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‘Drone Strike on the Global Sumud Flotilla’ – Paul Murphy in Tunis

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Late last night an incendiary device was fired at the Global Sumud Flotilla’s Steering Committee’s ship (full video podcast here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-138492264) The final departure as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla is due (overdue?) to leave Tunis in the coming days. Professional troublemaker and longtime Palestinian Rights activist, Paul Murphy is there now ready for the […]

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Living in Two Worlds – Abubaker Abed

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack When journalist and accidental genocide correspondent, Abubaker Abed, left Gaza a few months ago the only thing certain was that he would continue to speak up and report on what is happening in his homeland. He rejoins us to discuss his advocacy, campaigning and reasons for hope in the face of so much suffering. Latest […]

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Onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla with Greg Stoker

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Greg Stoker is a US army veteran with a Special Operations background. He’s also an anti-imperialist activist, podcast host (Colonial Outcasts) and shipmate on the US Veterans Ship as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, that is attempting to break the blockade and deliver aid to Gaza. He joins us from off the coast of […]

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The Global Sumud Flotilla

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Lynn Boylan is an Irish MEP for Dublin, who serves as the Chair for the EU’s Relationship with Palestine Committee, and she is one of many (alongside international law experts, human rights lawyers and academics) people who are joining a Legal Monitoring ship that is shortly setting sail from Italy to accompany the Global Sumud […]

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My Unseen Memories

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this PalCast we are joined by Imad Qudaih, who is a 22 year old visually impaired student at the Islamic University of Gaza, majoring in English translation. Another accidental genocide correspondent, he’s been working as a freelance journalist with BBC News since June 2024. He joins us from Al-Mawasi to speak of displacement and […]

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396. Community Wealth Building

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with Sean McCabe who is Head of Climate and Sustainability at Bohemians Football Club about the potential for community wealth building and cooperatives to create a sustainable more equal economy. We chat about the work that’s happening in Spark the Bohs communities cooperative initiative, and hear about a growing […]

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The Final Evacuation

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sara Awad is an English literature student, writer, and storyteller based in Gaza. Passionate about capturing human experiences and social issues, Sara uses her words to shed light on stories often unheard. Her work explores themes of resilience, identity, and hope amid war circumstances. I contributed to The Intercept, Truthout, PRISM, The Electronic Intifada, Washington […]

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Support Our School Secretaries and Caretakers!

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast we are joined by two School Secretaries, Luisa Carty and Noreen O’Callaghan, to discuss the reasons for their upcoming indefinite strike action and why it is a workers rights issue that all of us have a stake in. They discuss the inequality in the current system, the impacts the lack of entitlements […]

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