Joining Carys this week is Janey Starling, an award-winning activist, co-director of gender justice group Level Up, a musician.

Together, Carys and Alan discuss: the Epstein files and Peter Mandelson, Lucy Letby, and Janey's campaign on pregnant women in prison.

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Joining Carys this week is journalist and former editor of the Guardian and Prospect magazine, Alan Rusbridger. Alan also hosts the brilliant Media Confidential podcast.

Together, Carys and Alan discuss the media storm around Brooklyn Beckham, Trump & ICE, a Washington Post reporter who was raided for speaking to government employees and the takeover of Tiktok's ownership in the US.

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Joining Carys this week is economist and host of the Macrodose podcast James Meadway. James is a former Treasury civil servant, former Labour adviser and current Green Party candidate in the upcoming local elections.

Together, Carys and James discuss Trump's ambitions for gaining Greenland, the demise of the British Conservative party, China & India's coal production and Davos.

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Joining Carys this week is Dr Robert Topinka from Birkbeck University. Rob’s research is focused on digital culture, reactionary politics, race and racism. Among other things, he's an expert in what used to be known as the alt-right.

Together, Carys and Rob discuss X's AI bot 'Grok', Tory defections to Reform UK, Trump's slamming of civil rights, and the continued calamity that is the privatised water system of England & Wales.

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Joining Carys for the first episode of 2026 is her brother - software developer and writer Dewi Afoko.

To kick off the new year, Carys and Kewi look at some of the big stories they think the media will be paying too much or too little attention to, such as the situation in Venezuela following Donald Trump's raid, artificial intelligence, Shamima Begum and the fate of Keir Starmer's premiership.

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Check out Dewi's work on substack here: https://dewiafoko.substack.com/

This week’s episode is an in depth conversation with Seyi Akiwowo an expert in technology and online safety. Seyi is the author of How to Stay Safe Online and founder of online safety NGO, Glitch among many other things.

This week's podcast is our last before the Christmas break. Thank you for your continued support, and we'll see you in 2026.

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Check out Seyi's book here:⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/445484/how-to-stay-safe-online-by-akiwowo-seyi/9780241535219⁠

Joining Carys this week is Nim Ralph - a community organiser, trainer, facilitator and writer. They are a queer and trans rights activist who co-founded QTIPOC London, Purple Rain Collective and Edge Fund.

Together, they discuss the accusations around Farage's schoolboy racism, Sandie Peggy, Drax's woodpellet plants, and Trump receiving FIFA's inaugural 'peace prize'.

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Joining Carys this week is Ayeisha Thomas-Smith - a social movement strategist, facilitator, and Executive Director of the New Economy Organisers Network (NEON). She's also the host of the New Economics Foundation podcast.

Together, they discuss the blowback Rachel Reeves has received from her budget, how David Lammy is attempting to abolish Jury trials for all but the most serious crimes, how Robert Jenrick is attacking Judges, and Your Party's chaotic conference.

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