"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Ep.375 - Lumumba Murder Case & Instagram DMs

In a week where: 1. Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to rape, faces up to 20 years in prison. 2. Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86. 3. Finland is named the world’s happiest country for the ninth consecutive year. 4. UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz. 5. Robert Mueller, special counsel who investigated Trump-Russia ties, dies at 81. In History: (6:49) It hasn't been long in the Belgian revival of the Patrice Lumumba murder case but they already have their first suspect. 93-year-old ex-diplomat Étienne Davignon. (Article By Jennifer Rankin [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/ex-belgian-diplomat-93-trial-1961-murder-patrice-lumumba]) In Tech: (19:12) Instagram are locking off end-to-end DMs in yet another blow to any of us having anything good on the Internet. (Article By Lily Hay Newman [https://www.wired.com/story/the-danger-behind-metas-decision-to-kill-end-to-end-encrypted-instagram-dms/]) In Music: (31:18) A report came out this past week hailing UKs Black British Music industry carrying the overall UK Music industry overall. But are we seeing those profits? (Article By Mimi The Music Blogger [https://open.substack.com/pub/mimithemusicblogger/p/the-board-was-never-yours]) Lastly, in Life: (45:08) A pensive story about working in a liquor store and the inherent contradictions of needing to sell poison to people addicted to it. (Article By Quinn Que [https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-paradox-behind-the-liquor-counter])  Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review [https://ratethispodcast.com/whatsgood5epn] E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk Photography: https://www.crt.photography Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla [https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/] Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh [https://www.nappyhigh.com/] ChillHop Music [https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/] Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: Diggin' In The Digits [https://diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.transistor.fm/] 5EPN Radio [https://open.spotify.com/show/3F7bioVpWUAfcYG74vtZpX?si=5aaca94ba10240c6] Black Women Watch... [https://black-women-watch-5epn.transistor.fm/] In Search of Sauce [https://in-search-of-sauce-5epn.transistor.fm/] The Beauty Of Independence [https://beauty-of-independence-5epn.transistor.fm/]

Past, Present, Future - Mikey J

Welcome to Past, Present, Future: Half Podcast, half Photography series. If you would like to see the Photography side of this edition, you can catch it here. [https://www.crt.photography/past-present-future-mikey-j] The subject for this episode is Friend of 5E, Mikey [https://whats-good-charlie-taylor-5epn.transistor.fm/episodes/ep-274-herald-the-movement-w-boy-blues-mikey-j]J, who celebrates the 25th anniversary of dance company Boy Blue. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review [https://ratethispodcast.com/whatsgood5epn] E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk Photography: https://www.crt.photography Music - "Blue Sky" By GYVUS ChillHop Music [https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/] Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: Diggin' In The Digits [https://diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.transistor.fm/] 5EPN Radio [https://open.spotify.com/show/3F7bioVpWUAfcYG74vtZpX?si=5aaca94ba10240c6] Black Women Watch... [https://black-women-watch-5epn.transistor.fm/] In Search of Sauce [https://in-search-of-sauce-5epn.transistor.fm/] The Beauty Of Independence [https://beauty-of-independence-5epn.transistor.fm/]

Ep.374 - Far-Right AI Rappers & Peptides

In a week where: 1. Miami Heat star Bam Adeybayo drops 2nd All-Time 83 points on the Washington Wizards. 2. Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords. 3. Bank of England announces that UK wildlife will replace famous faces on future banknotes. 4. The Oscars come & go. 5. Cuba suffers a complete collapse of their power system. In Environment: (10:39) Whilst the US continues to pummel Iran under circumstances that get more suspect by the day, the environmental toll of this war begins to take shape. (Article By Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle [https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/iran-war-climate-change/]) In Tech: (21:33) Two years ago I talked about Palantir and the hooks they already had in the NHS. Now they're deeper into the UK Government & some people in the Ministry of Defence are getting concerned. (Article By Charlie Young [https://www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-technologies-uk-mod-sources-government-data-insights-security-state-secrets]) In Music: (36:14) One element of the recent Gorton & Denton Byelection was a little known rapper unashamedly pushing far-right ideology. Only thing is, he's AI. (Article By Harriet Williamson & Simon Childs [https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/12/meet-the-ai-rapper-working-for-the-far-right/]) Lastly, in Life: (52:11) It has been around for a while but I've only just discovered the craze in something called Peptides. Basically raw-dogging unverified concoctions to boost your wellbeing in specific ways. (Article By Adrienne Matei [https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/feb/05/injectable-peptides-trend]) Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review [https://ratethispodcast.com/whatsgood5epn] E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk Photography: https://www.crt.photography Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla [https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/] Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh [https://www.nappyhigh.com/] ChillHop Music [https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/] Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: Diggin' In The Digits [https://diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.transistor.fm/] 5EPN Radio [https://open.spotify.com/show/3F7bioVpWUAfcYG74vtZpX?si=5aaca94ba10240c6] Black Women Watch... [https://black-women-watch-5epn.transistor.fm/] In Search of Sauce [https://in-search-of-sauce-5epn.transistor.fm/] The Beauty Of Independence [https://beauty-of-independence-5epn.transistor.fm/]

Past, Present, Future - Ryan G

Welcome to Past, Present, Future: Half Podcast, half Photography series. If you would like to see the Photography side of this edition, you can catch it here. [https://www.crt.photography/past-present-future-ryan-g] The first subject is friend of the show, Ryan. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review [https://ratethispodcast.com/whatsgood5epn] E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk Photography: https://www.crt.photography Music - "Blue Sky" By GYVUS ChillHop Music [https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/] Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: Diggin' In The Digits [https://diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.transistor.fm/] 5EPN Radio [https://open.spotify.com/show/3F7bioVpWUAfcYG74vtZpX?si=5aaca94ba10240c6] Black Women Watch... [https://black-women-watch-5epn.transistor.fm/] In Search of Sauce [https://in-search-of-sauce-5epn.transistor.fm/] The Beauty Of Independence [https://beauty-of-independence-5epn.transistor.fm/]

Ep.373 - The IRGC, London School Wars & Sophie Oluwole

In a week where: 1. Kristi Noem is fired as US Homeland Security Secretary. 2. Mojtaba Khamenei is selected as Iran's new supreme leader. 3. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah wins Nepalese General Election in a landslide. 4. Footage reveals it was the US that double-tapped the South Iran Primary School. 5. AI company Anthropic files two lawsuits against the US government. In Geopolitics: (7:09) As the US & Israel continue to bomb Iran and the global economy, Iran's Revolutionary Guard continue ticking on, both militarily & politically. (Article By Najmeh Bozorgmehr & Andrew England [https://www.ft.com/content/7c2b25f5-1317-450b-916a-207c0e1099a7]) In the 1st of two Tech segments: (21:41) With the news of AI being involved in the US' strikes on Iran, let's look more into Anthropic's Claude and their role in all of this. (Article By Simon Allison [https://www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/287178_d5bd80948b3c4ef1a088e3046cc3079c.pdf%20]) In the 2nd Tech segment: (34:15) There was minor hysteria in London as schoolkids were being pitted against each other in a 'red vs blue' social media stunt. Did anything come out of it? (Article By Jim Waterson, Sophie Wilkinson and Polly Smythe [https://open.substack.com/pub/londoncentric/p/school-wars-london-red-vs-blue-moral-panic-real-threat]) Lastly, in Life: (49:02) A look at Sophie Oluwole, the Nigerian Philosopher who changed the landscape of the Western, male world of Philosophy. (Article By Christophe Premat [https://theconversation.com/sophie-oluwole-the-trailblazing-nigerian-woman-who-redefined-philosophy-277382])  Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review [https://ratethispodcast.com/whatsgood5epn] E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk Photography: https://www.crt.photography Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla [https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/] Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh [https://www.nappyhigh.com/] ChillHop Music [https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/] Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: Diggin' In The Digits [https://diggin-in-the-digits-5epn.transistor.fm/] 5EPN Radio [https://open.spotify.com/show/3F7bioVpWUAfcYG74vtZpX?si=5aaca94ba10240c6] Black Women Watch... [https://black-women-watch-5epn.transistor.fm/] In Search of Sauce [https://in-search-of-sauce-5epn.transistor.fm/] The Beauty Of Independence [https://beauty-of-independence-5epn.transistor.fm/]