Ep.46 - Daryl Morey, The NBA, Hong-Kong & China

In a week where:Diahann Carroll Dies aged 84Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins World Championship Heptathlon Gold.Tyler Perry opens the first US Film Studio owned by an African-American.Y'all STILL buy The Sun?!In Film/TV: (6:53) Martin Scorsese gets uppity with the concept of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which forced Scorsese fan James Gunn to respond. Another response was Samuel L Jackson, who took a more... Samuel L Jackson approach.In Sports: (19:36) Who knew that one tweet from an NBA General Manager would cause a geo-politically existential outrage! Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey, who's team is VERY rooted to China and their star player James Harden "LOVES" China, decided to show solidarity with Hong-Kong. Background of the politics behind that aside, (Hit up previous WG episodes for a refresh on Hong-Kong) China is pissed, Chinese basketball fans are pissed, the NBA has had to lowkey grovel to China (because money) & now Texan politicians are popping shots at the NBA for the lowkey grovelling. It's... A lot.In Life: (37:17) A little story of Euzhan Palcy, who was the first black woman to direct a Hollywood film. The reason why you may not have heard of her? It's because she left pretty early in her career due to Hollywood being Hollywood. And lastly, (45:33) since there are now three Podcasts under the #5EPN, I thought I'd give a progress report, including some personal thoughts as the year & decade reaches it's closing stages. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: [email protected]: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Vista" By PoldooreChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence