Ep.164 - Jamal Edwards & Parasocial Relationships

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. Wales implement a two-year living wage for 18-year-olds leaving care.
2. A black woman in America has been cured of HIV.
3. Storm Eunice & Franklin tear through the UK.
4. The Queen has tested positive for covid.
5. Russia vs 'The West' continues.

In Music: (5:23) Jamal Edwards died aged 31. A tragic loss of a person that was a major figure in what is now the vibrant UK Rap/Hip-Hop/MOBO scene all the way back in the mid-00s and forever.

In Society: (17:58) Remember last week where I mentioned that Russian oligarchs have been given keys to London, figuratively & literally? Well, here's a whole segment about it.

In Sports: (32:53) The Winter Olympics are over. And whilst I could make the case it was the worst Olympics in recent memory, I thought it'd be more beneficial to talk about something rarely explored, the mental health of the Olympians, post-games.

Lastly, in Media: (47:49) We all have someone we love from afar. Whether it's a streamer, musician or shitposter. But those are parasocial relationships and I feel we all need to be reminded from time to time.

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Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
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