Podcast Episodes

State Encouraged Murder – Echoes of the Troubles in ICE killings?

Season 1 Episode 1554

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack A lot of people are drawing comparisons between events in Minneapolis and the worst days of the Troubles.…

5 months ago

From Novelty Socks to Reporting on a Genocide

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Hassan Abo Qamar is a journalist and writer from Gaza. He’s also a first-year engineering student at the …

5 months, 1 week ago

The Triple Lock and Active Neutrality

Season 1 Episode 1553

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Associate Professor and contributing member of the Neutrality Roadshow, Patrick Bresnihan rejoins us on t…

5 months, 1 week ago

A Government that isn’t interested in Governing

Season 1 Episode 1552

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Tortoise Shack Podcast, Tony is rejoined by Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya, t…

5 months, 1 week ago

A Palestinian Refugee in Trump’s America

Please join us at patreon/com/tortoiseshack Karama Fadil is a teacher of Arabic language for non-Arabic speakers. She survived 5 months of the genoci…

5 months, 1 week ago

Hope in Action with Jenny Maguire

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with activist, campaigner and commentator Jenny Maguire about her rec…

5 months, 1 week ago

Carers and People with Disabilities left behind again

Season 1 Episode 1551

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Bernard Mulvany is a Disability Rights Activist, founder of Access for All Ireland and a carer to his dau…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Comrade Mark Carney and Confronting Wealth Inequality

Season 1 Episode 1549

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Theses first few weeks of 2026 have been a hell of a decade. But we did not have technocrat Mark Carney j…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Writing to Remember

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Reem Hamadaqa is a Palestinian translator and storyteller from Gaza. She uses her writing to remember and…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gilded Rage – Trump, Musk and the Broligarchy

Season 1 Episode 1548

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this tortoise shack special, Tony is joined by independent journalist and author of the brilliant book…

5 months, 3 weeks ago