"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. Multiple wildfires go down in & around the Los Angeles area.
2. OpenAI's Sam Altman denies sexual abuse accusations from his sister, Ann.
3. Four Lynx are illegally released into the Scottish…

In a week where:

1. Investigators try & fail to arrest South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol.
2. Popeye, Tintin, and "A Farewell to Arms" among popular intellectual properties to enter the public doma…

For this Long Read, we head to The Guardian for "The invention of Whiteness: The long history of a dangerous idea" By Robert P. Baird. In the chunky text, Baird lays out the origins of Whiteness and …

In a week where:

1. Azerbaijan opens a criminal investigation after a passenger jet crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board.
2. At least 6,000 prisoners escape from a high-security facility in Moza…

Friend of 5E - Singer/Songwriter Wolfgang Valbrun - comes through to answer 30 Questions.

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Friend of 5E - Independent singer/songwriter Fifidiny - comes through to answer 30 Questions.

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For this Long Read, we head to Esses Magazine for "The Deadliest Race" by Darrell Hartman. In the piece: A stirring telling of the 1955 Le Mans 24hr Endurance Race; with focus on the manufacturers, d…

Friend of 5E - Garage Pioneer MC Bushkin - comes through to answer 30 Questions.

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For this Long Read, we head to Current Affairs for "What 'Tintin' Tells Us About Imperialism" By Andrew Ancheta. In the piece, Ancheta revisits Hergé's popular comic strips, to get to analyse how eng…

Friend of 5E - Artist, Poet, Rollerblading Queen Lams - comes through to answer 30 Questions.

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For this Long Read, we head to The Verge for "The Perfect Webpage" By Mia Sato. In the piece, Sato explores the world of SEO - how bloggers, law firms and marketers alike are always pushing to game i…

Friend of 5E - Photographer Tee Max - comes through to answer 30 Questions.

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In a week where:

1. ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes.
2. Brazilian police indict former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for an alleged coup attempt on Jan. …

In a week where:

1. Guyanese citizens GY$100,000 in redistributed oil wealth.
2. Turkey severs all relations with Israel.
3. Ben & Jerry’s sues its owner Unilever over claims it was silenced from speaking out ab…

In a week where:

1. Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Election.
2. Australia announces legislation to ban social media for children under 16.
3. Three people are charged in connection with the death of One D…

In a week where:

1. Flash flooding has killed at least 200 people across eastern and southern Spain.
2. Young Thug changes his plea to guilty on trial related to involvement in a street gang.
3. Kemi Badenoch is…

In a week where:

1. Tommy Robinson charged with terror offences after surrendering to the police & then jailed for Contempt of Court.
2. Israeli military carries out strikes on Iran.
3. Japan's ruling LDP coalit…

In a week where:

1. Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies aged 31.
2. Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years.
3. Tube workers will begin striking over pay in No…

In a week where:

1. Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis at 38. 
2. Hurricane Milton tears through Florida.
3. Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69. 
4. Tents are engulfed by flames…

In a week where:

1. John Amos - actor known for roles in "Roots" and "Good Times" - dies aged 84.
2. Ms Lauryn Hill faces lawsuit from Pras Michél for fraud and breach of contract related to tour cancellatio…