322. Excuse-flation, Vulture Capitalism and a Democratic Alternative

Please support us by becoming a member at patreon.com/totoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Grace Blakeley, economist, staff writer at Tribune Magazine and author of ‘Stolen: How to save the world from financialisation’ and the upcoming book ‘Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom’. We discuss the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and […]

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1130. Israel-Palestine: ‘The Silence is Killing Us More Than The Bombs’

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: This podcast contains subjects that some listeners might find distressing. Palestinan-Irish man, Zak, lived in Dublin for 17 years. He’s in Gaza City now with his family and describes in the most powerful and heartbreaking way what a struggle it is right now in Gaza and how he feels (correctly) betrayed by the international […]

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Emma Shaw: Empowering through Education

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Emma Shaw is a loyalist community activist from East Belfast. She is the founder and CEO of the Phoenix Education Centre, a community interest company working to tackle educational underachievement in her community. In this episode of the podcast Emma talks to the lads about the importance of education and peer empowerment, loyalist identity and […]

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324. Israel-Palestine – The Gaza Death March

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack ” I ran from death in Gaza City to find it in Rafah” If you’ve been with us a while you’ll have heard from author, academic, researcher with Politics Today and proud Gazan, Dr Yousef M Aljamal, before. Sadly and tragically he rejoins us today to talk about how the Israeli bombing of Gaza has […]

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323. Dublin Marathon Special: Support DePaul – Support Rory

Please support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Reducing the Trauma of Homeless with DePaul In this podcast Rory talks to Niamh Thornton and John Dermody from DePaul who are senior service managers working in homelessness services. Niamh talks about the specific experiences of women in homelessness, with one woman describing it as ‘being stripped of her motherhood’, and how De Paul work […]

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1109. Class in Action – Aoife Moore and Emmet Kirwan

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Hey folks, a big thank you to you all for being part of this little community you have all helped to build. Without you there is no shack and there are no nights like last This! This is actually part 3 of the recent Sugar Club Live show and features a brilliant conversation between Aoife […]

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315. Infantalised, Confined, stagnant – Art expressing Ireland’s Generation Hidden Homeless

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory talks with artist Alison Byrne about her Glass Art Installation ; Hidden Homelessness: exploring the housing crisis in Ireland. Through an evocative arrangement of 12 small glass houses, this thought-provoking artwork gives expression to the pressing issue of hidden homelessness in Ireland and its impact on individuals, couples, and families forced […]

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