Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 388 Episodes
Ep.117 - Sarah Everard, The Police & NFTs
On Ep.117 of WG: The NFT craze, US Collegiate Sports is a racial cesspool, Judas & The Black Messiah have no lead according to The Oscars & the police's role in the Sa...
Ep.116 - Harry, Meghan & The US Aristocracy
On Ep.116 of WG: Harry & Meghan blows a few lids, the Tokyo Olympics bill is ballooning, Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey are cuddling up & the George Floyd Act is mere paint over ...
Ep.115 - Bunny, Billie & Super Tweets
On Ep.115 of WG - Would you pay for Tweets? The death of Bunny Wailer, the decades-long mistreatment of Billie Holiday & an early example of racist thought.
Ep.114 - Identifying BS, Industry BS & Chibok Girls
In Ep.114 of WG: Finland fighting "Fake News", the garbage heap that is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the music industry doing the bare minimum & a diary fr...
Ep.113 - Black Beauty Standards & Protest Music
On Ep.113 of WG - Black beauty standards as the Gorilla Glue saga comes & goes. A classical musician lays out the bleak future of UK music, Marcus Rashford delivers an...
Ep.112 - "Fuck BHM" & Tory Cronyism
On Ep.112 of WG: Awards SZN is back, a fascinating commentary on Black History Month, UK Film & TV funding has dropped significantly, and the Conservatives have used C...
Ep.111 - GameStop, Madlib & Spotify Patents
On Ep.111 of WG: Gamestop & moving goalposts, Madlib on a myriad of things, Spotify wants my microphone & why some TV gems are being watched again.
Ep.110 - Clubhouse, Rolling Stone & Nostalgia
On Ep.110 of WG: Clubhouse is weird, Rolling Stone is drifting, Bomani Jones & sports broadcasting is on shaky ground & Big Tech is force-feeding nostalgia.
Ep.109 - Phil Spector & Facebook Messenger
On Ep.109 of WG: Some more personal accounts of The New Cross Fire, Novak Djokovic continues to be a tool, Phil Spector was damaged AF & you should delete Facebook Mes...
Ep.108 - Capitol Coup, New Cross Fire & Free School Meals
On Ep.108: The US went "Full America", The New Cross Fire at 40, games are more influential than music & families get shafted with the worst free school meals.
Ep.107 - Olympics Hype (Again) & MF DOOM
On the first WG of 2021: The prospect of the Tokyo Olympics happening in July, I get "In Search Of Sauce" hosts Brandon & Ryan to talk MF DOOM, The Simpsons lifestyle ...
The 5EPN Special 2020
For the final episode of 2020, every show under the 5EPN reflect on the year that was 2020 (personally & podcast) and look ahead to next year & beyond.
Ep.106 - Stealing Artefacts, UK Military & "Woke"
In Ep.106 of WG - UK Universities perpetuate institutional racism, Pan-African activists are taking back artefacts from European Museums, the UK Military have a stupid...
Ep.105 - Labrinth & Marcus Rashford Vs Mail On Sunday
On Ep.105 of WG: Lewis Hamilton gets seven, Labrinth returns from years of radio silence, The Arts will suffer under 'The Exit' & Marcus Rashford dunks on The Mail On ...
Ep.104 - Christian Coleman, "Channel Netflix" & White America
On Ep.104 of WG - F1 gives me another gut punch by adding Saudi Arabia to its calendar, Christian Coleman's unfortunate 2-Year ban, Netflix potentially going tradition...
Ep.103 - Music Industry, Christopher Nolan & The US Election
On Ep.103 of WG: UK Music Industry is getting better at diversity, but still have holes. Chuck D talks Hip-Hop, being 'black' & gerontocracy. Christopher Nolan talks "...
Ep.102 - Quit Facebook, "Kill Whitey" & Critical Race Theory
On this episode of WG: The annoying reluctance to quit Facebook, the NBA's not-so grey coaching dilemma, comedienne Sophie Duker on the rules for black comedians and t...
Ep.101 - "Australian-Style", Black TV Writers & The Adenugas
On Ep.101 of WG - WTF is an "Australian-Style" deal? There are a pitiful amount of Black writers in the UK TV game. Netflix' huge benefit from Corona and a great look ...
Ep.100 - #EndSARS, Jimmy Butler & Sarah Forbes Bonetta
On Ep.100 of WG - Nigeria faces major protests, Jimmy Butler should be your new favourite player, should The Oscars be scrapped next year? And a little story about Que...
Ep.99 - Rishi Sunak, Mangrove & Winter Blues
On Ep.99 of WG: Rishi Sunak suggests artists should "Retrain", Kwabs pens a great piece on Black British Music History, Steve McQueen talks "Mangrove" & we should take...
Ep.98 - "Still Blinded By Ambition" W/ Oren Major
On Ep.98 of WG: I talk to one of the earliest interviews in my 5E journey, over three years ago; (!!!) STL born, currently in ATL, Oren Major.
Ep.97 - QAnon, Microplastics & Media Bias
On Ep.97 of WG: The Grenfell Inquiry continues, QAnon has reached the UK, Microplastics are inescapable and a great video essay on Media Bias.
Ep.96 - Internal Market Bill, Naomi Osaka & An Inclusion Report
On Ep.96 of WG: The Government show no guilt as they break International Law, Naomi Osaka keeps up the message as she wins the US Open, USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiat...
Ep.95 - Co-Opting Identities & An AI Writes An Op-Ed
On Ep.95 of WG: Co-opting identities, Kingsley Ben-Adir vs Wendell Pierce, Oscar inclusion requirements and an AI writes an article.
Ep.94 - Chadwick Boseman, The Daily Show & NBA Boycotts
On Ep. 94 of WG: The untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman, The 'unnatural' evolution of The Daily Show, The NBA boycotts that triggered a flurry of them throughout US ...
Ep.93 - Flint, Music Numbers & Arctic Permafrost
On Ep.93 of WG: The people of Flint, Michigan get compensated, a different angle of seeing Jay-Z, people not getting their prop because numbers mean everything & a pie...
Ep.92 - Jam Master Jay, A-Levels & Patriot Act
On Ep.92 of WG: A breakthrough in Jam Master Jay's murder case, the Government's U-Turn on A-Level results, Netflix cancelling one of my favourite shows and UK adults ...
Ep.91 - Lebanon, "Bad Migrants" & Hip-Hop Turns 47
On Ep.91 of WG - Everything going down in Lebanon, the sudden urge to complain about people seeking asylum, African musicians are getting literally political, and Hip-...
Ep.90 - Black Is King, Hip-Hop Misogynoir & The PAC-12
On Ep.90 of WG: "Black Is King" drops, Hip-Hop Misogynoir continues to be rife and not just in Hip-Hop culture. College Football players are making a stand, and Trump ...
Ep.89 - Ivor Novello, Mercury Prize & Paulette Wilson
On Ep.89 of WG - The Ivor Novello & Mercury Prize nominations have dropped, a word on a key voice of the Windrush Scandal, Paulette Wilson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on raci...