Podcast Episodes

One Million Homes

Season 1 Episode 1586

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this tortoise shack special episode, Tony speaks with community development expert and big ideas guy, …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Journalism, Boxing, Daniel Kinahan and Why Everything is Upside Down

Season 1 Episode 1578

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It’s 2026, Gerry Hutch has left his second home of Lanzarote to run as a candidate in the upcoming Dublin…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

What Sierra Leone tells us about DOGE, Trump and Overseas Aid

Season 1 Episode 1584

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Infectious disease expert, UCC's Prof Adjunct and Hospital Consultant, Niall Conroy, recently returned fr…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

I think I should call the President

Season 1 Episode 1585

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode, Tony and Mr Judge Street Journal, Timmy Facciola, explore the first 100 days of Zoran Ma…

4 months ago

Gaza bleeds as the world looks away

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Khaled Al-Qershali is a writer and journalist from Gaza, focusing on personal narratives and reporting on…

4 months ago

Barry Heneghan – A Deal With the Devil or Right for the Country?

Season 1 Episode 1581

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Independent (Govt) TD Barry Heneghan came over to the tortoise shack to discuss his decision to vote conf…

4 months ago

Suspended for Seeking Pay Parity – We Don’t Care About Carers

Season 1 Episode 1582

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sonia Borwick has worked caring for people in their homes for over two decades. Now, like many of her Sec…

4 months ago

My Brother Was Food For Wild Dogs

Please join me at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editor's note: This podcast contains details that you might find upsetting. Amira Attiya, a writer and a …

4 months, 1 week ago

Societal Resilience in a Wartime Economy

Season 1 Episode 1583

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this in-depth conversation, Tony talks with listener favourite, Professor Richard Murphy, about the st…

4 months, 1 week ago

The Fuel Protests – Real Concerns Are Turned Into Anger and Hate with Saoirse McHugh

Season 1 Episode 1580

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Despite knowing everything about everything, I decided to ask for another opinion on the fuel protests. S…

4 months, 1 week ago