In a week where:

1. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among over 30 people arrested as part of two multimillion-dollar gambling schemes.
2. Left-wing Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by a landslide.
3. Two men are arrested in suspicion of carrying out The Louvre Heist.
4. Rapper Ghetts is charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
5. UN Head says humanity has missed 1.5C climate target.

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

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Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence

In a week where:

1. New York GOP disbands Young Republicans over controversial messages.
2. Prince Andrew relinquishes royal titles and honors amid Epstein accusations.
3. OpenAI blocks MLK Jr. deepfakes on Sora 2.
4. The Louvre gets robbed.
5. Sanae Takaichi is sworn in as Japan’s first ever female PM.

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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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. Tim Westwood is charged with four counts of rape.
2. A Gaza-Israeli ceasefire & hostage deal is approved.
3. Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group is dismissed.
4. Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning actor, dies aged 79.
5. Afghanistan & Pakistan get into conflict.

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)

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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