Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 391 Episodes
Ep.327 - "Stop The Boats", India/Pakistan & Sycamore Gap
In a week where:US & UK strike a trade deal.80th VE Day comes & goes.A new Pope is announced: Robert Francis Prevost, first from the USA is now Leo XIV.India & Pakista...
Ep.326 - Oscar Voters (Not) Watching Films & Hiroshige
In a week where:USA & Ukraine agree on a minerals deal.The FA is banning transgender women from participating in Women's Football.Reform dominates UK Local Elections.T...
Ep.325 - Ryan Coogler & Copyright
In a week where:EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines.India revokes all visas issued to Pakistani nationals after an attack in Kashmir.Pakistan suspends visas for...
Ep.324 - "Bringing You Into My World" W/ Ryder
Another interview for you to step to! For this one I am joined by Music Journalist & "In Search Of Sauce" alum Miki Hellerbach to elevate the conversation with Kingsto...
Ep.323 - "It Only Gotta Be Three Minutes" W/ Derrick McKenzie
Another interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to veteran drummer for modern legends Jamiroquai Derrick McKenzie off the back of a new collaborative EP he ...
Ep.322 - Datacentres & "Dire Wolves"
In a week where:Amadou Bagayoko of music duo Amadou & Mariam dies aged 70.Universal chooses Bedford to be location of its first theme park in Europe.UK Parliament is r...
Ep.321 - Boarding School, Chewing Gum & Grand Slam Track
In a week where:Actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65.National Rally leader Marine Le Pen is convicted of embezzlement, sentenced to four years in prison.Donald Trump goes tar...
Ep.320 - Korean Adoption, Spanish Houses & Turkish Protests
In a week where:Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal is beaten and kidnapped by armed Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers. US government adds a journalist on...
Ep.319 - "Oh Freedom!" W/ Ovie Okenarhe
Another interview for you to step to! This episode I talk to Founder of the "OH FREEDOM!" Festival Ovie Okenarhe. We talk about his beginnings, his sporty background, ...
Ep.318 - Benefits, Gang War & Black Women's Hair Care
In a week where:Author & writer Alex Wheatle dies aged 62.Trump signs order to begin dismantling of US education department. Protests in Istanbul, Turkey break out aft...
Ep.317 - Mahmoud Khalil, Solidarity & Plastic
In a week where:Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put it back into ministerial control. Ukraine agree to 30 day ceasefire but Russia doesn't.Meta will launch Communit...
Ep.316 - Ketamine, Wretch 32 & Sustainable Carnival
In a week where:Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84.D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the Tony! Toni! Toné!, dies aged 64....
Ep.315 - "You Have To Love It" W/ EB Rebel
Another WG interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to Dallas born & raised EB Rebel now sharpening their craft in New York City. We get into their beginning...
Ep.314 - Senegal, "No Other Land" & Colour
In a week where:A$AP Rocky found not guilty in his two 2021 felony assault charges.Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro...
Ep.313 - Angry Opposistion & Stormzy
No IAWW since I'm recording this early...In Politics: (3:09) In a low-key mask-off moment, the US Democrats - after getting berated by their grassroots orgs - are piss...
Ep.312 - "Guinea Pig Generation" & Prince Charles Cinema
In a week where:Donald Trump seeks to ethnically cleanse Gaza.Jimmy Butler is finally traded from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors.Irv Gotti, Music Producer...
Ep.311 - Five Years Since "The Exit"
In a week where:US suffers two plane crashes within days of each other.Guantanamo Bay will be repurposed to hold undocumented migrants.Palisades and Eaton fires in Los...
Ep.310 - Nationality and Borders Act & DeepSeek
In a week where:Prince Harry gets 8-Figure settlement from The Sun, avoiding trial.Trump threatens Putin to stop 'ridiculous' Ukraine war.Axel Rudakubana is sentenced ...
Ep.309 - RedNote, Social Isolation & Abi Morocco
In a week where:Hamas & Israel lock in a ceasefire & hostage deal.Drake files another lawsuit. David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78.TikT...
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...