In a week where:

1. Hillary & Bill Clinton testify in an Epstein probe by the House Oversight Committee.
2. Green Party's Hannah Spencer wins the Gorton & Denton By-election.
3. Pakistan declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan.
4. Pokemon turns 30.
5. Israel & the USA fire first at Iran, kicking off another conflict.

In Life: (5:35) The "One In, One Out" migration policy between the UK & France is in full swing. So what about the people that are involved, the ones in and especially the ones out? (Article By Diane Taylor)

In Politics: (19:19) It has been 10 years since "The Exit" campaign began with that dumbass red bus. So what were the initial pledges and did any of them come to pass? (Article By Lottie Elton)

In Education: (30:10) A major piece of education reform for English schools has been unveiled. So what do the experts and academics think of the new implementations? (Article By Beng Huat See, Cate Carroll, Simon Edwards & Stephen Gorard)

Lastly, in Tech: (42:34) I think we should all be making an effort to separate ourselves from Big Tech. So here's some alternatives that we could all move to. (Article By Steve Rose)

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Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
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In a week where:

1. South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection.
2. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
3. Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza.
4. Kenyan intelligence report finds 1,000 Kenyan citizens were lured to Russia on false promises of employment, recruited to fight against Ukraine.
5. Leader of Mexico's Jalisco Cartel Nemesio Rubén "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes is killed by the Mexican Army.

In the 1st of two Life segments: (5:55) As the worst timeline unveils before our very eyes in the form of Trump's "Board of Peace", lets see what Palestinians think of the plans being forced upon them.

In the 2nd Life segment: (21:34) Rev. Jesse Jackson died last week, so no better time to talk about his commitment to being an upstanding American figure till the end.

In Tech: (33:33) If you are around roads, you may have seen an influx of Chinese EVs rolling around. There's a reason for that and it's not because China are flexing...

Lastly, in Environment: (43:37) We cannot get enough of Dystopian Sci-Fi stories, but since we're living in one, maybe we should look to alternatives? Enter the "Solarpunk" subgenre making moves in the novel world.

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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

In a week where:

1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party win in landslide election, first since Gen Z uprising.
2. Kim Jong UN designates his teenage daughter as his successor.
3. High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful.
4. UK & other European nations pin death of Alexei Navalny on Russia.
5. Ramadan begins.

In Tech: (5:58) It's time to start understanding a simple fact as nations police the Internet more: The more connected we get, the more surveillance that will come behind it. (Article By Nathan Gardels)

In Geopolitics: (17:12) When The Wagner Group was officially declared done in 2022, their operations didn't stop and a new investigation proves Russia are still in the business of destabilising Africa. (Article By Lydia Namubiru, Sabrina Slipchenko, Youri van der Weide & Kiri Rupiah)

In Environment/Sports: (30:25) As the Winter Olympics come to a close, an interesting story on materials used for equipment and a rare environmental W. (Article By Joseph Winters & Tik Root)

Lastly, in Life: (48:35) We all have to be independent at some level. But what if that independence is everything about you? Where does hyper-independence become a burden? (Article By Emine Saner)

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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