"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Welcome to "What's Good?", where I tackle a myriad of subjects: From Film/TV to Music, to Tech, Race & Society; Current Affairs and many more, through my eyes and the eyes of the writers I read. So if you take an interest in anything I feel like talking about any given week, along with the occasi...
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Ep.361 - "Intellectualised Music" W/ Steven Blush
Another interview for you to step to! For this one, I got an exclusive look at a new book that charts - aptly through its title - "When Rock Met Hip-H...
Long Read - Abolish The Monarchy
Welcome WG listeners, to a Long Read! For this one, we head to The New Statesman for "Abolish The Monarchy" written by Will Lloyd. In this aptly title...
Ep.360 - "It's All Timing, It's All Destined" W/ NappyHigh
Another interview for you to step to! For this one we catch up with one of my favourite producers for a WG record 3rd time! You'd think I'd know that!...
Long Read - Jay-Z & Black Capitalism
Welcome WG listeners to a Long Read! For this one we head to Current Affairs for "Jay-Z and the Pitfalls of Black Capitalism" written by Yannick Giova...
Ep.359 - Asylum Reform, Pharrell & Black British 'Elders'
In a week where:
In the 1st of two Politics segments: (8:54) A surface-area look into the asylum reforms that took place last week. (Article By...
Ep.358 - Assata Shakur & The Windrush Myth
In a week where:
In Life: (11:38) After Assata Shakur's death last month, I wanted to find a solid article about her life, struggles and the les...
Ep.357 - Mayor Mamdani & Dumbasses @ The BBC
In a week where:
In Politics: (15:08) That's MAYOR Mamdani to you! After Zohran Mamdani's NYC Mayor win, what does this mean in for the prospect...
Ep.356 - Hurricane Melissa, Flag Raisers & Andrew
In a week where:
In Environment: (6:30) Hurricane Melissa has come and gone, ripping through Jamaica, The Bahamas & Cuba. But the sheer strength...
Ep.355 - Tigray, Sports Gambling & The Louvre Heist
In a week where:
In the 1st of two Society segments: (7:04) I found another African story in my hunt for more of them. For this one: The exodus...
Ep.354 - The Pelicot Trial & Black Cosplayers
In a week where:
In War: (6:41) An overview of what is going down in Sudan and the Congo and how extractivism is at the heart of it all. (Excerp...
Ep.353 - West Papua, Chris Brown & Modern Nigerian Art
In a week where:
In Life: (9:34) As the ceasefire is already breached by Israel, we look to a story about stories and how they'll always live on...
Ep.352 - "Baltimore Is My Entire Experience" W/ John Wells
Another WG interview for you to step to! This time, friend of the show - Music Journalist Miki Hellerbach - links me with fellow Baltimorean, rapper J...
Ep.351 - Digital ID, Lee Miller & Jennie Baptiste
In a week where:
In the 1st of two Tech segments: (16:35) I wanted to really sink my teeth into the Digital ID debate, so we're going to double...
Ep.350 - "Journey Of A Heartbreak" W/ Kairos The Writer
Another interview for you to step to! For this one we talk to upcoming Alt-R&B talent Kairos The Writer off the back of his latest EP release "AND STI...
Ep.349 - Coke Bottles & Hating Your Job
In a week where:
In Gaming: (8:55) Something very sinister is going down in Egypt where teen gamers are getting caught up in the country's war a...
Ep.348 - Ezra Klein, "Italian" Leather & Instant Ramen
In a week where:
In Politics: (9:05) For over a decade I've been a frequent follower of Journalist Ezra Klein, partly for his interviews & book...
Ep.347 - Steve Ballmer, Nintendo & Julia Margaret Cameron
In a week where:
In Geopolitics: (7:22) Imperialism is taking a new, more covert form as US hegemony fades away, and we can look to Africa for h...
Ep.346 - Your Party, Green Party & IKEA
In a week where:
In the 1st of three Politics segments: (8:16)The wait for the official reveal of the Corbyn-Sultana led "Your Party" continues...
Ep.345 - Octavia Butler, Katrina @ 20 & Legalising Cocaine
In a week where:
In the 1st of two Politics segments: (7:16) Octavia Butler's work remains eerily prescient in modern America to the point of cl...
Ep.344 - "The Clique Of '86" W/ Kinzoogianna
Another interview for you to step to! For this truly special conversation, we talk to Jazztronica multi-instrumentalist and Hip-Hop fan Anna Stubbs, A...
Ep.343 - "My Life's Work" W/ Marquise Fair
Another interview for you to step to! For this one we talk to Singer/Songwriter Marquise Fair in anticipation of his sophomore album "BETTER WORLD", d...
Ep.342 - "New Nakba", Zambian Gold & Male Plastic Surgery
In a week where:
In the 1st of three Life segments: (8:34) Israel is nearing "Final Solution" territory. But not before The West makes a few mor...
Ep.341 - "Sports & Globalisation" W/ Dr. Joshua Wright
A #FriendOf5E comes through for his WG debut! Associate Professor of History at Trinity Washington University Dr. Joshua K. Wright comes through off t...
Ep.340 - Moral Failures & Engineering Amnesia
In a week where:
In Politics: (12:02) Kier Starmer recently held the purely symbolic Palestinian recognition over Israel's head as if that will...
Ep.339 - Age Verification & Rastafari
In a week where:
In Politics: (14:15) As people continue to get arrested for protesting and vocalising the wrongful nature of Palestine Action b...
Ep.338 - Orgreave Inquiry, Sudan & "Gen-Z Stare"
In a week where:
In Politics: (7:16) In a crazy irony, the Red Tories have launched an inquiry into gov't/police abuse during a time of protest...
Ep.337 - BBC Outsourcing & Bangladeshi Rap
In a week where:
In TV: (6:56) It has been well documented that the BBC has been poorly run for at least the past decade. Well, when you hear th...
Ep.336 - Chinese Students Vs AI, "Akon City" & Arthur Ashe
In a week where:
In the 1st of two Life segments - (9:29) With everything going on, it is always worth thinking, always worth knowing, that a lo...
Barbican's "Rebel Radio" - Part Three
The good people at Barbican have blessed me with an opportunity to cover a portion of their month-long programme called "Rebel Radio": "the sound of r...
Ep.335 - Zohran Mamdani, Digital Nomads & Boat Life
In a week where:
In Politics: (7:17) The US has a new boogeyman to be fake-scared about and he's potentially going to become Mayor of New York C...
Barbican's "Rebel Radio" - Part Two
The good people at Barbican have blessed me with an opportunity to cover a portion of their month-long programme called "Rebel Radio": "the sound of r...
Ep.334 - Palestine Action & Bezos Vs Venice
In a week where:
In Politics: (10:20) The Red Tories are continuing to Red Tory, building upon a Blair-era terror bill to now consider Palestine...
Barbican's "Rebel Radio" - Part One
The good people at Barbican have blessed me with an opportunity to cover a portion of their month-long programme called "Rebel Radio": "the sound of r...
Ep.333 - "Millionaire Exodus", White/Black Genius & Spotify
In a week where:
In Politics: (10:42) For around a decade now, this fear has gripped Mainstream Media in the UK. That if the government taxed th...
Ep.332 - Italian Citizenship, New Media & Fairer Fashion
In a week where:
In Journalism: (7:40) The BBC higher ups continue to shit the bed after minutes of a meeting shows that they're discussing plan...
Ep.331 - Death Of Google, Otaku & NBA Europe
In a week where:
1. Microplastics are found in bugs for the first time.
2. Michael Sumler, member of iconic band Kool & the Gang, dies in...
Ep.330 - "Diamond Chapters" W/ Iris Gold
Another interview for you to step to! For this one we talk to London-born, Copenhagen-raised artist Iris Gold in conjunction with her recent single re...
Ep.329 - Face Recognition, Centrism & Sebastião Salgado
In a week where:
In Society: (8:53) In 2019 I talked about Live Facial Recognition being trialled in select towns/cities. Now we're at a place w...
Ep.328 - Stadium Concerts & Final Destination
In a week where:
In the first of two Politics segments: (8:52) My first of two articles where I spend half the show shitting on Kier Starmer and...
Ep.327 - "Stop The Boats", India/Pakistan & Sycamore Gap
In a week where:
In Politics: (8:22) Before I sink my teeth into Kier Starmer's bullshit once again, I wanted to take a step back to a couple of...