We were delighted to be joined in the tortoise shack by Press Secretary of the US based Debt Collective, Braxton Bevington. We discussed the origins of the movement, the current debt strike and the ambitions for the collective that go beyond their campaign to get President Joe Biden to cancel student debt. We also discuss how the debt cancellation would […]
We decided to catchup with Irish Daily Mail journalist, Craig Hughes, around the continuing scandals around vaccine queue jumping. Craig tells us where the story has gone since he revealed the misuse from the Beacon Hospital and what accountability there has or has not been. We also discuss the politician’s expenses controversy and the work of Ken Foxe in today’s […]
We just finished a terrific Live Sunday Special. This week Tony walked Martin (Echo Chamber), Vicky (Policed) and Hannah (new podcast Rewind coming soon) through some of the stories of the week. We were also joined by the powerhouse that is Emma DeSouza, to talk NI riots and the Good Friday Agreement. Then Dr Mohsin Kamal rejoined us to tell […]
We hadn’t spoken to Soc Dem’s co-leader, Catherine Murphy, in a while. So we had plenty to chat about. Catherine tells us about the new TD’s and how they have performed in this most unusual of Dáil’s. We discuss housing, COVID response, working with other parties and the chances of a Left government. We also discuss the anti-corruption bill Catherine […]
It was a pleasure to be joined by Green Party Cllr in Belfast, Brian Smyth, about recent acts of violence on the streets of Belfast, the ridiculous hot takes from the South, the deficit of political leadership and how inequality and COVID have created the environment for the violence. Independent ad free media needs support. If you like what we […]
We were rejoined in The Tortoise Shack by the man responsible for making Leo Varadkar’s leaking of a confidential agreement public, Chay Bowes. We discuss the latest on that case, Taoiseach Micheal Martin’s attendance at a commemoration in Cork, the role of journalism in what gets covered, public anger fatigue and Chay’s motivations for getting involved in these stories. Have […]
We had discussed marking our 500th episode in some sort of BIG show, but as we were always the no frills podcast, we decided it was best to do what we set out to do 499 episodes ago – covering topics that need more time than a 4 minute radio piece. So it was a great pleasure to be joined […]
This week James Leonard of the Two Norries took us through the stories of the week. We we’re joined by journalist with the Business Post, Killian Woods and TCD Prof Tomas Ryan to talk the privatisation of public housing, the COVID situation, Martin’s appearance at the PAC and the reaction/lack of a reaction to Taoiseach Micheal Martin’s appearance at a […]