Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Now Published in Full as per requests) Since the broadcast of the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, we have all been disgusted by the treatment of Post Masters by the bullyboy corporation, Post Office UK. It was truly shocking and upsetting to see. But what if we were to tell you that […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dr. Musallam Abukhalil is a physician from Gaza, who has been working at a shelter since November. He joins us to speak about what he has witnessed, the horror and medical cases he dealt with and the need to provide the basics for people in his care. In addition, he shares his perspective into what […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode Dean opens ups about his anxiety and learns a few tips for coping with it. Sparky talks about humility, high blood pressure and listening to learn. Jon Schwarz from the Intercept pod is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-103754202 https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/3714238/content.blubrry.com/3714238/EP30_final.mp3Podcast (tortoiseshack-ie-freshbatch): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 47:19 — 37.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It all kicked off in Spanish politics (again), but it appears that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has outmaneuvered the opposition and is playing the hand he dealt in ways that will likely see his hold on the highest office tighten. A lot can happen in a week. Rejoining us to talk about the Last Lefty […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack When our friend and previous guest, Paediatrician Dr Liqa Ur Rehman posted online about the plight of a Psych Doctor, who has had his family reunification visa rejected and is now waiting over 3 years to see his wife and child, we were appalled, but not surprised. So joining us alongside Dr Ur Rehman, on […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Zarefah Baroud is a Palestinian American who has family in Gaza. When she visited Gaza in 2022 for the first time in her life, she could not have known what was awaiting the coastal enclave. Baroud has lost multiple family members, her uncle went missing and some of the people she met during her visit […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Respect at work & solidarity in society! As part of Trade Union Week, in this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Ethel Buckley, Deputy General Secretary of SIPTU trade union and Maeve Richardson, the National Student Voice Organiser for the Irish Second-level Students’ Union (ISSU) and a SIPTU member. We discuss the growing support for trade […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dean and Sparky sit down to chat with their friend singer songwriter Ciarán Moran. Ciaran bring us on a young songwriters journey from his mothers house in Dublin’s North Inner City to headlining gigs in New York. He tells us about the options and opportunities he got in the local youth club and the choices […]