1354. GE 2024, The Candidates – Conor Reddy

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack PBP Cllr Conor Reddy is in Tony’s constituency of Dublin North West. So this was a conversation between two locals and Martin about local, national and international issues via Conor’s political lens. A fascinating fella. Yup Finglas! To access all our GE Candidate pods and coverage go to patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/Echo_Pod_Ep_1354a.mp3Podcast (echochamber): Play in new window […]

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1353. GE2024 The Candidates – Neasa Hourigan

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE 2024 Candidate podcast we talk with (when she’s not suspended) Green Party TD for Dublin Central, Neasa Hourigan. Naturally as her party is in government this interview was a bit different from our usual candidate interviews and that makes for a great listen. More Candidate Interviews here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/116245060 https://media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/Echo_Pod_Ep_1353a.mp3Podcast (echochamber): Play in new […]

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1355. #GE2024 – The Polls and Projections

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Pod GE 2024 Special we are joined in the tortoise shack by Mr irishelectionprojections.com’s Harry McEvansoneya and the man behind irelandthinks.ie, Kevin Cunningham to discuss everything from why Nate Silver is a spoofer to what the polls are saying less than three weeks out from the Irish general election. A feast […]

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1351. GE 2024 – The Candidates, Chris Pender

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this candid and honest GE 2024 candidate podcast we talk with Kildare South Cllr Chris Pender of the Soc Dems in what is a conversation that went in directions we didn’t expect. Chris opens up about becoming homeless, mental health struggles and why there’s nothing in the Dáil more difficult than the obstacles that […]

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1352. America, We Need to Talk

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack So that was a shocking non-shock and you’ll have heard lots of people with lots of opinions on why Donald Trump won and why Kamala Harris lost. But on this pod, Prof of Economics, Constantin Gurdgiev breaks down the Black Swan event, the Topical and Tactical reasons and more importantly tells us what it could […]

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1347. GE 2024 – The Candidates, Patricia Stephenson

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE2024 candidates chat we talk with Patricia Stephenson, who is the Social Democrats General Election candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny. Her route into politics took her from Belfast to East Africa, on to Dublin, before finally settling down in Carlow-Kilkenny. Her human rights background and experience makes her a candidate well worth your consideration. Even […]

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1345. General Election 2024: The Candidates, Ciarán Ahern

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Next up in our candidates series is Labour Party Cllr for Rathfarnham-Templeogue, and employment rights solicitor Ciarán Ahern. He outlines his local ambitions for a national agenda, talks about his background and civic minded work and why he’s adapted his career in law to pursue his career in politics. A terrific candidate. The US Election […]

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