Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 339 Episodes
Long Read - The Last Train Robbery
For this Long Read: The epic story of the last train robbery in the Wild West.
Ep.201 - Black British History & Black British Capitalism
On Ep.201 of WG: Black British History, Black British Capitalism, Rihanna to the SuperBowl & Conservative Hedge Funds.
Ep.200 - False Idols, Avatar & Comrade Sisters
On the 200th episode of WG: Big Tech founders, live music in The Exit era, Avatar is back and the women of The Black Panthers,
Long Read - Conservative Diversity
For this WG Long Read: A deep dive into diversity amongst the Conservative ranks.
Ep.199 - Abolish The Monarchy
On Ep.199 of WG: Kwame Ture, Windrush Scandal update, do the police actually solve crime? And the case for abolishing the Monarchy.
Ep.198 - "New Music, New Life" W/ NappyHigh
On Ep.198 of WG: Catching up with Friend of 5E, NappyHigh.
Ep.197 - Fine, Let's Talk About The Queen
On Ep.197 of WG: "Diverse" cabinet, energy crisis, preservation in the social media age, and The Queen.
Ep.196 - Serena Williams, Pakistan & Dreams
On Ep.196 of WG - Serena Williams officially retired; flooding in Pakistan; how dreams can save us & Jay-Z killing my hope for Hip-Hop.
Ep.195 "Some People Journal, I Create Songs" W/ Treasure Bloom
On Ep.195 of WG: An interview with dual threat artist, Treasure Bloom.
Ep.194 - Business In Art & A24
On Ep.194 of WG: Business killing art, the cult of A24, an excerpt from the late Michael K. Williams' memoir and Saudi Sportswashing nearing completion.
Ep.193 - Mick Lynch & Skin Whitening
In a week where:Spain suffer days of wildfires.Cineworld prepares to file for bankruptcy.European Championships finish up. Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via Spli...
Ep.192 - Sacheen Littlefeather & "Critic-Influencers"
On Ep.192 of WG: Sacheen Littlefeather, Critic-Influencers, Billionaire Jets & Being Uptight.
Long Read - Serena Williams' Last Dance
For this WG Long Read: Serena Williams' words on her looming retirement.
Ep.191 - The Commonwealth Games & Arguing
On Ep.191 of WG: The Commonwealth Games, The 70s, high-budget Netflix films & how to argue.
Ep.190 - "Power is a Currency" W/ King Yanz
On Ep.190 of WG: Interview #2 with artist King Yanz.
Ep.189 - Bill Russell & Nichelle Nichols
On Ep.189 of WG: The lives of Bill Russell & Nichelle Nichols; VFX artists vs Marvel & who will own the art of the future?
Ep.188 - The Forde Report & Anti-Car Movement
On Ep.188 of WG: The Forde Report, The 10 year anniversary of the 2012 London Olympic Ceremony, a new series on abuse in the music industry & the anti-car movement.
Ep.187 - Whiteness & Admitting You're Wrong
On Ep.187 of WG: What Whiteness is, the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, the Government bottling everything and how to admit when you're wrong.
Long Read - "No Fear of Time" & RSS Feeds
For this Long Read: A look into the new Black Star album and how RSS has stayed alive after decades of attacks.
Ep.186 - Smoking That Boris Pack
On Ep.186 of WG: Boris on his way out, trans lives, NBA player empowerment & climate crisis not killing people as much.
Long Read - Streaming Addiction
For this WG Long Read: Diagnosing our collective addiction to Music Streaming.
Ep.185 - Digital Amnesia & Being Spontaneous
On Ep.185 of WG: Tories following the US in abortion, 'digital amnesia', the gutting of radical anti-racism in Britain and being spontaneous.
Ep.184 - Modern Culture & The British Press
On Ep.184 of WG: America, Modern Culture, TVs relationship to Black people & The British Press
Ep.183 - "All The Rooms Are Slowly Melting" W/ Otis Mensah
We have our first member of the 2x WG interview club, tag-teaming with Ryan Gaur to interview Otis Mensah.
Ep.182 - British Gymnastics & DALL-E
On Ep.182 of WG: British Gymnastics in hot water, The Athletics says "No politics" for staff, cannabis growing & DALL-E.
Ep.181 - Rwanda & Grenfell, 5 Years On
On Ep.181 of WG: Asylum seekers being shipped to Rwanda, Batman & Scotland Yard saving Spotify, Dating Apps dying & Grenfell, five years on.
Ep.180 - Two Johnsons & Animal Agriculture
In Ep.180 of WG: Boris Johnson, Dustin Johnson, Animal Agriculture and celebrities pushing crypto.
Long Read - AI Poetry
For this Long Read: Poetry and why it's the last line of defence for humans against AI's ability to "be human".
Ep.179 - TV Trends, UK Rap & CBBC
On Ep.179 of WG: Nostalgia continues to be milked in TV, UK Rap is now doing the same, CBBC is going down & artists being pressured to play the viral game.
Ep.178 - Black Propaganda, Pop Culture & 'Like'
On Ep.178 of WG: 'Black Propaganda', Pop Culture is becoming mush, the word 'like' & your creative purpose.