Over The Top Under The Radar

By Carys AfokoNews

Over The Top Under The Radar episodes

October 30 A Budget Special w/ Aditya Chakrabortty
Why did John Healy upload a picture of himself downing a pint?
Joining Carys is Aditya Chakrabortty. Aditya is a Guardian columnist and the Guardian's senior economics commentator.
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53 min
October 23 Jackdaw, Reform UK, French Protests, and Liz Truss’s Book w/ Zoe Williams
Who is buying Liz Truss’s books?
Joining Carys is Zoe Williams. Zoe is a writer, columnist, and journalist.
Zoe and Carys discuss the Jackdaw approval, ITV’s undercover documentary on Reform UK, French student protests, and Liz Truss’s new book.
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36 min
October 16 Zionism, Palestine Action, Vaccine Trials, and The Fonagy Mental Health Review w/ Dewi Afoko
Is it possible to vaccinate yourself against RFK Jr?
Joining Carys is Dewi Afoko. Dewi is a web developer, writer and Carys's brother.
Dewi and Carys discuss the Green Party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion, Sally Rooney, proposed Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis Vaccine Trials, and the Fonagy Mental Health Review.
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Links:
Dewi’s Substack | Substack
Foreign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-Palestine
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/key-findings-fonagy-nhs-mental-health-adhd-autism
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/11/overdiagnosis-money-fonagy-review-mental-health-support-public-funding
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/fonagy-review-snowflakes-young-people-mental-health
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/nhs-fonagy-review-autism-adhd-mental-health-conditions-care
38 min
October 09 The Far Right w/ Joe Mulhall
What do we do now the far right are mainstream?
Joining Carys is Joe Mulhall, Director of Research at HOPE not hate and one of the country's leading experts on the far right.
Carys and Joe discuss Danny Tommo, Big Time Charlie, Restore Britain, and Blocking The Path
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https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/22/meet-big-time-charlie-the-restore-britain-activist-harassing-the-progressive-sector/
https://hopenothate.org.uk/blocking-the-path/
https://hopenothate.org.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/hopenothate/?hl=en
https://x.com/hopenothate?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/hope.n.hate/?locale=en_GB
https://www.instagram.com/JoeMulhall_/
https://x.com/JoeMulhall_
37 min
October 02 The Fall of the West w/ Owen Jones
When did the West lose it?
Joining Carys is Owen Jones. Owen is a Guardian columnist, host of @‌OwenJonesTalks and the author of the bestsellers Chavs and The Establishment. His new book, The Fall of the West: How They Really Lost It, is out now.
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Links:
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468587/the-fall-of-the-west-by-jones-owen/9780241740644

33 min
September 25 El Niño, Disinformation, the Pardoning of Elor Azaria, and the Lib Dems w/ Em Hilton
Should Ed Davey bring back his jet ski?
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 the climate crisis, Andy Burnham’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the killing of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, and the Lib Dems.
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40 min
September 18 Ed Sheeran, Zack Polanski’s Urdu video, Piddington, and Tom Watson joining Palantir w/ Kimberly McIntosh
What makes people so uncomfortable about someone speaking a language that isn't English? Why do we have a political system where one of the chambers of the House of Commons allows people to be paid lobbyists? How do you boycott Ed Sheeran if you never liked his music?
Joining Carys is Kimberly McIntosh. Kimberly is a writer and commentator on politics and pop culture, host of the podcast Girls Just Wanna Know Politics, and author of Black Girl, No Magic. She is also a longstanding Windrush campaigner and policy researcher.
Kimberly and Carys discuss Ed Sheeran, Piddington, Tom Watson, and Zack Polanski's by-election campaign video.
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35 min
September 11 West Bank Sanctions, Dover Protests, the Reform UK Conference, and another By-Election w/ Dewi Afoko
How does an international coalition of nationalists work?
Joining Carys is Dewi Afoko. Dewi is a web developer, writer and Carys's brother.
Dewi and Carys discuss the Reform UK conference, the UK’s West Bank sanctions, the police response to far right protests, and the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
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Links:
Dewi’s Substack | Substack
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-oral-statement-on-israel-palestine
37 min
September 04 Pat Younge Answers Your Questions (Patreon Unlocked)
The team are taking a belated summer break this week, so instead of our usual show, we’ve unlocked a Patreon bonus episode with Pat Younge.
Pat is a former Chief Creative Officer for BBC Television production and former President/General Manager of US cable network, Travel Channel Media. Pat served on the board as Non Executive Director of ITV Studios Ltd from 2020-2024 and is the Chair of the Council of Cardiff University. He’s also one of the founding members of the Over/Under podcast.
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18 min
August 28 Women’s Rights, Bodily Autonomy, and Feminism w/Camille Kumar
This week, we’re taking a closer look at women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and feminism as part of our August deep dives.
Joining Carys is Camille Kumar. Camille is an activist and the managing director of Abortion Support Network (ASN).
Camille and Carys discuss the far right and abortion, global attacks on abortion rights, queerness and abortion rights, and community infrastructure.
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39 min

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