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
ChillHop Music

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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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Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
ChillHop Music

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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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Welcome to Past, Present, Future: Half Podcast, half Photography series. If you would like to see the Photography side of this edition, you can catch it here. The subject for this episode is Photographer & Videographer, Sade.

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Music: "Blue Sky" By GYVUS
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In a week where:

1. Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56.
2. Former Trump Security Adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty in classified documents case.
3. Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57.
4. Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72.
5. Iran & Israel start firing missiles again.

In Life: (10:10) The consistent belligerence by the Israeli state towards their neighbours is a daily occurrence. Here's just one of the many stories I could cover weekly: An ethnic cleansing of a Lebanese village. (Article By Lylla Younes)

In Health: (24:23) Ebola is back in Africa and just like a few episodes ago where we covered healthcare in Kenya, the DRC is also at the feet of privatised healthcare & imperialism. (Article By John Clarke)

In the 1st of two Music segments: (36:31) Sudanese Hip-Hop - like all international forms of Hip-Hop - is inspired by its roots in the US. But does the N-word need to be embraced as well? (Article By Amuna Wagner)

Lastly, in the 2nd Music segment: (49:44) The death of Kanya King has sent shockwaves to all that truly value Black British Music. We recognise her life's work in facilitating and developing Black British Music. (Article By Mimi The Music Blogger)

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

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In a week where:

1. Legendary Saxophonist Sonny Rollins dies aged 95.
2. Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi is diagnosed with cancer.
3. Italy seizes $232M in assets tied to late Sicilian Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro.
4. Justice Department investigates writer E. Jean Carroll for perjury during her two civil suit wins over Trump.
5. Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket explodes.

In Politics: (12:01) Tony Blair is throwing his weight around again, penning an essay about where the Red Tories should stand. But why should anybody listen to a War Criminal? (Article By Ian Dunt)

In Media: (26:38) Four of the worst papers in the UK have decided to hound renowned Photographer and Southbank Centre's Chair Misan Harriman. But now they're backing off after a campaign in defence of Harriman. (Article By Harriet Williamson)

In Sports: (37:28) After years of organising, the Enhanced Games have arrived and reaction was varied to say the least. (Article By Sean Ingle)

Lastly, in Music: (48:45) Last week Jazz fans across the world celebrated what would've been Miles Davis' 100th birthday. One of the most relentless creatives in art. (Article By Deb Grant)

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

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
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The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. US Indicts Former Cuban President Raúl Castro for murder and conspiracy to kill US citizens.
2. James Murdoch buys Vox Media's New York magazine, podcast network, and more in a deal reportedly worth over $300M.
3. London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir.
4. A gas blast in a Chinese mine kills 90 people.
5. US & Iran reach a peace deal only for the US to attack Iran again.

In the first of three Life segments: (13:53) The US/Iran war kicks on and even though the global economy is collectively taking a battering, of course Africa is taking the brunt of it. Specifically, fuel costs. (Article By Godfrey Olukya)

In the 2nd Life segment: (26:37) Just when you thought something good can happen without any demonic force behind it. How can you exploit housing homeless families? Well, estate agents have managed to do it. (Article By Peter Apps)

In the third Life segment: (38:42) The Unite The Kingdom rally happened last week on Nakba Day of all days. But who are these people that attend the event and more crucially, what do they believe in? (Article By Richard Hames)

Lastly, in Environment: (51:32) This past Bank Holiday Weekend has featured the two hottest days in May since records began. We know how humans fare in the heat, but how do the animals fare? (Article By Marta Zaraska)

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

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5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
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In a DITD/WG double up, I talk to DJ & author Amani Roberts off the back of his book The Quiet Storm. In this talk, we get to know his background, his roots in DJing; how the book originated from a thesis, R&B and Hip-Hop groups; African-American Media and we finish off with a Lighter Note and a Top 5!

Don't say I don't spoil you!

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Intro Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)
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