Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackAbdullah Al-Yazouri, is a 15-year old sophomore currently residing in Gaza. He came to global attention as the narrator of the award winning documentary Gaza: How to Survive a War-zone." The BBC later pulled th

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackJournalist, writer and our man in Stockholm, Philip OConnor is back and he had a lot to say. We talk the shift in rhetoric around immigration policy by senior politicians, what the Ivan Yates controversy actual

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackAward winning Columnist with the Guardian, and host of their Politics Weekly podcast, John Harris, rejoined me in advance of the Budget to talk Labours lurch to Farage framing, the lack of a plan to improve the

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackFresh from her dalliance with another podcast that I try not to listen to, but sometimes do, is returning champion, UCD's Orla Hegarty. She gives us a great breakdown of where the newest housing plan breaks down

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackMaryam Elwaheidy is a translator with a strong foundation in English, Arabic. She holds a B.A. in English Language and Translation from Al-Azhar University in Gaza. She joins us from Gaza city to update us on th

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackOur guest, Andrew Stroehlein, has over 20 years of experience in Human Rights Advocacy, including several years as the European Director of Human Rights Watch. He recently started his own newsletter, Internation

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackCampaigning journalist, John Gibbons, is no stranger to talking Climate Breakdown on the tortoise shack, but this chat is a little bit different. His new book, The Lie of the Land, is part memoir, part climate a

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackAyat Abuhelal is a poet, writer, translator, and student of English literature, born and raised in Gaza. She was recently evacuated to Ireland to continue her academic studies. While finishing her BA studies onl

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackCian Prendiville was Head of Digital Organising on the Connolly for President Campaign, and late last week he joined me to talk about those history making months, the highs, lows and the learnings he wants us to

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackProf Constantin Gurdgiev returns to talk about Trumps attack on economic data, the ridiculous surge into AI investment, the booming markets, the fraying social contract, the EU, China, Russia and Ukraine and ev