Over The Top Under The Radar
By Carys Afoko
Ever wonder why some stories get endless media attention and others barely get a look in? Carys Afoko takes a critical look at the week's news agenda to pick out the stories being over-reported and the ones flying under the radar. If you like the show and want to access bonus episodes you can support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/OverTheTopUnderTheRadar
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Two Tier Policing, The Legacy Act, Peter Mandelson, and The Durham Communities Standing Up To Reform
Where is the accountability for the people who wield violence on behalf of the British state? How are communities in Durham standing up to Reform? And is Peter Mandelson kind of basic?Joining Carys is Daniel Trilling, a j… -
Justice and Accountability, The Updated EHRC Code, and Channeling Your Inner Blair w/ Nim Ralph
What has the mainstream media missed in its coverage of the updated EHRC code of practice? What conditions are needed to support different modes of justice? And how many comebacks does Tony Blair get?Joining Carys is Nim … -
The Makerfield By-Election, High Speed 2, Maximum Working Temperatures, and Christopher Harborne w/ Fatima Ibrahim
What happened at the King’s Speech? When is a billionaire a crypto billionaire? And how hot is too hot to work?Joining Carys is Fatima Ibrahim, Co Executive Director at Green New Deal Rising.Fatima and … -
Bloc Voting, Water Companies, Zack Polanski’s Council Tax & Local Government Coalitions w/ Nick Anstead
Is bloc voting a useful way to understand British politics? Should Labour and The Green Party collaborate? What’s going on on houseboat internet forums?Joining Carys is Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department … -
Fighting Antisemitism, The Devil Wears Amazon, Taxing Billionaires & The West Bank w/ Em Hilton
Joining Carys is Em Hilton, a writer, organiser, strategist and co-founder of Na'amod: UK Jews against Israeli occupation and apartheid.Em and Carys discuss antisemitism, the Met Gala, the West Bank and the Samsun… -
Trump & King Charles, AMOC Collapse, Westminster Drinking & Super El Nino - w/ Ella Gilbert
Joining Carys this week is climate scientist Ella Gilbert. Ella is an expert in Antarctic climate change and a professional cloud nerd.Together Carys and Ella discuss King Charles' visit to the US, potential AMOC c… -
Palantir, The World Cup, Danny Kruger and More Mandelson - w/ Matthew McGregor
Joining Carys again this week is the Chief Executive of 38 Degrees and former political advisor to Labour and the US Democratic party, Matthew McGregor.Together Carys and Matthew discuss the Reform UK's Danny Kruge… -
Strait Of Hormuz, Melania Trump, The Maternity Crisis & The Telegraph - w/ Alona Ferber
Joining Carys this week is the senior editor at Prospect magazine Alona Ferber.Together Carys and Alona discuss the Strait of Hormuz, the crisis in Britain's maternity care, a bizarre statement from Melania Trump, … -
Trump & Iran, Kanye West & Wireless, Reform & Reparations - w/ Dewi Afoko
Joining Carys this week is web developer, writer and my brother, Dewi Afoko.Together Carys and Dewi discuss Trump's erratic statements around the situation with the US-Israel war on Iran, Kanye West being barred fr… -
Israel's Racist Death Penalty, Patrice Lumumba & GB News - w/ Banseka Kayembe
Joining Carys this week is Banseka Kayembe. Banseka is the Founder and Director of Naked Politics, a media platform aimed specifically at young people.Together Carys and Banseka discuss the racialised law in Israel that se…