In a week where:

1. Sean Combs is found guilty of two of five counts; maximum sentence is 20 years.
2. Liverpool’s Diogo Jota & brother Andre die in a car crash.
3. Actor Michael Madsen - frequent Tarantino collaborator - dies aged 67.
4. MPs Jeremy Corbyn & Zarah Sultana announce intention to form a new party.
5. The US Government says there's nothing to see here with Jeffrey Epstein.

In the 1st of two Life segments - (9:29) With everything going on, it is always worth thinking, always worth knowing, that a lot of the ills we see on the daily, is the system working as it should.

In Education - (23:04) It's always fascinating getting a look at how China do things and Education is one that has always been done differently. Their students are already beating AI detectors already!

In the 2nd Life segment - (33:03) The odyssey that is "Akon City" is finally getting sunset after all these years. All I can say, is that I'm surprised it went this long.

Lastly, In Sports - (46:29) With Wimbledon in full swing, I thought it'd be good to hear about a Black Tennis pioneer in Arthur Ashe, specifically a story about how iconic he was, especially in Africa.

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

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

The good people at Barbican have blessed me with an opportunity to cover a portion of their month-long programme called "Rebel Radio": "the sound of resistance and reinvention across this month-long celebration of pirate radio and its lasting impact on music, culture and community."

In the final part, I take in the last talk, simply named "Where Are All The House Parties?", hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra's Richie Brave with panellists DJ Alex Rita, Writer/Director Caleb Femi & DJ Lynda Rosenior-Patten. I give thoughts minutes after the talk itself and overall thoughts about the past few weeks.

I also get into the last screening of the programme "Airwaves of Rebellion: Youth, Identity, and the Fight for Community Radio" which showed another clip from a BBC coverage on Pirate Radio via their series "Radio Nights", an episode of one of the first shows directed at Black British audiences, aptly named "Ebony" and a Channel 4 Doc called "Black and White Pirate Show, the latter of which featured an introduction from Producer of the show Rob Burkitt.

Thanks to Barbican Centre for letting me get a taste of Rebel Radio and allowing me to cover the talks in the way I wanted.

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Music: "Better Days To Come" By Floppy Circus
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. A child dies & several more injured after a tree falls in my local park.
2. BBC decide to not broadcast Kneecap's Glastonbury performance live.
3. England U21s wins the U21 Euros.
4. Kier Starmer gets bullied over Welfare reform.
5. We are now halfway through this decade.

In Politics: (7:17) The US has a new boogeyman to be fake-scared about and he's potentially going to become Mayor of New York City. Say hello to Zohran Mamdani (Article By Nathan J. Robinson)

In Society: (21:13) Last year, I covered the youth uprisings in Kenya. So I thought it'd be a good time to revisit the story and throw in some context for good measure. (Article By Wandia Njoya & Mordecai Ogada)

In the 1st of two Life segments: (38:47) The concept of a 'Digital Nomad' was something enticing considering it was popularised in the aftermath of COVID. But now that its been a few years, the idyllic essence of the life has worn off a bit. (Article By Emily Bratt)

Lastly, in the 2nd Life topic: (55:29) If you go to certain parts of London, you will find people that reside in boats where the perception of them are something like "weird, nonconformist". But maybe there are realistic benefits to living in a boat? (Article By Polly Clark)

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E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com
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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