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 Munich beat PSG 1-0 to win the Champions League.
5. Lionel Messi seeks to leave Barcelona.

In the first of two Life segments: (7:51) The people of Flint, Michigan, that have been going through a water crisis since 2014, are finally getting some compensation to the tune of $600 Million.

In the first of two Music segments: (17:45) I found an excerpt from a book I'm interested in, talking about the Jay-Z/NFL deal. And I thought, since Jay dropped a new track, full of classic Jay-Capitalist bars, it would be a good time to revisit the ordeal again.

In the 2nd Music segment: (34:51) A favourite of the show, Andre Gee, talks about Phonte, Freddie Gibbs & ChHi The Prince and how Hip-Hop fans being all about sales and numbers have stifled some of the most influential people in Hip-Hop, making them mere footnotes.

In the final segment & 2nd Life segment: (52:52) I said last week that I'd bring a piece on the Climate Crisis, and I delivered. Specifically, Arctic permafrost and the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Vista" By Poldoore
ChillHop Music

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