About this episode

Carys Afoko interviews Matthew McGregor about political issues, technology, and the upcoming World Cup.

Joining Carys again this week is the Chief Executive of 38 Degrees and former political advisor to Labour and the US Democratic party, Matthew McGregor. Together Carys and Matthew discuss the Reform UK's Danny Kruger, the upcoming world cup, US tech-firm Palantir, and yet more around the Peter Mandelson scandal on 'advanced vetting'. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - get bonus episodes, a weekly newsletter and become a part of our members-only WhatsApp community. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@overunderpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.overunderpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on all socials @over_under_pod_

People in this episode

Host: Carys Afoko

Guest: Matthew McGregor

Topics covered

• politics
• technology
• sports
• scandals
• current events

Keywords

• Palantir
• Danny Kruger
• World Cup
• Peter Mandelson
• politics
• technology
• scandals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Palantir

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