"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines.
2. India revokes all visas issued to Pakistani nationals after an attack in Kashmir.
3. Pakistan suspends visas for Indian nationals after Kashmir attack.
4. Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser, dies aged 41.
5. Liverpool lock up the Premier League with four games left.

In Society - (5:27) In the same way that the working class are being pushed out...

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 & Ryder get in the producing ...

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 contribute to the show, whether i...

In a week where:

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

In Tech: (10:33) The competition inside Big Tech ...

In a week where:

1. Actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65.
2. National Rally leader Marine Le Pen is convicted of embezzlement, sentenced to four years in prison.
3. Donald Trump goes tariff crazy.
4. Russell Brand is charged with Rape.
5. 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 friends at Meta. ...

In a week where:

1. Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal is beaten and kidnapped by armed Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers. 
2. US government adds a journalist onto their private Signal chat.
3. Ukraine and Russia have agreed to separate deals to pause attacks in the Black Sea.
4. Athletics becomes first Olympic sport to require genetic testing on female athletes.
5. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake kill over 1,500 people in Myanma...

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 and soul of gospel & bl...

In a week where:

1. Author & writer Alex Wheatle dies aged 62.
2. Trump signs order to begin dismantling of US education department. 
3. Protests in Istanbul, Turkey break out after its popular mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is arrested. 
4. JFK Files are declassified.
5. 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 people have come to ...

In a week where:

1. Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put it back into ministerial control. 
2. Ukraine agree to 30 day ceasefire but Russia doesn't.
3. Meta will launch Community Notes. 
4. US conducts strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
5. 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, begging the quest...

In a week where:

1. Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84.
2. D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the Tony! Toni! Toné!, dies aged 64.
3. Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will become new prime minister of Canada. 
4. Anonymous hacks Twitter.
5. Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is flown to The Hague after arrest over Philippines drug war killings.

In Politics: (6:51) So it ...

Another WG interview for you to step to! For this one, I talk to Dallas born & raised EB Rebel now sharpening their craft in New York City. We get into their beginnings, talented & gifted programs; their queerness, being 'genre-less' and of course their Top 5.

BUENAS NOCHES (Single)
Their EP "Play At Your Own Risk" drops March 28th.

Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be send...

In a week where:

1. A$AP Rocky found not guilty in his two 2021 felony assault charges.
2. Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia. 
3. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is charged for inciting a coup. 
4. Amazon MGM Studios gains creative control over James Bond film franchise.
5. Conservatives win German General Election with far-right AfD in second.

In Society: (9:57) Senegal are overhauling their society in a big way tha...

No IAWW since I'm recording this early...

In Politics: (3:09) In a low-key mask-off moment, the US Democrats - after getting berated by their grassroots orgs - are pissed of about being told to - checks notes - oppose shit? (Article By Jake Johnson)

In Music: (13:21) Malcolm X once talked about Black celebrities as leaders. It came back into my mind this week as Stormzy got rid of all mention of Palestine on his Social Media...

In a week where:

1. Donald Trump seeks to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
2. Jimmy Butler is finally traded from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors.
3. Irv Gotti, Music Producer and Murder Inc. Co-Founder, Dead at 54.
4. The remains of Grenfell Tower will be demolished.
5. The Philadelphia Eagles win the SuperBowl.

In Politics: (5:16) Kier Starmer's Tory Lite is producing just as advertised, its a shame that his vibes are so milquet...

In a week where:

1. US suffers two plane crashes within days of each other.
2. Guantanamo Bay will be repurposed to hold undocumented migrants.
3. Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles are 100% contained after 24 days. 
4. Ebola outbreaks in Uganda.
5. The Los Angeles Lakers & Dallas Mavericks trade packages which include Luka Doncic & Anthony Davis.

In the 1st of two Politics segments: (6:02) It has been five years since T...

In a week where:

1. Prince Harry gets 8-Figure settlement from The Sun, avoiding trial.
2. Trump threatens Putin to stop 'ridiculous' Ukraine war.
3. Axel Rudakubana is sentenced to 52 years in prison for his Southport stabbing last year.
4. Oscar nominations drop.
5. Madison Keys stuns World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open final.

In Politics: (7:37) The Nationality and Borders Act is legislation that has gone under the r...

In a week where:

1. Hamas & Israel lock in a ceasefire & hostage deal.
2. Drake files another lawsuit. 
3. David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78.
4. TikTok is banned in the US and then reinstated after 12 hours.
5. Donald Trump officially becomes President... Again.

In the first of two Tech segments: (4:23) With the threat of TikTok getting banned still looming, a ton of Americans - get this - ass...

In a week where:

1. Multiple wildfires go down in & around the Los Angeles area.
2. OpenAI's Sam Altman denies sexual abuse accusations from his sister, Ann.
3. Four Lynx are illegally released into the Scottish Highlands. 
4. Donald Trump gets let off in criminal hush money case sentencing.
5. Sam Moore, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and one-half of soul duo Sam & Dave, dies at age 89.

In Environment: (6:37) The images from L...

In a week where:

1. Investigators try & fail to arrest South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol.
2. Popeye, Tintin, and "A Farewell to Arms" among popular intellectual properties to enter the public domain.
3. Luke Littler beats Michael van Gerwen to win PDC World Darts Championship.
4. Apple agrees to settle $95M class action lawsuit over Siri recordings.
5. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister & Liberal Party...