Ep.287 - Reform, Food Companies & Black UK Radio

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25.
2. Police car turned over and vehicles set alight in disorder in Leeds.
3. A Crowdstrike update triggers a global IT outage, affecting Windows devices.
4. Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew amid deadly protests.
5. Joe Biden steps down from Presidential Re-election.

In Journalism: (9:29) Last episode I was getting super gassed about a report suggesting that the British Empire should be taught in schools akin to Nazi Germany. Whilst I unironically liked the idea, the piece came from The Telegraph, which obviously means they only posted that for nefarious reasons... (Article By Alan Lester)

In Politics: (27:18) With the General Election dust now settled, let's talk about Reform and the threat they hold for Britain in the long term. (Article By Craig Gent)

In Food: (39:33) With food increasingly getting harder to make and therefore making it more expensive, who do we hold accountable for all--- it's a handful of companies... (Article By Liam Keenan, Dariusz Wojcik & Timothy Monteath)

Lastly, In Music: (48:08) As someone that listens to new music on a weekly basis, I can't explain to you how easy it should be now for UK radio stations to wean themselves from dreck the US is putting out. But alas, the chains are still wrapped around them. (Article By Elijah)

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