Ep.292 - Parasocial Politics, Chagossians & The Cimarons

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. Al Attles - Basketball Hall of Famer & one of the first Black head coaches in the NBA - dies at 87.
2. World’s second largest diamond is found in Botswana.
3. Scientists have found microplastics in brain tissue.
4. Two people killed & four seriously injured in a knife attack in German city of Solingen.
5. Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, dies aged 76.

In the 1st of two Politics segments: (7:45) Last week in the US was all about the Democratic National Convention and the first salvo in Kamala Harris' bid for President. But there's something about this US election that makes me uncomfortable and la di da, it revolves around social media. (Article by Nathan J. Robinson)

In the 2nd Politics segment: (26:52) Heard of the Chagos Islands? Well get this: 50 years ago, the UK & US conspired to hold onto this island in the Indian Ocean. The people there? An afterthought. But the UK government can use this thing called empathy and make things right. (Article by Clive Baldwin)

In Sports: (35:02) Americans are slowly starting to realise that their sports can always improve in light of the Olympics' success. But can the male-dominated space take lessons and apply it back home? (Article by R.K. Russell)

Lastly, in Music: (47:39) After discovering Cymande earlier in the year and the story of Don Drummond more recently, I want to continue to find these unearthed stories. The latest edition: the story of forgotten UK Reggae group 'Cimarons'. (Article by Daniel Dylan Wray)

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Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
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