Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 339 Episodes
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...
Ep.282 - Levelling Up, Tactical Voting & Social Health
In a week where:"The Logo" Jerry West dies aged 86.The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre case, in what was likely the final opportunity for survivor...
Ep.281 - Energy Drinks, "Not Like Us" & Memories
In a week where:TV Doctor Michael Mosley goes missing in Greek island Symi & found dead days later. Israeli forces rescue four hostages from the central Gaza Strip at ...
Ep.280 - "Go On, Be Yourself" W/ Fifidiny
A new interview for you to step to! For this one we head to Scotland to talk to upcoming singer-songwriter Fifidiny (add that to the "great actual names" list) about h...
Ep.279 - Ultra-Processed Foods & Rain
In a week where:Ireland, Norway & Spain recognise Palestine as a State.Rishi Sunak FINALLY calls a General Election for 4th July.Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock...
Ep.278 - "Life Is A Fickle, Fickle Bitch" W/ Wolfgang Valbrun
Another interview for you to step to! This is one of the most honest interviews I've had so far. Singer-songwriter Wolfgang Valbrun (real name) paints a portrait of hi...
Ep.277 - Societal Change & LaToya Ruby Frazier
In a week where:Two elderly Just Stop Oil protesters are charged after attempting to break into the Magna Carta.The BAFTA TV Awards go down.Northern Lights shine acros...
Ep.276 - Students v Police, Tastemaking & Kendrick v Drake
In a week where:Harvey Weinstein to face retrial after a New York appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction last week.US & UK students occupy University campus...