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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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31:09

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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1145. “We Prefer to Die Together” – Mahmoud Mushtaha...

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2023/11/10

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: The podcast opens with a voice note sent from Zak Hania that some listeners may find upsetting I was rejoined on the podcast by our friend and young Gazan journalist, Mahmoud Mushtaha, from inside Al-Shifa hospital. He reports on the awful decisions doctors and nurses are been forced to make because of a lack of medical supplies, he outlines the horrendous conditions people are living in, the scarcity of food and water and more. He also outlines that

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1139. Jews for Palestine, Ireland

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2023/11/08

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a great pleasure to be rejoined on the podcast by activist and member of Jews for Palestine, Ireland, Jacob Woolf, who has schooled us on how to listen out for the quiet hum of Antisemitism ("the imperfect definition that we're stuck with) before. Jacob tells us about Ireland's not-very-good history in its dealings with the Jewish people, but he also explains the importance of rejecting the narrative that standing with Palestine and or against war

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1141. ‘They’ve Destroyed My Home’ – Child of the...

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2023/11/07

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Asad Abusharkh has been a legend in the anti-apartheid movement for decades. Asad, a child of the Nakba, has dedicated his life to fight for not just Palestinian freedom, but the freedom of all people. So it was very upsetting to read in a Facebook post that his family home was destroyed in Rafah by the Israeli airstrikes. An emotional, angry, but unbelievably resilient Asad joined me to discuss this "war" on his people and how the world needs to wake up

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1137. Gaza, Hamas and 75 Years of Palestinian Resistance

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2023/11/06

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: Hours after this podcast the Israeli army bombed and destroyed Muhammad's family home. He's not a terrorist. This is collective punishment. It was a great pleasure to be joined on the podcast by Gazan writer, analyst and researcher, Muhammad Shehada for a barnstorming podcast on the events right now in Gaza, the history of the conflict, the geopolitics of the "war" and the best explanation you'll hear of the factions, groups and civil society

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1138. Inside Al-Shifa Hospital with Mahmoud Mushtaha

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2023/11/05

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Journalist, Mahmoud Mushtaha, rejoined us from Al-Shifa Hospital to tell us about the latest inside the hospital. He explains how Doctors are coping under the most awful of circumstance and how some decisions need to be made given the lack of resources. He talks also of the loss of his friend, Yousef and how it made him want to quit his work entirely. Mahmoud, in a moment of personal grief, tells us that "Gaza is where dreams go to die" and it is so hard

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1136. Gaza – “We Have 3 Hours To Leave”

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2023/11/04

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: You will hear the sound of explosions in the background on this podcast In the latest update from Gaza we are joined by Dr Refaat Alareer to discuss the last few traumatic days that he and his family have gone through and his hope for a ceasefire once people around the world stand up and say that Never Again means Never Again to Anyone. Then you'll hear from our friend Zak about the latest shocking developments at the Gaza Beach Camp where he is now

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1135. Israel-Palestine with Mahmoud, Zak and Senator...

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2023/11/03

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a 4 part podcast. The first part is a report from journalist Mahmoud Mushtaha in Gaza (via eSim thank you all very much) about the latest in the area, then Senator Tom Clonan, joins us to talk about the unfolding military machinations of this tragedy and to outline the political failures and combat dangers that lie ahead. Then Martin and meself chat for a few minutes about the war online and in mainstream media and then finally Zak left us a vice

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1133. Lies, Damned Lies and Netanyahu Statements

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2023/11/02

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: Shortly after this recording Loay discovered that his cousin, Ashraf El-Basyouni, was killed by an Israeli airstrike. May he Rest in Peace. Our friend, NASA Engineer and Palestinian, Loay Elbasyouni, rejoined us late last night to talk about the ongoing plight of his parents who are trapped in Gaza, the lies and half-truths that are reported in the media and how only people not from Gaza were surprised at the official Israeli Govt plan to carry out

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1134. The Jabalya Massacre: “What is the world...

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2023/10/31

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: Zak left me a very disturbing voice note a few minutes after we finished recording the podcast and you'll hear it at the very start. Please help We received news of another massacre in the Jabalia refugee camp from an Israeli airstrike from Zak and quickly placed a call so as to bring you a quick update on the deteriorating humanitarian crisis and the chaos that is unfolding in Gaza. Zak makes an appeal to the Irish government to speak up and call on

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1132. Israel-Palestine: ‘Abdullah Musleh sits weeping...

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2023/10/31

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: The podcast opens with a voice note sent by a clearly distressed Zak in Gaza. It was a pleasure to be rejoined by the best reporter on immigration in Ireland, the Dublin Inquirer's Shamim Malekmian, to discuss the case of Abdullah Musleh, who finds himself trapped in Gaza because of the inefficiencies in the Irish immigration service. We also discuss the latest from Gaza, the generosity of our tortoise shack members and the need to be careful of

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1130. Israel-Palestine: ‘The Silence is Killing Us...

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2023/10/27

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: This podcast contains subjects that some listeners might find distressing. Palestinan-Irish man, Zak, lived in Dublin for 17 years. He's in Gaza City now with his family and describes in the most powerful and heartbreaking way what a struggle it is right now in Gaza and how he feels (correctly) betrayed by the international community and Western Leaders. He talks about the impact this is having on him and his children and the trauma of surviving, but

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324. Israel-Palestine – The Gaza Death March

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2023/10/26

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack " I ran from death in Gaza City to find it in Rafah" If you've been with us a while you'll have heard from author, academic, researcher with Politics Today and proud Gazan, Dr Yousef M Aljamal, before. Sadly and tragically he rejoins us today to talk about how the Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed nine of his family and what that brutality is doing to his home and any sense of hope he might have for a peaceful and just life in a free Palestine. Yousef

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1127. Israel-Palestine: ‘I Taught Him English When He...

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2023/10/24

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Last week following the airstrike on the Al Ahil Baptist Hospital, we spoke with Dr Refaat Alareer, who at the time said that he was lucky to be safe at home with provisions of food and a generator to get electricity. That was at least until two Israeli missiles turned his, and his family's world upside down. He rejoins us now to discuss the last few horrendous days, the impact it is having on his children and the hunger games that are playing out right

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1109. Class in Action – Aoife Moore and Emmet Kirwan

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2023/10/23

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Hey folks, a big thank you to you all for being part of this little community you have all helped to build. Without you there is no shack and there are no nights like last This! This is actually part 3 of the recent Sugar Club Live show and features a brilliant conversation between Aoife Moore and Emmet Kirwan. We talk about accents, class, politics, the far right, online hate, art and why Tony can't stop trying to be the main character. What a great

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1123. Israel-Palestine: Afaf Al Najjar Asks You a...

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2023/10/20

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack There are no words to describe the awful collective punishment that continues to be dished out by the Netanyahu government on the citizens of Gaza. But we continue to try highlight them with people on the ground whenever possible. Rejoining us now is 21 year English Literature student, Afaf Al Najjar, and she tells us about the last few days, how they feel abandoned by the international community and why humanitarian aid is of very little use if she and

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1122. Israel-Palestine – Death and Destruction at Al...

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2023/10/18

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The world watched in horror as videos emerged of the carnage wreaked by a missile on the Al Ahil Baptist Hospital. With reports of over 500 dead, the fog of war quickly descended in what are attempts to shift the blame. Some of the media have decided, rather than investigate, to both-sides it. We have not. So if you're looking for 'he said that he said' this is not the podcast for you. Joining me from Gaza is University Lecturer in Gaza, Dr Refaat

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321. Israel-Palestine ‘My Parents Could Be Dead Now’

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2023/10/17

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Longtime listeners will be familiar with the Palestinian NASA engineer, Loay Elbasyouni, as the man who designed a helicopter that flew on Mars. But today he rejoins us to talk about the conflict raging in Gaza and how his parents (dual Palestinian and German citizens) have ended up trapped in the city and what, if anything, is happening to help get them out. This is a deeply personal podcast and Loay talks with great warmth for his homeland and great

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1121. Eight Days of Carnage: Israel-Palestine and...

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2023/10/15

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a very special episode of our Sunday show. We are joined by Mr Irish Election Projections, Harry McEvansoneya, to discuss the latest polls, the HSE recruitment freeze, RTE back at the PAC, Tommy Bowe as Ireland's top Pol Corr and then.. ..we discuss a few things that happened this week that I felt we needed to mention, but cannot not say on the main feed... (Note: The discussion from 30-42mins is for Patrons only. Members please listen and you'll

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