Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 340 Episodes
Ep.70 - "In My Heart I'm West Coast, Forever" W/ NappyHigh
On Ep.70 of WG: The interviews continue as we all seclude from the 'rona. This episode, I talk to producer NappyHigh on his beginnings, influences, collabs & of course...
Ep.69 - "100 Years Old & Still Sue His Ass" W/ ToeKnee Tee
On Ep.69 of WG: I meet up with artist and self-proclaimed wordsmith ToeKnee Tee. We talk about his upbringing, his roots in Production, DJ'ing & engineering, his ethic...
Ep.68 - "Everything & Nothing" W/ Tianna Madison
On Ep.68 of WG: I catch up with Track & Field legend and all-around inspiration Tianna Madison about recovery, Yoga, writing and, of course, her Top 5.
Ep.67 - IWD2020 Special W/ Ms Melody Monroe
For the 2020 edition of WG International Women's Day Special, we catch up with #FriendOf5E Ms Melody Monroe
Ep.66 - Coronavirus, Amazon Alexa & DJ Kool Herc
On this episode of WG: Coronavirus is becoming a problem, what "Just Mercy" & "Parasite" have in common. DJ Kool Herc wants a Hip-Hop museum in Jamaica & ALEXA. IS. LI...
Ep.65 - Black British Music, NBA All-Star & Black Identity
On Ep.65 of WG: Black Brits own the BRITs, NBA All-Star Weekend was a success, Afro-American athletes struggling with their identity & UK Arts bodies are under the mic...
Ep.64 - Windrush Deportation, Women In Film & Snoop Dogg
On Ep.64 of WG: The Windrush Scandal continues with no lessons learned, Women in Film had a great statistical 2019, Snoop Dogg hates black women(?) & Black record exec...
Ep.63 - "No Hierarchy In Sharing Knowledge" W/ Otis Mensah
On Ep.63 of WG: Hip-Hop/Spoken Word Artist Otis Mensah joins the show to talk about his beginnings, his love for Hip-Hop Poetry & his Top 5.
Ep.62 - Kobe Bryant, CoCo Gauff & Grenfell Inquiry
On Ep.62 of WG: Some thoughts on the sudden passing of Kobe, Gianna Bryant & the other victims of the Calabasas Helicopter Crash. Will sports media let CoCo Gauff be a...
Ep.61 - Exit Economics, Rock & Roll HOF & Zion Williamson
On this week's WG: Bloomberg got numbers on how much "The Exit" has cost. The Rock & Roll HOF is terrible. Tyler Perry still gives me mixed feelings & Zion Williamson ...
Ep.60 - Award SZN 2020
On Ep.60 of WG: Oscars, (W)AFTAs & BRIT Award nominations are here and they're varying levels of terrible. Also, a look into the concept of Intellectual Humility.
Ep.59 - Australia: The Fires, The Response, The Implications
On Ep.59 of WG: Hip-Hop Numbers & Diggin' In The Digits' Ben Carter joins the show to talk about the Australia Fires & everything social & political that surrounds it.
Ep.58 - Olympics Hype, Star Wars & Importance Of Art
On the first WG of 2020: I went to see Star Wars: ROS, someone tried to donate £1m to "Elite" schools, but only if they gave it to white boys, I begin the HYPE for the...
Ep.57 - The 5EPN Special
Since it's the final episode of "What's Good?" for 2019, I thought it was time to take stock, look back & look forward. I got some friends @ The 5EPN to help.
Ep.56 - The Media, Serie A & Windrush Families
On Ep.56 of WG: The media's part in the General Election, Serie A (& Italy in general) God-Tier racism/ignorance, a Windrush scandal story 3 generations deep & how piv...
Ep.55 - Juice WRLD, "Oval Four" & The General Election
On Ep.55 of WG: The death of Juice WRLD, redemption for the "Oval Four", the significance of Fred Hampton & some words ahead of the General Election.
Ep.54 - Recess, Electioneering & White Hip-Hop Audiences
On Ep.54 of WG: Noname is saying what many black artists would love to say, Kendrick should act, a guide to Electioneering & Disney's "Recess" critiques Disney's curre...
Ep.53 - Kaepernick, Tyler Perry & SPOTY
On Ep.53 of WG: The NBA is looking to change, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks Colin Kaepernick, I can't get a pulse on Tyler Perry & the BBC SPOTY Finalists have been announced.
Ep.52 - The Clout Grammys, Bill Russell & Uighurs
On the defacto anniversary episode of WG: The Grammys go full "Clout Chaser", Bill Russell is a legend in more ways than one, I go to see Blu & Exile & the Uighurs are...
Ep.51 - Remembrance, Camp Flog Gnaw & CGI Actors
On Ep.51 of WG: We need to switch up the way we remember history, Drake gets booed at Tyler, The Creator's "Camp Flog Gnaw" & has CGI acting gone too far?
Ep.50 - The 1%, Harriet & Lewis Hamilton
On the Half Centurion of "What's Good?" - The 1% are overreacting, people aren't rating "Harriet", Lewis Hamilton is the GOAT & UK Universities are finally investing i...
Ep.49 - OUR NHS, Racism In Universities & Tiny Desk
On Ep.49 of "What's Good?" - Our NHS is in jeopardy, (what else is new.) Netflix has pissed off filmmakers, Universities aren't facing racism & why is NPR's "Tiny Desk...
Ep.48 - Meghan Markle, NBA Picks & Tulsa 1921
On Ep.48 of WG: Meghan Markle is going through it, the "Auteurs vs MCU" debate continues, the NBA is BACK & "Watchmen" highlight the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots.
Ep.47 - Bulgaria, Will Smith, Rihanna & Google
On Ep.47 of WG: Bulgaria football needs to be checked heavily. Rihanna has her morals in check. Will Smith is getting ALL the checks & Google is handing checks to Clim...
Ep.46 - Daryl Morey, The NBA, Hong-Kong & China
On Ep.46 of "What's Good?" - Scorsese on the MCU, a quick story on Euzhan Palcy, some #5EPN news & the tweet that threw the NBA into a geo-political Sh**storm.
Ep.45 - Athletics, Jennifer Lopez & Black Radicalism
On Ep.45 of "What's Good?" - Zuckerberg gets leaked, the IAAF is hoe'ing athletes, Jennifer Lopez breaks through the gaze & 10 Books about Black Radicalism.
Ep.44 - Chopping It Up W/ Rize
On Ep.44 of "What's Good?" - Emmy results, being a mixed-race person that loves Rock/Metal & an interview with Friend of #5EUK, Rize.
Ep.43 - Wiley, Shawshank & Our Health
On Ep.43 of "What's Good?" - Wiley vs Drake & Ed Sheeran, one of my favourite films turns 25, how the Climate Crisis is affecting our health & can sports fans protest ...
Ep.42 - Mugabe, Black Tennis & Common
On Ep.42 of "What's Good?" - Robert Mugabe & Leadership, why are there only a couple US Black Male Tennis players? How a South African Mercenary group tried to spread ...
Ep.41 - Politics, Protest & 'Friends' Is Trash
On Episode 41 of "What's Good?" - UK Politics is all over the place, Disney shakes the Streaming ground once again, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes about protesting during ...