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Ireland’s original independent left leaning news, politics, and culture podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously and still punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts, Martin McMahon and Tony Groves as they delve into the news of the day, pull apart the spin and challenge you to be an activist. This is the non-corporate, ad free, non-plastic-podcast reality that the medium is made for. There will be shenanigans!
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Reboot Republic is the innovative Podcast that delves beyond the headlines and soundbites and pulls up the roots of our Social Crises to unearth progressive solutions.
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Just World Podcasts is an innovative podcast series on international affairs. In November 2023, we launched a new series titled "PalCast", which is a collaboration with Tortoise Shack Media in Dublin, Ireland. Our host for this series is Yousef AlJamal, and Helena Cobban is co-host. Tony Groves of Tortoise Shack is also part of these timely conversations. JWP is run by the publishing house Just World Books and Just World Educational.
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388. Government U-Turns and a New Housing Crisis Solution
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic Rory and Tony take a critical eye to the big issues of the week discussing Rorys idea on a state savings scheme to build affordable homes, the emotional pain of Gaza and solidarity, what does the latest poll tell us about the state of the parties and how the government is u turning …
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackWorkers Rights Champions, Matt McGranaghan and Martin McMahon discuss the An Post Bogus self-employment case that is dragging along (delayed again) in the High Court. This is potentially another seismic case on the abuse of employment status by yet another semi-state business. The historic nature of the (a…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackRuwaida Amer is an award winning film-maker and producer from Gaza, yet she trained as a teacher. War has a way of turning everything upside down.She now dedicates her time to telling the stories of people in Gaza and the children who she cares deeply for. She joins us to speak about how the destruction of…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack"Disappointed my concerns have been compounded by Govts misrepresentation. They claim no dissent was raised, yet multiple voices spoke in favour of removing the Traveller committee from d’Hondt. This erasure of support mirrors the disregard for Traveller voices in their decision."Senator Eileen Flynn, Apri…
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1449. Journalism has failed Palestinian Journalists with Niall Sargent
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackWe've been desperately disappointed by the mainstream western coverage of the genocide in Gaza since it began over 559 days ago. So when we read the piece Omissions, caveats and false balance: How media is failing Palestinians, the international order and our profession, by reporter with The Currency, Nial…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Echo Chamber Podcast we are rejoined by economist with NERI, Ciarán Nugent to discuss the Trump Tariffs, our Pharma vulnerability, the potential impacts on the tax haven and killing false economic narratives like "austerity saved the economy."Senator Eileen Flynn podcast is out now here:https://www…
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1447. From Sympathy to Solidarity with Dr Ciarán O’Carroll
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Echo Chamber Podcast we have something very rare for you all. Apparently it’s called “good news.” We won’t spoil it. We’ll let Technological University Dublin (TUD) lecturer Dr Ciarán O’Carroll do that.Kidding COC, thank you for all you have done!The Austerity Agenda podcast with economist Ciarán N…
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1441. RTE vs the Law – Is the Gig (Economy) Up?
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackMatt McGranaghan joins Martin on this Echo Chamber podcast to discuss ongoing bogus self employment cases they are representing in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the implications for RTE workers and pretty much all of us as taxpayers. Martin and Matt lay bare the corruption, the criminality a…
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387. Facing down Trumps dystopia with Grace Blakeley
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks with economist and author of ‘Vulture Capitalism: How to Survive in an Age of Corporate Greed,' Grace Blakeley. We discuss what is going to happen to the economy under Trumpism, the isolation and alienation in our societies, and what can we do in the face of this …
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this very special PalCast we are joined by Abeer Barakat, who is a lecturer in the University of Applied Sciences, Gaza and a PhD candidate of English at the University Putra Malaysia.She joins us from Gaza to talk about displacement, the difficult decision to send two of her children outside Gaza to co…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackEd Note: In this very special Echo Chamber Podcast we pay tribute to our late tortoise shack colleague, Dr Vicky Conway in both the coverage of the new report Still Not Heard, Still Not Safe and in knowing that her work was instrumental in its foundations.Joining us is the founder of Black and Irish, Leon …
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by the always brilliant Soairse McHugh for a chat about all things despondent and rise in popularity of things that we thought had been settled back in the 1930’s…The Grace Blakeley podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-125909419Dona…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this podcast we are rejoined by Mexico-based Colombian journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal, to discuss the impact the new Trump administration is having on the region, the shocking discovery of what is being called an extermination camp in Mexico and the people “disappearing” from the US into Su…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackMartin had a long chat with his co-conspirator, Matt McGranaghan, in relation to the two cases they are currently working on with RTE staff in the workplace Relations Commission. This also a good insight into where the political landscape is when it comes to protecting workers in the face of systemic corru…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this PalCast, Yousef and Tony discuss the latest news out of Gaza, the rapidly spreading famine and the way in which the international community has largely disgraced itself in standing by as the genocide restarted. We also talk the Garda treatment of the Mothers Against Genoicide activists, the new Iri…
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1437. A Bad State of Affairs with Simon McGarr
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this echo chamber pod we are rejoined by data protection expert, solicitor and one of our favourite troublemakers, solicitor, Simon McGarr, to talk about ChatControl, digital surveillance, State silos and the terrifying problem of paper clip maximisation.Read more here:https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-…
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56. When my Aunt died I stopped living – Maram’s Story
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackContent Warning: This podcast contains topics that some people may find upsetting.Maram Mohammed Hammo is a 4th year medical student in Gaza. In high school, she was one of the top students nationally, with a GPA of 99.6%. Her aunt, who was her biggest supporter, was killed along with 17 members of her fam…
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386. Dáil Speaking Row and the ESRI Rental Market Report
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by producer Tony Groves to talk the continuing fallout from the Lowry Lackeys, the Ceann Comhairle's role, the ESRI housing report and then take your (frankly excellent) questions.The Mexican 'Extermination Camps' podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Echo Chamber Pod we talk with War and Pacification coordinator with the Transnational Institute, Niamh Ní Bhriain about the ongoing political, social and mainstream campaign to do away with Ireland’s triple lock system and our longstanding and publicly supported commitment to neutrality.The EU Chat…
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1434. Trump, Tariffs and Tax Haven Ireland
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack"You don't have the cards" was a crude way for Donald Trump to say that he has the bully pulpit and that he's going to use it. Rejoining us on the tortoise shack is lecturer, author of Tax Haven Ireland and editor of the Irish Marxist Review, Dr Brian O'Boyle and he has as always some great insights to tha…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by UCD's Dr Michael Byrne (his substack:https://theweekinhousing.substack.com/ is a weekly must read) to discuss the hybrid-housing market that we have and why Mick feels that the Left are losing in their messaging around housing. A great conversation.Support Dignity…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this (lifting the paywall as a treat member-only) podcast we are joined by the fantastic Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya, to discuss the Do Nothing Dáil, the Garron Noone controversy, immigration, influencers, the continuing erosion of Ireland's neutrality, RTE vs Francesca Albanese …
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackSinn Féin MEP, Lynn Boylan, has had a turbulent return to the European Parliament and that's a good thing given the current state of things at the heart of the EU. She joined us in the tortoise shack to talk about her recent experiences and the challenge of slowing the pace of attacks on climate action and…
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1429. From Corporate Law to the Ukraine-Russia War
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackWhat would you do if your country was invaded? Well our guest today, Oleksandr Khomiak, out of a sense of duty to his people made the decision to leave his career as an international corporate lawyer and become a military drone manufacturer.As you’ll hear from him, that decision wasn’t easy, but he felt he…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackEditors Note: Samah went to great lengths to record this PalCast and as a result the audio is variable, but it is a must listen Samah Zaqout is a Palestinian graduate of English Literature, who’s studying was ended by the brutal Israeli military ‘campaign’ in Gaza. She endured displacement, starvation and …
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