288. Meryl Streek – The Legitimate Anger of a Generation

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode of Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony are joined by music producer and artist Meryl Streek, to discuss the inspiration and motivation behind his music, and his latest single “If this is life then I don’t want it”, which is released today (May 16th). This single is a reaction to the housing crisis […]

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1024. Burning the Amazon With Irish Taxpayers Money

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Did you know that the IDA have paid almost ten million euro of our money to a company that is pumping billions into fossil fuels? It’s true. Citigroup are the second biggest financers of the fossil fuel industry in the world and they are tap, tap, tapping away in Dublin, only the destruction is in […]

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6. Civic Engagement

Please Join Us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Within the text of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement there is provision for engagement with civic society, intended to foster better understanding between communities and to act as a much-needed mechanism for broadening political engagement through a Civic Forum to promote participative democracy. The Civic Forum was a consultative mechanism on social, economic, and cultural issues […]

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286. Is Green Capitalism possible?

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack A gendered and inequality analysis of Climate Issues and Policy In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Vanessa Conroy, a tutor and researcher in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth about Climate policies, action and inequality. Vanessa outlines her research on a gendered analysis of Climate policy and highlights the need to take […]

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1018. Is Our Economic System Driving Political Polarisation?

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Ireland is experiencing an economic boom that would make Jeff Bezos blush, yet we’re increasing the working poor at Ebenezer Scrooge percent. What gives? Joining us to talk about the need to move away from a failing wealth redistribution model towards a more equal pre-distribution future is UCD’s Associate Professor, Aidan Regan. Enjoy! The Trial […]

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28. Now You See Us…

Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Hey Built Different Fam! Welcome to our very 1st video episode. We’re so excited to finally be dipping our toe in the world of video podcasting. This week we catch you up on our life updates, reminisce about our days as finsta/private story warriors and discuss some of our music likes and dislikes. Follow us on […]

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1029. Tortoise Shack Exclusive: They Killed Her – Justice for Fatmata

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack On April 19th a 23 year old woman was shot and killed by police in North Macedonia, after having her asylum application rejected in Greece. Fatmata was a warm and lively young woman. She had recently told her husband, Abu Bakar, that she was pregnant. Her friends and family are devastated, but are seeking justice […]

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5. Women in Politics

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Women made up just 10 per cent of the negotiation team in the all-party talks leading up to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, yet they wielded far greater influence than such a position would suggest. In this episode of Lost in Implementation Emma speaks with SDLP MLA Cara Hunter, Aoife Clements, Director at 50:50NI, and founding […]

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