Over The Top Under The Radar

A weekly look at the stories in the news being over-reported and the ones going under the radar and not being talked about enough. Hosted by Carys Afoko.

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Latest Episode

Bloc Voting, Water Companies, Zack Polanski’s Council Tax & Local Government Coalitions w/ Nick Anstead

15 May 2026 · 34 min

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 of Media and Communications...


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8 May 2026

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...

37 min
2 May 2026

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...

45 min
24 April 2026

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...

47 min