325. What the UN and the Public can do to Stop Israel’s Massacres in Gaza

Gaza Fundraiser here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-appeal-for-gaza?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory and Tony, talk to Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, a lawyer by training, he is an expert on many areas of human rights. He outlines how Israel is committing genocide and war crimes in its attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in […]

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320. The Vienna Housing Model – Housing for the Common Good

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a podcast of hope, alternatives and solutions for the housing catastrophe in Ireland, and indeed for housing crises all over the world. Joining Rory and Tony is Michaela Kauer, who is the Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna. They talk about the famous Vienna housing model, where half […]

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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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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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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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321. Israel-Palestine ‘My Parents Could Be Dead Now’

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Longtime listeners will be familiar with the Palestinian NASA engineer, Loay Elbasyouni, as the man who designed a helicopter that flew on Mars. But today he rejoins us to talk about the conflict raging in Gaza and how his parents (dual Palestinian and German citizens) have ended up trapped in the city and what, if […]

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319. Budget 2024 – More of the Same

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We decided to give some immediate reactions to the Budget and needless to say Rory was deeply unimpressed. I tried to be a bit more positive, but couldn’t sustain it for more than a few minutes. We talk tax cuts instead of investment in public services, mortgage holders getting a better deal than renters, Fianna […]

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