The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack


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6. Protesting for Palestine: The Diasporas Experience
March 27, 2024

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
March 26, 2024

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’
March 24, 2024

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
March 23, 2024

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?
March 20, 2024

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
March 19, 2024

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
March 15, 2024

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
March 14, 2024

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
March 13, 2024

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!
March 11, 2024

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