Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 340 Episodes
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...
Ep.128 - N'Golo Kante, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Amazon/MGM
On Ep.128 of WG: N'Golo Kante should be a Ballon D'Or frontrunner, Georgia Anne Muldrow is one of one, NBA fans are trash & Amazon continue their quest for world domin...
Ep.127 - Media Ethics & "What's Going On"
On Ep.127 of WG: Islamaphobia in the Tory Party, ageing legend Tony Hawk, BBC vs Tabloids & Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" @ 50.
Ep.126 - #FreePalestine
On Ep.126 of WG: Israel & Palestine, University students finally get their Graduation after 50 years and Missy Elliott's "Miss E... So Addictive" @ 20.
Ep.125 - Foreign Film "Adaptations" & Gates Divorce
On Ep.125 of WG: 60% of Tokyo want the Olympics cancelled, Music Streaming algorithms aren't friendly to females, the oddity of non-English film "adaptations" & the Bi...
Ep.124 - Noel Clarke & "Black Women Watch..."
On Ep.124 of WG: The bombshell report on Noel Clarke, the peak grift that is Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather & The 5EPN's new Podcast & 1st Serial.
Ep.123 - Shock G & Talking To Yourself
On Ep.123 of WG: The Olympics are banning protests again, Shock G of Digital Underground has passed, The United Kingdom is fracturing and the concept of talking to you...
Ep.122 - European Super League & Derek Chauvin
On Ep.122 of WG: The Derek Chauvin verdict is in, Ryan talks European Super League, Facebook jumps on the live audio train & people are tired of black people dying on ...
Ep.121 - DMX & The Brixton "Riots" At 40
On Ep.121 of WG: Black people in England & Wales are going missing at an alarming rate, Hank Azaria apologises for Apu, it's been 40 years since the Brixton Uprising &...
Ep.120 - Qatar Boycotts & Netflix In Europe
In Ep.120 of WG: I had to revisit the race report the UK Government dropped last week, Netflix is more ubiquitous than you think, why are people in power getting Podca...
Ep.119 - "No Evidence of Institutional Racism"
On Ep.119 of WG: Spain delivers a glimpse into the future of live shows, The Home Office has been splashing, UK Festivals continue having poor gender disparity and the...
Ep.118 - Sound of Metal & Performative Performances
On Ep.118 of WG: The Government got a fat, controversial bill, how "Sound of Metal" got its sound, Screenwriters suffering during the pandemic & performances that are ...
Ep.117 - Sarah Everard, The Police & NFTs
On Ep.117 of WG: The NFT craze, US Collegiate Sports is a racial cesspool, Judas & The Black Messiah have no lead according to The Oscars & the police's role in the Sa...
Ep.116 - Harry, Meghan & The US Aristocracy
On Ep.116 of WG: Harry & Meghan blows a few lids, the Tokyo Olympics bill is ballooning, Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey are cuddling up & the George Floyd Act is mere paint over ...
Ep.115 - Bunny, Billie & Super Tweets
On Ep.115 of WG - Would you pay for Tweets? The death of Bunny Wailer, the decades-long mistreatment of Billie Holiday & an early example of racist thought.
Ep.114 - Identifying BS, Industry BS & Chibok Girls
In Ep.114 of WG: Finland fighting "Fake News", the garbage heap that is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the music industry doing the bare minimum & a diary fr...
Ep.113 - Black Beauty Standards & Protest Music
On Ep.113 of WG - Black beauty standards as the Gorilla Glue saga comes & goes. A classical musician lays out the bleak future of UK music, Marcus Rashford delivers an...
Ep.112 - "Fuck BHM" & Tory Cronyism
On Ep.112 of WG: Awards SZN is back, a fascinating commentary on Black History Month, UK Film & TV funding has dropped significantly, and the Conservatives have used C...
Ep.111 - GameStop, Madlib & Spotify Patents
On Ep.111 of WG: Gamestop & moving goalposts, Madlib on a myriad of things, Spotify wants my microphone & why some TV gems are being watched again.
Ep.110 - Clubhouse, Rolling Stone & Nostalgia
On Ep.110 of WG: Clubhouse is weird, Rolling Stone is drifting, Bomani Jones & sports broadcasting is on shaky ground & Big Tech is force-feeding nostalgia.
Ep.109 - Phil Spector & Facebook Messenger
On Ep.109 of WG: Some more personal accounts of The New Cross Fire, Novak Djokovic continues to be a tool, Phil Spector was damaged AF & you should delete Facebook Mes...
Ep.108 - Capitol Coup, New Cross Fire & Free School Meals
On Ep.108: The US went "Full America", The New Cross Fire at 40, games are more influential than music & families get shafted with the worst free school meals.
Ep.107 - Olympics Hype (Again) & MF DOOM
On the first WG of 2021: The prospect of the Tokyo Olympics happening in July, I get "In Search Of Sauce" hosts Brandon & Ryan to talk MF DOOM, The Simpsons lifestyle ...
The 5EPN Special 2020
For the final episode of 2020, every show under the 5EPN reflect on the year that was 2020 (personally & podcast) and look ahead to next year & beyond.
Ep.106 - Stealing Artefacts, UK Military & "Woke"
In Ep.106 of WG - UK Universities perpetuate institutional racism, Pan-African activists are taking back artefacts from European Museums, the UK Military have a stupid...
Ep.105 - Labrinth & Marcus Rashford Vs Mail On Sunday
On Ep.105 of WG: Lewis Hamilton gets seven, Labrinth returns from years of radio silence, The Arts will suffer under 'The Exit' & Marcus Rashford dunks on The Mail On ...
Ep.104 - Christian Coleman, "Channel Netflix" & White America
On Ep.104 of WG - F1 gives me another gut punch by adding Saudi Arabia to its calendar, Christian Coleman's unfortunate 2-Year ban, Netflix potentially going tradition...
Ep.103 - Music Industry, Christopher Nolan & The US Election
On Ep.103 of WG: UK Music Industry is getting better at diversity, but still have holes. Chuck D talks Hip-Hop, being 'black' & gerontocracy. Christopher Nolan talks "...
Ep.102 - Quit Facebook, "Kill Whitey" & Critical Race Theory
On this episode of WG: The annoying reluctance to quit Facebook, the NBA's not-so grey coaching dilemma, comedienne Sophie Duker on the rules for black comedians and t...
Ep.101 - "Australian-Style", Black TV Writers & The Adenugas
On Ep.101 of WG - WTF is an "Australian-Style" deal? There are a pitiful amount of Black writers in the UK TV game. Netflix' huge benefit from Corona and a great look ...