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6. Protesting for Palestine: The Diasporas Experience
Please help #BringZakBack by clicking https://gofund.me/292c52c4 Alexandria Saleem is a first-generation Palestinian American from Gaza, whose family was displaced in 1948 and 1967. She joins PalCast
1226. The Planning Bill – The greatest act of self harm that the Irish State has ever inflicted on itself
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The governments new planning bill has been called anti-democratic, regressive and dystopian. And that was by its supporters. We now know, following the wor
1231. From ‘Let Leo Lead’ to ‘Let Leo Leave’
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We sat down for a chat about the week gone by with the best poll analyst around Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya We talk the standing of b
1215. The Nature Restoration Laws Debate – Flanagan vs Fogarty
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Is a bad deal better than no deal? Should we settle for fix it as we go? Would a shift further right in the European Parliament (EP) wreck any hope we have
1229. Leo Varadkar stands down – What is his real legacy?
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that he's leaving. The tributes are pouring out across the airwaves and opinion pages. This podcast will not be among t
1214. Chainsaw Libertarians and Bitcoin Autocrats
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a belter of a podcast with Colombian, but Mexico-based El Pais journalist, Nicholas Dale Leal, on all things Latin and South America. We talk Argent
1225. ‘It Shouldn’t Be This Hard’ – St John Ambulance, One Year After the Shannon Report
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber podcast special you'll here from survivor of child sexual abuse at the hands of a senior member of St John Ambulance, Mick Finnegan, Si
#24 – Damien Dempsey
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special episode of The Fresh Batch, Dean and Sparky chat with their longtime friend; singer-songwriter, Damien Dempsey. Hearts open, vulnerable
4. Gaza and the Price of Speaking the Truth
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Shahd Abusalama is a Palestinian academic from Gaza based in the UK. She lost 40 family members during the ongoing genocide; her family is displaced and sca
1221. An Omnishambles Inside a Clusterf@ck!
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Note: This podcast begins with a conversation about the use of ChatGPT in the polling for the referendums that is very, very interesting) The votes are in