{"podcast":{"title":"\"What's Good?\" W/ Charlie Taylor","slug":"what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847","podcast_index_feed_id":978847,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/whats-good-charlie-taylor-5epn","website_url":"https://whats-good-charlie-taylor-5epn.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bbS-YWfFJ2O6TpWtVXPYXA9z2TGwnSwsoYkE-8SZpMg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk4NjQvMTY5NTI0/MDkwOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg","author":"Charlie Taylor","episode_count":455,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T00:17:33.599974+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.392 - America @ 250, African Football & PlayStation","slug":"ep-392-america-250-african-football-playstation","published_at":"2026-07-08T11:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/ep-392-america-250-african-football-playstation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847","url":"https://whats-good-charlie-taylor-5epn.transistor.fm/episodes/ep-392-america-250-african-football-playstation","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/23a90db7/601e8a65.mp3","summary":"In a week where: Donald Trump earned more than $2B in income last year, financial disclosure reveals. Victor Willis, the Village People cofounder, dies at age 74. Iran have a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei Americans celebrate 250 years of Independence amongst a heatwave. Nigel Farage resigns, triggers a byelection and plans to run in said byelection. In History: (9:34) It has been 250 years since The USA's Declaration of Independence. So let's celebrate by focusing on how demonic the country is. ( Article By Nick Turse ) In Education: (29:18) An important part of American history - no matter how much their gov't will attempt to erase the fact - is Black history and the battle to tell Black history continues to be fought. ( Article By Brian Jones ) In Sports: (45:59) African Football has been increasingly gotten better on the main stage, but the roots of Pan-Africanism has long gone, as has the local funding with private academies in its place. ( Article By Gerard Akindes ) Lastly, in Tech: (1:01:19) Sony have done the thinkable and have given a death date for physical PlayStation discs. A move that has been coming for over a decade. ( Article By Chris Tapsell ) 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 Interlude - \"Charismatic\" By NappyHigh ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: Diggin' In The Digits 5EPN Radio Black Women Watch... In Search of Sauce The Beauty Of Independence","meta_description":"In a week where: Donald Trump earned more than $2B in income last year, financial disclosure reveals. Victor Willis, the Village People cofounder, dies at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4671,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/episodes/ep-392-america-250-african-football-playstation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-good-w-charlie-taylor-978847/ep-392-america-250-african-football-playstation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}