Welcome WG to 30 Questions! For this one we have singer/songwriter Marquise Fair back on for one of the longest 30Qs so far.
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Welcome WG listeners to a Long Read! For this one we head to Truly Adventurous for "The Richest Black Girl In America" By Lauren N. Henley. This story - which can easily be a film - follows 11 year old Sarah Rector who becomes wealthy after a seemingly worthless piece of land given to her just so happened to produce an obscene amount of oil.
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Welcome WG listeners to a Long Read! For this one we head to The Guardian for "‘The jobless should lead the attack’: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London" By Yvonne Singh. The piece tells the story of Claude McKay, a Jamaican poet at heart who came to the UK in the midst of the US' "Red Summer" and became one of the most noted Black Journalists in the world at that time.
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Friend of 5E Ovie Okenarhe comes back through to answer 30 Questions!
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Another interview for you to step to! For this one, I got an exclusive look at a new book that charts - aptly through its title - "When Rock Met Hip-Hop" and got to talk to the author who deftly gives a great timeline of Rock meshing with Hip-Hop, through the voices of the people that were in the studios.
I talk to writer, author and filmmaker Steven Blush about his beginnings, his music taste; how he got into writing, the new book, (dropping February 5th next year) the two books that precede this one and of course his Top 5.
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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "The Waiting Game" By Brock Berrigan
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Welcome WG listeners, to a Long Read! For this one, we head to The New Statesman for "Abolish The Monarchy" written by Will Lloyd. In this aptly titled essay, Lloyd charts the concept of Windsorism and how the supposed positives that The Royal Family bestow upon us are not built on solid foundations.
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Another interview for you to step to! For this one we catch up with one of my favourite producers for a WG record 3rd time! You'd think I'd know that! But I didn't, which is why I encased this interview with the thought that this was our 2nd catch up episode!
Regardless, we get into many subjects from the LA Fires early in the year, his music evolution; GTA: Vice City, creative philosophy and of course, his Top 5.
1st Interview
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NappyHigh's "30 Questions"
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Interlude - "WhatNow (Rough Mix)" By NappyHigh
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Welcome WG listeners to a Long Read! For this one we head to Current Affairs for "Jay-Z and the Pitfalls of Black Capitalism" written by Yannick Giovanni Marshall. This chunky read is one of the best and most poetic critiques of Black Capitalism, through the lens of Jay-Z and his rise from "Hustler" to Black Capitalist.
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In a week where:
In the 1st of two Politics segments: (8:54) A surface-area look into the asylum reforms that took place last week. (Article By Iain Watson)
In the 2nd Politics segment: (22:11) Commentary on said asylum reform and how heartless UK politics is getting at this point. (Article By Kevin Ovenden)
In the 1st of two Life segment: (34:02) It's official. Fuck Pharrell. I've not been a fan for years but his recent tone deaf comments last week was the final straw for me and hopefully a lot of others. (Article By Louis Pisano)
In the 2nd Life segment: (45:03) Is Black British Identity in crisis? It seems that we hang everything on whatever our prevailing youth culture is and never evolving past that. What are the pitfalls of never "growing up"? (Article By Tianna, The Writer)
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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
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In Life: (11:38) After Assata Shakur's death last month, I wanted to find a solid article about her life, struggles and the lessons she leaves all of us. After a bit of searching, I found one. (Article By Destiny Washington)
In Society: (30:29) There has been a myth spread about the events preceding Windrush that the UK Government at the time asked members of the Commonwealth to come over. Turns out they never wanted us. (Article By Arthur Torrington & Bill Hern)
In Music: (42:20) BBC jam their foot in their mouths again, gassing up an AI song for their platform built for upcoming artists when they easily could have not done that. (Article By Nick Reilly)
Lastly, in Sports: (52:44) What happens when a shoe with your name on it comes out but you aren't in the best place to market it? Enter the litany of NBA players currently injured but have shoes to hock. (Article By Ian Stonebrook)
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In Politics: (15:08) That's MAYOR Mamdani to you! After Zohran Mamdani's NYC Mayor win, what does this mean in for the prospect of a true Left growing in the US and across the world? (Article By Michael Kinnucan)
In Society: (25:44) The Moroccan government are arresting their young people after the zenith of the "Gen Z 212" movement, sending many families into a state of fear for their children. (Article By Imane Bellamine)
In Media: (39:36) The BBC was used as a political tool for the Tories when they were in power. Now - after all that capitulating - the right is turning the screw onto The Beeb. Good luck getting Kier Starmer to fix it. (Article By Adam Bienkov)
Lastly, In Music: (52:37) A little retrospective on 90s R&B, how it changed the game and what Contemporary R&B has built on the foundation the 90s built. (Article By Yannise Jean)
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In Environment: (6:30) Hurricane Melissa has come and gone, ripping through Jamaica, The Bahamas & Cuba. But the sheer strength of it begs the question why do we just see it as natural disasters and not induced by the business decisions made by oil companies. (Article By Mikaela Loach)
In the 1st Society segment: (20:15) Up and down the UK, flags have been raised out of patriotic fervour. But who are these people spearheading the movement? The answer will not shock you. (Article By Jack Walton)
In the 2nd Society segment: (39:04) Prince Andrew is now just Andrew. And now that he doesn't have the Royal Family to back him, stories are suddenly coming out about his abuse of power & status. (Article By Dennis Altman)
Lastly, in Media: (55:00) There's been a way of thinking that I've held for years but I could never quite vocalise properly. Until I found The Vernon Philosophy of Black Media Avoidance. (Article By Dr. Jared Ball)
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In the 1st of two Society segments: (7:04) I found another African story in my hunt for more of them. For this one: The exodus of Tigray (Article By Zeywegih Leyti)
In the 2nd Society segment: (20:05) To Morocco where their Gen-Z citizens are organising in the same way as their peers in Nepal & Madagascar to demand improvements on Healthcare & Education instead of spending billions on football stadiums. (Article By Omar Kabbadj)
In Sports: (35:25) Sports Gambling in the US has only been legal for 10 years, and yet their entire sports ecosystem is completely at the mercy of gambling platforms. How did it all go to shit so quick? (Article By Joon Lee)
Lastly, In Crime: (56:55) Let's have a laugh at how stereotypically French The Louvre Heist was! (Article By Caity Weaver)
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In War: (6:41) An overview of what is going down in Sudan and the Congo and how extractivism is at the heart of it all. (Excerpt featuring Hamad of Sufda & Jordi of Génération Lumière)
In Society: (21:03) The Gisele Pelicot trial was appealed by one of the 51 convicted men and unlike the noted lack of a citizen jury in the initial trial, this one did and exemplified why it's necessary. (Article By Diane De Vignemont)
In Environment: (36:18) The war in Ukraine along with many other atrocities around the world are threatening to create a true global food crisis and with Global Heating firmly in the background, it's looking bleak for agriculture in the places that really matter. (Article By Darcie Imbert)
Lastly, in Life: (55:12) Black cosplayers are making themselves known after a decade of "geek culture" becoming mainstream, introducing an interesting wrinkle into manifesting Afrofuturism. (Article By Jameel Raeburn)
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In Life: (9:34) As the ceasefire is already breached by Israel, we look to a story about stories and how they'll always live on even if they kill all the storytellers. (Excerpt By Huda Fakhreddine)
In Environment: (27:24) If you wanted another atrocity that you know scarily little about, then let me tell you what British companies like BP & Unilever are doing in West Papua! (Article By Samira Homerang Saunders & David Whyte)
In Music: (37:00) As I continue to hate on Chris Brown, it has come to my attention that - at this point - I might be in the minority, even if my stance is valid. (Article By Craig Jenkins)
Lastly, in Culture: (55:12) Tate Modern is hosting a fresh look at Nigerian Modernism and the paths Nigerian artists have taken in response to life pre & post-colonialism (Article By Jason Okundaye)
Another WG interview for you to step to! This time, friend of the show - Music Journalist Miki Hellerbach - links me with fellow Baltimorean, rapper John Wells off the back of his new EP "I don't wanna die (Pt. 1)". We get into his beginnings, all things Baltimore; his autobiographical style and of course his Top 5.
I recommend that you also peep Miki's '23 piece with Wells which is heavily referenced in this interview.
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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "Trust" By B-Side
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In the 1st of two Tech segments: (16:35) I wanted to really sink my teeth into the Digital ID debate, so we're going to double dip, starting with Estonia, a place that has implemented it to reasonable success. (Article By Alex Hardy)
Then, in the 2nd segment: (27:49) A negative slant, looking at how India has suffered from their implementation of Digital IDs. (Article By Aman Sethi)
In the 1st of two Photography segments: (39:29) A look at the new Lee Miller exhibition, from the lens of her child that saw a very different side of her. (Article By Kat Lister)
Lastly, in the 2nd Photography segment: (53:45) A look at the last exhibition I have been looking at for most of the year: Jennie Baptiste @ Somerset House. (Article By Dale Berning Sawa)
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Another interview for you to step to! For this one we talk to upcoming Alt-R&B talent Kairos The Writer off the back of his latest EP release "AND I STILL LOVE". We get into his beginnings, the constant pendulum swing from singing to rapping; learning production and marketing and of course his Top 5.
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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "Remedy" By Dezaulait
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In Gaming: (8:55) Something very sinister is going down in Egypt where teen gamers are getting caught up in the country's war against terrorism. (Article By Aminah Mohie El Din)
In Tech: (18:45) Tech companies big and small are still tunnel visioned over the potential of what is colloquially known as AI. But there is a bubble and there's signs of bursting. (Article By Abe Asher)
In Environment: (34:58) A little history lesson on plastic bottles and how Coca-Cola is responsible for our liberal use of them. (Article By Sabira Chaudhuri)
Lastly, in Life: (48:03) If there's one thing many people can agree on, is that they hate their job. Let's talk about it. (Article By Charlotte Del Signore)
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In Politics: (9:05) For over a decade I've been a frequent follower of Journalist Ezra Klein, partly for his interviews & book "Why We're Polarized". But as the Far-Right becomes more prevalent, he's not meeting the moment as one of America's top liberal voices. (Article By Nathan J. Robinson)
In Fashion: (32:16) You have probably heard of the term "Italian Leather" and the prestige it holds. But does it really come from Italy? Or does it actually come from Nigerian labourers. (Article By Temiloluwa Johnson)
In Photography: (40:04) A new project examines veiled Islamic bodies from the lens of colonialism and one man's fixation with them. (Article By WePresent/Hoda Afshar)
Lastly, in Food: (52:26) If you don't have a favourite brand of instant ramen, have you really lived? I had some recently and wanted to know its history. (Article By Garritt C. Van Dyk)
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