Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 346 Episodes
Long Read - The Deadliest Race
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; wi...
30 Questions - MC Bushkin
Friend of 5E - Garage Pioneer MC Bushkin - comes through to answer 30 Questions.Spin my initial interview with MC Bushkin here.Thank you for listening! If you want to ...
Long Read - Tintin & Imperialism
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 s...
30 Questions - Lams
Friend of 5E - Artist, Poet, Rollerblading Queen Lams - comes through to answer 30 Questions.Spin my interview with Lams here.Thank you for listening! If you want to c...
Long Read - The Perfect Webpage
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 al...
30 Questions - Tee Max
Friend of 5E - Photographer Tee Max - comes through to answer 30 Questions.Be sure to spin my interview with Tee Max here.Thank you for listening! If you want to contr...
Ep.305 - Global Displacement, BlackRock & AI Pets
In a week where:ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes.Brazilian police indict former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for ...
Ep.304 - Maccabi Tel Aviv & Royal Landlords
In a week where:Guyanese citizens GY$100,000 in redistributed oil wealth.Turkey severs all relations with Israel.Ben & Jerry’s sues its owner Unilever over claims it w...
Ep.303 - 4B Movement, The "Right To Exist" & Private Jets
In a week where:Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Election.Australia announces legislation to ban social media for children under 16.Three people are charged in co...
Ep.302 - The French Caribbean, USB-C & Quincy Jones
In a week where:Flash flooding has killed at least 200 people across eastern and southern Spain.Young Thug changes his plea to guilty on trial related to involvement i...
Ep.301 - Britain's Seven Genocides & Sleep Perfectionists
In a week where:Tommy Robinson charged with terror offences after surrendering to the police & then jailed for Contempt of Court.Israeli military carries out strikes o...
Ep.300 - "Race Science", Assisted Dying & 299 Lessons
In a week where:Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies aged 31.Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years.Tube workers wi...
Ep.299 - Trauma, Hurricane Milton & Colonial Theft
In a week where:Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis at 38. Hurricane Milton tears through Florida.Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged ...
Ep.298 - OpenAI, Meta's Dox Glasses & A 2nd Moon
In a week where:John Amos - actor known for roles in "Roots" and "Good Times" - dies aged 84.Ms Lauryn Hill faces lawsuit from Pras Michél for fraud and breach of cont...
Bail Reform, Crime & Justice W/ Brandon Hill & Ken W. Good
A bonus interview for you to step to! For this one, friend of the show Brandon Hill comes through to interview Ken W. Good - bail attorney and a board member of the Pr...
Ep.297 - Tory Lite's Freebies & The Allergies
In a week where:Missouri murders death row inmate Marcellus Williams after evidence was found that he was innocent.New York City Mayor Eric Adams is charged with five ...
Ep.296 - Israel/Lebanon & Rammellzee
*Headphone/Volume warning around the 3:30 mark*In a week where:Shit kicks off in Lebanon...Instagram will launch “Teen Accounts” for its young users.Aslef train driver...
Ep.295 - WhatsApp Novelists & Reversible Death
In a week where:Palestine takes permanent seat at The UN. Academy chain with 35,000 pupils is first in England to go phone-free. Tito Jackson, Jackson 5 member and bro...
Ep.294 - The 2nd Grenfell Tower Report
In a week where:The 2nd, more detailed Grenfell Tower report drops.Jeremy Corbyn forms an alliance with four other Independent MPs. Michel Barnier becomes France's Pri...
Ep.293 - "What Would Claudia Hampton Do?" W/ Dr. Donna J. Nicol
Another interview for you to step to! This episode I talk to Author & *Breathes In* the Associate Dean of Personnel and Curriculum and professor of history in the Coll...
Ep.292 - Parasocial Politics, Chagossians & The Cimarons
In a week where:Al Attles - Basketball Hall of Famer & one of the first Black head coaches in the NBA - dies at 87.World’s second largest diamond is found in Botswana....
Ep.291 - Immigration, MPox & James Baldwin
In a week where:An MPox outbreak in Africa creates a continental public health emergency.Aslef train drivers agree to a deal that could end two years long rail strikes...
Ep.290 - Stuck In Space, Fossils & Olympics Debrief
In a week where:Shamima Begum loses final UK court bid over citizenship.Largest UK pension fund sells off Israeli assets amid member anger over Gaza.Brazilian plane wi...
Ep.289 - Imane Khelif, "Posh Roadmen" & Riots
In a week where:Evan Gershkovich among 26 freed in major Russia-West prisoner exchange.Vice President Kamala Harris secures Democratic nomination for president. Right-...
Ep.288 - Netanyahu's US Visit & Reading
In a week where:Benjamin Netanyahu visits the US.A twice-a-year injection of a HIV drug was 100% effective in women during clinical trials.China unveils meltdown-proof...
Ep.287 - Reform, Food Companies & Black UK Radio
In a week where:Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25.Police car turned over and vehicles set alight in disorder in Leeds. A ...
Ep.286 - Empire, Prisons, Tea & Vivian Maier
In a week where:Two human remains in Bristol are found in suitcases.Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed over withheld evidence.Donald Trump gets ...
Ep.285 - UK Athletics & Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome
In a week where:The General Election goes down.Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election.French Left coalition New Popular Front win French Parliamen...
Ep.284 - Julian Assange & Don Drummond
In a week where:Kenyan president William Ruto scraps bill to raise taxes after violent protests leave 23 dead.A military coup goes down in Bolivia. "At least" seven Me...
Ep.283 - Kenya Protests, Neo-Feudalism... & Watercoolers
In a week where:Just Stop Oil protesters spray Stonehenge orange.Baseball legend Willie Mays dies aged 93.Russia and North Korea pledge mutual defense assistance in th...