Ep.302 - The French Caribbean, USB-C & Quincy Jones

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. Flash flooding has killed at least 200 people across eastern and southern Spain.
2. Young Thug changes his plea to guilty on trial related to involvement in a street gang.
3. Kemi Badenoch is elected new Conservative leader.
4. Civil rights trailblazer Dr Paul Stephenson, leader of the Bristol Bus Boycott, dies at 87.
5. Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91.

In Economics: (9:43) The French Caribbean islands of Martinique & Guadeloupe are going through protests amid economic unrest. And la di da, it's a symptom of post-colonialism. (Article By David A. Vivian)

In Politics: (22:53) The UK's annual budget came out this past week but something that is always there - an elephant in the room, if you will - but never genuinely scrutinised is the military budget. One specific element that is becoming a "funding gap" is warships. (Article By Richard Norton-Taylor)

In Tech: (39:54) USB-C has been slowly becoming the standard for a majority of technology, or is it? Is it actually universal? (Article By Ian Bogost)

Lastly, in Music: (50:43) We acknowledge and celebrate the life of Quincy Jones, in my mind the most consequential figure in modern music in the US. (Article By Dylan Jones)

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