"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:USA & Ukraine agree on a minerals deal.The FA is banning transgender women from participating in Women's Football.Reform dominates UK Local Elections.TikTok is fined €530m for sending EU user data to China.Labor retains power in Australian Federal Elections.In the 1st of Two Film Segments: (13:13) For seven years I have been railing against what I used to fondly call "AWARDS...

In a week where:EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines.India revokes all visas issued to Pakistani nationals after an attack in Kashmir.Pakistan suspends visas for Indian nationals after Kashmir attack.Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser, dies aged 41.Liverpool lock up the Premier League with four games left.In Society - (5:27) In the same way that the working class...

Another interview for you to step to! For this one I am joined by Music Journalist & "In Search Of Sauce" alum Miki Hellerbach to elevate the conversation with Kingston-Upon-Hull born and London-based producer Ryder. With his first of a series of EPs "RYDERHOOD" dropping this Friday, (not the 28th!) we talk about his beginnings, learning production independently; moving to London; Miki &...

Another interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to veteran drummer for modern legends Jamiroquai Derrick McKenzie off the back of a new collaborative EP he participated in called "Soil Samples". We talk his beginnings, a typical Derrick McKenzie day; his early gigs, a bit of Jamiroquai, how "Soil Samples" came about and of course his Top 5.Thank you for listening! If you want to...

In a week where:Amadou Bagayoko of music duo Amadou & Mariam dies aged 70.Universal chooses Bedford to be location of its first theme park in Europe.UK Parliament is recalled to map out saving British Steel.US judge rules pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported.Rory McIlroy wins The Masters - achieving a career Grand Slam - the 6th golfer to do so.In Tech: (10:33) The...

In a week where:Actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65.National Rally leader Marine Le Pen is convicted of embezzlement, sentenced to four years in prison.Donald Trump goes tariff crazy.Russell Brand is charged with Rape.Elon Musk gets rinsed on his own Live stream.In Tech: (5:21) Kenyan workers are doing something that we're told is impossible to do these days: Taking on tech companies, in this case, our...

In a week where:Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal is beaten and kidnapped by armed Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers. US government adds a journalist onto their private Signal chat.Ukraine and Russia have agreed to separate deals to pause attacks in the Black Sea.Athletics becomes first Olympic sport to require genetic testing on female athletes.A 7.7 magnitude earthquake kill over...

Another interview for you to step to! This episode I talk to Founder of the "OH FREEDOM!" Festival Ovie Okenarhe. We talk about his beginnings, his sporty background, moving to Australia and how the festival came about. Oh, and his Top 5 as standard.The inaugural Oh Freedom! Festival will take place this bank holiday weekend from May 2nd to May 5th, 2025, in central London, celebrating the power...

In a week where:Author & writer Alex Wheatle dies aged 62.Trump signs order to begin dismantling of US education department. Protests in Istanbul, Turkey break out after its popular mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is arrested. JFK Files are declassified.George Foreman, boxing champion and entrepreneur, dies aged 76.In Politics: (9:05) With Tory Lite's Benefit reform a little clearer in our view, most...

In a week where:Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put it back into ministerial control. Ukraine agree to 30 day ceasefire but Russia doesn't.Meta will launch Community Notes. US conducts strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.Tory Lite announces cuts to Disability Benefits.In the first of two Society segments: (7:01) The detainment of Mahmoud Khalil and many others has sent shockwaves through the US,...