Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Today’s guest, journalist, podcaster and Our Man in Stockholm, Philip O’Connor tweeted earlier “on this day in 2011, far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 people in Norway. Instead of being rejected after that horror, his views have since become mainstream – in our parliaments, our media & our workplaces. That tide needs to be […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Ahmad Al-Naouq is the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers. He lost his family due to Israeli bombing on his family home in Gaza in October 2023. Since then, he has been appearing on different media outlets to defend and put forward the Palestinian narrative. He joins PalCast co-hosts Yousef and Helena to talk about […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by Tony Groves to discuss the big issues of recent weeks including , the anti-immigrant protests, Sinn Fein’s statement, rising inequality and the Government, and a history of NAMA and how its land should be immediately transferred to a public home building agency. Derelict Ireland Podcast here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-108852398 Gaza […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special podcast our friend and contributor of many years, Hana Salah, returns to talk about her life since we last spoke on air almost 3 years ago. Hana talks about life before October 7th, how her world was utterly changed in the months afterwards, her volunteering work (with your help, listeners), reporting […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack As England prepare to lose to Spain and Colombia prepare to defeat Argentina, we speak with Colombian-English and Mexico-based journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal. Don’t worry, football barely gets a mention. We discuss the failed coup in Bolivia, the upcoming (rigged?) elections in Venezuela and the latest immigration cruelty in Panama CW: This […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this reboot republic podcast, Rory chats with Saoirse Exton, climate activist and youth advisor to the UN Secretary General, and Professor Mary Murphy, author of Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future. We discuss the recent elections and analyse why the Green vote declined in the failure to put social justice and cost of living issues […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack As if US politics couldn’t get any more chaotic, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived for an official visit. Add in the ICJ’s opinion on the Israeli illegal settlements and the ongoing daily horrors in Gaza and there is a lot to discuss. On this PalCast, Yousef, Helena and Tony are joined by Gazan […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Listener-favourite, writer, essayist and self-proclaimed humanity optimist, Jon Schwarz rejoins us to talk all things America, MAGA, Biden standing aside/getting pushed out and why, despite the incompetence of the current ruling class, he thinks that there are better days ahead. Long live the proletariat etc etc. New Coolock and the Condemning the things we Condone […]