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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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1166. Reviewing 2023 with The Ditch

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2023/12/27

Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647 Merry Ditchmas and a Happy New Media Landscape The Ditch have had a year. From exposing political corruption to getting smeared by the Tanaiste and that's before we get to the Paddy Cosgrave stuff. But there's no doubt they've shook up people who were complacent and upset some parts of legacy media that needed to be reminded of what they're supposed to be about. Rejoining us for a wrap of the

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1171. ‘I Can’t Sleep’ with Paul Biggar

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2023/12/24

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack When (now former) founder of Circle CI, Paul Biggar wrote his blog "I can't sleep' about the Israeli "war" on Gaza, and the fear of many in the tech and venture capital industry to speak up, he knew it would have repercussions. But he did it anyway because he believed it was the right thing to do and that silence was a form of complicity. He joins us from New York to explain his reason, the overwhelmingly positive (if sadly privately expressed) response

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12. Christmas in Palestine

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2023/12/23

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack PalCast co-hosts Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and producer Tony Groves had a wonderful and uplifting discussion with Philip Farah, who is a member of the Christian Palestinian community and who lived in Jerusalem until the age of 27. Philip still has family in Gaza, of whom some have been killed of during the current genocide, and his warmth for the land shines through. He recalls celebrating Christmas in Palestine, walking from Jerusalem to Bethlehem,

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1163. Who the F@@k is Scott Moore?

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2023/12/22

Please click the link and help us keep going in 2024:patreon.com/tortoiseshack As a political nerd, I'd heard of former Alliance Party candidate, Scott Moore. But I had no idea who Scomo was until Conor McGregor got into a battle rap with him on twitter or X as the Muskovite's call it. So we decided to ask him who is the real Scott Moore? The answer is a lot more fun, complex and interesting than anything that had to be deleted by that other fella. Enjoy. The latest Reboot on the psychological

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1161. Irish Nationalism, Sinn Féin and the far right

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2023/12/17

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack There has been a lot of nonsense by people who frankly haven’t a clue about the far right, their playbook and the ways to counter them. Our guest, researcher in global politics and extremist online subcultures, Joshua Molloy, ain't one of them. Josh wrote a fascinating piece recently about far right telegram channels, the links to the "new" Irish nationalism, how some are simply useful idiots of UK agitators and how Sinn Féin‘s rise into the mainstream has

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1160. The Failure of Bidenomics and Schrödinger’s...

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2023/12/14

Help keep this show on the road and join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack As if things weren't cold and miserable enough, we decided we needed to catch up with Colorado-based, Irish-Russian Prof of Economics, Constantin Gurdgiev. We're kidding. We love the man, even if when we disagree on the odd thing. We talk the gap between the "booming" US economy and the lagging behind societal wellbeing. The seemingly inevitable Sleeper vs the Creeper Presidential Campaign and the unfolding commercial

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1152. ‘We’re Becoming Immune to the Shock’ – CAMHS...

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2023/12/12

Help us keep going into 2024. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a great pleasure to be rejoined by some of the amazing people behind Families for Reform of CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services). Hannah, Jenny and Eimear discuss the latest developments in their campaign to get a systemic reform of CAMHS, the work to get in the door and how they are hoping that a seat at the decision making table will help. Pragmatic optimism. Our children deserve better. More info:

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The Life and Killing of Dr Refaat Alareer, Gaza’s...

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2023/12/09

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this unique and emotional episode, PalCast host Dr. Yousef Aljamal and pals Tony Groves and Helena Cobban share memories of Dr. Refaat Alareer, the beloved Gaza teacher and mentor who was killed by Israel on December 7 along with six of his family members. Yousef, Tony, and Helena speak of the breadth of Refaat's wisdom, humanity, love of literature, and sense of humor, and concluded that he lives on in the rich networks of his mentees, students, and

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1146. Karshan and the Gig Economy – Prof Stephen...

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2023/12/07

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors note: Was asked to repost this as an explainer on the "new" revelations about Bogus Self Employment in RTE following the Karshan decision) We were joined by Professor of Economics in University of Limerick, Stephen Kinsella. Stephen and Martin discussed the implications of the Karshan Supreme Court decision and what it means for the 'Gig' economy. Martin traces the origins of the 'Gig' economy in Ireland back to Sandra Mahon, who was a

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1158. “Where is the International Community?” – Gaza...

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2023/12/04

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In the first part of this podcast you will from journalist in Gaza, Mahmoud Mushtaha, about the very distressing events in Khan Younis and the flight of people who have already been displaced towards Rafah's so-called 'safe zone.' Then you'll hear from Younes Elhallaq, who is a 24 year old, who was completing his Degree in the now destroyed Islamic University of Gaza. Over the last 58 days he has lost his home, his friends and his future. Yet, as you'll

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1153. Another Tory Reset and the Thatcherite Keir...

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2023/12/03

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a great pleasure to be be rejoined on the podcast by listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy to chat about his new role as Minister for Anti-Woke*, the Tory's tax cut that is hiding creeping austerity, the lack of vision from the Labour Party of Margaret thatcher admirer Keir Starmer, the good aspects of the rise of alternative media and the politics of Palestine in the UK. As always with Richard, the conversation goes in different directions and

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1157. Israel-Palestine: The ‘War’ Has Restarted –...

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2023/12/01

Help! Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Shortly before 6:20am this morning I received a series of messages from people in Gaza. One of them was from Irish citizen, Zak Hania, and it included pictures that clearly showed that Israel had resumed it's bombardment of Gaza. Zak rejoined me a few minutes ago to talk about the cruelty of restarting the "war", the continued lack of food, clean water and electricity and the despair he and his fellow citizens are feeling as another wave of attacks

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1150. The Care Champions

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2023/11/28

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We were joined by two wonderful people, Margo and Majella of Care Champions, to discuss the proposed investigation into residential care settings. Care Champions are campaigning for a human rights led approach with focus on learning lessons for any future pandemics. We also talk about the difficulties for patients and families which are just as prevalent today as they were pre-covid. Follow them @CareChampions2 The latest Shrapnel Fragments episode is out

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1155. The Dublin Riots and the Ordinary Decent Heroes

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2023/11/26

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We said we'd return to the horrific attack on Parnell Square that injured several people and left a 5 year old child in critical condition, and the subsequent chaotic scenes that played out in Dublin city centre. So here it is. Our podcast with the best immigration reporter in the country, the Dublin Inquirer's Shamim Malekmian, Green Party Cllr and former Dublin Lord Mayor, Hazel Chu and our bastion of sanity, Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry

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1154. Dublin Riots and a Gaza Ceasefire

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2023/11/24

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack If you read the piece A Lucky Gazan Routine, that we posted a few days ago by 20 year old Literature Student, Noar Diab, then you'll be familiar with her experiences of the last 49 days. If you haven't then you can read it here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-to-all-noar-93352128 Noar joined us hours before the temporary ceasefire began to tell us about her story, her plans to travel, her passion for performing and her love/hate relationship with

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1151. Argentina’s Chainsaw Milei, Luis Díaz’s Dad’s...

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2023/11/22

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Argentina only went and bloody did it. They elected the chainsaw wielding, tantric sex coaching, ultra-neoliberal and libertarian, Javier Milei. So What Now? Rejoining us on the podcast is Colombian journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal. He talks us through the why of Milei's victory, the what next for the region and the hope that it won't be a costly salutary tale. We also discuss the kidnapping of the father of Liverpool footballer, Luis Diaz and

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1147. Bashar Murad – A Hug Amongst All the Darkness

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2023/11/19

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Bashar Murad is a Palestinian singer, lyricist, director and composer born and raised in Jerusalem. Bashar uses pop music and art as a vehicle to challenge stereotypes, normativity and to highlight social issues facing young generations of urban Palestinians. He’s also an icon. He joined us to talk about the pain of watching the suffering in Gaza and the survivors guilt that has developed in the space between Jerusalem and Gaza. He also explains why the

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1143. “We Won’t Fix Housing Unless We Vote Out Fine...

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2023/11/17

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack There is a lot going on, but we can't lose sight of the housing crisis that continues to make life miserable and unaffordable for tens of thousands of our citizens, and while the housing crisis was created by bad policies, our guest, Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin, thinks (if given the chance) it can be fixed with good policies. We look at some of the key areas, making rent affordable and secure, cutting down on rogue holiday-rentals and

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1128. The Citizens Assembly on Drugs – What’s the...

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2023/11/14

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The Citizens Assembly for Drugs has delivered it's report and the results are.. ..well we aren't too sure. So we got the Irish national treasure, UCC Snr Lecturer, Dr Sharon Lambert to come back on and tall us what her expert opinion is. Her verdict is cautiously heartening, but because she is an expert Sharon talks us through what is said and what was maybe left out. Eoin Ó Broin on Gaza, Housing and Sinn Féin's ambition for change is out now

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1140. The West Bank with Gareth Browne in Ramallah

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2023/11/12

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Note: The first 15 minutes of this podcast (patron-only) are more about domestic politics) As the world watches events in Gaza, the West Bank is also in a state of chaotic violence. Joining us on the podcast for the first time in a while is Ramallah-based journalist, Gareth Browne. He explains the problems in the area with settler violence, the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government. Gareth also outlines the dangers of a wider conflagration and

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