Ep.384 - Heatwave Rehearsals & Dorothea Lange

Ep.384 - Heatwave Rehearsals & Dorothea Lange

From "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor by The 5th Element Podcast Network

May 13, 2026 · 1h 2m

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The episode discusses various current events including the death of Ted Turner, unionization efforts at Google DeepMind, and the implications of recent political actions in the US and UK.

In a week where: CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87. UK staff of Google DeepMind vote to Unionize over military AI deals. Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping a woman. Trump announces a three-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and prisoner swap. English Council, Mayoral; Welsh & Scottish Parliament elections come & go. In Society: (11:14) The antisemitism panic in the UK has been at a fever pitch in recent weeks in light of the Golders Green stabbing. But on top of a captive politics & media distorting the context of the event, they also made effort not to mention that there was a Muslim victim in the event. ( Article By Ismail Patel ) In Environment: (25:22) Whilst its not the full-on futureproofing effort I'm looking for from cities & nations, some are at least preparing for the future deadly heatwaves. Will this preparation do anything to at least neutralise our impending doom? ( Article By Natalie Donback ) In Politics: (40:25) Over in the US, the Voting Right Act - the landmark act centred by the Civil Rights Movement - was gutted by the US Supreme Court. And like flies to shit, Southern states are rushing to redraw maps back to Jim…

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