Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor

Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network

Appears in 446 Episodes

Ep.387 - Blair, Harriman, Enhanced Games & Miles

In a week where:Legendary Saxophonist Sonny Rollins dies aged 95.Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi is diagnosed with cancer.Italy seizes $232M in assets tied to lat...

Ep.386 - Unite The Kingdom & Animal Brains

In a week where:US Indicts Former Cuban President Raúl Castro for murder and conspiracy to kill US citizens.James Murdoch buys Vox Media's New York magazine, podcast n...

"The Perfect Storm" W/ DJ Amani Roberts

In a DITD/WG double up, I talk to DJ & author Amani Roberts off the back of his book The Quiet Storm. In this talk, we get to know his background, his roots in DJing; ...

Ep.385 - The Future Of New Orleans & Welsh Independence

In a week where:Trump visits China.New York judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein rape retrial.Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war.Jury hands victory to...

Ep.384 - Heatwave Rehearsals & Dorothea Lange

In a week where:CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87.UK staff of Google DeepMind vote to Unionize over military AI deals.Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eig...

Ep.383 - Gatekeeping & "Archivists Are Futurists"

In a week where:King Charles III visits the US.The US Supreme Court limits the Voting Rights Act, a Civil Rights-era law intended to protect minority voting power.Nige...

Ep.382 - InfoWars, AI Compute Crunch & MAGA Girl Grift

In a week where:The UK is to pay France £662m to detain and deport migrants before they cross the Channel.Warner Bros. shareholders approve Paramount’s $81b takeover.T...

Ep.381 - "Tube-E Movies" W/ Will Adams

Another interview for you to step to! For this one we head back to Chicago to talk to writer/director Will Adams off the back of his latest opus "Tube-E Movie". We tal...

Ep.380 - Africa's Health & Music Money Gap

In a week where:Lebanon and Israel agree to a 10-day ceasefire.Basketball Legend Oscar Schimdt dies aged 68.Iran accuses US of ceasefire breach after an Iranian-flagge...

Ep.379 - Sanctions, Betting On War & Dub Music

In a week where:Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies aged 67.Artemis II Astronauts Splash Down, Completing First Lunar Voyage in 53 Years.Mexico's president Claudia S...

Ep.378 - Olympic Gender Testing, Kanye & Losers

In a week where:Artemis II blasts off for the first lunar mission in 50 years.Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi.Rapper Pooh Shiesty is among nine people arrested ...

Past, Present, Future - Mayo A-O

Welcome to Past, Present, Future: Half Podcast, half Photography series. If you would like to see the Photography side of this edition, you can catch it here. The subj...

Ep.377 - "And Voila!" W/ Selah Sue & The Gallands

Another WG interview for you to step to! For this one we head to Belgium to talk to recent collaborators, Soul-Pop vocalist Selah Sue & father-son duo Stéphane & Elvin...

Ep.376 - Ethiopian Elections & Don Bronstein

In a week where:Meta, YouTube Lose First Social Media Addiction Trial, Ordered to Pay $6M.Volkswagen in Talks with Israel to Produce Parts for Missile Defence Systems....

Ep.375 - Lumumba Murder Case & Instagram DMs

In a week where:Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to rape, faces up to 20 years in prison.Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86.Finlan...

Past, Present, Future - Mikey J

Welcome to Past, Present, Future: Half Podcast, half Photography series. If you would like to see the Photography side of this edition, you can catch it here. The subj...

Ep.374 - Far-Right AI Rappers & Peptides

In a week where:Miami Heat star Bam Adeybayo drops 2nd All-Time 83 points on the Washington Wizards.Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords.Bank o...

Past, Present, Future - Ryan G

Welcome to Past, Present, Future: Half Podcast, half Photography series. If you would like to see the Photography side of this edition, you can catch it here. The firs...

Ep.373 - The IRGC, London School Wars & Sophie Oluwole

In a week where:Kristi Noem is fired as US Homeland Security Secretary.Mojtaba Khamenei is selected as Iran's new supreme leader.Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah...

Ep.372 - "One In, One Out" & Leaving Big Tech

In a week where:Hillary & Bill Clinton testify in an Epstein probe by the House Oversight Committee.Green Party's Hannah Spencer wins the Gorton & Denton By-election.P...

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