The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

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Jul 26, 2025 • 40min

Gaza versus Western Journalism

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The Self-Critical Columnist - Colin Sheridan Colin Sheridan is a writer, journalist and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a former Irish Army Officer and it is perhaps this lived experience that shapes his writing in ways that you don't read too often in our opinion pages. This is the first of what we hope will be more conversations with a person who it turns out has a lot of interesting views on a lot of topics that we care about. Enjoy. Dr Ciarán O'Carroll on how Class War and Climate Action is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134927168 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-two-134250846
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Jul 23, 2025 • 0sec

They Are Deliberately Starving Us

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Ahmed Al-Najjar is a Palestinian journalist and academic based in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip. He is reporting on the ongoing Israeli genocide and rapidly growing famine. He joins us on the PalCast to discuss the latest developments on the ground, his own heartbreaking personal loss and why those “who slaughtered with their weapons, and those who slaughtered with their silence” are equally guilty. Please listen. Irish Examiner's Colin Sheridan podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134353764 Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-two-134250846
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Jul 22, 2025 • 0sec

Gaza and the Cracks in Western Imperialism

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Pod we’re joined by economist, author and editor of the Irish Marxist Review, Dr. Brian O’Boyle to discuss how, even now, in the depths of despair during the ongoing genocide and famine in Gaza, we can see the cracks developing in the settler colonial project. There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in... Irish Examiner's Colin Sheridan podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134353764 Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-two-134250846
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Jul 19, 2025 • 0sec

Gaza and a Smile of Hope

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Huda Skaik is a writer from Gaza, who was displaced 12 times during the ongoing genocide. After being under siege in Gaza City for 9 unrelenting days, the Israeli Military forced her and her family to move to the south. She started writing in a tent and returned to her home a year later to find it in rubble. Despite these conditions, Huda remains hopeful, and she continues to tell Gaza’s story. Tune in for the full story. Latest Echo Chamber RTE-An Post podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134177046 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532
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Jul 17, 2025 • 0sec

Fast Fashion and the Bonfire of Human Rights Regulations

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber podcast Soc Dem Senator, Patricia Stephenson joins us to discuss the EU’s ongoing drive to undo the human rights and environmental protection policies that they signed up to in the last EU parliament term. Read more here:https://eeb.org/omnibus-a-trojan-horse-for-aggressive-deregulation-say-ngos/ And here:https://corporatejustice.org/news/joint-press-release-scrutiny-over-omnibus-proposal-grows-as-eu-ombudsman-opens-inquiry-after-ngos-complaint/ Latest Echo Chamber RTE-An Post podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134177046 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532
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Jul 15, 2025 • 0sec

1481. Starmer’s Annus Horribilis and Why Democracy is a Participatory Sport

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Podcast, the peerless Emeritus Prof Richard Murphy rejoins us to talk about the Labour Party's first year in Government in the UK, the lack of a plan, the dearth of ambition and how the political polarisation means the need for real radical change is becoming more urgent by the day. Another great conversation with one of our listeners favourite guests. Latest Echo Chamber RTE-An Post podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-134177046 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532
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Jul 13, 2025 • 0sec

69. Israel Killed my Mother Twice

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Journalist Ahmed Aldremly joined us from Gaza to discuss the latest massacres at the so-called Humanitarian Zones, Israel’s latest concentration camp plan, the daily search for food and to talk about his own experiences of the last 20+ months. The Prof Richard Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-133571593 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532
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Jul 10, 2025 • 0sec

1480. Gaza, Glastonbury and Cultural Capital with Lexi Alexander

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was an fantastic to be rejoined by Academy Award nominated filmmaker, former stuntwoman and fellow troublemaker, Lexi Alexander, to discuss the role of art, acts like Kneecap, Bob Vylan, the use and misuse of cultural capital and the distraction theatre that Govts use in order to not address the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Lexi is the best of us! The Prof Richard Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-133571593 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532
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Jul 7, 2025 • 0sec

1477. President Luke Ming Flanagan?

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special podcast Martin sits down with MEP Luke Ming Flanagan, in a place that is now dear to them both. This is a conversation about politics, the personal and potentially the presidency. That's far too much alliteration. Enjoy. The Prof Richard Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-133571593 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532
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Jul 4, 2025 • 38min

68. My Guitar vs Genocide – Gaza’s Birdsong

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this PalCast, Yousef and Tony are joined from Gaza by musician, teacher and father, Ahmed Abu Amsha, to discuss his experience of the ongoing genocide and how he and some of his musician friends are using song as therapy for those carrying far too much trauma. A wonderful man who will light up your day. Thank you, Ahmed. His own fundraising details are here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/hello-peace-help-innocent-people-to-survive?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer The Lexi Alexander Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-133114376 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-132827532

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