Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 339 Episodes
Ep.157 - 27,000 Marvel Comics & Two Exhibitions
On Ep.158 of WG: A Bob Marley exhibition in London, a man who has read every Marvel comic, Old music vs new music & an 2Pac exhibition in LA.
Ep.156 - The Rich And The Powerful
On Ep.156 of WG: Jed Mercurio is charging £80 for his Screenwriting knowledge, the rich and powerful abusing privilege, Priti Patel continues to be a demon and Nadine ...
Ep.155 - The Colston Four & Method Acting
On Ep.155 of WG: The Colston Four, the UK Music Industry still dealing with The Exit, Method Acting has been misinterpreted & DIVERSE EDUCATION BENEFITS ALL.
Ep.154 - The Nationality and Borders Bill
On the first WG of 2022: How music evokes memories, Apple's lukewarm interest in Film & TV; The backwards Nationality & Borders Bill, and the blk artists of Thatcher's...
The 5EPN Special 2021
It's time for the annual 5EPN Special, featuring many of the 5EPN hosts.
Ep.153 - Culture Overload & Monogamy
On Ep.153 of WG: Azeem Rafiq, Monogamy, the last high-budget original film & how much culture is too much?
Ep.152 - Political Corruption & COP26
On Ep.152 of WG: Political corruption in the UK, Vinyl delays, Disney's new metaverse plans & COP26.
Ep.151 - Robert Sarver, The Eternals & Google Maps
On Ep.151 of WG: Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, one more thought on "The Harder They Fall", "The Eternals" and using real-life tragedy, and Google Maps is a low-key...
Ep.150 - Meta, Gil Scott-Heron & The Wire
On Ep.150 of WG: FaceBook changes their name, black men not belonging, the legend that is Gil Scott-Heron & The Wire.
Ep.149 - Succession, Elaine Thompson-Herah & Insecure
On Ep.149 of WG: Waging war on motorists, my problem with 'Succession', Elaine Thompson-Herah's amazing year despite setbacks, and a farewell to 'Insecure'.
Ep.148 - Lourdean Rage & Wrong Netflix Subtitles
On Ep.148 of WG: Netflix bottling their subtitles, prevalent racism in the music industry, Michael Johnson on athlete activism & how rage can combat racism.
Ep.147 - Dave Chappelle & The Harder They Fall
On Ep.147 of WG: Lashana Lynch, Black & Queer love in Hollywood, Dave Chappelle & I went to see a film.
Ep.146 - Pandora Papers & Sam The Wheels
On Ep.146 of WG: The Pandora Papers, the looming battle over album lengths, the Facebook whistleblower and Brixton through the lens of Sam The Wheels.
Ep.145 - Women's Safety & Melvin Van Peebles
On Ep.145 of WG: Women's safety in the UK, Vinyl Reissues, Equalities Minister not caring about Equality & RIP Melvin Van Peebles.
Ep.144 - "British" TV & Altheia Jones-Lecointe
On Ep.144 of WG: The Simmons/Sixers stalemate continues, what is "British" TV? Music elitism & the life of Altheia Jones-Lecointe.
Ep.143 - Little Simz & Channel 4 "Black To Front"
On Ep.143 of WG: A celebration of Little Simz, A look into Channel 4's "Black To Front" and how societies who treat women badly, fare worse.
Ep.142 - Shang-Chi, 9/11 & Michael K. Williams
On Ep.142 of WG: I'm going to the cinemas for the first time in over a year, 9/11 turns 20, one of my screenplays could become reality; and the death of Michael K. Wil...
Ep.141 - Black Photography & Lee "Scratch" Perry
On Ep.141 of WG: Rappers & Sportspeople messing with COVID, the wonder of Black Photography & RIP Lee "Scratch" Perry.
Ep.140 - Paralympics, OnlyFans & Acting Diversity
On Ep.140 of WG: The Paralympics, OnlyFans bottling it, diversity in UK acting & some meditation on activism.
Ep.139 - TikTok, Online Activism & Mass Culture
On Ep.139 of WG: The US Census, TikTok, Online Activism and understanding mass culture.
Ep.138 - The Climate, Flexing & The 2011 Riots
On Ep.138 of WG: The Olympics are over, the Climate crisis is undeniable, artists need to stop flexing and the death of Mark Duggan & the subsequent 2011 Riots, 10 yea...
Ep.137 - Pegasus, Toxic Hair Products & 4-6 Hour Films
On Ep.137 of WG: Can the bill for the Olympics be trimmed? What is Pegasus? Black women are being poisoned & a solution to directors who don't want to cut their films.
Ep.136 - Unvaccinated NFL Players & Whitney Houston
On Ep.136 of WG: Unvaccinated NFL players, how to become an Olympic sport, do African lives matter; and Whitney is getting the unethical hologram treatment.
Ep.135 - Biz Markie, Afro-England & OLYMPICS GASS
On Ep.135 of WG: RIP Biz Markie, British female talent leaving, African's dominating England & THE OLYMPICS ARE FINALLY HERE.
Ep.134 - Cuba, Vince Staples & The Three Lions
On Ep.134 of WG: Cuba kicks off, Vince Staples drops gems, Cinema's might struggle and racism ruins football... Again.
Ep.133 - Lee Vs Tarantino, NCAA N.I.L. & More Olympics BS
On Ep.133 of WG: US College Athletes can make bank, Shannon Lee pops off at Quentin Tarantino again, getting to the Tokyo Olympics is a logistics nightmare & black wom...
Ep.132 - Gwen Berry, Saskilla & Menelik Shabazz
On Ep.132 of WG: Abuse thrown at England players, Gwen Berry's "Athlete Activism", Saskilla's doc on the music industry & saluting the life/career of Menelik Shabazz.
Ep.131 - Five Years Since The EU Referendum...
On Ep.131 of WG: NBA Playoffs, Music Labels fighting for your attention, A new ripple from "The Exit" and the initial "Exit", five years on.
Ep.130 - GB News, Deepfake Porn & Joe Conzo, Jr.
On Ep.130 of WG: Non-White footballers performed better without fans, GB News has arrived, Deepfake Porn is a threat to all & the story of Joe Conzo, Jr.
Ep.129 - Drill, Tank Man & Sitting In Limbo
On Ep.129 of WG: A brief history of Drill, America's gun obsession & its connection to race, the story behind the "Tank Man" photo and Anthony Bryan's thoughts after a...