Over The Top Under The Radar
By Carys Afoko
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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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The Makerfield By-Election, High Speed 2, Maximum Working Temperatures, and Christopher Harborne w/ Fatima Ibrahim
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May 22, 2026 |
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Bloc Voting, Water Companies, Zack Polanski’s Council Tax & Local Government Coalitions w/ Nick Anstead
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May 15, 2026 |
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Fighting Antisemitism, The Devil Wears Amazon, Taxing Billionaires & The West Bank w/ Em Hilton
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May 08, 2026 |
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Trump & King Charles, AMOC Collapse, Westminster Drinking & Super El Nino - w/ Ella Gilbert
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May 02, 2026 |
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Palantir, The World Cup, Danny Kruger and More Mandelson - w/ Matthew McGregor
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Strait Of Hormuz, Melania Trump, The Maternity Crisis & The Telegraph - w/ Alona Ferber
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Trump & Iran, Kanye West & Wireless, Reform & Reparations - w/ Dewi Afoko
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Israel's Racist Death Penalty, Patrice Lumumba & GB News - w/ Banseka Kayembe
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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The Influencer Exodus & Louis Theroux vs The Manosphere - w/ Odanga Madung
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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US Politics Special w/ Adam Green
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Mandelson's Payout, Iran's Supreme Leader & GenZ's Gender Views w/ Ben Hurst
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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The Green Surge, Anthropic AI & The US-Israel Attack On Iran - w/ Busayo Twins
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Mandelson Arrested, Greens In Gorton & Denton & BBC's BAFTAs - w/ Phin Harper
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Reform Candidate Says Tax The Childless & Jim Ratcliffe's Immigration Waffle - w/ Kimberly McIntosh
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Trump Deletes Racist Post, Mandelson Crashes Starmer's Labour - w/ Nels Abbey
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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The Epstein Avalanche, Lucy Letby and Pregnancy In Prison - With Janey Starling
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Beckham Bustup, ICE Shootings & A Reporter Raided - with Alan Rusbridger
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Trump's Greenland Grab & The Conservative's Demise - with James Meadway
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Defection's Galore for Reform UK & Grok Unleashed - with Dr Rob Topinka
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Trump's Venezuala Raid and Starmer's Shelf Life - with Dewi Afoko
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Fixing The Glitches In Online Safety W/ Seyi Akiwowo
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Farage's Schoolboy Racism & Trump's Phony Peace Prize - with Nim Ralph
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Budget Blowback, Judges, Juries and Your Party - with Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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UK Budget Reaction Special - with James Meadway & Hannah Peaker
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Asylum Reforms, Sara Sharif, Facebook Scams & Climate Change - With Chantelle Lunt
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Trump vs BBC & Whats Going On In Wales - with Pat Younge & Vaughan Gething
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Mayor Mamdani In NYC - With Matthew McGregor
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Conversations We Need To Have - With Deborah Frances-White
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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How The Met Police Tried To Bury Their Own Racism Review - with Nadine White
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Trump, Epstein Revelations, Green Surge and Hope From Spain
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Labour's Next Deputy Leader with Bell Ribeiro-Addy
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Why You Should Run For Something with Amanda Litman
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The Rise Of The Far-Right & Reform UK with Joe Mulhall (Hope Not Hate)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Trump, Mamdani and Economic Populism with Adam Green
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Live From The Belfast Book Festival
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Steve McQueen in conversation with Gary Younge Part 2
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Steve McQueen in conversation with Gary Younge Part 1
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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How much leg should the Green Party show?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Defence spending, Thames water, Green party politics and a big surprise
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Challenges Women Leaders Don't Face
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Biden, Gaza, Labour and bedtime masculinity
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May 30, 2025 |
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Reform UK: How Did We Get Here? with Diane Abbott and Gary Younge
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May 23, 2025 |
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Stranger Things: Starmer, Trump, Royal Princes and Afrikaan Refugees.
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May 16, 2025 |
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Time for Truth: VE, Reform/Farage, Mental Health and Ibrahim Traoré
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May 09, 2025 |
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Drinking from skulls plus Blair, Farage and Trump
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May 02, 2025 |
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A Black pope, trans rights, pepper spray and Brits abroad
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Birmingham’s Rubbish, Chat GPT and Spaced Out Katy Perry
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Can you handle the truth?
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Musk, Le Pen and Starmer's Labour: Is Justice really blind?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Labour Punches Down… again!
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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The Rest Is White People - Labour, Democrats, Cubans and Potholes.
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Friends and Benefits
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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War or Peace: Ukraine, Gaza and Trump.
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Who pays the price of free speech, Musk's eggs, aid cuts and Black women's safety?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Trump, Starmer and Vance: A toxic relationship?
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Why is Labour failing to create jobs, protect children and manage Trump?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Rachel Shabi
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Have you heard the one about the Muslim and the knife attack?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Are you going to believe me or your own eyes?
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Gaza, Farage, Trump, South African Miners and the DEI surrender
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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The new battle lines - Musk, Meta, Macron and the war on truth
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Best Of 2024: Elections
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Best Of 2024: Interviews
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Bell Ribeiro-Addy
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Farage's threat to Labour, Luigi Mangione and Racist "Science"
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Gregg Wallace, Starmer's stumble, Ibrahima Bah and Congo's orphans
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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The politics of Black Friday, Irish Elections, Bogus Petitions and Labour's Loveless Landslide
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Ukraine and Trump's isolationism, Taxing Farms and Bronze Cheetahs
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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If you’re woke, you dig it... Unpacking the term 'Woke', Teen Social Media Bans, and Post-Election Turmoil in Mozambique
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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In Conversation with HOPE Not Hate's Dr Joe Mulhall
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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A post election podcast that won't leave you totally depressed
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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US Election Special: is Trump really the biggest threat to democracy? What's the truth about Harris and the black male vote? Plus why Lina Khan is a player and how everyone needs to focus on the burbs.
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Chris Kaba controversy, Elon Musk's Playbook and Labour's black hole
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Diddy allegations, tax breaks for Gen Z, undecided voters and taxing private schools
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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White History Month - rethinking Henry VIII, reparations and main character energy
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Hurricane Trump, Badenoch gaffes and saying farewell to Port Talbot Steelworks
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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US elections, Windrush and Fast Fashion
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Classy Kemi, tough choices and saving the NHS
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Zarah Sultana
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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The Summer Of Our Discontent
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Listener Mailbag: Cream tea, Trump rallies and right wing media
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Faiza Shaheen
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Listener Mailbag: Punditry, Dinner Parties and Quick Maths
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Jeremy Corbyn
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Kamala Harris, diversity hires and Tory Love Island
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Trump, Vance and white identity politics.
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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A Starmer Situationship
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Socialist snacks for the Genny Lec
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Huda Jawad From The Three Hijabis
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Betting on Badenoch, Bangladesh and Billionaires
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Mick Lynch, General Secretary Of The RMT
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Worthy Victims and Unworthy Villains
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Vibes, Values and Tax Me Baby
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Serial Liars And Spring Onions
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Swiping left on Donald Trump and Nashy Serv
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May 31, 2024 |
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Poo, Pee and the General Election
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May 24, 2024 |
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Chairman Younge and Carys the South London Fundamentalist
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May 17, 2024 |
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Introducing Over The Top Under The Radar With Gary Younge & Carys Afoko
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May 06, 2024 |