Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Appears in 387 Episodes
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...
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...