"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

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 screen.

Show Notes

In a week where:
  1. Raúl Castro announced his resignation as head of the Communist Party of Cuba.
  2. Global COVID-19 deaths surpass a reported 3 million.
  3. NASA scientists successfully made the first-ever controlled flight attempt on another planet.
  4. Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near the Ukraine border.
  5. Chad's President Idriss Déby dies from injuries sustained during clashes with rebels in the northern part of the country over the weekend.
In the first of two Life segments: (6:03) Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts he was trialled for, but whilst accountability has been fulfilled, it doesn't paper of the chasm that is the US Justice System.

In Sports: (20:55) The European Super League was so short-lived, that I recorded a chat with the "In Search of Sauce" co-host & football fan/critic Ryan about the initial announcement and then it DIED before I could even get this episode out.

(Peep Ryan's piece on Eurocentrism in Football)

In the 2nd Life segment: (43:26) Facebook is back at it again, hopping on trains. This time, they're getting on the Live Audio & Podcast space. I'm sure this will go down smoothly.

Lastly, in Film/TV: (54:47) There's been a few texts that have hyper-focused on black people dying for some reason. And they're so in-your-face about it, I personally wonder who the hell is watching these texts.

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

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Creators & Guests

Host
Charlie Taylor
Founder/Director of The 5th Element Podcast Network
Guest
Ryan Gaur
Freelance Journalist

What is "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 occasional interview with Friends of 5E, then this is your podcast.

A 5EPN Original.