# Ep.364 - Iran Protests, Frantz Fanon & Friction-Maxxing Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/ep-364-iran-protests-frantz-fanon-friction-maxxing Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/ep-364-iran-protests-frantz-fanon-friction-maxxing.md Podcast: ["What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847) Published: 2026-01-14T12:50:00+00:00 Episode link: https://whats-good-charlie-taylor-5epn.transistor.fm/episodes/ep-364-iran-protests-frantz-fanon-friction-maxxing Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/4ca7429e/9ad26639.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/episodes/ep-364-iran-protests-frantz-fanon-friction-maxxing Duration seconds: 3959 ## Resource In a week where: Iran goes through Internet blackouts as nationwide protests continue. US cities protest ICE after a woman is murdered by ICE Agent. The EU backs Greenland as USA threatens occupation. The Golden Globes come & go. Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok Al sexual deepfakes whilst Malaysia & Indonesia already ban it. In the 1st of two Geopolitics segments: (6:39) It is all kicking off in Iran and as every day passes, the more significant it feels. So, we're going to double up on the Iran protests, starting with some on-the-ground reporting on what has been happening. ( Article By Deepa Parent & William Christou ) In the 2nd Geopolitics segment: (20:48) A more broader look at the Iran protests and asking if this is maybe a revolution instead of just protests. ( Article By Mahjoob Zweiri ) In the 1st of two Life segments: (34:55) An introduction to a comprehensive journal edition by the R eview of African Political Economy, covering the life and work of ever-present voice on the Black diaspora Frantz Fanon as he would've been 100 last year. ( Article By Chinedu Chukwudinma, Christopher J. Lee and Bettina Engels ) Lastly, in the 2nd Life segments: (52:35) As life becomes more frictionless - for better or worse - people are now realising the benefits of doing things with hands-on effort. ( Article By Kathryn Jezer-Morton ) 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 E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk Photography: https://www.crt.photography Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla Inte… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/episodes/ep-364-iran-protests-frantz-fanon-friction-maxxing/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/ep-364-iran-protests-frantz-fanon-friction-maxxing.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.