Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor

Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network

Appears in 352 Episodes

Ep.308 - LA Wildfires & Andrée Blouin

In a week where:Multiple wildfires go down in & around the Los Angeles area.OpenAI's Sam Altman denies sexual abuse accusations from his sister, Ann.Four Lynx are ille...

Ep.307 - Wales, DVD, NBA Coverage & Nay wa Mitego

In a week where:Investigators try & fail to arrest South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol.Popeye, Tintin, and "A Farewell to Arms" among popular intellectual pro...

Long Read - The Invention of Whiteness

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 o...

Ep.306 - Dying Arts, Saudi Money & Jared McCain

In a week where:Azerbaijan opens a criminal investigation after a passenger jet crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board.At least 6,000 prisoners escape from ...

30 Questions - Wolfgang Valbrun

Friend of 5E - Singer/Songwriter Wolfgang Valbrun - comes through to answer 30 Questions.Spin Wolfgang Valbrun's interview here.Thank you for listening! If you want to...

30 Questions - Fifidiny

Friend of 5E - Independent singer/songwriter Fifidiny - comes through to answer 30 Questions.Spin Fifidiny's interview here.Thank you for listening! If you want to con...

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-...

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