Author Archive: The Tortoise Shack

325. What the UN and the Public can do to Stop Israel’s Massacres in Gaza

Gaza Fundraiser here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-appeal-for-gaza?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory and Tony, talk to Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, a lawyer by training, he is an expert on many areas of human rights. He outlines how Israel is committing genocide and war crimes in its attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in […]

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1139. Jews for Palestine, Ireland

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a great pleasure to be rejoined on the podcast by activist and member of Jews for Palestine, Ireland, Jacob Woolf, who has schooled us on how to listen out for the quiet hum of Antisemitism (“the imperfect definition that we’re stuck with) before. Jacob tells us about Ireland’s not-very-good history in its dealings […]

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1137. Gaza, Hamas and 75 Years of Palestinian Resistance

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: Hours after this podcast the Israeli army bombed and destroyed Muhammad’s family home. He’s not a terrorist. This is collective punishment. It was a great pleasure to be joined on the podcast by Gazan writer, analyst and researcher, Muhammad Shehada for a barnstorming podcast on the events right now in Gaza, the history of […]

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1138. Inside Al-Shifa Hospital with Mahmoud Mushtaha

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Journalist, Mahmoud Mushtaha, rejoined us from Al-Shifa Hospital to tell us about the latest inside the hospital. He explains how Doctors are coping under the most awful of circumstance and how some decisions need to be made given the lack of resources. He talks also of the loss of his friend, Yousef and how it […]

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320. The Vienna Housing Model – Housing for the Common Good

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a podcast of hope, alternatives and solutions for the housing catastrophe in Ireland, and indeed for housing crises all over the world. Joining Rory and Tony is Michaela Kauer, who is the Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna. They talk about the famous Vienna housing model, where half […]

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1136. Gaza – “We Have 3 Hours To Leave”

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: You will hear the sound of explosions in the background on this podcast In the latest update from Gaza we are joined by Dr Refaat Alareer to discuss the last few traumatic days that he and his family have gone through and his hope for a ceasefire once people around the world stand up […]

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Blood on the Dancefloor

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Jordan Dunbar is a Northern Ireland born and London based BBC journalist, presenter and documentary maker. His recent documentary for BBC Sounds ‘Blood On The Dancefloor’ looked at the life and murder of gay RUC officer Darren Bradshaw. The lads spoke to Jordan about how he came to tell this story, storytelling and memory with […]

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