Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 387 Episodes
Ep.263 - Gerontocracy, Stuart Hall & Shepherd's Bush Market
In a week where:1. Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas' three-stage, 135 day ceasefire deal.2. Kier Starmer announces scrapping of £28B Green investment. 3. Junior doctor...
Ep.262 - "Loaned" Loot, Devolution & Facebook @ 20
In a week where:Northern Ireland approve power share after nearly two-year long DUP boycott.Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025.Universal Music Group stops licens...
Ep.261 - Hardest Working Generation & Conscription
In a week where:Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested method of nitrogen gas.ICJ orders Israel to take measures to prevent and punish direct incitement of Geno...
Ep.260 - Reparations, Pitchfork & Copyright Lawsuits
In a week where:The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, 20% more than previously thought.Japan makes moon co...
Ep.259 - Big Pharma, DEI & #Justice4Windrush
In a week where:Landlords will be forced to fix mouldy homes within 24 hours after tragic death of toddler.A huge ancient lost city is found in East Ecuador. US, UK le...
Ep.258 - Arts Funding & Adapting To Winter
In a week where:Oklahoma 13-year-old believed to be first person ever to beat Tetris.South Africa accuses Israel of Genocide via the ICJ.At least 95 people were killed...
Ep.257 - Cannabis, Africa; The 90s & Hating
In a week where:Maine disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning follows. Junior Doctors begin 144 hr ...
30 Questions - Tayah
Friend of 5E Tayah comes through to answer 30 Questions through the BFI Southbank background noise!Peep my prior interview w/ Tayah here. Thank you for listening! If y...
30 Questions - AMIR. (Feat. YawnyBlew)
Friend of 5E AMIR. comes through to answer 30 Questions, with collaborator YawnyBlew tagging along for self-proclaimed "Emotional Support"!Spin my interview with AMIR....
Ep.256 - "Moral Courage" W/ Anthony Feinstein
For the 1st time in WG history, I'm not hosting! For this very special interview, I got my friend; ISOS Alum and Freelance Journalist Brandon Hill to come through and ...
30 Questions - YawnyBlew
Friend of 5E and artist YawnyBlew comes through to answer 30 Questions.Spin my 1st interview w/ YB here.Spin my interview with YawnyBlew & collaborative partner AMIR.T...
Ep.255 - Farage, Palantir & The Marvels
In a week where:Israel & Hamas agree on a four-day ceasefire & hostage releases.Dublin is set ablaze after three children & one woman are stabbed. Oscar Pistorius is g...
Ep.254 - Cruise Ships & Killers Of The Flower Moon
In a week where:Sean Combs settles a civil case within 24 hours of being accused of rape and severe physical abuse by former girlfriend Cassie. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman i...
Ep.253 - "We Have The Language" W/ Tayah
It's a cold Saturday night and I just got out of watching the late Horace Ové's "Pressure" at the BFI South Bank. A while after, I began an interview inside the BFI So...
Ep.252 - "The Struggle For The People's King" W/ Dr. Hajar Yazdiha
If you know me, you know I love substantive conversation. So when I was given the opportunity to read a book and talk to the author of said book, I jumped at the chanc...
Ep.251 - Polycrisis & Hasan Minhaj
In a week where:Blaxploitation legend Richard Roundtree dies aged 81.South Africa beats New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup.Actor Matthew Perry dies aged 54. Meta laun...
Ep.250 - Modern Slavery & Reclaiming Stories
In a week where:Labour win two more by-elections in formerly Tory constituencies.World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86.Over 100k people March through London...
Ep.249 - "DREAMBIIG" W/ YawnyBlew & AMIR.
Friend of 5E YawnyBlew returns to the show with his collaborator: Fashion Photographer by day, Producer by night AMIR. They have a joint project coming Monday 23rd cal...
Ep.248 - Short Films, Banksy & Gaza
In a week where:Rudolph Isley, founding member of the Isley Brothers, dies aged 84.Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition for $68.7B.Australia rejects pro...
Ep.247 - 1.5 Degrees, Voice Actors & Children of Men
In a week where:Israel declares a state of war after Hamas launches attacks & takes hostages. Over 2,000 die in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan. Bedbugs orig...
Ep.246 - "War On Motorists" & Black British Voices Report
In a week where:Actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82.Duane “Keffe D” Davis is arrested and charged with murder of Tupac Shakur. HS2 to Manchester is scrapped. Sam Bankman...
Ep.245 - Photojournalism & Cultural Appropriation
In a week where:A police officer is to be charged with the murder of Chris Kaba.Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of Fox & News Corp.Pro-EU protestors rally in London...
Ep.244 - Online Safety Bill, Inconvenience & dream hampton
In a week where:TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts.Russell Brand is accused of Rape; Sexual & Emotional Abuse.Sir Horace Ové - pioneeri...
Ep.243 - Comment Journalism, Suits & Ezra Collective
In a week where:Wandsworth Prison escapee Daniel Abed Khalife is recaptured in Chiswick.A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Morocco.UK goes through seven days of 30° weath...
Ep.242 - Doomerism, Optimism & Subway Surfing
In a week where:More than 150 schools in England close after having a type of potentially dangerous concrete.India successfully launches their 1st Spacecraft to The Su...
Ep.241 - "Everything Is Black Culture" W/ Tee Max
Last week, I hit up a couple of exhibitions in London. One of which was "The Ascension Years" in the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton which highlighted the work of P...
Long Read - Tarantino & Racism
For this Long Read, we head to Okayplayer for "The Quentin Tarantino Situation: Using Racism as a Literary Device" by Abe Beame. If you've seen a Tarantino film, you k...
Ep.240 - Temu, Tortured Artists & Dwyane Wade
In a week where:Wildfires in Hawaii kills 90+, the deadliest in US history. Government announces crackdown on gender-neutral toilets."Black Godfather" Clarence Avant d...
Ep.239 - Hip-Hop Is 50 Years Old
In a week where:Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is sentenced to three years in jail. At least 30 die & over 100 injured after train derails in Pakistan. Niger goes into ...
Ep.238 - "Allow Things To Just Be" W/ JFlames & ASON
In November 2016, I conducted my first interview for The 5th Element. The people I talked to are the people I talk to for this personally special episode.Brothers JFla...
