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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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1080. The Alternative to Eco-Austerity

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2023/08/27

Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Terms like "just transition" have been adopted by the capitalist system as a branding exercise and it has lost all meaning. But what if we could take steps to re-democratise workplaces and local communities in ways that would benefit the majority and help make climate action more than rhetoric? Joining me from An Rabharta Glass - Green Left are Cork City Cllr Lorna Bogue and Campaigns Officer, Michael Rafferty, and they have a program document (see bleow) that

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1087. Landlords Are Not Fleeing the Market

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2023/08/23

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The CSO vs the RTB We've been hearing for what seems to be years now that landlords are fleeing the market and we've been constantly told that any criticism of the rental market is "demonising mom and pop landlords." But that's not really true, at least not according to the CSO. Joining us is the Dublin Inquirer's Laoise Neylon and she tells us about her report that contradicts the narratives above and why it's not as simple as we're often told. Read

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1089. Queens University Belfast and the Tory’s...

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2023/08/20

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson, recently said that Asylum Seekers disgruntled with the inhumane conditions of so-called Floatels should "fuck off back to France" and his Party backed him Now, thanks to our guest, Professor of Green Economy and member of the UCU at Queens University Belfast, John Barry, we know that the company, Corporate Travel Management (CTM), who were recently granted a £1.6 billion contract to run the Tory

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1084. The Mental Health Crisis – We are Abandoning...

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2023/08/17

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack TW: This podcasts contains subject matter that some people may find disturbing It was a great pleasure to be joined by some of the amazing people behind Families for Reform of CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services). Hannah, Anne, Jenny and Eimear discuss their personal experiences of seeking support and the impact the systemic failures have and are having on their children, families and indeed themselves. A recurring theme is how the women

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1075. Hurlers on The Ditch – Live at the Sugar Club

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2023/08/15

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack As promised here's part 2 of our recent live show in the Sugar Club. You'll hear from Martin and Tony about the strain in their pod marriage and then they're joined by the journalists behind the Ditch website, Eoghan McNeill and Roman Shortall, to talk independent media, their work wins and loses, the political response to them personally, RTÉ and the reaction to their funding from Paddy Cosgrave. The must-hear Part 3 featuring Dept of Health

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1076. The PSNI vs Journalism

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2023/08/12

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: Releasing this now for the public following the PSNI data breach. Way back in 2019, Episode 126, we took the tortoise shack up to Belfast to talk with award winning documentary makers and investigative journalists, Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who were then under pre-trial arrest for the "crime" of looking into the Loughinisland massacre of 1994. Little did we (or they) know that what their battle for the truth would uncover police

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1081. The Dublin Drug Zones Posters with SpiceBag,...

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2023/08/09

Please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors Note: Recorded Monday Aug 7th for members) Art is supposed to provoke and with their Designated Crack and Heroin Zone posters, activist artists, SpiceBag and Pattern Up have certainly done that. Both SpiceBag and Pattern Up, joined us to talk about the reasons for their poster and the heat that comes with provoking conversations via protest art. Then Sinn Féin Cllr in Dublin City Council, Daithí Doolan, joins us all to share his concerns about the

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1077. Spain – The Left Won, Kind Of…

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2023/08/07

Please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack As the dust settles on the Spanish general election we sat down with Madrid-based journalist (with Novara, Jacobin and the Gaurdian) Eoghan Gilmartin and Limerick man in Galicia, Professor Joe Haslam, to discuss what happened, what is going to happen next and explore the reason why even though Vox have lost, the far right might have gained in the medium term. The SpiceBag & Pattern Up Podcast is out

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1070. Dirty Old Town?

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2023/08/04

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Trade Unionist, Activist, and a favourite sparring partner of Martin, Mr Brendan Ogle, came over to the tortoise shack for a chat about a little bit of everything. We discuss the state of Trade Unions in Ireland, Workers finding their voice in the precarious labour market, Brendan's experience in Argentina, what the RTE payments scandal says about soft-corruption in Ireland and we then debate if Dublin really is a no-go zone. (It's not) The Dept of Health

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1025. The Murder of Rafael Moreno

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2023/08/01

Please join us at patreo.com/tortoiseshack “If you have to kill me, kill me. But I am telling you to your face: you won’t silence me.” Those are the prescient words of Colombian journalist, Rafael Moreno, who must have known when he was saying them that he had not long left to live. But he kept on reporting until his murder. Rejoining us to tell us about this story of incredible bravery and how fellow journalists have stepped in to seek justice for Rafael, is journalist with El Pais in Latin America

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1074. Farming, the Far Right and Climate Action with...

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2023/07/30

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors note: Before Listening I recommend that you read this short thread - https://twitter.com/whittledaway/status/1683040346740072448?s=20) Pádraic Fogarty loves nature. His nature-themed writing, advocacy and activism spans over two decades. So it was a shock to many to see that he had resigned from the Irish Wildlife Trust over a blog post that upset the Irish Farmers Association. He joins us to talk about how it all went down, why he he doesn't

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1069. We Want to be in Government – Holly Cairns

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2023/07/27

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rejoining us just as the Dáil shuts down for it's 18 month summer holiday and for the first time since she became her party's leader, is Soc Dems, Holly Cairns. We had plenty to catch up about. We talked about her new role, how the Mother and Baby Home redress scheme shamefully passed into law, her concerns that Sinn Féin are trying to play all sides, her red lines for government and her feelings about the "Irish AOC" line. We also discuss the recent abuse

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1063. What Ireland Thinks and Who is Asking the...

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2023/07/24

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Most weeks we get a sprinkling of political polling across the newspapers, but what is interesting (at least to me) is how the sausage is made and who decides to lean into certain controversial topics, such as immigration or Ireland's neutrality. Joining me in the tortoise shack for what is undoubtedly the biggest nerd-out on polls podcast we've ever done is TUD lecturer, former political staffer and the guy behind Ireland Thinks, Kevin Cunningham. This is

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1067. Spain on a Knife Edge

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2023/07/21

Please join us at pateeon.com/tortoiseshack This Sunday, Spain goes to the polls in what is an election that‘ll see either a broad left coalition govern or usher in the return of fascism in government. At this stage, reading the polls, a hung parliament would feel like a win. That’s not hyperbole. Joining me in the tortoise shack to talk about this and why we should care a great deal, is Madrid-based journalist, Eoghan Gilmartin. Some excellent analysis by a great reporter and journalist. The

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1065. The Dáil Summer Report Card – a Left Perspective

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2023/07/19

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors Note: Today is the first anniversary of the death of our dear friend, Dr Vicky Conway. Our thoughts are with all who knew and loved her.) Rejoining us on the tortoise shack for an end of the Dáil term chat is Solidarity PBP TD, and well known troublemaker, Paul Murphy. We talk about his work in holding the government to account, effective opposition and the broad left in the build up to the Budget and the next general election. Yes, RTE, Climate

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1068. We Need To Talk About The 12th

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2023/07/16

Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Thank you to human rights and healthcare activist, Seana Grant and cohost of Shrapnel, Sam Mcilwaine, for joining us to dive into the contentious issue of the July 12th celebrations. We talk about what the 12th means to them as individuals and to people in their different communities; we delve into the past and ask has the toxicity lessened despite some ugly recent scenes? We also discuss the underlying politics of these events and look at the "free state"

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1058. Sinn Féin – Preparing for Power?

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2023/07/14

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors note: Recorded and released to members on July 4th) Following yesterday's show and the discussion relating to Sinn Féin's position on immigration, it was timely to be rejoined on the podcast by that party's Senator, Lynn Boylan. We get stuck into their seriousness on climate action, preparing to lead the first non FF/FG government and how they can address the vocal anti-immigrant voices both within and outside the party. Then we discuss her

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1061. The Iceland Workers – Inside the Talbot Street...

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2023/07/11

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack On Friday I went into the Iceland Store on Talbot Street to speak with some of the workers who are currently occupying it as part of an ongoing and nationwide dispute with their employer over unpaid wages and many other breaches of the terms of their employment. The fact that we sat only a few hundred meters from where Debenhams workers were shafted was not lost on anybody. Staff member Donna and Independent Workers Union rep, Alex, talked to me about the

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1060. The Public vs Private Water Wars – Prof Richard...

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2023/07/09

The Failed Privatisation of Water Should be a Warning for us in Ireland Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rejoining us on the tortoise shack was listener favourite and one of the founders of the Green New Deal, Prof Richard Murphy, and he was in flying form and ready to cut through the B.S. He breaks down the class warfare been waged by Central Bankers across the globe, the need find new and innovative ways to reduce house prices outside of market crashes and we look at how the cost of

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1048. Still Fighting – Senator Tom Clonan

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2023/07/05

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack One of the first people we spoke with on the Echo Chamber Podcast was former Army Captain, whistleblower and disability rights activist, Tom Clonan. He later added the Senator ;) Tom came back to the tortoise shack to talk about what he's working on now, trying to get a WIN that will help us all and his journey from young buck in Finglas to the Senator who remains an activist. The Reboot Pod Special on Factory Built Homes is out now

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