Over the Top Under the Radar: Gary Younge & Carys Afoko

Award-winning journalist Gary Younge and communications guru Carys Afoko discuss their trailblazing podcast, Over The Top Under The Radar.

Each week, they take a critical look at the news stories that are either over-reported or fly completely under the radar, in desperate need of discussion.

Join us for an entertaining and topical conversation about the changing media landscape. Expect scrutiny, real talk and exclusive insights into the making of the podcast. 

Gary Younge is an award-winning author, broadcaster and a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester. Formerly a columnist at The Guardian, he has written six books, most recently Dispatches From the Diaspora. Winner of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Journalism and the 2025 Robert. B. Silvers Prize for Journalism, he has written for the New York Review of Books, Granta, GQ and The New Statesman, among others, and made radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from gay marriage to Brexit. His fifth book, Another Day in the Death of America, won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize from Columbia School of Journalism and Nieman Foundation.

Carys Afoko is a communications strategist, writer and activist. She co-founded Level Up, a UK-based feminist organisation campaigning for gender justice and has advised several UK politicians, including Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. In addition to her activism, Carys co-hosts the weekly current affairs podcast Over The Top Under The Radar alongside author and academic Gary Younge, where they discuss over-reported and under-reported news stories. Her writing has appeared in publications like The Guardian, New Statesman and Prospect, where she covers topics ranging from social media regulation to gender equality.

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