Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 388 Episodes
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 ...
Ep.40 - The Amazon Rainforest & Notting Hill Carnival
On Ep.40 of "What's Good?" - The Amazon Rainforest and 'Ecoside', Comfort TV, The deadest 'rivalry' in sport & the importance of Notting Hill Carnival.
Ep.39 - Jay-Z, Jeffrey Epstien & Spider-Man
On Ep.39 of "What's Good?" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks on Tarantino's depiction of Bruce Lee, Jay-Z does a deal with the NFL, Spider-Man is no longer in the MCU & the...
Ep.38 - Rich Paul, Kurtis Blow & Being 'Not Racist'
On Ep.38 of "What's Good?" - Rich Paul pens a response to the NCAA, Disney maps out their future, Ibram X Kendi gets me thinking and a shout out to Kurtis Blow, the OG...
Ep.37 - Toni Morrison & Streaming Vs Traditional TV
On Ep.37 of "What's Good?": RIP Toni Morrison, how badly has Streaming gutted Traditional TV? How do other countries see the UK? And are Lil Nas X & Blanco Brown cultu...
Ep.36 - eSports, Ras G & Deep Poverty
On Ep.36 of "What's Good?": eSports is beginning its ascent, Trump continues to be racist, RIP Ras G & I focus on "Deep Poverty" instead of EU Leaving.
Ep.35 - Boris, DiCaprio & Subscription Wars
On Ep.35 of "What's Good?" Boris Johnson is officially Prime Minister, TV/Film companies are gearing up for an arms race & is Leonardo DiCaprio the last "Traditional H...
Ep.34 - Emmys, Colourism & Supporting Others
On Episode 34 of "What's Good?" - Emmy Noms are out, why 'light-skinned' women dominate pop, Jermaine Dupri de-valuing "Female Rappers" & I have things to get off my c...
Ep.33 - Kawhi Leonard, The "Fun Guy" Gangster
On the Kareem (33) Episode of "What's Good?": Kawhi Leonard is a G. "Racist Redemption" films are becoming a thing, white men own art criticism & hope for the future.
Ep.32 - Stormzy, NBA Free Agency & Global Heating
On episode 32 of "What's Good?" - Stormzy's Glastonbury performance, the most hectic NBA Free Agency, invitees to AMPAS & the ever-present issue of Global Heating.
Ep.31 - Multiculturalism = Knowledge
On this episode of "What's Good?": The mass protests in Hong Kong, Caster Semenya speaks on the IAAF, what the Toronto Raptors' Championship says about the NBA's futur...
Ep.30 - Central Park Five, NBA Finals & Sudan
With brand new music, "What's Good?" continues with topics on Linda Fairstein & The Central Park Five, The NBA Finals & Kevin Durant & the turmoil in Sudan.
Ep.29 - Anthony Joshua, Chernobyl & RIP iTunes
Episode 29 of "What's Good?" is all about Anthony Joshua taking his first L, John Cleese being "peak white man", iTunes dying & wondering if "Chernobyl" is any good.