Podcast Episodes

The Trump Regime, Cuba’s Collapse, World Cup of Uncertainty and Colombia’s New Hope

Season 1 Episode 1598

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The Cuba humanitarian crisis shames the world. Yet not even their allies or nearest neighbours are helpin…

1 month, 1 week ago

King Charles, Peter Mandelson and a Tyrone Goldmine

Season 1 Episode 1596

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Longtime listeners will be well aware of the environmental disaster that is Lough Neagh and the work of j…

1 month, 1 week ago

Gaza: My Students Keep Me Going – A Teacher Speaks

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Palestinian teacher, academic and plain-talker, Arwa Alzraiy was a PhD Student in Durham before October 7…

1 month, 1 week ago

Adam SpiceBag Doyle – You Can’t Let Apathy Win

Season 1 Episode 1594

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Activist, artist and creator, Adam SpiceBag Doyle, has made waves in Irish media and politics. But his bi…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The bye-bye, By-Elections Special-ish

Season 1 Episode 1597

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Tá an ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch, so of course we're inside looking at what just happened in Dublin C…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

On Violence and Justice for Yves Sakila

Season 1 Episode 1595

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Journalist in Stockholm, Philip O'Connor, is a long-time Brazilian Jiujitsu practitioner. So when he wrot…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

James Leonard – Building Community from the Bottom Up and Getting a Seat at the Table

Season 1 Episode 1593

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack James Leonard is no stranger to the tortoise shack. Yet this is his first-ever appearance in the shack, a…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Being a Father is My Most Important Role

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Hussam Tannera is a teacher, father and a survivor of the Gaza genocide. He shares his experience taking …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Byelection Special-ish

Season 1 Episode 1592

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack As promised, Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya is back to make sense of the Galway West …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer, Burnham, the Hapless Horserace and the Need for a New Recipe

Season 1 Episode 1591

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It's been another clown-show in UK politics over the last couple of weeks. Re-joining me to wade through …

1 month, 3 weeks ago