Strait Of Hormuz, Melania Trump, The Maternity Crisis & The Telegraph - w/ Alona Ferber

About this episode

Carys Afoko and guest Alona Ferber discuss various current events including the Strait of Hormuz, maternity care in Britain, a statement from Melania Trump, and the sale of The Telegraph.

Joining Carys this week is the senior editor at Prospect magazine Alona Ferber. Together Carys and Alona discuss the Strait of Hormuz, the crisis in Britain's maternity care, a bizarre statement from Melania Trump, and the sale of right-wing British broadsheet The Telegraph. 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_ Show notes: https://thebacklash.substack.com/ https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/author/5447/alona-ferber https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html

People in this episode

Host: Carys Afoko

Guest: Alona Ferber

Topics covered

• Strait of Hormuz
• maternity care crisis
• Melania Trump
• The Telegraph
• British news
• politics

Keywords

• Strait of Hormuz
• maternity crisis
• Melania Trump
• The Telegraph
• British politics
• news
• Prospect magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prospect magazine, The Telegraph

Places: Britain, Strait of Hormuz

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