spanish Houses & Turkish Protests

In a week where:

  1. Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal is beaten and kidnapped by armed Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers. 
  2. US government adds a journalist onto their private Signal chat.
  3. Ukr…
00:57:32  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
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Ep.319 - "Oh Freedom!" W/ Ovie Okenarhe

Another interview for you to step to! This episode I talk to Founder of the "OH FREEDOM!" Festival Ovie Okenarhe. We talk about his beginnings, his sporty background, moving to Australia and how the …

01:07:31  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
Ep.318 - Benefits, Gang War & Black Women's Hair Care

Ep.318 - Benefits, Gang War & Black Women's Hair Care

In a week where:

  1. Author & writer Alex Wheatle dies aged 62.
  2. Trump signs order to begin dismantling of US education department. 
  3. Protests in Istanbul, Turkey break out after its popular mayor Ekrem İmamo…
01:16:08  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
Ep.317 - Mahmoud Khalil, Solidarity & Plastic

Ep.317 - Mahmoud Khalil, Solidarity & Plastic

In a week where:

  1. Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put it back into ministerial control. 
  2. Ukraine agree to 30 day ceasefire but Russia doesn't.
  3. Meta will launch Community Notes. 
  4. US conducts strikes on …
01:03:12  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
Ep.316 - Ketamine, Wretch 32 & Sustainable Carnival

Ep.316 - Ketamine, Wretch 32 & Sustainable Carnival

In a week where:

  1. Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84.
  2. D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the Tony! Toni! Toné!, dies aged 64.
  3. Former Bank of England governor …
00:55:56  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
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Ep.315 - "You Have To Love It" W/ EB Rebel

Another WG interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to Dallas born & raised EB Rebel now sharpening their craft in New York City. We get into their beginnings, talented & gifted programs; t…

01:04:56  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
Ep.314 - Senegal,

Ep.314 - Senegal, "No Other Land" & Colour

In a week where:

  1. A$AP Rocky found not guilty in his two 2021 felony assault charges.
  2. Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia. 
  3. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is charged for inciting a coup.…
01:02:26  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
Ep.313 - Angry Opposistion & Stormzy

Ep.313 - Angry Opposistion & Stormzy

No IAWW since I'm recording this early...

In Politics: (3:09) In a low-key mask-off moment, the US Democrats - after getting berated by their grassroots orgs - are pissed of about being told to - chec…

00:38:40  |   Wed 19 Feb 2025
Ep.312 -

Ep.312 - "Guinea Pig Generation" & Prince Charles Cinema

In a week where:

  1. Donald Trump seeks to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
  2. Jimmy Butler is finally traded from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors.
  3. Irv Gotti, Music Producer and Murder Inc. Co-Founder, Dea…
01:05:09  |   Wed 12 Feb 2025
Ep.311 - Five Years Since

Ep.311 - Five Years Since "The Exit"

In a week where:

  1. US suffers two plane crashes within days of each other.
  2. Guantanamo Bay will be repurposed to hold undocumented migrants.
  3. Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles are 100% contained afte…
01:00:52  |   Wed 05 Feb 2025
Ep.310 - Nationality and Borders Act & DeepSeek

Ep.310 - Nationality and Borders Act & DeepSeek

In a week where:

  1. Prince Harry gets 8-Figure settlement from The Sun, avoiding trial.
  2. Trump threatens Putin to stop 'ridiculous' Ukraine war.
  3. Axel Rudakubana is sentenced to 52 years in prison for his So…
01:03:10  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
Ep.309 - RedNote, Social Isolation & Abi Morocco

Ep.309 - RedNote, Social Isolation & Abi Morocco

In a week where:

  1. Hamas & Israel lock in a ceasefire & hostage deal.
  2. Drake files another lawsuit. 
  3. David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78.
  4. TikTok is banned in the US and then …
00:55:18  |   Wed 22 Jan 2025
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