Author Archive: The Tortoise Shack

#31 Eddie Winston / Singer Songwriter

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Eddie Winston sits down with Sparky and Dean for a powerfully honest chat about growing up in Ballymun, family, addiction, recovery, connection and music. This too shall pass. The New Shrapnel podcast – Balaclava Street Revisited – is out now here: https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/3714238/content.blubrry.com/3714238/ep_31_final.mp3Podcast (tortoiseshack-ie-freshbatch): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:29:02 — 70.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: […]

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354. The Hope We Can’t See Yet with John Harris

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Joining us on this Reboot Republic podcast, is award winning Guardian political commentator and the host of their Politics Weekly Podcast, John Harris. We discuss the fallout from the UK local elections, the imminent end of this Conservative government, the prospects for a better and fairer deal from a Labour government and the hope that […]

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1253. A Tiny Revolution with Jon Schwarz

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The US Student Demos and Hope for the Hopeless We went back to talk with (now former) writer with the Intercept and the launching soon www.tinyrevolution.substack.com, Jon Schwarz, about the ongoing slow-moving fall of the American empire. Sort of. We discuss the Student Demonstrations, the Tik Tok wars, the US (neo)liberal political alternatives, what is […]

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353. Greenwashing Climate Policies & Politics with Professor John Sweeney

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Professor Emeritus John Sweeney of Maynooth University about the reality of climate change that is here now, social justice and inequality and climate policy, Ireland’s failing to meet its carbon budgets, and what is needed to be done in agriculture, transport, and at a European Union level. Guardian […]

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The An Post Scandal – The Full Story

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 […]

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12. Dignity for Palestine – Dr Abukhalil in Gaza

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 […]

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#30 – Learn to Listen & Listen to Learn

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 […]

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1249. The Last Lefty Standing

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 […]

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