In a week where:

1. Back-to-back 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes collapse buildings across Venezuela, killing more than 188 people.
2. Europe go through a historic heatwave.
3. US & Iran attack each other again.
4. UN inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children.
5. Five killed in shooting at a North German youth facility.

In the 1st of two Politics segments: (13:30) It has been 10 years since Britain voted to leave the European Union. So let's begin with a level-headed retrospective on the event. (Article By Laëtitia Langlois)

In the 2nd Politics segment: (27:54) And let's run that with a more sober opinion on it all. (Article By John Rees)

In Society: (40:09) Muslim leaders in the UK are sounding the alarm on hate crimes against their communities, to little attention from the political & media class. (Article By Aamna Mohdin)

Lastly, in Life: (54:05) I've never been much of a daydreamer - apart from those amazing sleep ins into the early afternoon - so do they provide anything apart from hazy pictures? (Article By Vardah Bharuchi)

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
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In a week where:

1. Gaza death toll since "ceasefire" tops 1,000.
2. US and Iran confirm deal to end the war.
3. Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield By-election.
4. Kier Starmer resigns as Prime Minister.
5. Windrush Day comes & goes.

In Politics: (8:50) Mozambique is going through a worrying trend of surveillance, abductions and even killings and at the heart of all of it is the government and their critics. (Article By Mariana Abreu and Alexander Abdelilak)

In Life: (25:15) We stay in Africa for a story on Uganda's current relationship with gold and how their small-scale miners are trying to get a bigger piece of the pie. (Article By Soita K Wepukhulu & Emmanuel Mutaizibwa)

In Sports: (34:15) The World Cup is in full swing and just like I did four years ago, I'd rather talk about the demonic activity going on around the tournament and Football as a whole. (Article By Andy Storey)

Lastly, in Tech: (52:05) Fertility rates are plummeting everywhere we look. Whilst we can attribute it to many thing, the latest element that's adding to it is AI, specifically AI Sexbots. (Article By Eric Levitz)

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E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com
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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

In a week where:

1. Belfast devolves into race riots in response to a stabbing.
2. Fully autonomous, Al-controlled drones have killed human soldiers for the first time.
3. The World Cup kicks off.
4. Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88.
5. Starmer to announce 'Australia plus' ban on social media for under-16s.

In the 1st of three Society segments: (9:01) The right-wing have once again been enabled to take over the media whirlwind around the murder of Henry Nowak. They've even gone as far as claiming "two-tier" policing exists against white people. (Article By Nafeez Ahmed)

In the 2nd Society segment: (27:41) Speaking of white rage, Belfast has gone under days of riots, unleashing pogroms against migrants & people of colour. (Article By Owen Jones)

In the 3rd Society segment: (36:58) Amongst all of that, Palestine Action are still getting treated as terrorists. As far as the government is concerned, that's old news, cementing their right-wing stance. (Article By Natasha Walter)

Lastly, in Life: (46:22) After the Ozempic craze of last year, GLP-1 weight loss drugs are becoming more and more accessible by the day. So how is it affecting the collective body image of Black women in the UK? (Article By Nesrine Malik)

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E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com
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Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk
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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