Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 311 Episodes
Ep.222 - Donald Glover & Nitrous Oxide
In a week where:Trump is indicted.Oscar Pistorius and Charles Bronson are denied parole.Connecticut and LSU win NCAA National Basketball championships.TikTok fined £12...
Ep.221 - The Splinternet & Finding Purpose
In a week where:World Athletics bans transgender women from competing in international track and field competitions.France has multiple protests go violent after Macro...
Ep.220 - "Eclectic" W/ Mystic
In one of the more free-flowing interviews I've had so far, I talk with California born & raised MC - The DU Goddess - Mystic. We talk about her beginnings, her roots ...
Ep.219 - Sex Education & Mixed By Erry
In a week where:Sunak & Macron announce a new detention centre in France. Russia attack Ukraine with hypersonic missiles. BBC suspend Gary Lineker after his tweets cri...
Ep.218 - The Romcom Effect & Trugoy The Dove
In a week where:Jazz Saxophonist Wayne Shorter dies aged 89.Matt Hancock's WhatsApp texts are leaked.Boris Johnson has put his father, Stanley, forward for a knighthoo...
Ep.217 - Artificial Digging & The Cockney Dialect
In a week where:R Kelly & Harvey Weinstein rack up more prison time. James Bond books are being rewritten in sensitivity measures.UK & EU finally agree on a NI Protoco...
Ep.216 - Roald Dahl, Shamima Begum & Influencers
In a week where:Bruce Willis is diagnosed with Dementia. Facebook & Instagram will implement a paid verification feature a la Twitter Blue.Turkey & Syria are hit with ...
Ep.215 - British R&B & Measuring Love
In a week where:15 people are arrested after violence outside hotel housing asylum seekers.1/3 of De La Soul, Trugoy dies aged 54. The US shoots down more objects floa...
Ep.214 - "Failing Up" & BookTok
On Ep.214 of WG: Politicians failing up, "The Exit" anniversary, how to break up The Met & the world of BookTok.
Ep.213 - Not Reading & Edward Hopper
On Ep.213 of WG: UK's institutional racism, people not reading, artists selling their catalogues & the art of Edward Hopper
Ep.212 - Ex-Met Tea & Media Reform
On Ep.212: Ex-Met Police Officer spills tea, media reform, seven music industry predictions and another old BBC show ahead of its time.
Ep.211 - 42 British Coups & Your Stuff
On Ep.211 of WG: 42 British Coups, diversity amongst film directors; will ChatGPT threaten Screenwriters? And how our stuff is worse than before.
Long Read - Street Rap's Bottom Feeders
In this Long Read: Street Rap threatened by bottom feeders & the law.
Ep.210 - The NHS & Kintsugi
On Ep.210 of WG: The NHS from two angles; working class people in the arts and the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
Long Read - Why Americans Can't Rid The NFL
For this Long Read: Why Americans can't turn off the NFL.
Long Read - State Of The Hip-Hop Union 2023
For this Long Read: The 5th Element "State Of The Hip-Hop Union 2023".
30 Questions - Apex Zero
Artist & Friend of 5E Apex Zero returns to WG to answer 30 Questions.
30 Questions - Backwood Sweetie
Lyricist & Friend of 5E Backwood Sweetie comes by to answer 30 Questions.
30 Questions - NappyHigh
Friend of 5E & Producer NappyHigh returns to answer 30 Questions.
30 Questions - Osay
For this edition of 30 Questions, Artist Osay returns.
30 Questions - Ian Kelly
Friend of 5E Ian Kelly comes through for 30 Questions.
30 Questions - Dell Nellson
For this set of 30 Questions, we talk to poet Dell Nellson.
30 Questions - King Yanz
Friend of 5E King Yanz comes through for 30 Questions.
30 Questions Miniseries Trailer
Trailer for WG Miniseries "30 Questions".
Ep.209 - Mass Migration, Billionaires & Drake
On the final episode of WG for 2022: Mass migration, Billionaires, Drake's devolution & some personal reflections on the year.
Ep.208 - Failure, Layoffs & Local Radio
On Ep.208 of WG: More World Cup talk, Silicon Valley layoffs, African/Caribbean Local Radio & early failure in creative journeys.
Ep.207 - "We Put Ourselves First" W/ Apex Zero
On Ep.207 of WG: A new interview with artist Apex Zero.
Ep.206 - Poppies & Male Body Dysmorphia
On Ep.206 of WG: The Poppy is back in the UK; should Twitter die? Male body dysmorphia & the monetary power of the US Christian Right.
Ep.205 - Afro Hairstyles, White Noise & Iran
On Ep.205 of WG: Afro hairstyles, how TV took over, White Noise & Iran.
Ep.204 - PM Sunak & The Blue Check Black Market
On Ep.204 of WG: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, The Blue Check Black Market, the slow death of UK Arts & Voice Notes.