THEY'RE DUMPING SEWAGE INTO OUR WATER! And then dodging tests. And £45 million in fines. 🎧 Full episode out now! #SouthernWater #OTTUTR
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Join Carys Afoko every week for a critical look at the stories in the news that are either over-reported or that fly completely under the radar. LISTEN HERE 👉🏽 https://linktr.ee/overthetopundertheradar
Farage and Reform called it an incitement to commit murder... @unrelentingego.bsky.social isn't having it. Here's what actually happened — and why we need to back @zackpolanski.bsky.social! 🎧 Full episode available below! #UKnews #UKpolitics #OTTUTR
We're begging the new PM to ignore the noise on North Sea Oil. The worry about net zero isn't organic, it comes from some of the most effective campaigners there are. But they aren't on our side. Latest episode w/ Fatima Ibrahim of @gndrising.bsky.social, available below! #climatechange #OTTUTR
Good non bubble takes from Carys and Bro. We still don't know if Count Binface eats rubbish though! @overunderpod.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4iAx...
Crisis in Sudan, Meta's Discrimination Lawsuit, Count Binface, and PMQs w/ Dewi Afoko
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Farage is playing a game, but his ops are out here making him look like he needs to... Are Labour and the Conservatives right not to stand in Clacton? Full episode available below!
Amnesty want the same answer we do: what's driving the British media's obsession with trans people? And why would anyone think Keir Starmer, Nicola Sturgeon or JK Rowling could add any substance? Full episode w/ Phin Harper available below! #LGBTQ #LGBT #UKnews #amnestyinternational #OTTUTR
Struggling in the heatwave? The Sun hates this one simple trick — and it works with or without air con! Full episode w/ Phin Harper available below! #UKnews #Heatwave #AirCon #MoneySavingTips #OTTUTR
This is similar to when politicians explain why they've made antidemocratic irrational decisions - they use phrases like 'following advice' and 'recommendations' and 'processes'. It reminds me of this Rosa Luxemburg quote.
They call it policy. It's not policy — it's a choice. Arsenal made one. So did the BBC. So does every network that has Conor McGregor on. 🎧 Full episode out now!
The Burnham coverage last week was classic Westminster theatre. Buried inside it was a quiet policy reversal that tells you a lot more about what kind of PM he'd actually be. Full episode out now! w/ @kimmi91.bsky.social #AndyBurnham #LabourParty #UKPolitics #Makerfield
There's research on how British broadcast media covers Reform. What it found explains a lot about the last few years of British politics. Full episode out now! 🎧 #ReformUK #MediaBias #UKPolitics #BBCNews
Over The Top Under The Radar@overunderpod.bsky.social · last mo.The media keep trying to gas Reform into an unstoppable force... But they've lost every parliamentary by-election except one since 2024. Makerfield? Completely washed. Is it the Andy Burnham effect? Or are Reform just kinda... there? Full episode out now! 🎧 #ReformUK #Makerfield
Two-tier justice they said, before burning down people's homes. Then we discovered that property damage is terrorism, but only if you target arms dealers... Full episode out now! 🎧
The people who want us out on the streets to "protect women" have nothing to say on this one. A woman travelling alone on a train, a "banter" defence, and a landmark conviction. There's one obvious reason for the silence... Full episode out now 🎙️
Over The Top Under The Radar@overunderpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn the 1970s the National Front didn't have a global platform, and the richest man alive backing them. The far right has both now. Carys and Pat Younge get into the impact of Elon Musk on our streets. New OTTUTR out now! 🎧
Everyone's reading Farage's Nowak trial reaction as him at his most emboldened. @trillingual.bsky.social read the same moment as the opposite — and he's right. Daniel Trilling on Farage's weakness and more on the latest episode of OTTUTR — out now!
Over The Top Under The Radar@overunderpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoCheck out the full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/4M9q...
Farage said it to the nation last week. With chest, no stutter — then watched the press do what it always does: not much. Third summer of mob violence waved through, and the man engineering it still gets the easiest of rides. @trillingual.bsky.social names it. 🎙️ OTTUTR
Everyone seems to have an opinion on the Supreme Court ruling. But what does it actually mean in practice? Nim Ralph breaks down one real-world implication and why the public debate has become so confused. Full episode out now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/7lQP...
Over The Top Under The Radar@overunderpod.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Have you actually read the guidance?" Nim Ralph joins Carys to discuss the Supreme Court ruling, the media reaction, and why much of the debate appears to be driven by headlines rather than the details. Full episode available below 🎧
"Have you actually read the guidance?" Nim Ralph joins Carys to discuss the Supreme Court ruling, the media reaction, and why much of the debate appears to be driven by headlines rather than the details. Full episode available below 🎧
Climate change isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a class issue. @fatimaibrahim.bsky.social of @gndrising.bsky.social joins us to talk about extreme heat, workers’ rights, political priorities, HS2, Makerfield and the stories not getting enough attention. Full episode available below 🎧
I had so much fun being on @overunderpod.bsky.social for this week’s episode. Thank you so much @carysafoko.bsky.social for inviting me to appear!
Over The Top Under The Radar@overunderpod.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week, Carys is joined by Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, @nickanstead.bsky.social! How is being political magpies is a problem for the far-right?
This week, Carys is joined by Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, @nickanstead.bsky.social! How is being political magpies is a problem for the far-right?
This week, Carys is joined by organiser, writer and co-found of @naamoduk.bsky.social , @emhilton.bsky.social! Together they discuss antisemitism, the Met Gala, the West Bank and the Samsung family’s inheritance tax bill.
"If something doesnt change, Reform are going to be the next government" Joe Mulhall from @hopenothate outlines on how to organise against a Farage-led government. Listen to the full episode here: linktr.ee/overthetopundertheradar
Should there be a UK referendum on a wealth tax? On the latest episode, Adam Green of @boldprogressives.org joins @carysafoko.bsky.social to talk through this, Mamdani's primary victory, Trump and economic populism. Listen to the full episode: linktr.ee/overthetopundertheradar
We are the people who Wipe Your A**es! 🏥 @GaryYounge reflects on his Mother’s experience in the NHS as an Immigrant Worker… @nadinewrites1.bsky.social 🎧 Listen To The Full Episode - linktr.ee/overthetopun... (LINK IN BIO) 🔗 This episode is sponsored by @powertochange.org.uk