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Grief, Recovery and Giving Back with Willa White

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sparks Will Fly is back and in this very special episode Ray sits down with acclaimed comedian and all round force of nature, Willa White, to discuss their own experiences of grief, addiction, recovery and fellowship. Don’t worry, it’s much more fun than I’ve made it sound! The Post-Election Special is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-142094500 https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/3816464/content.blubrry.com/3816464/sparks_will_fly_ep30a_.mp3Podcast […]

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The Presidential Election and Left Unity beyond the Connolly Campaign

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by tortoise shack editor and producer, Tony Groves and Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya, to talk about the Presidential Election, the broad Left-unity movement that may emerge and the far right in Ireland. We also pit Rory’s enthusiasm against Tony’s cynicism and Harry looks at what lessons might be […]

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The Genocide Changed Me – Noor’s Story

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Noor Abu Mariam, is a Business Administration student, a writer, and the social media manager for Gaza Great Minds School. She is passionate about using storytelling and digital media to share the voices and experiences of people in Gaza. She shares how she saw body parts for the first time in her life while being […]

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Law and Order in the Presidential Election

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dr Cian Ó Concubhair is Assistant Professor in the Dept of Law in NUI Maynooth, lecturing in Criminology and Criminal Justice. His doctoral research examined police-media relations, and the power of news media and policing. So as the presidential election has gotten more ‘law and order’ political media coverage than ever before, I thought he’d […]

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The Ceasefire and Counting Our Losses

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Baraa Qandeel is a Palestinian poet, translator and writer from Gaza. She works in marketing and has suffered immensely during the genocide losing friends and family, and surviving an airstrike nearby that left her in shock for hours. She joins us from Gaza to talk about the ceasefire and what people around her think about […]

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The Housing Crisis will get Worse by Design with Eoin Ó Broin

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Podcast, Sinn Féin’s Housing Spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin sits down with Tony to talk about Catherine Connolly, left unity, the groups that are shaping the government’s housing policy and why social housing can be beautiful. He also correctly calls Tony deranged. But they don’t fall out… Baraa’h Qandeel in Gaza on […]

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‘Heather Humphreys helped make my family homeless’

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this explosive Echo Chamber Podcast, Prison Office Whistleblower, Noel McGree, talks about his eviction into homelessness following his proven and legally tested accusations of mass fraud and misogyny in the Irish Prison Service. Noel talks candidly about his devastating experiences and of how he has been failed by many including former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar […]

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The Irish Presidential Election Podcast

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Pod we’re joined by Mr Irish Election Projections himself, Harry McEvansoneya to discuss the Irish presidential election, the Jim Gavin fiasco, the Jim O’Callaghan leadership campaign, the momentum behind Catherine Connolly and media coverage of the election so far. For more from Harry go to https://irishelectionprojections.com/ Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712 […]

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