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The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

Tortoise Shack Media

Ireland’s original independent left leaning news, politics, and culture podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously and still punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts, Martin McMahon and Tony Groves as they delve into the news of the day, pull apart the spin and challenge you to be an activist. This is the non-corporate, ad free, non-plastic-podcast reality that the medium is made for. There will be shenanigans!

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18. Gaza – A Mother and a Teacher

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2024/06/19

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackDeanna Othman is a Palestinian American, who is both a journalist and educator. She is from the West Bank, but has traveled to Gaza twice, most recently in June 2023. In this episode of PalCast, she shares her experience of visiting Gaza and how the world has changed since then. Othman speaks of the feelings of being a Palestinian-American in the diaspora during Eid and the impact the genocide has had on her, especially as a mother. This year’s Eid is

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1270. The UK General Election: Under New Management?

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2024/06/17

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rejoining us on the podcast is listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy and he's is in feisty form. Richard outlines the societal challenges and the economic realities facing the UK, as well as the political and financial options available to the soon-to-be new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. Richard also, quite rightly, defends himself from the people who claim that his criticism of Labour's lack of ambition is a defence of the terrible Tories. The Gaza

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1271. Ms. M – A Voice From Within RTE

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2024/06/14

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackNo current RTE bogus self employed employee has been allowed to speak publicly. Unions refuse to have their voices heard, mainstream media is terrified of RTE and even the Oireachtas has been told by unauthorised legal figures to ensure the bogus self employed workers get no voice in the ongoing hearings and investigations into the rogue employer that is RTE. Only the Echo Chambers Podcast will give voice to these workers who have had their pensions and

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17. Gaza and the Quakers – Decades of Solidarity

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2024/06/12

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: This is the first PalCast since Yousef's sister, Fatima was killed in Gaza. Yousef talks about her at the beginning. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) started Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza in 1948. The AFSC’s educational work in Palestine goes back to the early 1900s when the first Quaker School, the Friends School, was established in Ramallah. This PalCast episode hosts Jennifer Bing, who is the National Director of the

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1272. The Last Time We Can Hit Snooze – The Election...

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2024/06/10

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackThis is a bumper podcast on everything (the Sinn Féin fall, the far right gains and more) that we know so far on the results of the Local and European Elections. Joining us to break it down is the best in the biz (and massive Carly Rae Jepsen fan) Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya. This is the last time we get to hit snooze on a volatile situation. Buckle up. It is getting bumpy. The Gaza Appeal is

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1269. Nuseirat, Gaza with Dr Musallam Abukhalil and...

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2024/06/09

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a pleasure to be rejoined on the podcast from Nuseirat by Dr Musallam Abukhalil from the medical shelter where he works with his colleagues and the volunteers with Dignity for Palestine, and activist artist Adam SpiceBag Doyle. We just wish it was under better circumstances. We talk about how things are right now on the ground in Gaza and the immense suffering of thousands of displaced people and how voluteers are resilient, yet overwhelmed. Note

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16. Dark Humour for Dark Times with Tadhg Hickey

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2024/06/05

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackOn this episode of PalCast, Yousef, Helena and Tony are joined by comedian, satirist and activist, Tadhg Hickey to talk about the role that activist art plays in protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza and how the price creatives pay for speaking up is a price he gladly pays. They discuss the need for laughter in these dark moments and the solidarity between Ireland and Palestine. They also discuss the latest news from Gaza and what political insanity is

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1261. Mexico’s New President, Milei vs Sanchez and...

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2024/06/03

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We have Mexico's first female President, Claudi Sheinbaum, disastrous floods in Brazil, Argentina's Milei starting a fight with Spain, and horrendously racist policies leaving thousands Stateless in the Dominican Republic. So you know we had to go back to chat with El Pais reporter and journalist in Latin America, Nicholas Dale Leal. A lot to cover. Don't miss it. The Latest Local and EU election Poll Analysis Podcast is out now

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15. The Tent Massacre and why the Streets are Still...

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2024/05/29

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackEman Abdelhadi is is a Palestinian professor who is involved in student encampments in the US. She joins PalCast co-hosts, Yousef, Helena and Tony to talk about the student movement in the US and its impact on US and global politics. Abdelhadi notes that the student movement had reached its climax and that it builds on a long history of activism in the country. The Israeli invasion of Rafah was highlighted during the episode as Israeli advances inside the

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1255. The European Elections – Do It For Dublin?

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2024/05/28

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Trade Unionist, workers rights advocate and social justice campaigner Brendan Ogle joins us to talk about why he's running for the European Parliament and what he wants to bring from Dublin to Brussels and from Europe back to Dublin. We talk activism, building movements and why Brendan doesn't believe the current Dublin MEP's are working for the city. The Gaza Orphan Appeal details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/105080810 For more about Brendan's

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1257. Poll-ageddon for the Left?

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2024/05/24

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Our favourite poll analyst, Mr irishelectionsprojections.com Harry McEvansoneay rejoins us to parse the the results of the latest opinion poll. We talk the fall of Sinn Féin, the gaps in the reporting, the confirmation bias of the result reporting and then Harry delivers what was for our money one of the best explainers on how government arrogance has led us to a situation where violence directed towards politicians is becoming routine. Make sure you stay

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14. Gaza – Heartbreak and Heroism with Journalist,...

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2024/05/22

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Helena Cobban of Just World Educational and Tony Groves of the Tortoise Shack send their deep condolences to the inspiring leader of our PalCast project, Dr. Yousef Aljamal, on the death of his father within the past few hours, in Gaza, Palestine. We are heartbroken for our dear friend, Yousef and his family. After Yousef told us of his sad news, and at his urging, we decided to proceed with today’s episode. Partly because there have been some very

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1254. Gaza and the Rafah Crossing: ‘Silence is...

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2024/05/20

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rejoining us from Egypt on the podcast is journalist Mahmoud Mushtaha, who himself only recently was evacuated through the now closed Rafah crossing. He talks about the current situation, the unfolding and worsening humanitarian crisis and those few minutes of joy, when he, his friends and family had when they thought a ceasefire had been agreed. You'll also hear a small part of Joe Biden's speech he gave on the very day that Israel started the Rafah

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13. #GazaGenocide – Farming and the Land of Palestine

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2024/05/15

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Asmaa AbuMezied is a Palestinian agricultural expert from Gaza. Now based in New York, with family in Gaza, she joins PalCast’s co-hosts Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves to talk about agriculture in Gaza and the impact of genocidal and colonial practices on it. Coming from a family that cultivated the land for many generations, Asmaa shares personal stories about what the land means to her, noting that understand this relationship that

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1247. RTE Pt 3. The Media Committee and Social...

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2024/05/15

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this third part of our ongoing coverage of RTE and their rogue employment processes Martin is joined by Matt McGranaghan and former RTE News Presenter, Angie Mezzetti, to discuss the events at the Oireachtas Media Committee. You'll also hear, via Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin, some voices who neither OPLA, nor the Unions nor RTE wanted to be heard. Don't mind the crap on the future of Public Service Broadcasting on Upfront the other evening. You cannot

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1253. A Tiny Revolution with Jon Schwarz

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2024/05/11

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The US Student Demos and Hope for the Hopeless We went back to talk with (now former) writer with the Intercept and the launching soon www.tinyrevolution.substack.com, Jon Schwarz, about the ongoing slow-moving fall of the American empire. Sort of. We discuss the Student Demonstrations, the Tik Tok wars, the US (neo)liberal political alternatives, what is happening with immigration and lots more. As always, Jon puts everything in a stark yet humorous way

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The An Post Scandal – The Full Story

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2024/05/09

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Now Published in Full as per requests) Since the broadcast of the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, we have all been disgusted by the treatment of Post Masters by the bullyboy corporation, Post Office UK. It was truly shocking and upsetting to see. But what if we were to tell you that your local Post Master was being treated much worse by An Post all across Ireland? Don't believe us? We didn't want to believe it either. But here are the explosive

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12. Dignity for Palestine – Dr Abukhalil in Gaza

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2024/05/08

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dr. Musallam Abukhalil is a physician from Gaza, who has been working at a shelter since November. He joins us to speak about what he has witnessed, the horror and medical cases he dealt with and the need to provide the basics for people in his care. In addition, he shares his perspective into what Israel aims to achieve in Gaza. Abukhalil runs a campaign to help displaced people at shelters, where 700 families seek refugee at his place of work run by

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1249. The Last Lefty Standing

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2024/05/06

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It all kicked off in Spanish politics (again), but it appears that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has outmaneuvered the opposition and is playing the hand he dealt in ways that will likely see his hold on the highest office tighten. A lot can happen in a week. Rejoining us to talk about the Last Lefty Standing is Madrid-based journalist, Eoghan Gilmartin. The revolution won't be beaten by Lawfare... The Podcast from the Trinity Student Encampment Protests

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11. Gaza and the US Student Demonstrations

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2024/05/01

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Zarefah Baroud is a Palestinian American who has family in Gaza. When she visited Gaza in 2022 for the first time in her life, she could not have known what was awaiting the coastal enclave. Baroud has lost multiple family members, her uncle went missing and some of the people she met during her visit were killed, including our late friend, Dr Refaat Alareer. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves speak to Baroud about her role as a Palestinian in

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